CircleSeven 1944 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So it looks like Gray is planning to pull another KYLX/WZAW kind-of maneuvering. This time, it's in Augusta. There's an STA pending right now for that new Class A LP they just bought (WBEK 16 (now under the calls WRDW-CD)), to move to the same transmitting facility that it's currently occupied by full-power station, WAGT. Remember Gray is planning on turning off WAGT's full-power facility once the Schurz sale closes, and resell that spectrum in the incentive auction later this spring. So if this STA gets the greenlight, all they basically have to do is to turn down the power to 15 kW. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Even though the sale hasn't been approved yet it appears that Lockwood has already taken control of KAKE because at the bottom of KAKE's website it lists Lockwood Broadcasting Group as it's owner instead of Gray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 920 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 KWCH's GM is leaving. In the article, KWCH expects the sale to close February 1. http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/joan-barrett-to-leave-kwch12/37534172?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Okay. The first part of the slews of apps regarding this deal have been given the greenlight. The swap between Lockwood's WBXX & Gray's KAKE was approved today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NewsHound Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 So it looks like Gray is planning to pull another KYLX/WZAW kind-of maneuvering. This time, it's in Augusta. There's an STA pending right now for that new Class A LP they just bought (WBEK 16 (now under the calls WRDW-CD)), to move to the same transmitting facility that it's currently occupied by full-power station, WAGT. Remember Gray is planning on turning off WAGT's full-power facility once the Schurz sale closes, and resell that spectrum in the incentive auction later this spring. So if this STA gets the greenlight, all they basically have to do is to turn down the power to 15 kW. That's it. Okay. The first part of the slews of apps regarding this deal have been given the greenlight. The swap between Lockwood's WBXX & Gray's KAKE was approved today. Apparently word through the grapevine is that WAGT is planning to file an injunction against Gray Television and WRDW from continuing with the sale. So far WRDW hasn't taken control of WAGT and they were supposed to today, in fact TitanTV guide also has reflected the change was supposed to happen today and hasn't. WAGT is buying time and trying to fire back at anyone who talks about this (comments being deleted from Facebook, info being deleted from Wikipedia about it). It seems WAGT's damage control is say nothing about it, deny it, call out people who suggest it could be true as liars, and delete anything/ask for removal of anything that talks or considers that WRDW will take over WAGT. Instead of accept their fate, they are living in denial and fighting anyone who says the inevitable will happen. According to one media source here locally, the FCC is behind because of inclement weather in Washington last week. By next Monday, unless the possible injunction goes through, WRDW should be taking over WAGT and WAGT needs to face it and start planning their goodbye celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Gray is at it again... They have developed an excellent brand of this. The KYLX case was incredible because they managed to do this without changing a single technical parameter. What sort of grounds does WAGT have to file an injunction? (And why would WAGT, as Schurz, file an injunction? Do you mean WJBF?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Gray is at it again... They have developed an excellent brand of this. The KYLX case was incredible because they managed to do this without changing a single technical parameter. What sort of grounds does WAGT have to file an injunction? (And why would WAGT, as Schurz, file an injunction? Do you mean WJBF?) Yeah, and even if it was WAGT or WJBF, why would they file an informal injunction/petition to deny this late? Isn't there a certain deadline in which you have to file an injunction? I think that time has passed to file in this proceeding. It didn't take no more than a month for objectors to file a "petition of deny" of the KYES sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effseesee 101 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 On a different note, call sign changes took place yesterday in Rapid City. KEVN is now KOTA. KOTA is now KHME. (Interesting. The call signs switched back in the FCC database, but the changes are still in the call sign history). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 On a different note, call sign changes took place yesterday in Rapid City. KEVN is now KOTA. KOTA is now KHME. (Interesting. The call signs switched back in the FCC database, but the changes are still in the call sign history). Wikipedia says that KEVN is getting the ABC affiliation from KOTA. I thought KEVN was gonna launch ABC on a second digital subchannel. I'm so confused. If KEVN gets ABC on its main channel, then where will FOX end up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Wikipedia says that KEVN is getting the ABC affiliation from KOTA. I thought KEVN was gonna launch ABC on a second digital subchannel. I'm so confused. If KEVN gets ABC on its main channel, then where will FOX end up? Probably on KEVN-LD, the LPTV that Gray bought a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 According to this article, Gray and Lockwood completed their swap of WBXX and KAKE yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NewsHound Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I'm just going by what I've heard through the media grapevine about WAGT. Honestly I don't think they can stop it at this point, its going to happen. Also, I found this on WRDW's website last week (it was taken down shortly afterwards). