CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Yesterday, I saw the application listing on the FCC site, sometimes when a major deal is approve, there would be a couple of app that don't say GRANTED on all of them on the same day, it would say that on the next day. One of them was WACH, which was posted (11/18/2013). And the other is WWMB (from SagamoreHill to Howard Stirk's) which happened to be granted the greenlight today (11/19/2013). So all the Barrington Apps are now approved, and all they need to do now is to finish it up once and for all. Also, it looks like Sinclair can relieve themselves from Idaho Falls because the FCC has also greenlighted the KIDK app to VistaWest Media. A separate app with KXPI-LD's have yet to see the greenlight, but I assume that would be forthcoming. So when its all said and done, it will all be NPG Territory. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I know it's not really connected but I've been keeping count of what Sinclair owns in Ohio. I believe they own a station every market in with the exception of Cleveland With WNWO which I'll openly Sinclair will be a HUGE improvement for them as it is a train wreck as it now. Columbus: WSYX (ABC) / WTTE (FOX) / WWHO (CW) Dayton: WKEF (ABC) / WRGT (FOX) Cincinnati: WKRC (CBS) / WSTR (MNTV) Steubenville, OH: WTOV (NBC) Toledo: WNWO (NBC) I would be crazy enough to say They are building an Ohio News Network Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I know it's not really connected but I've been keeping count of what Sinclair owns in Ohio. I believe they own a station every market in with the exception of Cleveland With WNWO which I'll openly Sinclair will be a HUGE improvement for them as it is a train wreck as it now. Columbus: WSYX (ABC) / WTTE (FOX) / WWHO (CW) Dayton: WKEF (ABC) / WRGT (FOX) Cincinnati: WKRC (CBS) / WSTR (MNTV) Steubenville, OH: WTOV (NBC) Toledo: WNWO (NBC) I would be crazy enough to say They are building an Ohio News Network They don't own Youngstown either. And I don't think anyone wants to count little Lima either. And lets not forget the Charleston/Huntington market is in the extreme southeast part of Ohio. If they would've won the Local TV, LLC deal, they would've made history of being the first and only media group to own stations in all of the 3 Cs of Ohio (Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Former Member 207 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 In the case of WNWO, it literally has been the also-ran in Toledo since Don Overmeyer signed it on in 1968. They had some upward momentum in the mid-1990s after taking the NBC affiliation, but that's about it... I've never been to Toledo (or Ohio in general), but I do go to the Vintage Toldeo TV/Radio page every now and then, which has tons of stations ads from Toledo and Detroit, and judging from old WDHO/WNWO ads, they were a little preemption-happy with the ABC schedule back when they had the affiliation, especially in the 80s. Maybe because you had very strong ABC affiliates in Detroit to the north, Cleveland to the east, and Fort Wayne to the west (although I don't know strong WPTA has been in the ratings historically), they could probably get away with the preemptions. WTOL has already been the 800-pound gorilla in that market, with WTVG always second. It wouldn't surprise me if WNWO gets beat in the ratings against WGTE (PBS) and WUPW (Fox) also. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 132 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 WPTA was the dominant #1 before they consolidated with WISE, I think they are neck-and-neck with WANE nowadays. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 WPTA was the dominant #1 before they consolidated with WISE, I think they are neck-and-neck with WANE nowadays. Those are Granite stations, not Barrington stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Speaking of Sinclair and their political agenda, I can see them buying this show next year and placing it up against "Saturday Night Live" in their non-NBC markets. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Speaking of Sinclair and their political agenda, I can see them buying this show next year and placing it up against "Saturday Night Live" in their non-NBC markets. It'll be closed-captioned AND in HD? Wow, there's some money being spent on this! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 It'll be closed-captioned AND in HD? Wow, there's some money being spent on this! Geez, I think some of the crappy local paid advertisements that KDNL airs on the weekend have better production values than this. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 132 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Those are Granite stations, not Barrington stations. Yes, I know. The previous post specifically mentioned WPTA, though, so I responded. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Speaking of Sinclair and their political agenda, I can see them buying this show next year and placing it up against "Saturday Night Live" in their non-NBC markets. if they pick that up here, it will probably air on KMYS during the graveyard slot so not too many will be subjected to it, much the same with ROH and Armstrong Williams' show... