TheRolyPoly 2449 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 More local sports deals: WTTV/WTTV.2/WXIN and the Triple-A team Indy Indians. https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/aaa-indians-partner-with-nexstar-in-indianapolis/ 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEPANews 52 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 28 WBRE/WYOU 22 continues to slowly phase out their Eyewitness News branding, and this week they have introduced “Future Alert Weather”, to replace “Eyewitness Weather”. It looks awkward as all get out in the graphics banner, and as a brand I’m really not sure how I feel about it. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2444 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, NEPANews said: It looks awkward as all get out in the graphics banner, and as a brand I’m really not sure how I feel about it. It makes you feel like they're going to have red LEDs all over the studio even when its 85º and sunny as they Future Alert you that thunderstorms may happen in the month of April. Baffling brand; it feels like it belongs solely as a forecast model brand rather than one for the entire department. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Nexstar has entered the must-run game. Why? So they can try and own more stations. https://thedesk.net/2025/04/nexstar-fcc-must-runs-ownership-caps-deregulation/ No thanks. They have enough stations as it is. And their tactics of delaying web streams and shaking down viewers for a dwindling pool of retransmission cash is bad enough. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowBergen 684 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said: Nexstar has entered the must-run game. Why? So they can try and own more stations. https://thedesk.net/2025/04/nexstar-fcc-must-runs-ownership-caps-deregulation/ No thanks. They have enough stations as it is. And their tactics of delaying web streams and shaking down viewers for a dwindling pool of retransmission cash is bad enough. Agreed. They and Sinclair want to own multiple channels in every market if left unchecked. That's not good for viewers. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Nexstar has entered the must-run game. Why? So they can try and own more stations. https://thedesk.net/2025/04/nexstar-fcc-must-runs-ownership-caps-deregulation/ No thanks. They have enough stations as it is. And their tactics of delaying web streams and shaking down viewers for a dwindling pool of retransmission cash is bad enough. Problem with this tactic is that much of the public either doesn’t care about or opposes the idea of the type of media monopolies Nexstar wants. Considering the animosity many conservatives have against the media (fed further by Trump’s attacks on the press), I doubt many of them support the idea of big media getting inordinately bigger with no limits, either. The only support comes from Beltway conservatives (including those who want to entrench their political power) and billionaire media moguls, so Nexstar isn’t reading the temperature of the public well. Edited April 7 by T.L. Hughes 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2444 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Nexstar has entered the must-run game. Why? So they can try and own more stations. https://thedesk.net/2025/04/nexstar-fcc-must-runs-ownership-caps-deregulation/ No thanks. They have enough stations as it is. And their tactics of delaying web streams and shaking down viewers for a dwindling pool of retransmission cash is bad enough. This is a losing strategy for sure, and in the smaller markets where there's already no other choice but Nexstar (aka the first ones to be sold off to vultures like Standard and AMG so they can get pointless pipe dreams like a WGN/WCIU duopoly) this will not go well for them. Less competition has been nothing but bad for them, and the 'competition' they've provided in SouthernBorderNation (does NewsNation report on anything else) has not been close to worthy at all. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Producer 219 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) 4 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Nexstar has entered the must-run game. Why? So they can try and own more stations. https://thedesk.net/2025/04/nexstar-fcc-must-runs-ownership-caps-deregulation/ No thanks. They have enough stations as it is. And their tactics of delaying web streams and shaking down viewers for a dwindling pool of retransmission cash is bad enough. The tactic of a TV station group encouraging people to call a MVPD when they can't reach a retransmission agreement has been a major cringe of mine since it became a thing. Trying to get your viewers to cosplay federal lobbyist by posting messages with growth and investment as a euphemism for consolidation on the site formerly known as Twitter is several steps worse than that. If a company wants to advocate for itself, great. Find something authentic to demonstrate how deregulation benefits people who aren't named Perry Sook. A low-energy social media astroturfing campaign where they don't explain what they want is pretty weak. Especially considering the biggest hurdle to stop it from happening with the current balance of power in DC is it gets put on the back burner and forgotten. Edited April 7 by Recovering Producer 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encore 323 23 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Luckily some Nexstar stations like KTLA has not been airing those segments that they are trying to force on all of their stations. Nexstar is clearly going the Sinclair route here with this and you might remember Sinclair got a lot of criticism for running the same pieces on their stations a few years back. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1299 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 3/28/2025 at 1:56 PM, NEPANews said: 28 WBRE/WYOU 22 continues to slowly phase out their Eyewitness News branding, and this week they have introduced “Future Alert Weather”, to replace “Eyewitness Weather”. It looks awkward as all get out in the graphics banner, and as a brand I’m really not sure how I feel about it. I’m just waiting for Nexstar to make this a thing. Can’t wait for “FutureALERT” on WKBN! /s 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1717 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, NEOMatrix said: I’m just waiting for Nexstar to make this a thing. Can’t wait for “FutureALERT” on WKBN! /s Less meteorology and more clairvoyance? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer764KCTV5 150 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 12 hours ago, Encore 323 said: Luckily some Nexstar stations like KTLA has not been airing those segments that they are trying to force on all of their stations. Nexstar is clearly going the Sinclair route here with this and you might remember Sinclair got a lot of criticism for running the same pieces on their stations a few years back. I dunno if WDAF-TV is gonna air the segments, but if they do, welp. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 11 hours ago, NEOMatrix said: I’m just waiting for Nexstar to make this a thing. Can’t wait for “FutureALERT” on WKBN! /s As long as they can slap a sponsor's logo on it... pretty sure they don't care what it's called. Any outreach event Nexstar puts out has a "insert logo here" mentality to sell to the first willing client. Whether it's band-wagoning a major sporting event with a special program or running their "Remarkable Women" promotion, everything has a dollar sign attached to it. