detroiter313 178 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The man who (arguably) single-handedly caused CBS to go to channel 62 in that market. And that man is Kevin Adell of Adell Broadcasting, owner of WADL-TV 38 and The Word Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 And that man is Kevin Adell of Adell Broadcasting, owner of WADL-TV 38 and The Word Network. Don't hurt Kevin's feelings, or he'll have his retired FBI agent bodyguard after you! :rofl!: Not that I condone the actions of Kevin O'Brien, but it made sense that the paranoid Adell would hire him then have his personal P.I. dig up some dirt on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAnewsjunkie 6 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but it seems the most appropriate spot to post this. I totally expected OTA to let KMIR wither away while waiting for the spectrum auction but instead they are investing heavily. They've added a lot of staff to the news department, brought back a full weather department (including poaching the chief meteorologist from KESQ), billboard ads around town and now they've got a whole new set and graphics. The set is pretty great (for Palm Springs' market size) and blows KESQ's also newish set away. The graphics.... meh - they look in-house. Which all leads me to the question: WHAT THE HECK IS OTA PLANNING WITH KMIR?! As an aside, it's funny to see OTA invest a ton in KMIR (after years of Journal) while NPG seems to have gutted KESQ/KPSP. A lot of KPSP's people were cut when those newsrooms merged and the combined newsroom has lost even more positions since. Time-lapse of the set buildout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 563 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 This is very surprising. Like you I thought that KMIR was going to be spectrum bait, but if they invested this heavily in the station then maybe they aren't going to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The graphics look like an odd mix of other packages we've seen but I can't quite put my finger on which ones. My guess is that since there's only one other competitor in town (The NPG duopoly), OTA figured it was worth it to invest in the station and take advantage of an undeserved market. Good news to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1494 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The former assignment manager at KNBC is the news director there. It seems like he's really pushing the station to be as professional and big market as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1829 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 There's a lot to be said about Journal's management style there... I don't think the plan was to ever shutter the station (like what happened to WMGM). It's part of a duopoly. Auction whichever will get you the most money, merge everything onto the frequency that's left, then sell that station to an actual group. Make it appealing by improving it so all the hard work is done and it's more appealing to a new buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 It looks like a great set for DMA 146. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 There new look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Wow! We thought OTA would gut KMIR like a fish. To think that a spectrum speculator poured this many recources into it is impressive, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1174 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Oh. This is why the open looks so familiar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=rfPntGaCkxg;t=16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1829 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Set is nice, those graphics are not. WTVF called and they want their lower third back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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