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 if they pick that up here, it will probably air on KMYS during the graveyard slot so not too many will be subjected to it, much the same with ROH and Armstrong Williams' show... That's what KDNL does too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 NEW Sinclair M&A Tonight!!!! Remember when Sinclair announced a couple of weeks ago that they had bought the non-license assets of WPFO in Maine? Look like Sinclair wants to make sure they have it in their fold permanently. Because Tonight, new paperwork has been posted, and it appears that Anderson wants to secure WPFO's license. Yes, Sinclair is using the Cunningham card. Purchase Price for the license assets, $3.4. This doesn't count the $16.3M of non-license assets it already spent. So Sinclair have spent $19.7M, a few chump change shy of $20M for all assets of WPFO. __________________________________ Okay I notice something. Why didn't Mumblow wanted this station. After all, it's basically close to his territory. Let's not forget, we learned that "Deerfield" & "Manhan" are names of the rivers which connect to the big Connecticut River, and let's not forget those both rivers are which he owns his farms where he grows his "Tis' The Season" Christmas Trees. But I think that its just a tad bit west of Portland, ME. Ah oh well. But I do notice somewhat of a trend here. Since Sinclair's 26-month M&A craze, I notice that except for Beaumont, Reno & Rochester (and a proposal in Tallahassee), most of the Deerfield properties will be/already are concentrated within the mid-size markets (Cincinnati, Columbus (Manhan), San Antonio, and the proposed Birmingham & Harrisburg). And notice that some of new proposed Cunningham assign properties (Portland, Traverse City, Johnstown, Tallahassee, Gainesville) are concentrated in the markets #100 and down. I wouldn't too much count the NEPA or the Flint properties because those are like within the sub #75. Which I'm still wonder which stations will be assigned to this new Chesapeake Television subsidiary? Where would the end line would be? Would it be after Dayton or Charleston, WV, or after El Paso or Charleston, SC. It would be interesting to see if they decide on which ones would be in that subsidiary. And which ones who are in dire need of new equipment. Especially for the Barrington stations. It still doesn't escape the fact that they are still Stealfielding and Cunningrabbing left and right, but I do find it somewhat interesting. _________________________________________ Here's CNYRadio's article on the approval of the Barrington deal. The article also includes a transitional arrangement with Brady & Sinclair. In a simultaneous deal, Sinclair is selling WSYT to Bristlecone Broadcasting. An asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC says Bristlecone is paying $20 million to pick up the Fox affiliate, along with Sinclair’s long-running shared services agreement with RKM Media for My43 (WNYS). The deal also includes a purchase option on WNYS. However, a look through the FCC paperwork on the latter sale shows Sinclair will remain in control of the day-to-day operations at WSYT and WNYS for at least six more months. Through a “transition services agreement” filed on the FCC website, Bristlecone will pay Sinclair to handle engineering, programming, traffic, accounting and website/digital services “through and until the 180th day after the Closing Date.” Further review of the documents on the FCC website seems to indicate that Sinclair is only selling the “assets” of WSYT to Bristlecone. Sinclair will continue to own the 1000 James Street building which houses WSYT and WNYS, as well as the Otisco transmitter site from which WSYT’s signal originates. Sinclair will lease both the studio/office space and the transmitter site space to Bristlecone. Both agreements call for an initial term of 10 years, with an option to renew for two additional five year terms thereafter. At the end of the day, Sinclair will satisfy FCC requirements by removing its name from the WSYT broadcast license, but it appears the company is keeping itself in a position to continue generating revenue from WSYT and WNYS by providing services for and acting as a landlord to Bristlecone Broadcasting. (And we can’t help but wonder if this could eventually lead to a repeat of what happened in 2009, when WTVH moved its assets into the WSTM building.) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Geez, I think some of the crappy local paid advertisements that KDNL airs on the weekend have better production values than this. I thought that "The Right Side With Armstrong Williams" had cable access quality production values. That's why so many of Sinclair's stations put it on Sunday mornings at 2:30 AM, despite it being a mandated show. "The Flipside" is a little better than "The Right Side," and fits SBG's political bent, so it may just be put at a better time on their stations. Pilots are always pretty low-cost. They may put some money into the actual show if it has some demand. Besides, many Sinclair stations air those awful Byron Allen pseudo-court shows which have bad acting, graphics, etc. and put them right next to shows that are produced more professionally (like "The People's Court"). