CircleSeven 1960 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Follow-up Time. It appears that the FCC greenlighted one of the applications yesterday (10/1). The WFXT/WHBQ one to Cox. Makes me think they'll greenlight the other one soon.
C Block 1566 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 From what I hear about over there, the other one is already greenlighted or will be tomorrow. Fox takes control of Oakland next Thursday. Rosenthal is going to WFXT. Dana Hahn of WTTG and WJBK fame is moving to the west coast. DC or Detroit people, what does this mean?
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 From what I hear about over there, the other one is already greenlighted or will be tomorrow. Fox takes control of Oakland next Thursday. Rosenthal is going to WFXT. Dana Hahn of WTTG and WJBK fame is moving to the west coast. DC or Detroit people, what does this mean? I heard a rumor WFXT's current ND is going to fill the void in DC.
CircleSeven 1960 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Follow-up Time. It appears that the FCC greenlighted one of the applications yesterday (10/1). The WFXT/WHBQ one to Cox. Makes me think they'll greenlight the other one soon. Here's the KTVU/KICU approval paper. It was also approved on the same day (10/1). They say they're going to close it out this week. Man, 51 years!
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Here's the KTVU/KICU approval paper. It was also approved on the same day (10/1). They say they're going to close it out this week. Man, 51 years! Apparently, there was a Petition To Deny filed against the deal by a group that thought KTVU would become like Fox News Channel if the deal went through and also had an issue with the Asiana Airlines prank. But the FCC rejected it, saying that KTVU took corrective action with regards to the Asiana Airlines prank and that the group's claims that KTVU would become like Fox News were speculative.
AdamTheJ 90 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Hmm. Will WFXT (and possibly even WHBQ) also hire Scott Chapin to do VoiceOver work there?
NewsMaster 226 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Hmm. Will WFXT (and possibly even WHBQ) also hire Scott Chapin to do VoiceOver work there? Doubt it. Scott Chapin was a WHDH signature until recently when he was replaced by Paul Turner. Here's the VO breakdown in Boston: WBZ/WSBK: John Pleisse WCVB: Steve Stone WHDH/WLVI: Paul Turner WFXT: Russ Harris And in Memphis: WREG: Harry Schultz WMC: John Young WHBQ: John Guidry (I think) WATN/WLMT: Charlie Van Dyke I say they pick up Brian Lee for both. Lee just replaced Beau Weaver at WFTV/WRDQ.
scrabbleship 429 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Hmm. Will WFXT (and possibly even WHBQ) also hire Scott Chapin to do VoiceOver work there? Probably not. Chapin got picked up by NECN last year.
AdamTheJ 90 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Here's the VO breakdown in Boston: WBZ/WSBK: John Pleisse WCVB: Steve Stone WHDH/WLVI: Paul Turner WFXT: Russ Harris And in Memphis: WREG: Harry Schultz WMC: John Young WHBQ: John Guidry (I think) WATN/WLMT: Charlie Van Dyke I say they pick up Brian Lee for both. Lee just replaced Beau Weaver at WFTV/WRDQ. That makes sense, IMO. I once saw a YT promo from WPXI with Brian Lee voicing it.
TennTV1983 807 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Here's the VO breakdown in Boston: WBZ/WSBK: John Pleisse WCVB: Steve Stone WHDH/WLVI: Paul Turner WFXT: Russ Harris And in Memphis: WREG: Harry Schultz WMC: John Young WHBQ: John Guidry (I think) WATN/WLMT: Charlie Van Dyke I say they pick up Brian Lee for both. Lee just replaced Beau Weaver at WFTV/WRDQ. Jim Cutler replaced Jon Guidry as the voiceover at WHBQ months ago. John Young is still the voiceover at WMC, except for a couple of weeks recently when they used Greg O'Neill's voice for some of the promos.
