TEGNA Broadcasting and Digital General Discussion

[Dave Lampstein 135]

I understand there might be an “increased demand” for more local news… but this definitely isn’t what anyone was asking for. 

[Georgie56 3350]

WFAA recently launched a 7am stream a few weeks ago (originally during severe weather mornings, now daily). Won’t be surprised if they simulcast it on KFAA, as well.

Edited June 16 by Georgie56

[tyrannical bastard 4084]

I"m surprised it took this long for a station group to embrace such a move. 

It puts ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates on the same level playing field so they can compete with the FOX/CW/independent stations running local news during this time.

 

With sports pre-emptions happening more often (as TV is putting even more second-rate sports on at primetime), a station can stream at their normal time, and just playback the complete show when the event is over, or regroup if they have to do an abbreviated show on broadcast if they are filling the time for another live event.

 

And with network affiliations becoming more of a gamble, it's an easy move to repurpose the shows should the network drop their station.  Plus, not having to wait around for a live show would cut down on overtime.  If it was important enough of a story, they would be live with breaking news, anyways.

Edited June 16 by tyrannical bastard

[TheRolyPoly 2659]

15 hours ago, MD TV said:

Yep, Tegna issued a press release today saying that all of it's stations will have 7-9am online-only newscasts by the fall:

 

https://www.tegna.com/tegna-announces-major-local-news-expansion-adding-more-than-100-hours-of-new-daily-programming-across-50-markets/

 

For some markets, that means local news in timeslots that wasn't available before, even if it's only on streaming (WNEP and KWES, for example).

[MediaZone4K 2319]

In his blog, Frank Macek, a Senior Broadcast Director at Tegna's WKYC, questions the relevance of local network affiliations. Despite his expected propping of his station, interesting points were made.

 

https://wkycdirectorscut.blogspot.com/2025/06/franks-take-do-local-tv-stations-still.html?m=1

 

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 2659]

This looks like something that could work, and I like how they're doing this. TEGNA stations across the West are joining forces to bring you a weather-only program called Weather Out West on streaming.

 

Stations featured?

• KXTV Sacramento
• KFMB San Diego
• KING/KONG Seattle
• KGW Portland
• KREM/KSKN Spokane
• KTVB Boise
• KUSA/KTVD Denver
• KPNX Phoenix/KMSB Tucson (TEGNA owns the latter and airs KPNX news there too)

It appears to be a daily occurrence, but I'm not entirely sure. Today, its KING 5's Ashley Ruiz hosting (and delivering the Seattle forecast) with a national summary from WXIA-TV Atlanta's Julie Martin (remember her? From TWC?).