mvcg66b3r 100 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 A new M&A regarding Raycom tonight. And it's looks like KPLC will have a partner. Its shell American Spirit will acquire Fox station KVHP from National Communications. Maybe Raycom should just buy KVHP's programming and move it on to a KPLC subchannel.
TheRolyPoly 2641 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Maybe Raycom should just buy KVHP's programming and move it on to a KPLC subchannel. Question... would they drop Bounce and Grit for it? Raycom has agreements with both networks, especially Bounce.
Greggo 362 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Question... would they drop Bounce and Grit for it? Raycom has agreements with both networks, especially Bounce. KVHP carries The CW on 29.2 so KPLC would have to add both Fox and CW if they did that.
TheRolyPoly 2641 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 KVHP carries The CW on 29.2 so KPLC would have to add both Fox and CW if they did that. That's the point. I don't think KPLC would like to add both because I think they would like to continue to carry Bounce one on of its digital subchannels, so this SSA is worth it.
tw-804 194 Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Alright, the former Drewry stations KSWO (Lawton), KXXV (Waco), KAUZ (Wichita Falls), KFDA (Amarillo) and KWES (Midland/Odessa) are now on the NewsOn app.
mardek1995 200 Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 As soon as the new servers and systems are up and running at those stations to carry their graphics and streaming services, which could be a while. Not sure how Drewry's tech infrastructure is, but if Raycom has to build them all up from scratch, it could take months. Alright, the former Drewry stations KSWO (Lawton), KXXV (Waco), KAUZ (Wichita Falls), KFDA (Amarillo) and KWES (Midland/Odessa) are now on the NewsOn app.That was pretty quick to say the least.
NWA_TV_guy 157 Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 That's more likely gonna happen + that's true. If you counted Lafayette and Beaumont TV stations, then of course you have other stations and owners. Don't be surprised if within the next couple of weeks or months, that becomes "7 News at 9:00 on FOX 29" alongside a brand new morning newscast after 7:00am. I would expect FOX 29 to keep its branding and use a different color of the graphics. I believe KPLC uses the light blue. FOX 29 could use the dark blue/navy or the orange.
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 Calkins Selling 3 TVs, Exiting Broadcasting Calkins Media is exiting the broadcast TV business, having agreed to sell its three small-market ABC affiliates to Raycom Media and its duopoly partner, according to a memo to station staffers from Calkins CEO Mark Contreras obtained by TVNewsCheck. Under the agreement, Raycom will buy Calkins Florida stations, WWSB Sarasota and WTXL Tallahassee. American Spirit Media will buy WAAY Huntsville, Ala., which will presumably be operated in tandem with Raycom's NBC affiliate in Huntsville, WAFF. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/93837/calkins-selling-3-tvs-exiting-broadcasting Raycom and Scripps are partners in Palm Beach and Boise, now they'll have separate ABC affiliates in the Tampa Bay DMA. Do you think Raycom will make a deal with Scripps to give up ABC on WWSB? In Tallahassee, do you think Raycom will snatch NBC from Sinclair's WTWC and put it on WTXL's subchannel, leaving WTWC with FOX? And in Huntsville, what will happen to WAAY's news department? Will WAAY eventually move to a WAFF subchannel?
Greggo 362 Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Raycom is advertising for an anchor/reporter and producer for its upcoming KPLC-produced newscast on KVHP (once the sale is completed). Anchor/reporter posting: https://careers-raycommedia.icims.com/jobs/5064/anchor-reporter/job
CircleSeven 1963 Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 A new M&A regarding Raycom tonight. And it's looks like KPLC will have a partner. Its shell American Spirit will acquire Fox station KVHP from National Communications. Follow-Up. The FCC greenlighted the deal today.
scrabbleship 429 Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 Raycom is pushing the NewsON Roku channel hard and is giving away the latest model to a lucky viewer of each of their stations.
IndyNewsOpens 83 Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 Raycom is pushing the NewsON Roku channel hard and is giving away the latest model to a lucky viewer of each of their stations. Does Roku still have that slow, awful interface like in the 2 and 3? Anyways, good for them. Is this at all the Raycom stations yet? I'll have to check my closest Raycom station, WFIE.
TheRolyPoly 2641 Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Does Roku still have that slow, awful interface like in the 2 and 3? Anyways, good for them. Is this at all the Raycom stations yet? I'll have to check my closest Raycom station, WFIE. Better yet, check my "Local News on Roku" thread to see if WFIE is available on NewsON.
bobvick 9 Posted June 17, 2016 Posted June 17, 2016 Does Roku still have that slow, awful interface like in the 2 and 3? Anyways, good for them. Is this at all the Raycom stations yet? I'll have to check my closest Raycom station, WFIE. I have a Roku 4 and a 4th Gen AppleTV. I have always been (and still am) an Apple fanboy, but I find myself using the Roku 4 about twice as much as the 4th Gen AppleTV. It is just as fast, and there is more content, and it is 4K capable.
CircleSeven 1963 Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 The KVHP deal was consummated on Monday.
TexasTVNews 1379 Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 KAUZ has now a new logo on the stations website.
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 958 Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 KAUZ has now a new logo on the stations website. Nice & simple.. Better than the previous one... Interestingly enough.. While scouring the website, I saw at least 3 color variations of the 6 - A white 6 on a red background, a red 6 on a white background, and a blue 6 on a white background...
newsn8te 202 Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 KAUZ has now a new logo on the stations website. Not a bad looking logo, but certainly could be better. It's definitely 100% better than the previous logo.
IndyNewsOpens 83 Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Is it me, or does the 6 in the KAUZ logo look very long? Just something I noticed.
Rusty Muck 4426 Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Is it me, or does the 6 in the KAUZ logo look very long? Just something I noticed. In comparison to WSYX's short, stubby 6?
Samantha 2905 Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 KAUZ needed that. FWIW, I think that 6 is properly scaled.
T.L. Hughes 907 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 In comparison to WSYX's short, stubby 6? It's actually quite funny you mentioned WSYX, considering KAUZ's new logo looks pretty similar to the one that was used by the former from 1977 to 1984 as WTVN.
CLETVFan 369 Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 There's a Traffic Reporter/Anchor opening at WOIO and WUAB in Cleveland, OH. Laura DeMaria currently holds that role, but I don't know if it's a fill-in a permanent replacement for her. I wouldn't be surprised though if they do go through more on-air changes, especially in the morning, and especially with their new GM (the second in two years since Bill Applegate retired).
newsn8te 202 Posted November 22, 2016 Posted November 22, 2016 If you've ever wondered what the current Scripps graphics and former Raycom graphics would look combined together into one package, then check out WFLX!
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