jbnews 344 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Anybody know when WJCL might get the new look? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-125856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hearst Stations won several headliner awards. WBAL Radio won 2 awards, WBAL-TV 4, WCVB 5 and WYFF 2. It is very interesting seeing their flagships jockeying for the same awards. I wonder how many they were nominated for. I believe their newspapers won several as well but since this is a broadcasting forum I did not include them. Here are the results in alphabetical order: WBAL-AM Best of show: Radio: “Pimlico Preakness Jockeys of Tomorrow” Scott Wykoff Radio stations newscast, all markets: Second place “April 30th, 4 p.m.” WBAL Radio News Radio stations feature and human interest story, all markets First place “Pimlico Preakness Jockeys of Tomorrow” Scott Wykoff WBAL- TV Broadcast or cable television stations newscast Second place “11News at 5:00 – April 30, 2014” Shannon Encina, Traci White and WBAL-TV News Team Broadcast or cable television stations continuing coverage of a single news event Second place “26th Street Collapse” WBAL-TV 11 News Team Broadcast or cable television stations health/science reporting Third place “Medical Compilation” Lisa Robinson, Donna Hamilton and WBAL-TV News Team Broadcast television stations website First place WBALTV.com WBALTV.com team WCVB Broadcast or cable television stations newscast First place “NewsCenter 5 at 11: Back Bay Fire” Chris Roach and Nick Terry Third place “NewsCenter 5 at 11 p.m.: Revere Tornado” Chris Roach and Nick Terry Broadcast or cable television stations coverage of a live breaking news event Second place “Revere Tornado” Andrew Vress, Gerry Wardwell and the NewsCenter 5 team Broadcast or cable television stations health/science reporting First place “Battle Against Time” Kathy Bickimer, Brian Menz and Anthony Everett Broadcast television stations website Second place WCVB.com WYFF Broadcast or cable television stations documentary or series of reports on the same subject Third place “Chronicle: Shoeless Joe” Lee Brown, Jennifer Mihalic and John Hendon Broadcast or cable television stations business and consumer reporting First place “Chronicle: Main Street Carolina” Lee Brown, Jennifer Mihalic and John Hendon Sorry this wasn't organized neatly but I was posting this on my iPad which doesn't allow me to use the WSIWYG editor. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 517 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Apologies for bumping the thread ... but WGAL got the biggest update to the current news gfx package yet. New open, New talent open, new cuts from Strive package, modified logo ... and the biggest yet (and something I suggested for YEARS for them) ... the NBC logo on the L3's (you won't see that on the online video tho for some reason). Here is the video from News 8 Today. http://www.wgal.com/nowcast Well done WGAL. Have to get used to the new Strive cuts, but they did very good with this update. -- Matt Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Can you post a video? What does the video sound like? I will watch tonight at 5. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jero23 105 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Ratings and revenue make up the difference. WVTM is a distant fourth place station and WALA is usually in either first or second place most time periods with more market share. It's that way because of Media General's cheap asses. The likelihood of it regaining prominence in the Birmingham market is imminent with the building of chaos ensuing with Sinclair's acquisition and slow marginalization of ABC 33/40. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Speaking of Hearst, has any work been done at WJCL yet? I'm guessing it gets a new logo as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Speaking of Hearst, has any work been done at WJCL yet? I'm guessing it gets a new logo as well. I'm guessing WJCL is going to take some time. From what I've read about LIN is that they went the central casting route where everything was played out from one of two hubs. I believe everything is played out from from the HUB and there is no equipment at the station. Based on this I assume they are focusing on building a master control first. Look at how quickly Fox was able to hub KTVU and how long it's taking WFXT to get off the Fox's hub. It's been what at least six months? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Look at how quickly Fox was able to hub KTVU and how long it's taking WFXT to get off the Fox's hub. It's been what at least six months? As far as graphics go, KTVU was able to adopt the O&O look as fast as it did only because they were in the process of switching to Chyron when the sale was announced. All FOX had to do was install their templates and get AXIS set up. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Fox also had a graphics package built and ready to go for KTVU. WFXT has to build from scratch, and they couldn't even get started until they built an art department. They are probably only now getting started on any sort of new look/rebrand. edit: and NOTHING happens quickly at CMG. Takes lots of research and analyzation. They are very calculated in their moves... which is smart. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3950 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 WVTM has always been a hubbed station, going all the way back to NBC when they hubbed their master controls. I believe they finally have built or are in the process of building their own master control. Graphics-wise, they went from the WNBC Pyburn package to MGFX, and over to Hearst's look. MGFX probably supported them in the interim until the Hearst changes were implemented. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 WVTM has always been a hubbed station, going all the way back to NBC when they hubbed their master controls. I believe they finally have built or are in the process of building their own master control. WVTM was hubbed but Media Generals hub was more of a control and monitor where operators in another region controlled hardware physically at their stations making me think they were more a store / forward operation. That article was from 2009 but I don't think there has been anything major aside from software/hardware upgrades. Based on the article it sounds like WVTM didn't necessarily have to make a lot of infrastructure changes given that a lot of their hardware was in place. Assuming everything was up to date it seems like they just need to handle the ingest of content and hire master control operators to build the playlists and monitor the programming. There have to be other things I'm missing but the point I'm trying to make is that WVTM was in a much better position to get off the hub as most of the equipment was already in place handling day to day operations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 132 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 It's that way because of Media General's cheap asses. The likelihood of it regaining prominence in the Birmingham market is imminent with the building of chaos ensuing with Sinclair's acquisition and slow marginalization of ABC 33/40. I don't think viewers are going to flee ABC33/40 in droves because Sinclair bought it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I don't think viewers are going to flee ABC33/40 in droves because Sinclair bought it. Depends on what Sinclair does to it. If they leave it alone like theyve done with stations like KOMO, you're right but if they start toying around with it, it could have side effects. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4370 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I don't think viewers are going to flee ABC33/40 in droves because Sinclair bought it. S!nclair only needs to keep James Spahn happy, and they will be pretty much set. The second he leaves, they will be toast. If any station may be on the way down, it could be WIAT. But it wouldn't be a sudden collapse because of CBS's dominance in primetime and their carriage of SEC football (also vis-a-vis CBS). And very little has actually changed at WIAT... the most major change simply being the nameplate of their owners. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3950 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 WVTM has the potential to become the #2 station again if they play their cards right. Undoing the damage inflicted by Media General is the first step. They wasted no time putting in their own people and dumped the "Alabama's 13" brand as soon as they could get the Hearst material up and running. WIAT ran out of gas when they reset their managment and rebranded under LIN. They had a good thing going on for the first time in their history and tossed it out the window with all of the changes. For 33/40. James Spann. That is all. The Sinclair look and feel is a massive improvement though. WBRC will continue to rule the Birmingham market as long as Raycom owns them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Btw, WVTM 13 has added a 6:30 p.m. weeknight newscast to replace Alabama TONIGHT and moved its Sunday 10:00 a.m. hour to 9:00 a.m. WIAT 42 has added a weekend morning newscast for the first time and their first new newscast under Media General ownership. https://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com/2015/04/29/more-news-one-move-central-alabama-wvtm-wiat/ Other than that, ABC 33/40 took away the Good Morning Alabama name for the ABC 33/40 Morning News, WVUA 23 is still kinda crap with just 3 newscasts at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. and WBRC 6 is just... KING in Central Alabama. I just wish WBRC 6 had weekend early evening newscasts as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-127878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Dillweed 74 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hearst will be selling KITV/Honolulu and their satellites to one-time KHON owner SJL. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150513_Local_TV_station_sold.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-128251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hearst will be selling KITV/Honolulu and their satellites to one-time KHON owner SJL. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150513_Local_TV_station_sold.html Get ready to see KITV 4 run down to the ground. I don't like this move. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-128258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hearst will be selling KITV/Honolulu and their satellites to one-time KHON owner SJL. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150513_Local_TV_station_sold.html It makes no sense as I mentioned in this thread as they never sell and rarely buy. Aside from this I want to mention something else. Over the last two to three months WBAL has rolled out new Multi box graphics that are not 16:9 safe. When it's a two box the anchors and reporters generally fall in to the 4:3 safe zone but when it's three or more people their faces are cut off. All the other graphics are still 4:3 safe. I watch in HD most of the time but on occasion I remain on the SD feed. Someone on their staff should have noticed it as in the news room and on their in house computer feed they take the SD Comcast feed which is center cut 4:3. I'm curious are their other stations' SD feeds letter boxed or center cut? Related to this they also center cut network programming that should be letter boxed. It's fine during news but during entertainment and sports programming the score bug is cut off. I've cycled through my TV and cable box settings to see if their was a mistake but no luck. I wrote to them on their contact form and via twitter to mention this but have received no response. I wonder if this is an issue on their side or if Comcast is not encoding the signal right. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-128273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
William1111 41 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Anybody know when WJCL might get the new look? Speaking of Hearst, has any work been done at WJCL yet? I'm guessing it gets a new logo as well. http://wjcl.com/2015/06/01/storm-tracker-forecast-6/ WJCL is starting to use the Hearst mandate on their WSI system. The rest of the station is still using the inhouse/LIN-era graphics. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-129042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 http://wjcl.com/2015/06/01/storm-tracker-forecast-6/ WJCL is starting to use the Hearst mandate on their WSI system. The rest of the station is still using the inhouse/LIN-era graphics. I've wondered why a lot of Hearst stations have issues with the temperature boxes during weekends? It looks very odd how the column for the weekend is yellow but the box the temperatures are blue. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-129043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXmanTim 88 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks like the template wasnt loaded correctly. I haven't used a newer generation WSI system, but if it's anything like the WXCentral box I used, the 7day "colors" are advanced by clicking on the saved layer for each day of the week. For example, the saved "Monday PM" layer would have Monday as day 7, with the highlighted weekend as day 5 & 6. "Tuesday PM" would advance the colors one column to the left. In this case, it's possible there are two layers (for the highlighted day, and the "wrap" at the bottom of the graphic) and the met didn't click both before rendering the movie prior to air. OR the movie glitched while rendering and didn't load the correct layer. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-129044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks like the template wasnt loaded correctly. I haven't used a newer generation WSI system, but if it's anything like the WXCentral box I used, the 7day "colors" are advanced by clicking on the saved layer for each day of the week. For example, the saved "Monday PM" layer would have Monday as day 7, with the highlighted weekend as day 5 & 6. "Tuesday PM" would advance the colors one column to the left. In this case, it's possible there are two layers (for the highlighted day, and the "wrap" at the bottom of the graphic) and the met didn't click both before rendering the movie prior to air. OR the movie glitched while rendering and didn't load the correct layer. Thanks for the insight. I guess the switch to the new graphics is imminent. They seem to like to switch on Wednesdays for some reason. I will say it seems like they are moving quicker than I would have thought at WJCL given how much they were dependent on the hub. As far as I know they probably didn't have much of a master control infrastructure in place given how LIN is a central caster rather than command/ control situation. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-129058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 510 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 So WJCL moved their site to Hearst Television's CMS provider, Lakana (the former Internet Broadcasting). However, they are not using the layout that the other Hearst stations use. Rather, they are using the same layout that Nexstar is rolling out to their stations. It makes you wonder, if the other Hearst stations will get this layout in the near future, because it's responsive and the existing Hearst sites are not (they load a separate mobile skin when I browse on my iPad, for instance). Check it out at http://www.wjcl.com/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-129766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 So WJCL moved their site to Hearst Television's CMS provider, Lakana (the former Internet Broadcasting). However, they are not using the layout that the other Hearst stations use. Rather, they are using the same layout that Nexstar is rolling out to their stations. It makes you wonder, if the other Hearst stations will get this layout in the near future, because it's responsive and the existing Hearst sites are not (they load a separate mobile skin when I browse on my iPad, for instance). Check it out at http://www.wjcl.com/ Looks like they got the weather portion of the Hearst package at least (not sure if this has already been covered). http://www.wjcl.com/weather/more-very-hot-weather-this-afternoon/20943198/story Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/3/#findComment-129771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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