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-304924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 917 Posted Tuesday at 05:00 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:00 PM Question: Last year or so, WHO in Des Moines introduced former KCCI meteorologist Metinka Slater to their station... I've yet to see her do anything on-air and a search of their website only shows the same introduction clip... Has anyone heard if she's even doing anything there?? (Not sure if this question belongs here or in Out & About -- move if needed) 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 709 Posted Tuesday at 05:49 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:49 PM 48 minutes ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said: Question: Last year or so, WHO in Des Moines introduced former KCCI meteorologist Metinka Slater to their station... I've yet to see her do anything on-air and a search of their website only shows the same introduction clip... Has anyone heard if she's even doing anything there?? (Not sure if this question belongs here or in Out & About -- move if needed) Doesn't she usually fill in on weekends? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2444 Posted Tuesday at 06:02 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:02 PM (edited) On 4/8/2025 at 9:20 AM, tyrannical bastard said: As long as they can slap a sponsor's logo on it... pretty sure they don't care what it's called. Any outreach event Nexstar puts out has a "insert logo here" mentality to sell to the first willing client. Whether it's band-wagoning a major sporting event with a special program or running their "Remarkable Women" promotion, everything has a dollar sign attached to it. I was wondering what on earth that "Remarkable Woman" special was on the CW Sunday night; it seemed so vague as to be a time-buy from some group you expect to carry a generic 'salute to gospel' or 'independent film showcase (of whatever they could get cheap)' that you see on Sundays on a station that doesn't have the NFL doubleheader and the home team is on the other station. It felt like some kind of bizarre Queen for a Day rehash. It also seems kind of insulting to anyone not in a Nexstar market, because the states without a station just came off as having very 'unexceptional women' (they drew 11 randomly from NewsNation but like...just spread them across each state. There's no reason outside Perry's ego that Alaska shouldn't have a 'remarkable woman'). Outside of sports and the good shows they bought, The CW is really no better than the 'i for infomercial' era of Ion at this point. Edited Tuesday at 07:37 PM by nathannah 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2449 Posted Wednesday at 01:18 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:18 AM It looks like WROC-TV Rochester is finally going to be adding some weekend morning news as they're currently looking for a Meteorologist for that position. However, the pay... is why this company is shitty. https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Weekend-Morning-Meteorologist_REQ-35993?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ1ZMhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtb8PHwrm3XKLq5d5TSHZxFpbu4u4AuQPYD5-6u4Hx1YvdCcucbT76kob-JB_aem_WTtZJA7HUrxCnfo6fFmuUQ 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1537 Posted Wednesday at 02:24 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:24 PM 13 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said: It looks like WROC-TV Rochester is finally going to be adding some weekend morning news as they're currently looking for a Meteorologist for that position. However, the pay... is why this company is shitty. Yeesh. I made more than the high end of that at my last job, and I didn't have to appear on-camera. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill McDonnell 2 Posted Thursday at 10:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:59 PM On NFL Draft Night, I wanted to check out WFRV's 10:00 Newscast. Not only is WFRV's Streaming App (as in Roku and similar Streaming Players) unavailable, their web site does not stream Newscasts (not even with Nexstar's "infamous" two hour delay)!! The anticipation of the Rest of Nexstar's Stations joining the Streaming Player App World is building up greater every day!! 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2189 Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago On 4/23/2025 at 2:18 AM, TheRolyPoly said: It looks like WROC-TV Rochester is finally going to be adding some weekend morning news as they're currently looking for a Meteorologist for that position. However, the pay... is why this company is shitty. https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Weekend-Morning-Meteorologist_REQ-35993?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ1ZMhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtb8PHwrm3XKLq5d5TSHZxFpbu4u4AuQPYD5-6u4Hx1YvdCcucbT76kob-JB_aem_WTtZJA7HUrxCnfo6fFmuUQ $17/hr starting rate but asking for a Bachelors degree. You can get that at Dunkin Doughnuts. I recall a news reporter group page on Instagram asking posters what the worst company they've worked was. To my surprise, Sinclair was the second most common response after Nexstar. Not hard to see why. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine_10 97 Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 3 hours ago, MediaZone4K said: $17/hr starting rate but asking for a Bachelors degree. You can get that at Dunkin Doughnuts. I recall a news reporter group page on Instagram asking posters what the worst company they've worked was. To my surprise, Sinclair was the second most common response after Nexstar. Not hard to see why. What was the *best* company? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2189 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) 7 hours ago, GoldenShine_10 said: What was the *best* company? Hearst was among was the "least worst" as I recall. EDIT: Spectrum also drew compliments. Edited 5 hours ago by MediaZone4K 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2449 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 3 hours ago, MediaZone4K said: Hearst was among was the "least worst" as I recall. Sounds like Gray is in that category as well if Nexstar and Sinclair are worse. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2189 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago On 4/23/2025 at 2:18 AM, TheRolyPoly said: It looks like WROC-TV Rochester is finally going to be adding some weekend morning news as they're currently looking for a Meteorologist for that position. However, the pay... is why this company is shitty. https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Weekend-Morning-Meteorologist_REQ-35993?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ1ZMhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtb8PHwrm3XKLq5d5TSHZxFpbu4u4AuQPYD5-6u4Hx1YvdCcucbT76kob-JB_aem_WTtZJA7HUrxCnfo6fFmuUQ Not sure where the fight stands today but Nexstar's cheapness is part of the reason WROC employees were attempting to unionize. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted 4 hours ago Author Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said: Sounds like Gray is in that category as well if Nexstar and Sinclair are worse. Does Gray still start at $18 an hour? Sinclair starts at $15 IIRC.... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12826-nexstaragain/page/90/#findComment-305213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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