Gdpweatherman 4 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 In case anyone's curious, my TV guide still shows "NBC 33 News" even after the affiliate switch (on 21.2). It would seriously just add more confusion if they don't switch the name, but they must be waiting on the new studio to debut the change. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdpweatherman 4 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Well, the switch has taken place, but with a few glitches on Dish and DirecTV. Apparently all issues will be resolved by 3pm today and the new studios are on schedule to debut October 1. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon 37 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 21.2 - NBC33 is currently airing promos that show the new logo. (Edited: I can't take direct screen caps but I did capture this with my cell phone.) [GALLERY=media, 930]20160806_060005 by Devon posted Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM[/GALLERY] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdpweatherman 4 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 21.2 - NBC33 is currently airing promos that show the new logo. (Edited: I can't take direct screen caps but I did capture this with my cell phone.) [GALLERY=media, 930]20160806_060005 by Devon posted Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM[/GALLERY] I think they've actually been using that logo since the switch other than during newscasts. Funny you posted this--I just saw the promo last night. ABC 21 Alive hasn't been doing any promotion for the fall. Also, I really hope this isn't the case, but I believe NBC Ft. Wayne is getting the same studio as CBS in Duluth. [GALLERY=media, 932]CBS Duluth Anchor Desk by Gdpweatherman posted Aug 6, 2016 at 8:51 AM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 931]Image by Gdpweatherman posted Aug 6, 2016 at 8:48 AM[/GALLERY] I personally don't like the look--it looks outdated already! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1299 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I PRAY that WPTA 21.2 doesn't get the CBS3 Duluth set. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I think they've actually been using that logo since the switch other than during newscasts. Funny you posted this--I just saw the promo last night. ABC 21 Alive hasn't been doing any promotion for the fall. Also, I really hope this isn't the case, but I believe NBC Ft. Wayne is getting the same studio as CBS in Duluth. [GALLERY=media, 932]CBS Duluth Anchor Desk by Gdpweatherman posted Aug 6, 2016 at 8:51 AM[/GALLERY] [GALLERY=media, 931]Image by Gdpweatherman posted Aug 6, 2016 at 8:48 AM[/GALLERY] I personally don't like the look--it looks outdated already! Looks like an atomic bomb going off inside that desk. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4378 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 21.2 - NBC33 is currently airing promos that show the new logo. (Edited: I can't take direct screen caps but I did capture this with my cell phone.) [GALLERY=media, 930]20160806_060005 by Devon posted Aug 6, 2016 at 9:34 AM[/GALLERY] The NBC peacock feather as an apostrophe is... well... interesting. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 517 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Can we all take a moment to salute 21 Alive on mimicking the former CBS O&O open for like a second or two?? lol -- Matt Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Can we all take a moment to salute 21 Alive on mimicking the former CBS O&O open for like a second or two?? lol -- Matt This is what happens when you take parts of the CBS and NBC O&O looks and make them into its own package. You get what WPTA put together. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2447 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 This is what happens when you take parts of the CBS and NBC O&O looks and make them into its own package. You get what WPTA put together. CBS and NBC packages = ABC affiliate Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Can we all take a moment to salute 21 Alive on mimicking the former CBS O&O open for like a second or two?? lol -- Matt Those graphics actually aren't that bad for a small market. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 917 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 There's a slight hint of Hearst too Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4378 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Can we all take a moment to salute 21 Alive on mimicking the former CBS O&O open for like a second or two?? lol -- Matt This looks like a million bucks. ESPECIALLY for a (now former) Granite station. And then you look at how badly WKBW deteriorated from 2008 to 2014... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdpweatherman 4 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 This looks like a million bucks. ESPECIALLY for a (now former) Granite station. And then you look at how badly WKBW deteriorated from 2008 to 2014... The graphics aren't bad, but that studio is just plain sad. An anchor desk, a couple TVs...and that's it. The new studio can't come soon enough. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-156943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon 37 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 WPTA actually uses their newsroom. It looks a little empty on weekend nights though. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-157003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdpweatherman 4 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 New promo being ran for Fort Wayne's NBC with the new team: . Linda Jackson (anchor) and Chris Daniels (meteorologist) are being moved from ABC mornings to NBC evenings. Tom Powell (anchor) and Adam Shear (sports) from WSJV in South Bend will join them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-160298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3307 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Can we all take a moment to salute 21 Alive on mimicking the former CBS O&O open for like a second or two?? lol -- Matt Nice fusion of the former CBS O&O and NBC O&O packages. This is awesome. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-160325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 468 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I guess things change, it's better than Granite ownership. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2447 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 I guess things change, it's better than Granite ownership. Well it does look like that 21Alive is going away. Sad. :'( Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 468 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Well it does look like that 21Alive is going away. Sad. :'( It's a shame to see it go away. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2896 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Another bland Quincy logo, too. I can see why "21 Alive" was ditched, but... Quincy can't make a decent, non-generic logo of late. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Another bland Quincy logo, too. I can see why "21 Alive" was ditched, but... Quincy can't make a decent, non-generic logo of late. The only logo that stood out to me through all these Quincy changes was the WEEK's 25 logo. And only because it looked similar to the WKOW/WREX logos. Other than that, Quincy isn't any different than Nexstar in "recycling" blandish logos. I'm also surprise that the station decided to go super-generic and use the "ABC 21" branding, instead of using one of their other similar brandings used by its sister stations ("21 News" or "WPTA News" (which I thought they were going to use that)). I understand that the "Alive" branding is extremely outdated in today's time. But the "21 Alive" brand still has some resonance with viewers in Northeast Indiana, the same way as "Action News" in Binghamton. If WXIA can still use 11 Alive, why can't WPTA keep it? I can care less how long they've used it. You do have to give kudos to Quincy for pouring in the dough to modernize the acquired stations (something it's previous owner did not do). But i'm not thrilled of stripping legacy brandings away from its stations in the process. I guess they probably cared less about them. How long have WAOW used the "Newsline 9" branding? Surprised they haven't stripped that too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 917 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I wonder if their website address will change too, seeing that it's www.21alive.com?? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 The only logo that stood out to me through all these Quincy changes was the WEEK's 25 logo. And only because it looked similar to the WKOW/WREX logos. Other than that, Quincy isn't any different than Nexstar in "recycling" blandish logos. I'm also surprise that the station decided to go super-generic and use the "ABC 21" branding, instead of using one of their other similar brandings used by its sister stations ("21 News" or "WPTA News" (which I thought they were going to use that)). I understand that the "Alive" branding is extremely outdated in today's time. But the "21 Alive" brand still has some resonance with viewers in Northeast Indiana, the same way as "Action News" in Binghamton. If WXIA can still use 11 Alive, why can't WPTA keep it? I can care less how long they've used it. . Branding cost money, stations are cutting back on expensive branding. Now I would never (again) pay for sex...and never pay for "Alive" branding in 2016. It's akin to having a lime green row house in Baltimore...while all the others are painted red. (shout out!) The worst part about the Alive branding is you cannot use people over 35 in the promos....you run the risk of them feeling "old"...not "Alive". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 1002 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 The worst part about the Alive branding is you cannot use people over 35 in the promos....you run the risk of them feeling "old"...not "Alive". So, 21 Barely ALIVE then? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15111-ft-wayne-affiliation-switches-wpta-and-wise/page/3/#findComment-161495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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