cbs2newengland 72 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Hmm. Will WFXT (and possibly even WHBQ) also hire Scott Chapin to do VoiceOver work there? Probably not. Chapin got picked up by NECN last year. I believe I had mentioned that Chapin had been picked up by NECN last year a while back. Doubt it. Scott Chapin was a WHDH signature until recently when he was replaced by Paul Turner. Here's the VO breakdown in Boston: WBZ/WSBK: John Pleisse WCVB: Steve Stone WHDH/WLVI: Paul Turner WFXT: Russ Harris And in Memphis: WREG: Harry Schultz WMC: John Young WHBQ: John Guidry (I think) WATN/WLMT: Charlie Van Dyke I say they pick up Brian Lee for both. Lee just replaced Beau Weaver at WFTV/WRDQ. WFXT is using another [allegedly hyper local] v/o, not sure of his name. Russ Harris was dumped entirely late last year. Russ Harris had no other clientele, and this guy they are using now seems to be the same. WFXT really shoulda, coulda gotten Chris Corley just like how WNYW (and others) have used. He's got a great voice for 25's potential, but yet again WFXT insist they know what's best for their station to get no name, allegedly local voice talent who suck.
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 WFXT uses Rob Naughton. I think he's based in LA. They probably wanted somebody who sounded like Russ Harris. But if you've never heard of the name you've surely heard his voice. He does the promos for TNT, and also at WTNH.
CircleSeven 1960 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 As of yesterday (10/8), the swap has been completed. Cox ends its 51-year ownership with KTVU, as it is now a Fox O&O. And now under Cox ownership, WFXT is once again a Fox affiliate. It's going to be very interesting to see the transformation in the Bay Area & Boston.
LTSC1980 114 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I could see the end of MyFox in Boston and Memphis, and KTVU become FOX2 Bay Area.
sanewsguy 514 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 WFXT and WHBQ did not waste time changing the copyrights on their site (and of course WHBQ had to screw it up, changing the copyright from 2014 to 2000) and Cox quickly removed KTVU/KICU from their site. KTVU has not yet updated their copyright. Wikipedia is extremely quick with updating their information...
channel2 982 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Boston and Memphis aren't on Cox's site yet...
TennTV1983 807 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Boston and Memphis aren't on Cox's site yet... Probably because they are still building those pages at the moment. There was a press release about it yesterday though: http://www.coxmediagroup.com/news/cmg-press-releases/cox-media-group-welcomes-new-tv-stations-boston-me/nhdsw/
Rusty Muck 4405 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Unsurprisingly, long-ago discredited blogger Rich Lieberman is starting the rumor mongering.
Rusty Muck 4405 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I could see the end of MyFox in Boston and Memphis, and KTVU become FOX2 Bay Area. That's a given. Probably not immediately, but the Fox O&Os spun off to LocalTV (sans WBRC, which was traded to Raycom) did get new domain names for their websites a few months after the sale.
memnews1 25 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 WHBQ changed their on-air copyright tag as well.
cbs2newengland 72 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Not to sound like a meanie lawyer, but how can WFXT/WHBQ be continuing to use the O&O graphics since its cloud based and its Chyron Axis likely licensed/contracted to the O&O group? Isn't that a violation to Chyron's EULA another company using another company's license/contract/etc?
Rusty Muck 4405 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Not to sound like a meanie lawyer, but how can WFXT/WHBQ be continuing to use the O&O graphics since its cloud based and its Chyron Axis likely licensed/contracted to the O&O group? Isn't that a violation to Chyron's EULA another company using another company's license/contract/etc? Both stations still have their master controls at the Fox O&O facility in Las Vegas. They need to move out, and KTVU needs to move in.
cbs2newengland 72 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Both stations still have their master controls at the Fox O&O facility in Las Vegas. They need to move out, and KTVU needs to move in. I thought the Axis (if I am not mistaken thats like hybrid/private cloud not SAAS) was based out of Tampa or some place in Florida.
cbs2newengland 72 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 WHBQ changed their on-air copyright tag as well. wow that crawl looks so like the Fox News Channel - tacky, default OS font. Both channels would look better in Helvetica.
Rusty Muck 4405 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I thought the Axis (if I am not mistaken thats like hybrid/private cloud not SAAS) was based out of Tampa or some place in Florida. The Fox O&O graphics hub is based out of Tampa. Master control is out of Las Vegas. Neither of the stations were going to change immediately. It's not a case of, "Bam! We're different!"
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