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The FCC has greenlighted the radio station deals in South Bend, Lafayette & Rapid City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 That is one awfully generic 26... A typeface other than Myriad for the slogan would be a major improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 That is one awfully generic 26... A typeface other than Myriad for the slogan would be a major improvement. And why would they want to mirror the same logo that 12 has? The current 26 logo is good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extvtog 4 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Well WAGTs mirrors WJBFs presently.....that is why they may change it. I am very discouraged about what is most likely going to happen to WAGT. I don't think any plans have been really revealed as to its fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NewsHound Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Well WAGTs mirrors WJBFs presently.....that is why they may change it. I am very discouraged about what is most likely going to happen to WAGT. I don't think any plans have been really revealed as to its fate. Plans were revealed 2 weeks ago on WRDW's website with a February 1st launch. That is where I was able to snag that new logo, wish I had screenshot the entire page, as it was quickly taken down after WAGT found out about it. Two weeks have gone by, and as of this morning WAGT continues to be like a resiliant cockroach, no matter how many times you hit it, it still seems to survive. There is no telling at this point when or if WRDW and Gray will continue with their plans. As WAGT's newscasts continue to be riddled with technical gaffes and lack of on-air professionalism (last night's 11pm show was a complete disaster), one has to wonder how much longer this is going to go on for. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens NEXT Monday, and the Monday after that... Heck, lets wait and see what March looks like. Maybe they'll pull the trigger on April 1st and make everyone think it's an April Fools Joke. I think WRDW and Gray have totally missed the boat here, and I also think WAGT is buying time and taking this "screw you, we're here" approach that continues to make me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 97 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 From Northpine: Gray TV has quietly swapped some longtime Rapid City callsigns as it awaits FCC approval of its Black Hills TV merger and spinoff. The deal will result in Gray running both the ABC and FOX affiliations but only having one full-power TV license. The KOTA-TV callsign has been moved to Gray's channel 7, which was formerly KEVN. The station formerly known as KOTA-TV (RF channel 2, virtual channel 3) is now KHME, possibly referring to the MeTV affiliation that Legacy Broadcasting will retain when it takes over the station. The KEVN callsign continues on new low-power TV station KEVN-LD, channel 20. The FCC database says changes were official on Feb. 1. The deal, if approved by the FCC, calls for Gray to continue using virtual channel 3.1 for ABC programming under the KOTA-TV name despite selling the KHME license. As previously reported, Gray is divesting KHME and KHSD/11 (Lead) to Legacy for $1 and plans to switch longtime KOTA-TV satellites KDUH/4 (Scottsbluff, NE) and KSGW/12 (Sheridan, WY) to feeds of in-state Gray NBC affiliates. This means KHME will move to virtual channel 2 (same as RF channel). That's what RabbitEars says. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=17688#station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The FCC has greenlighted the WLUC transfer from Sincliar to Gray today. So we're almost there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Maybe the simplest solution is for Gray to sell WAGT? But to whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 38 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Maybe the simplest solution is for Gray to sell WAGT? But to whom? I would say Heartland Media, but that is a estimated guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Would you picture WAGT to be acquired by Tegna, Scripps, Raycom, or Meredith? Because if Tegna gets WAGT; there would be three Georgia TV Stations (WXIA and WMAZ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I don't think the Augusta situation is the issue. What could hold up this deal is possibly that lingering JSA that's operating in Wichita (Entravision's KDCU, and Schurz's KWCH and KSCW (under a failed waiver)). Gray has asked to continue with the JSA until the old date to unwind it (12/19/16) but we all know Congress act to expand that period another nine years. We all know Wheeler doesn't like JSAs, and as we saw in many previous deals, parties have voluntarily unwinded JSAs to get deals to go through, including Nexstar's recently completed deal to acquire Reiten's KX stations in North Dakota (they had a JSA with Forum's KBMY/KMCY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 427 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Would you picture WAGT to be acquired by Tegna, Scripps, Raycom, or Meredith? Because if Tegna gets WAGT; there would be three Georgia TV Stations (WXIA and WMAZ). No, no, they already have WFXG, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Okay, yet another FCC movement involving this deal. The FCC issued an NPRM (or a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) regarding Gray's proposal to change the city of license of KDUH from Scottsbluff, NE to Sidney, NE. Gray previously announced that it would convert the station from a satellite of Rapid City's KOTA-TV, to a satellite of it's North Platte station, KNOP. It also planned to change its callsign to KNEP. So basically it's in the comment phase of this proceeding. An if there aren't any objections upon this point, then the FCC would issue a Report & Order (R&O), effectively approving the COL change. We haven't seen a COL change of a full-power station, since Hearst's WPTZ change its COL from North Pole, NY to Plattsburgh, NY, and that proceeding lasted a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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