JCB4TV 347 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Considering that MNTV is officially only a programming "service" -- or, really, a syndicator -- of reruns of shows that have already been rerun to death, there's hardly anything to act excited about, let alone base station branding on. We should just consider all MNTV stations to be Independent stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-199243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 597 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Here we go again... Raycom & Gray to combine for $3.6 billion. https://www.raycommedia.com/gray-and-raycom-to-combine-in-a-3-6-billion-transaction/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3307 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Here we go again... Raycom & Gray to combine for $3.6 billion. https://www.raycommedia.com/gray-and-raycom-to-combine-in-a-3-6-billion-transaction/ Well, this was random and unexpected. The sad consolidation of broadcasting groups continues. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Here we go again... Raycom & Gray to combine for $3.6 billion. https://www.raycommedia.com/gray-and-raycom-to-combine-in-a-3-6-billion-transaction/ Graycom, LOL Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitTVNews 66 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Here we go again... Raycom & Gray to combine for $3.6 billion. https://www.raycommedia.com/gray-and-raycom-to-combine-in-a-3-6-billion-transaction/ Expect a sell-off in Toledo like what had happened the last few times Raycom acquired another company. To add insult to injury, they both own that market's top two stations. EDIT: According to another forum, WTOL will be the station that will be sold off, no word yet on WUPW. At least this will finally mark the return of Raycom into the state of Michigan, where they owned WLUC, WPBN and WTOM until 2006 when they were sold to Barrington. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3962 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 A lot of the divestitures are smaller market stations tied to larger market counterparts....i.e. WSWG is tied to WCTV and WPGX iirc is run out of WBRC. I could see the new Standard Media buying the larger stations with established infrastructure and the satellites being sold to a company like Waypoint Media. Expect a sell-off in Toledo like what had happened the last few times Raycom acquired another company. To add insult to injury, they both own that market's top two stations. EDIT: According to another forum, WTOL will be the station that will be sold off, no word yet on WUPW. At least this will finally mark the return of Raycom into the state of Michigan, where they owned WLUC, WPBN and WTOM until 2006 when they were sold to Barrington. For Toledo, EVERY major station will have been owned by either Gray or Raycom at this point. Raycom started off on WUPW, traded "up" to WNWO when Malrite was purchased, then traded up to WTOL with the Liberty merger, and now WTVG with the Gray merger. This also brings WALB back to Gray, since it was once their flagship before it was divested so Gray could buy WCTV (the rules at the time prohibited city-grade signal overlap) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Well, this was random and unexpected. The sad consolidation of broadcasting groups continues. Even more random, Gray's the one acquiring Raycom and not the other way around. I mean, I understand that Gray probably was never going to be a seller, but still... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexTVandRadio 418 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Even more random, Gray's the one acquiring Raycom and not the other way around. I mean, I understand that Gray probably was never going to be a seller, but still... I was thinking the same thing. Wonder if there will ever be a "gray news graphic package". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Suggested here for many years too!! It’s not clean but the two companies basically match each other. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 254 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Here’s the list from this morning’s release. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Close to my neck of the woods, the deal will give Gray stations in both Lawton-Wichita Falls and Ada-Sherman. It would also mark the second time that Gray operated both KXII and KAUZ; both stations were co-owned with each other from 2002 to 2003 (Gray bought KAUZ as part of its purchase of Benedek Broadcasting, and had acquired KXII three years beforehand). Considering the American Spirit Media stations weren't included among the proposed divestitures, I'm assuming Gray is acquiring the JSA/SSAs that Raycom maintains with that group. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Interesting, in Toledo, that WTOL is being sold off despite being the stronger station. The funny thing is that this deal may be done sooner than Sinclair/Tribune, since Gray/Raycom is making no effort to bend the laws and keep everything. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 591 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 So we have conflicts in Augusta, Toledo, Dothan, Panama City, Knoxville, Tallahassee, Midland/Odessa, and Waco. Will be interesting to see what they do with these stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3962 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 I wonder if the RSA (Retirement System of Alabama) is cashing out, or will they have a stake in the merged company. It is a blow to the state of Alabama, since Raycom is based there and has such a strong presence on their stations (Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, etc...). Will the merged company move all operations to Atlanta? One also has to wonder if Gray isn't finished acquiring....could Meredith be their next target? Getting them would be even more complimentary and the only diviestiture they would have to make would be in Flint/Saginaw with WNEM or WJRT. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 States that they will have complete or near-complete coverage in (in addition to what they have now): Alabama - Only missing Mobile (Raycom already was like that but they get a stronger station in Dothan) Georgia - Only missing Atlanta (not bloody likely) and Macon. Kansas - Only missing Kansas City. Kentucky - Will be present in ALL markets serving Kentucky. Louisiana - Only missing Lafayette. Maine - Only missing Portland. Mississippi - Only missing Greenville and Columbus-Tupelo. South Carolina - Only missing Greenville et. al. (Raycom already was like that; Gray had nothing in SC). Gray already had full coverage in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming of states with multiple markets. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I'm going to make a bold prediction: this deal, despite being introduced 13 months late, will be completed before the Sinclair-Tribune deal is done. They have no intent on bending or fighting the rules and they have no cap issues or waivers requested. Even under old rules, this would have been doable as they are nowhere near any caps. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitTVNews 66 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Interesting, in Toledo, that WTOL is being sold off despite being the stronger station. What makes this very more interesting though is WTOL may be stronger in network programming, but WTVG actually has stronger newscasts. Funnily enough, both stations keep claiming that they are first place in news. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Once the merger is complete soon, some current Gray and Raycom stations will soon be sold to other broadcast groups. Just hope and pray they don't sell it to Sinclair. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2466 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Here’s the list from this morning’s release. Two things... 1) Gray is keeping WCTV but leaving WSWG. That's trouble for WSWG as they'll be without local news if they don't create their own local news department. 2) Welcome back to Gray, WALB! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Close to my neck of the woods, the deal will give Gray stations in both Lawton-Wichita Falls and Ada-Sherman. It would also mark the second time that Gray operated both KXII and KAUZ; both stations were co-owned with each other from 2002 to 2003 (Gray bought KAUZ as part of its purchase of Benedek Broadcasting, and had acquired KXII three years beforehand). Considering the American Spirit Media stations weren't included among the proposed divestitures, I'm assuming Gray is acquiring the JSA/SSAs that Raycom maintains with that group. Gray will be present in Southern Oklahoma (South of I-40) and the Panhandle. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Once the merger is complete soon, some current Gray and Raycom stations will soon be sold to other broadcast groups. Just hope and pray they don't sell it to Sinclair. I wonder whether Gray will sell off the Raycom stations inside the top 60: DMA 11a Sarasota, FL - WWSB (ABC - Scripps?) DMA 19 Cleveland, OH - WOIO/WUAB (CBS/IND) DMA 23 Charlotte, NC - WBTV (CBS) DMA 35 Cincinnati, OH - WXIX (FOX) DMA 37 West Palm Beach, FL - WLFX (FOX - Currently managed by Scripps) DMA 44 Birmingham, AL - WBRC (FOX) DMA 49 Louisville, KY - WAVE (NBC) DMA 50 Memphis, TN - WMC (NBC) DMA 51 New Orleans, LA - WVUE (Fox on line 1) DMA 55 Richmond, VA - WWBT/WUPV (NBC/CW) DMA already has Sinclair presence (or about to) DMA does not have Sinclair (yet) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 These are my dream pics on which station will be bought. DMA 19 Cleveland, OH - WOIO/WUAB (CBS/IND) - CBS, Cox, or Meredith DMA 23 Charlotte, NC - WBTV (CBS) - Scripps or Meredith DMA 35 Cincinnati, OH - WXIX (FOX) - FTS (Fox Television Stations) DMA 44 Birmingham, AL - WBRC (FOX) - FTS DMA 49 Louisville, KY - WAVE (NBC) - Cox Media Group, Meredith or NBCUniversal (Maybe) DMA 50 Memphis, TN - WMC (NBC) - Tegna, Cox Media Group, or Meredith DMA 51 New Orleans, LA - WVUE (FOX) - FTS DMA 55 Richmond, VA - WWBT/WUPV (NBC/CW) - Tegna, Cox Media Group, or Meredith Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 These are my dream pics on which station will be bought. DMA 19 Cleveland, OH - WOIO/WUAB (CBS/IND) - CBS, Cox, or Meredith DMA 23 Charlotte, NC - WBTV (CBS) - Scripps or Meredith DMA 35 Cincinnati, OH - WXIX (FOX) - FTS (Fox Television Stations) DMA 44 Birmingham, AL - WBRC (FOX) - FTS DMA 49 Louisville, KY - WAVE (NBC) - Cox Media Group, Meredith or NBCUniversal (Maybe) DMA 50 Memphis, TN - WMC (NBC) - Tegna, Cox Media Group, or Meredith DMA 51 New Orleans, LA - WVUE (FOX) - FTS DMA 55 Richmond, VA - WWBT/WUPV (NBC/CW) - Tegna, Cox Media Group, or Meredith This should be moved to Speculation if it hasn't been done so already. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightynine 290 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Why are we speculating on potential sales when the press release already notes which stations will be spun off? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMassMediaGeek 98 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 So we have conflicts in Augusta, Toledo, Dothan, Panama City, Knoxville, Tallahassee, Midland/Odessa, and Waco. Will be interesting to see what they do with these stations. Add Savannah, GA to the list So we have conflicts in Augusta, Toledo, Dothan, Panama City, Knoxville, Tallahassee, Midland/Odessa, and Waco. Will be interesting to see what they do with these stations. I looked at the merger story and I am wondering why Savannah, GA is on the list of overlap markets. I don’t remember Gray owning any station there, but Raycom owns WTOC there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14126-all-about-raycom-media/page/15/#findComment-206330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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