CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 And here comes GM appointments #16 & #17. Former WCIA/WCIX VP/GM Coby Cooper is the new VP/GM of Knoxville's WATE. Replacing Cooper will be WCIA's sales director, Gary Hackler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1340 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Unfortunately many ethnic groups find the "W" and "K"s in the FCC call signs to be offensive. One "K" is only 2 more ""K's" away from KKK. The letter "W" is considered "code' for White or White people. I have never heard or read of this reasoning. Can you provide proof? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Can you provide proof? Yes. It goes all the way back to the days of radio. We could trot out Amos and Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 670 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I have never heard or read of this reasoning. Can you provide proof? Tongue was firmly planted in cheek... J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Alighty. GM appointment #18. WBTW's general sales manager Jeffrey West, has been promoted to VP & GM of the station. West replaces Randy Ingram, who was recently promoted to VP/GM of WISH-TV in central Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 748 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I finally got to see the Nexstar Media Group ID at the end of WOOD-TVs 6pm newscast... They have the Grand Rapids market dot totally in the wrong spot. They have it listed near Traverse City/Gaylord in the Northern Michigan area. It's like that on their website too... ugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plnewsfan 9 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 WIVB in Buffalo has brought back the sportscast on the 6pm news after 2 year absence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3458 Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 WIVB in Buffalo has brought back the sportscast on the 6pm news after 2 year absence. It sounds like he has major disagreements over how things were run under prior management. Earlier this week, FTVlive documented the numerous openings that had developed under prior management. While I get that Nexstar/MG wanted to wait to fill them, the fact that so many jobs opened up to begin with was a direct result of the prior management chasing off or laying off employees. And to put this "sane" move in perspective, this new GM was the same guy who mailed a dead rat to the landlord of his prior station WOIO/WUAB after a rodent problem at their studios.... http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2015/05/19_action_news_mails_dead_mous.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Here's GM appointment #19. WAVY/WVBT's sales director Carol Ward, has been promoted to VP & GM of the Hampton Roads duopoly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 ......And here's GM appointment #20. WBOY's sales director Jim Dodrill, has been promoted as the station's VP & GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 God I hope not.. their domain names are stupid and in some cases pathetically long... using the station call letters is easier to remember than patheticallylongandridiculousdomainnamefirst.comI actually like those domain names more than the regular stationcallletter.com or networkchannelnumber.com. They tend to be more creative than most tv station domain names. Sure some are impractical (looking at you mystateline.com), but at least you can put the station's call letters and they redirect you to the actual website, and even then, people get used to said website domain name and remember that instead. I certainly do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Oh and while we're at it, nearly one month after the MG deal ended, I'm surprised that Nexstar hasn't grounded any BIRDS at the MG stations yet. You know what I'm talking about. It looks like WISH-TV in Indiana has shot down its BIRD. Who's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 340 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 It looks like WISH-TV in Indiana has shot down its BIRD. Who's next? Cheapskates! Same thing they did after acquiring KLAS. Do any other former Media General stations have choppers cuz, if so, they're next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Cheapskates! Same thing they did after acquiring KLAS. Do any other former Media General stations have choppers cuz, if so, they're next. Those idiots running Nexstar don't deserve to have choppers. They have no clue on how to run an airship program...nor how to fund one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexagonal10 84 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Cheapskates! Same thing they did after acquiring KLAS. Do any other former Media General stations have choppers cuz, if so, they're next. WSPA does, and so does WFLA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 KLFY also has a chopper (Sky 10); it has been in use since at least the mid-80s! The only times it's ever used nowadays are for either post-hurricane coverage or for events like a natural gas well blowout in 2007 which caused Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette to be closed for a week and a half. Once "Sky 10" goes, it'll be the end of a long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 WSPA does, and so does WFLA. Are there any other choppers that competitors have in the MG-turned-Nexstar markets? They could probably get a deal on buying a used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 KADN no longer has the Nexstar website design, and klaf.com seems to redirect there. Cajunfirst.com is still active, but I am guessing Nexstar is holding that for KLFY when ready to move it over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 748 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I also wonder if KLFY will get updated graphics, since they are still using the graphics scheme from Young Broadcasting era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 KADN no longer has the Nexstar website design, and klaf.com seems to redirect there. Cajunfirst.com is still active, but I am guessing Nexstar is holding that for KLFY when ready to move it over. I guess you mean kadn.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 340 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I also wonder if KLFY will get updated graphics, since they are still using the graphics scheme from Young Broadcasting era... Good god PLEASE let Nexstar give KLFY a new logo. PLEASE! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 190 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 KADN no longer has the Nexstar website design, and klaf.com seems to redirect there. Cajunfirst.com is still active, but I am guessing Nexstar is holding that for KLFY when ready to move it over. Speaking of KLAF, looks like they're under going some kind of change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L2lhGapKaA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 It looks like WISH-TV in Indiana has shot down its BIRD. Who's next? Cheapskates! Same thing they did after acquiring KLAS. Do any other former Media General stations have choppers cuz, if so, they're next. Those idiots running Nexstar don't deserve to have choppers. They have no clue on how to run an airship program...nor how to fund one. WSPA does, and so does WFLA.To be fair, helicopter noise is one of the thibgs many people (including myself) hate, so while they were a bit of cheapskates, you probably don't realize that they're actually doing people a favor in decreasing helicopter noise because it just keeps us awake for a fire or some car chase that a police helicopter can take care of. The only reason for a news helicopter as far as I know is for an earthquake of a magnitude of at least 6 or 7, but that's it! And by the way, look into the comments of people below the story after reading it: http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/10/28/about-those-helicopters-qa-with-ktvus-news-director/ Are there any other choppers that competitors have in the MG-turned-Nexstar markets? They could probably get a deal on buying a used one.Good point, but don't news organisations tend to lease helicopters instead of buying one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Good god PLEASE let Nexstar give KLFY a new logo. PLEASE! What's the matter, you don't like KLFY's "hurricane style" logo? It's been in use since the mid-70s (at least)! It'll be sad if Nexstar changes the logo, but to be fair, there have been times before that in which KLFY has had "acclaimed" logos! Case in point (this is from a blooper tape)....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGxJAALlKk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMassMediaGeek 98 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Speaking of KLAF, looks like they're under going some kind of change. Has anyone checked about the big change that is happening to KLAF?It's supposed to be happening today. (April 3rd) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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