Sinclair Broadcast Group - General Discussion

[MD TV 253]

WPVI did get a new transmitter last year fwiw:

 

https://6abc.com/6abc-signal-transmitter-watch-antenna-in-philadelphia/13593738/

[AmericanErrorist 147]

3 hours ago, MD TV said:

WPVI did get a new transmitter last year fwiw:

 

https://6abc.com/6abc-signal-transmitter-watch-antenna-in-philadelphia/13593738/

Can more power actually overcome the fact that antennas have to be positioned separately between low-band VHF and high-band VHF/UHF?

Edited April 27, 2024 by AmericanErrorist

[appleachian 131]

On 4/25/2024 at 7:52 PM, GraphicsMan said:

Couldnt they put it on their Raleigh stations WLFL/WRDC that’s a duopoly and Fresno KMPH/KFRE that a duopoly there yet they wanted to put it on 2 ABC O&Os in the same respective station essentially they’re paying the competition.

They have soup olives in Raleigh and Fresno why would they put it in a competing station in their respective cities.

Going to start calling duopolies "Soup Olives" now.  That's an amazing autocorrect.

 

WRDC is the ATSC3.0 lighthouse for Raleigh.  Sinclair only has one ATSC1.0 station, WLFL.

Edited April 27, 2024 by appleachian

[mer764KCTV5 148]

On 4/27/2024 at 4:17 PM, appleachian said:

Going to start calling duopolies "Soup Olives" now.  That's an amazing autocorrect.

 

WRDC is the ATSC3.0 lighthouse for Raleigh.  Sinclair only has one ATSC1.0 station, WLFL.

Soup Olives sounds like an great name for duopolies. 

On 4/27/2024 at 11:09 AM, AmericanErrorist said:

Can more power actually overcome the fact that antennas have to be positioned separately between low-band VHF and high-band VHF/UHF?

It doesn't even add to the fact that bigger effective radiated power doesn't mean the issues about the antennas in Philly had to be. The better answer they should've done is to make an translator, and/or put an simulcast on an full-power station. 

[atlnews2 590]

Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

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14 minutes ago, atlnews2 said:

Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

So bye bye Trump propaganda in some markets, good riddance to that. Gray, Tegna, Byron Allen, and Hearst are happy to grab some of them or even the parent companies of the broadcast networks might be ready to open to put more local news into streaming.

[ScottSchell 352]

25 minutes ago, atlnews2 said:

Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

God please do sell KTUL to a better company.

[GoldenShine_10 92]

Now that was unexpected news. I think they realize they are boxed out based on their previous behavior.

 

I think the standalone weaker stations (with no news operation) might be possible duopoly bait for someone else in those markets.

Edited May 9, 2024 by GoldenShine_10

[SoFloTVClassics 969]

And also sell KDNL, WNWO, WXLV to other companies too.

 

We have had Sinclair's throat for too long.

[TennTV1983 801]

1 hour ago, atlnews2 said:

Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

 

Before this thread gets out of hand, there is probably no chance of ABC swooping in to buy WJLA. If they didn't buy the station when Albritton put itself up for sale years ago, what makes anyone think they would even do so now?

 

And I seriously doubt Fox would want to make WZTV & WUXP into O&Os themselves.

[SoFloTVClassics 969]

Scripps could try to get WJLA, and your right about the latter.

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1 minute ago, TennTV1983 said:

And I seriously doubt Fox would want to make WZTV & WUXP into O&Os themselves.

WNAB might return to The CW if Nexstar buys them to supplement WKRN.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SoFloTVClassics said:

Scripps could try to get WJLA, and your right about the latter.

I wiah Disney might look at adding the nation's capital and I might throw in KOMO, KATU, or even KDNL or WXLV (the latter both failed to get traction in the ratings).

[GoldenShine_10 92]

11 minutes ago, TennTV1983 said:

 

Before this thread gets out of hand, there is probably no chance of ABC swooping in to buy WJLA. If they didn't buy the station when Albritton put itself up for sale years ago, what makes anyone think they would even do so now?

