ABC 7 Denver 1714 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Care to elaborate? A new helicopter. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-204163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 KOCO got a newer helicopter (built 2004). [MEDIA=twitter]996519437032443906[/MEDIA] I figured it was time for KOCO to get a new helicopter anyway since how their old helicopter was at least 10-15 years old when since that time both KFOR and KWTV got their newer helicopters during that period. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-204167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 517 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 So, WGAL aired their Childrens Miracle Network telethon finale this evening. WGAL has been a great station for CMN. WGAL’s morning anchor Jere Gish was recently named best local TV personality for CMN. WGAL didn’t use Studio A this year. Nope. They didn’t use WITF’s studio as they did years before, yes, they went there for it. This year, sorry WGAL deserves a HOP. This year, not sure if it was a WGAL decision or Penn State Health’s decision but this year ... it was held in the Cafeteria ... by the tray return. Seriously? Wow. — Matt 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 So, WGAL aired their Childrens Miracle Network telethon finale this evening. WGAL has been a great station for CMN. WGAL’s morning anchor Jere Gish was recently named best local TV personality for CMN. WGAL didn’t use Studio A this year. Nope. They didn’t use WITF’s studio as they did years before, yes, they went there for it. This year, sorry WGAL deserves a HOP. This year, not sure if it was a WGAL decision or Penn State Health’s decision but this year ... it was held in the Cafeteria ... by the tray return. Seriously? Wow. — Matt CMN is still doing telethons? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 So, WGAL aired their Childrens Miracle Network telethon finale this evening. WGAL has been a great station for CMN. WGAL’s morning anchor Jere Gish was recently named best local TV personality for CMN. WGAL didn’t use Studio A this year. Nope. They didn’t use WITF’s studio as they did years before, yes, they went there for it. This year, sorry WGAL deserves a HOP. This year, not sure if it was a WGAL decision or Penn State Health’s decision but this year ... it was held in the Cafeteria ... by the tray return. Seriously? Wow. — Matt I'm not sure what the problem is? Are you upset that they simply didn't have it in a TV studio? They bothered to rent truss and light the set well, and those cameras are probably rented (and that isn't cheap). That is far beyond what I've seen many stations do for telethons. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 122 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I think KCRA used to do one many years ago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 So, WGAL aired their Childrens Miracle Network telethon finale this evening. WGAL has been a great station for CMN. WGAL’s morning anchor Jere Gish was recently named best local TV personality for CMN. WGAL didn’t use Studio A this year. Nope. They didn’t use WITF’s studio as they did years before, yes, they went there for it. This year, sorry WGAL deserves a HOP. This year, not sure if it was a WGAL decision or Penn State Health’s decision but this year ... it was held in the Cafeteria ... by the tray return. Seriously? Wow. — Matt So WGAL couldn't find a better spot than a Cafeteria to host the Telethon? Should've done it at their studios but oh well that was the management's decision not mine or yours Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 517 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 So WGAL couldn't find a better spot than a Cafeteria to host the Telethon? Should've done it at their studios but oh well that was the management's decision not mine or yours Oh I know that. Just wanted to give my feedback. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 WPTZ is moving its Vermont bureau from Colchester to a larger facility in South Burlington and will also open a new bureau in Lebanon, New Hampshire, which may replace WNNE's former studio in White River Junction that currently only houses an ad sales office. Their main studio will remain in Plattsburgh. Don't be surprised if the people at WPTZ start putting on more weight after the move: the same building they're moving into also houses the executive offices of Ben & Jerry's. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Don't be surprised if the people at WPTZ start putting on more weight after the move: the same building they're moving into also houses the executive offices of Ben & Jerry's. Are you judging the fine folks at WPTZ ? You are pre-shaming those poor future overweight newsworkers with your predictions of obesity and gluttony. Do you think Ben and Jerry will buy some time on WPTZ...or sponsor the Health Minute? Is Gluttony a word? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-205618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 429 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 WPTZ is moving its Vermont bureau from Colchester to a larger facility in South Burlington and will also open a new bureau in Lebanon, New Hampshire, which may replace WNNE's former studio in White River Junction that currently only houses an ad sales office. Their main studio will remain in Plattsburgh. Don't be surprised if the people at WPTZ start putting on more weight after the move: the same building they're moving into also houses the executive offices of Ben & Jerry's. I wonder two things: 1: Might the new Upper Valley bureau be shared with WMUR? 2: Would this finally drag WPTZ kicking and screaming into the HD age? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I wonder two things: 1: Might the new Upper Valley bureau be shared with WMUR? 2: Would this finally drag WPTZ kicking and screaming into the HD age? Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't WPTZ the only Hearst-owned station that's still in that 16:9 widescreen format? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't WPTZ the only Hearst-owned station that's still in that 16:9 widescreen format? IIRC, WMTW is still in 16:9 SD as well. There may also be a few other Hearst stations still not in HD. