sanewsguy 509 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Check out WROC's website. It looks like it has a slight redesign but then compare it with the previous design (here's KARK as an example). Apparently this is the "facelift" the Nexstar stations were supposedly going to receive over the summer. It's the same exact site with some *very* minor cosmetic changes. I mean, it seems clean enough that they are possibly on the Inergize CMS instead of Joomla (open-source software Nexstar has used for their sites for a long while now). But you would think they could've gone with a different design. I guess someone within Nexstar really loves the design. KOLR, WFFF/WVNY, and WMBD are also using the new design. The WFFF design actually looks semi-decent, probably because they were trying to mimic the Worldnow design they previously used. They haven't changed their site address, yet (I've got to admit though that fox44abc22yourvoice.com is even worse than the Nexstar city mandate). I presume that the remaining sites on Joomla, the ex-Newport stations, KSEE (on BIM's CMS) and the Comcorp stations (currently on Wordpress I believe) will switch over soon. This image proves these are the new Nexstar sites: IDM would stand for "Inergize Digital Media" which confirms that this is the new Inergize CMS they are on. Also, they are using the Inergize video player. I think it's a good move they are moving comments to Disqus but everything else is a step down IMO. New CMS, same design. I'd go as far as to say the new Sinclair sites look better than this. The only thing the keeps the Sinclair sites from functioning better is the fact that they are on a proprietary CMS while Nexstar is on Inergize. Seems like they took them over just for their technology and couldn't care less about the design. Disappointing Nexstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 "Facelift"; yeah right. Their current design was awful, and this doesn't change it much. Only good one is WFFF, as mentioned. I wonder why WFFF didn't just switch to something like BurlingtonsVoice.com or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Add KAMR/KCIT, KLBK/KAMC, KTAB/KRBC, KSNF/KODE, WHAG, WTVO/WQRF, WCIA/WCIX, WJET/WFXP & WBRE/WYOU to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 As much as I dislike this design, I'm glad these two features won't be on the new Inergize sites: Especially the second image; rating stories based on feelings had to have been the dumbest concept ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavellebrett 85 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 http://www.fox44abc22yourvoice.com/ Why Nexstar? Just why? Also, WTAJ hasn't gotten the new facelift yet, but I'll keep checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 http://www.fox44abc22yourvoice.com/ Why Nexstar? Just why? That URL actually predates Nexstar ownership... Before the current site, it was fox44now.com and abc22.com (the two stations had separate sites before it was decided to merge them into one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavellebrett 85 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 That URL actually predates Nexstar ownership... Before the current site, it was fox44now.com and abc22.com (the two stations had separate sites before it was decided to merge them into one). I was aware of the separate ownership, but I assumed Nexstar came up with the URL when they were consolidated and purchased by them. Nexstar has some great URLs out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavellebrett 85 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 http://www.wearecentralpa.com/ WTAJ has the new website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Along with WTAJ, We have WCWJ, WEHT/WTVW, KTVE/KARD, WTWO/WAWV, WUTR/WFXV, & KQTV. Still no post-Newport Nexstar stations have switched to the new design, as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnews1 25 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 WATN/WLMT doesn't have the new website just yet...I will continue to check though. http://www.localmemphis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leavellebrett 85 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 WATN/WLMT doesn't have the new website just yet...I will continue to check though. http://www.localmemphis.com/ That appears to be a totally different design altogether. It looks like a nicer version of what everyone else has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnews1 25 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 If I understood correctly, as I think someone mentioned above, when Nextar bought it's Newport stations, they kept the Newport design, which is what you see on WATN. Not sure if they will be getting the new site or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 That appears to be a totally different design altogether. It looks like a nicer version of what everyone else has. That's the old Inergize template that was used by Newport. I still haven't figured out whether this change is actually the new Inergize design or not. At WATN, they just hired a full-time web producer this week (which they haven't had since their original web producer died several years ago) and there's been no indication from him of an upcoming change yet. At the very least, this is not migrating to the Newport properties for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bammy9 26 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 WHAG has recieved the