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 TVNewsCheck has introduced a Station Group of the Year award for 2014, and surprise, surprise, their very first one is going to SBG! Executive editor Harry Jessell couldn't have said it better: "Over the past year, no group has had a greater impact on the business than Sinclair." Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 TVNewsCheck announced today that they named Sinclair "Station Group of the Year." They claim that SBG has "deep faith in broadcasting" and also praises their involvement in developing a new over-the-air broadcast standard. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/72136/sinclair-named-tvns-station-group-of-year You beat me to it, Raymie! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 With the Hoak stations in Grand Junction and Panama City that Gray cannot absorb now on the market, that might be Sinclair's next move? Those would bring them up to 168 stations if they make a play for them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Okay, does anyone think it's possible that Sinclair's philosophy has something to do with this? http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/viewers-question-reporter-after-she-asks-if-its-ok-for-president-to-watch-basketball-game_b109468 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Pilots are always pretty low-cost. They may put some money into the actual show if it has some demand. Besides, many Sinclair stations air those awful Byron Allen pseudo-court shows which have bad acting, graphics, etc. and put them right next to shows that are produced more professionally (like "The People's Court"). haha, KCWX airs those here. They get a .5-ish rating here. Nobody watches them. They're not even real court shows, they're scripted and that Kevin Ross guy was removed from the bench meaning he can no longer be a judge in California. pathetic... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Update on the Sinclair-KRNV (Reno) situation http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2013/11/20/sinclair-to-buy-reno-station Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Prediction is it goes to Cunnigham since Deerfield and Sinclair proper already own there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Okay, does anyone think it's possible that Sinclair's philosophy has something to do with this? http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/viewers-question-reporter-after-she-asks-if-its-ok-for-president-to-watch-basketball-game_b109468 You can't help but think that being owned by Sinclair has a part in that. A lot of these station groups are pushing people to use Twitter and Facebook to interact with their viewers and I wouldn't be shocked if Sinclair is prodding these stations to ask political questions like that. And as someone pointed out on the comments there, if it was asked in a more neutral fashion, then we probably wouldn't even be talking about it. Update on the Sinclair-KRNV (Reno) situation http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2013/11/20/sinclair-to-buy-reno-station When do you guys think KRXI will drop the KTVU simulcast and go to a KRNV-produced newscast. That just seems inevitable now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Okay, does anyone think it's possible that Sinclair's philosophy has something to do with this? http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/viewers-question-reporter-after-she-asks-if-its-ok-for-president-to-watch-basketball-game_b109468 Looks like that's not the only example from KATU after seeing this Facebook post on their page: "Was watching news when your asked if Obama snubbed Lincoln because he couldn't get to Gettysburg today. What a stupid thing to say! He didn't 'snub Lincoln'. What's happened to KATU? That remark led me to switch channels." You'd think Sinclair would want to tone down the Republican political baiting like this in a market as liberal as Portland. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Looks like that's not the only example from KATU after seeing this Facebook post on their page: "Was watching news when your asked if Obama snubbed Lincoln because he couldn't get to Gettysburg today. What a stupid thing to say! He didn't 'snub Lincoln'. What's happened to KATU? That remark led me to switch channels." You'd think Sinclair would want to tone down the Republican political baiting like this in a market as liberal as Portland. They'll be a distant third place (or fourth place) station if they keep that up. I am sure those at KGW and KOIN are watching closely and probably happy about it... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 They'll be a distant third place (or fourth place) station if they keep that up. I am sure those at KGW and KOIN are watching closely and probably happy about it... Maybe KATU's new strategy is to focus on the "redder" portions of the market (read: outside Portland City Limits). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/40/#findComment-93460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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