 

And I seriously doubt Fox would want to make WZTV & WUXP into O&Os themselves.

 

Once I have access (I had to make a new account as I lost the previous in the move), I'll make some Speculatron thoughts.

[rtmclaug 67]

1 hour ago, atlnews2 said:

Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

Hoping and praying that this happens. If it does, I’m willing to re-install all the Sinclair station weather apps that I previously deleted. 

[24994J 5551]

29 minutes ago, TennTV1983 said:

Before this thread gets out of hand, there is probably no chance of ABC swooping in to buy WJLA. If they didn't buy the station when Albritton put itself up for sale years ago, what makes anyone think they would even do so now?

 

ABC was interested, but Allbritton wasn't interested in making multiple deals. That said, a decade later, I don't think Disney would be interested, for modern reasons. I also doubt Sinclair would be willing to part with their largest market.

[bostonmediaguy 123]

26 minutes ago, 24994J said:

 

I also doubt Sinclair would be willing to part with their largest market.

 

Don't be so sure: "As we've always stated, we have no sacred cows," Ripley said during his company's earnings conference call. (Source)

[MD TV 253]

35 minutes ago, 24994J said:

 

ABC was interested, but Allbritton wasn't interested in making multiple deals. That said, a decade later, I don't think Disney would be interested, for modern reasons. I also doubt Sinclair would be willing to part with their largest market.

Nevermind that it's an hour or so from hq.

[tyrannical bastard 3931]

Large markets with under-developed or decimated stations are probably going to get jettisoned. 

 

There may be hope for Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis and other large markets that have a Sinclair cellar-dweller (or two, or 3, 4....) in them.

[Recovering Producer 207]

Time to be realistic. Don't waste your energy speculating which existing broadcasters with cap space could buy these stations. It's not happening. 

 

These station sales will be the broadcasting industry equivalent of selling bundled mortgages or medical debt. 

 

Sinclair needs cash. The companies that will purchase these assets will be private equity investors who can drain these stations dry without remorse and then hold on to them until there is another opportunity to sell the spectrum these stations broadcast on back to the federal government. 

[MediaZone4K 2158]

4 hours ago, SoFloTVClassics said:

Scripps could try to get WJLA, and your right about the latter.

 we've come to a point where Scripps isn't much better.

[mer764KCTV5 148]

5 hours ago, atlnews2 said:

Sinclair considering selling 30% of its station portfolio plus the Tennis channel 

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/09/sinclair-explores-selling-30percent-of-broadcast-stations.html

I hope KDNL gets acquired by all companies, Scripps. 

And sell of WPGH and WPNT to Cox Media, which would be somehow perfect for WPXI. 

[KnoxvilleTVFanDerrick 3]

If they were to sell a station in a smaller market, it would be WFXL, a FOX afilliate in Albany, Georgia. And it got me to thinking, if Gray was to acquire WFXL from Sinclair, they need to keep the FOX affiliation and restart a news operation with a 10pm newscast produced by WALB, the NBC station, to start out with.

As for a major market scenario, I predict that a company such as Gray or Nexstar would acquire the Seattle ABC (KOMO) and CW (KUNS) affiliates.

As for what is going to happen, this will get interesting as time progresses and I look forward to finding out who will acquire those stations.

[VHSgoodiesWA 303]

I suspect the entire ex-Fisher portfolio is up for grabs. If so, who would potentially buy out these little eastern WA CBS stations? Personally, I'd love to see Scripps take it over, as they seem to have decent news product on their Montana CBS stations. But will they?

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47 minutes ago, mer764KCTV5 said:

I hope KDNL gets acquired by all companies, Scripps. 

And sell of WPGH and WPNT to Cox Media, which would be somehow perfect for WPXI. 

Isn’t Apollo bidding for Paramount with Sony, WPXI might be divested if CBS gets sold to Apollo. Also duopoly with 2 UHFs are legal despite that Scripps did reached to 39% cap.