TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 WILM in Wilmington NC simulcasts WRAL's morning, noon, 6p, and 11p newscasts, along with inserting a quick Wilmington weather outlook that doesn't air on WRAL. I don't recall if they air any specific issues related to the city, as it's been years since I've been there, but I do recall the weather forecasts. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-166733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2447 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 WILM in Wilmington NC simulcasts WRAL's morning, noon, 6p, and 11p newscasts, along with inserting a quick Wilmington weather outlook that doesn't air on WRAL. I don't recall if they air any specific issues related to the city, as it's been years since I've been there, but I do recall the weather forecasts. Plus all weekend newscasts (minus the 10pm from WRAZ). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-166734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Used to until January 5th, 2015 when they stopped doing it. Now, its just a simulcast of KXXV 25's morning (4:30-7:00am), midday (11:00-11:30am) and 5:00pm newscasts on weekdays. I think KWTX 10/KBTX 3 has always been separate but actually (DISCLAMER - following information from Wikipedia), KCEN 6/KAGS 23 was like one from 2003-2011 when KAGS was KMAY-LP and simulcasted KCEN with no local programming. London then relaunched KMAY as KAGS-LD in 2011 with a small scale news department. So to answer your question... KWTX/KBTX? No. KCEN/KAGS? Yes. KAGS goes back even further than KMAY : K76CL > K63DL > KMAY > KAGS (K76CL and K63DL were how we could get NBC in the dorm at Texas A&M in the 80s without cable) - without cable, you had KBTX, KAMU, and (if the antenna was pointed just right) K76CL/K63DL. No ABC, no Fox, no independents... Also, IIRC, sometime during the late 90s/early 2000s, KBTX and KWTX ran some shared local news programming - I believe it was noon, but could have been 5pm. Not sure if I have something on tape... Jim Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-166749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2896 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Also, IIRC, sometime during the late 90s/early 2000s, KBTX and KWTX ran some shared local news programming - I believe it was noon, but could have been 5pm. Not sure if I have something on tape... Jim The NMSA has a sample for a combined noon open. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-166750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plnewsfan 9 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 In Italy, Rai 3 Alto Adige airs TGR TAA newscasts at 14:00 CET and 19:30 CET. They have two anchors in Bolzano and Trento which are alternating between stories. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-179394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 I read on another thread that WSAZ no longer does a Charleston Split. The two anchors based in Charleston and Huntington appear side by side at the open and throughout the newscast; they both say good night at the end. Also, W16CE may be silent. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-219418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner 32 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'll just add for a comparison from up here; CFRN Edmonton (CTV) produces 5-minute inserts for several markets in Northern Alberta. They're seen on cable/transmitters. CFCN Calgary produces a separate 5pm show for the Lethbridge area before taking the 6pm show. CTV Saskatchewan does something similar with stations in Yorkton/Regina and Prince Albert/Saskatoon. Unlike the above stations, these stations are all separately licensed but the smaller stations take their news from larger nearby markets and have done so for many years. The Atlantic and Northern Ontario stations for CTV air the same newscasts with no inserts/opt-outs. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-219420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Northerner said: The Atlantic and Northern Ontario stations for CTV air the same newscasts with no inserts/opt-outs. Do they air separate advertising? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-219421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner 32 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, mvcg66b3r said: Do they air separate advertising? They can - technically the 3 Atlantic and 4 Northern Ontario stations are licensed separately (their own call letters) with small local sales teams, creative staff and news reporters sending reports to one central location - Halifax for the Atlantic and North Bay in Ontario. The master controls are hubbed out however to Toronto. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-219422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 hour ago, mvcg66b3r said: I read on another thread that WSAZ no longer does a Charleston Split. The two anchors based in Charleston and Huntington appear side by side at the open and throughout the newscast; they both say good night at the end. Also, W16CE may be silent. FCC did greenlight the silent STA for W16CE last month (after they turned it on for a couple of days, I guess to keep the license intact). But they filed to convert the signal into digital on channel 27 (W27EF-D), And the FCC granted that last month. It remains to be seen if they're going to light this up. after conversion. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-219424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 On 12/30/2018 at 11:41 PM, CircleSeven said: FCC did greenlight the silent STA for W16CE last month (after they turned it on for a couple of days, I guess to keep the license intact). But they filed to convert the signal into digital on channel 27 (W27EF-D), And the FCC granted that last month. It remains to be seen if they're going to light this up. after conversion. It went live on November 25. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-255074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Even WOWK tried a split-screen newscast in the final days of their ownership by Gateway. When they were sold to SJL, that went away and the news was anchored solely in Huntington, until the station itself packed up and moved to Charleston in 2012. Another reason the split screen may have fizzled out too was when Tom McGee was fired, again. Unlike the time before and the time after which were DUI related, this one was related to his newsroom antics. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14778-wsaz-charleston-split-question/page/2/#findComment-255103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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