new website. http://www.your4state.com/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Add WFRV/WJMN, WFFT, KTAL, KFDX/KJTL, KLST/KSAN, KMID, WDHN, KSVI/KHMT, KNWA/KFTA, & KARK/KARZ. Okay that's pretty much all the legacy sites, getting updated, plus WFFF/WVNY. Still no updates to the former Newport acquired sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Its funny, even their GoLocal/.Biz sites look a bit nicer (and heck, KLSR uses it as its main site... somehow, see http://www.oregonsfox.biz/). On second inspection, California Oregon Broadcasting has a similar .BIZ site for KOBI too, alongside its main site. That entire group screams "Nexstar bait" to me... Now, if Nexstar wanted a visual upgrade, why didn't they make the new sites look more like KHSL? They use Inergize too, and it looks even better than LocalMemphis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 WFFF/WVNY has dropped the "fox44abc22yourvoice.com" URL in favor of "MyChamplainValley.com" with the awful Nexstar layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 WFFF/WVNY has dropped the "fox44abc22yourvoice.com" URL in favor of "MyChamplainValley.com" with the awful Nexstar layout. That might be the one time a Nexstar URL name is an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Okay it looks like a good chunk of the former Newport stations got new designs today. KSEE/KGPE, KGET, KTVX/KUCW, WATN/WLMT, WETM, WIVT/WBGH, WWTI. As of now, no new webpage for WSYR. And no telling if KLRT & KASN sites will be new or merge with the KARK's site, which I think the latte will happen. But Nexstar did stay true to their word for the most part that all will have this design. And check this out. WTEV/WAWS & WXXA websites still have the old CC Inergize design, ten months after the Newport sale was closed. Now if Nexstar finds a way to stream all their newscasts online, then we're in business!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 So much for holding out hope that wouldn't be the "new" Nexstar design. Oh well. So much harder to navigate around then the previous design and many features are just totally gone now. I can at least get used to this, and hopefully there will be some customizations on the station end to improve navigation. As CircleSeven says live streaming is the biggest thing that has to be added. WATN promised the weekend of their relaunch (June 1) that live streaming was days away, and now 4+ months later it's yet to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Okay it looks like a good chunk of the former Newport stations got new designs today. KSEE/KGPE, KGET, KTVX/KUCW, WATN/WLMT, WETM, WIVT/WBGH, WWTI. As of now, no new webpage for WSYR. And no telling if KLRT & KASN sites will be new or merge with the KARK's site, which I think the latte will happen. But Nexstar did stay true to their word for the most part that all will have this design. And check this out. WTEV/WAWS & WXXA websites still have the old CC Inergize design, ten months after the Newport sale was closed. Now if Nexstar finds a way to stream all their newscasts online, then we're in business!! Cox doesn't seem to be in as much of a hurry to migrate their acquired stations over to the Cox web platform compared to Nexstar and Sinclair. Has Cox planned on doing anything with their newly acquired stations or are they just keeping the status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Some of these sites are incomplete, especially the Fresno page where it links to pages that don't exist. Looks like KSEE's video isn't available yet. WSYR meanwhile keeps tinkering with their design. They've definitely done some changes with their site since Nexstar took over without actually getting new templates. Some of these site names are very good ("4utah.com", "kerngoldenempire.com"), most are typical Nexstar, and one is really stupid ("informnny.com"). Has Cox planned on doing anything with their newly acquired stations or are they just keeping the status quo. Cox hasn't done anything with these stations other than promote their radio stations a lot more (WOKV and WTEV especially now share resources). KC Lupp, who is a DJ for ClearChannel, still co-hosts a daytime talk show on Fox 23. And Fox23 is still in the same building as the ClearChannel radio stations but there is more cross promotion with the Cox radio cluster there now. They have new GM and ND now and WTEV has a new sales director. Oh, and they brought a reporter in from WSB to be KOKI's new co-anchor. Otherwise, those are the only changes Cox have made to their new acquisitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 So KUCW's own site finally got redirected to 4utah.com website. Plus it appears KLRT will keep its own site, and not merge with KARK's site, as KLRT now have the new design, but kept the header from the old site. I was wondering if ArkansasMatters would've had all four full-powers sharing one website? Who would complain the most? It appears WSYR is the lone shark. For Now. As they are the last Nexstar station with the old CC Inergize look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 WSYR finally got a new site at LocalSYR.com. It looks okay but could use some work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Not to cause any alarm, but Nexstar's main website (although you probably can't notice any difference, other than main font change) is now using the new Inergize CMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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