Dantheflash2014 14 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 from The Baltimore Sun: WBFF will launch a 4 p.m. weekday newscast starting Jan. 12, Bill Fanshawe, the station's general manager, confirmed today. Fanshawe also confirmed that the Sinclair-owned station is going to launch a 24/7 digital weather channel in conjunction with Weather Nation perhaps as soon as next week. The weather information will be carried on channel 45.2. lRelated Z on TV WJZ's Kai Jackson joining Sinclair as national correspondent in D.C. See all related 8 The 4 p.m. newscast is an important move for the station and a good one for the market. Generally, the more news and competition, the better. And Sinclair, with its vast national acquisitions, can bring more resources to its Baltimore coverage. And I cannot help but wonder, for example, if Kai Jackson, who left WJZ after two decades last December to join Sinclair in Washington, will be back in Baltimore at the WBFF anchor desk. If he had a one-year non-compete clause in the WJZ contract, he'd be free to return to the market in January. And he'd be going head-to-head with his former station. Fanshawe declined to comment on Jackson. cComments Got something to say? Start the conversation and be the first to comment. Add a comment 0 Meanwhile, it might seem like you're seeing more TV ads for Anthony Brown and Larry Hogan than you want to, but Fanshawe reports that "spending on the gubernatorial race is substantially less than the last election." :agree: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13989-wbff-tv-to-launch-4-pm-newscast-digital-weather-channel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I already posted that news expansion on the Out & About section last night. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13989-wbff-tv-to-launch-4-pm-newscast-digital-weather-channel/#findComment-117471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantheflash2014 14 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I already posted that news expansion on the Out & About section last night. Sorry. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13989-wbff-tv-to-launch-4-pm-newscast-digital-weather-channel/#findComment-117474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 With all the options out there, why are stations still adding/keeping weather subchannels? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13989-wbff-tv-to-launch-4-pm-newscast-digital-weather-channel/#findComment-117490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 The new newscast now being pushed back a week to January 19th: https://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/wbff-add-400-p-m-news-january-19th/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13989-wbff-tv-to-launch-4-pm-newscast-digital-weather-channel/#findComment-119209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1684 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I notice that their promos for the 4PM news do not have any photos or B-Roll of Kai Jackson. Would his non compete prevent him from appearing in a simple promo? Or could it be the promo was prior to their announcement of the new co anchor (Jennifer Gilbert appears)? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13989-wbff-tv-to-launch-4-pm-newscast-digital-weather-channel/#findComment-119220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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