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 IIRC, WMTW is still in 16:9 SD as well. There may also be a few other Hearst stations still not in HD. If I'm not mistaken WAPT is still 16:9 as well 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 WDSU. Their ex station KITV went HD within six months of the sale. Of course they just installed Sony PTZ camera’s and a Viz Opus all in one system. It’s kind of funny to think a group of relatively small size, privately owned, sitting on a huge pile of cash isn’t updating their stations to modern day technology. Not all of the equipment in the stations have to be network standard but put out good HD pictures. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 It’s kind of funny to think a group of relatively small size, privately owned, sitting on a huge pile of cash isn’t updating their stations to modern day technology. Not all of the equipment in the stations have to be network standard but put out good HD pictures. Ever since Radio Shack shut down the poor KITV engineers have been stumped on all this HDTV stuff. The rule of "Broadcast Quality" in the islands is simple... "If you can see the lava...it's broadcast quality brah." 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 WDSU. Their ex station KITV went HD within six months of the sale. Of course they just installed Sony PTZ camera’s and a Viz Opus all in one system. It’s kind of funny to think a group of relatively small size, privately owned, sitting on a huge pile of cash isn’t updating their stations to modern day technology. Not all of the equipment in the stations have to be network standard but put out good HD pictures. My educated guess as to why some of the Hearst stations aren't in HD at all is because of the fact that some of the facilities that some of these Hearst stations are in just simply aren't capable of transmitting an HD signal. So basically for stations like WAPT, WPTZ and WMTW, the only way how they go HD is if either Hearst gives them better equipment or they give these stations new facilities that are capable of allowing those stations to go HD 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 My educated guess as to why some of the Hearst stations aren't in HD at all is because of the fact that some of the facilities that some of these Hearst stations are in just simply aren't capable of transmitting an HD signal. So basically for stations like WAPT, WPTZ and WMTW, the only way how they go HD is if either Hearst gives them better equipment or they give these stations new facilities that are capable of allowing those stations to go HD They most likely have a minimum plant to transmit HD and syndicated programming. But don’t want to go through the expense to build one for news. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-206484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 New M&A from Hearst. They're acquiring Portland, ME's CW station WPXT from Ironwood Communications. Hearst already owned the ABC station there, WMTW. WPXT also carries MyNetworkTV & MeTV on its subchannels (in which the latter is carried on many Hearst properties). No price was disclosed, but we'll see when the paperwork gets posted. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobC 44 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Hold your horses WMTW 8, is this the return of a 10pm news on CW Portland WPXT since they ended news agreement with WCSH. That was Maine’s first 10pm news BTW during its time with Fox and then The WB. We could have a double whammy for primetime news. The Westbrook studios will also mark the return for Channel 51 since it shutdown its news department. Let’s hope it will be a price. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 New M&A from Hearst. They're acquiring Portland, ME's CW station WPXT from Ironwood Communications. Hearst already owned the ABC station there, WMTW. WPXT also carries MyNetworkTV & MeTV on its subchannels (in which the latter is carried on many Hearst properties). No price was disclosed, but we'll see when the paperwork gets posted. This makes sense as WMTW & WPXT are currently roommates, yet aren't duopolies not allowed in Portland, ME. Should this go through, would Sinclair acquire WPFO? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 New M&A from Hearst. They're acquiring Portland, ME's CW station WPXT from Ironwood Communications. Hearst already owned the ABC station there, WMTW. WPXT also carries MyNetworkTV & MeTV on its subchannels (in which the latter is carried on many Hearst properties). No price was disclosed, but we'll see when the paperwork gets posted. Well then... get ready for 7-9am and 10pm news on WPXT. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 New M&A from Hearst. They're acquiring Portland, ME's CW station WPXT from Ironwood Communications. Hearst already owned the ABC station there, WMTW. WPXT also carries MyNetworkTV & MeTV on its subchannels (in which the latter is carried on many Hearst properties). No price was disclosed, but we'll see when the paperwork gets posted. By the way, that article says that WNNE is a CW affiliate. I thought they were joking. I thought that wasn't right because I know its an NBC affiliate. Apparently, when WNNE started to channel-share with WPTZ, it became a CW affiliate (taking over from WPTZ and is now WNNE 5.2) so there you go... https://www.mynbc5.com/article/program-alert-prepare-to-rescan-your-tv-to-continue-receiving-wnnes-signal/22105482 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNNE Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 This makes sense as WMTW & WPXT are currently roommates, yet aren't duopolies not allowed in Portland, ME. Should this go through, would Sinclair acquire WPFO? It'll likely go through since the 8 voices test has been eliminated and as for Sinclair possibly acquiring WPFO that's for the speculatron Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 By the way, that article says that WNNE is a CW affiliate. I thought they were joking. I thought that wasn't right because I know its an NBC affiliate. Apparently, when WNNE started to channel-share with WPTZ, it became a CW affiliate (taking over from WPTZ and is now WNNE 5.2) so there you go... https://www.mynbc5.com/article/program-alert-prepare-to-rescan-your-tv-to-continue-receiving-wnnes-signal/22105482 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNNE Yep, WNNE has left Hartford, VT and has moved its COL to Montpelier, VT, the state capital and it now transmitting alongside WPTZ at Mount Mansfield at RF 14. 6 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13635-the-hearst-thread/page/12/#findComment-209056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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