David Salter JR 66 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 If so, that'll be the best thing about his presidency... finally getting rid of E/I restrictions. if he were to attempt that, how much pushback will he get from congress and/or the broadcasting industry? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmediaguy 123 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 if he were to attempt that, how much pushback will he get from congress and/or the broadcasting industry? Probably pushback from Congress. Accolades from the broadcasting industry. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 if he were to attempt that, how much pushback will he get from congress and/or the broadcasting industry? Jack Hanna would definitely not be happy. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 591 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I find it interesting that their on air branding (for now) is "Countdown NBC Boston". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Jack Hanna would definitely not be happy. I would be kinda pissed because E/I is how we indoctrinate the small humans and preach global warming, saving the whales and FISHES (whales suck anyway) and us sharks. Without E/I there would be no "save the planet" and all the production houses in Canada will go broke. Yes, Jack Hanna and his critters will be very sad, but those critters are overworked and non-union performers so that's ok. And what about all those great "Teen Newscast" that look 10 times better than anything KRON. Thank God and Neptune that E/I is probably not on the radar in the first 4 years...cuz if you start messing with my E/I....you be messing with my moral compass. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1299 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Jack Hanna would definitely not be happy. Forget Jack Hanna! Litton would be PISSED!!!!! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2418 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Forget Jack Hanna! Litton would be PISSED!!!!! And I'll be glad. Its about time that affiliates get their on-air time back on Saturday mornings. This can also help Sunday mornings for those who have to push E/I back due to other commitments. In other words, I hope they end those E/I restrictions once and for all. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroiter313 180 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 And I'll be glad. Its about time that affiliates get their on-air time back on Saturday mornings. This can also help Sunday mornings for those who have to push E/I back due to other commitments. In other words, I hope they end those E/I restrictions once and for all. Couldn't agree with you more! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I find it interesting that their on air branding (for now) is "Countdown NBC Boston". I don't know what else they could call themselves. They have to establish the "NBC Boston" brand without any preceding brands to build off of. Outside of using NECN to build up their news department, WBTS is for all intents and purposes a start-up operation. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroupWBZ 73 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I don't know what else they could call themselves. They have to establish the "NBC Boston" brand without any preceding brands to build off of. Outside of using NECN to build up their news department, WBTS is for all intents and purposes a start-up operation. You know how long it's gonna take for people receiving it OTA to adjust? I read an article once that WHDH still gets calls from elderly viewers asking where 60 Minutes is, 21 years later. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 979 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I remember TheRob saying once that WDAF and KSHB still get calls from people who didn't get the memo that WDAF is no longer NBC, and KSHB is no longer Fox, so it's not unheard of... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Salter JR 66 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 And I'll be glad. Its about time that affiliates get their on-air time back on Saturday mornings. This can also help Sunday mornings for those who have to push E/I back due to other commitments. In other words, I hope they end those E/I restrictions once and for all. why haven't the broadcasters challenged the legality of E/I yet, the supreme court in my opinion would rule it unconstituitional Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I wanted to note, now, that NBCBoston.com is now live. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I wanted to note, now, that NBCBoston.com is now live. It came online on Wednesday, a day earlier than they were supposed to. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2429 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 why haven't the broadcasters challenged the legality of E/I yet, the supreme court in my opinion would rule it unconstitutional Because Litton, DHX and other syndicators have come along, bought out the burden and turned it into a 'make something out of nothing' opportunity. They lease out the time for a price and let Litton worry about the work. I think E/I can still work, but they have to kill the +13 audience loophole that allows more advertising and host-selling and have turned the requirements into a gauntlet of 'talking down' nature doc shows and game shows on the cheap, with preschoolers basically having to become beggars for Sprout and Nick Jr. to get non-PBS kids programming. And no...no bringing back cartoons (which posters on other boards would prefer); we're past the point of no return with broadcast and today's animation producers would loathe network S&P in every way. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 979 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Didn't Animaniacs openly decry the E/I rules when they were new? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Didn't Animaniacs openly decry the E/I rules when they were new? Wheel of Morality, turn turn turn, tell us the lesson that we should learn... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Because Litton, DHX and other syndicators have come along, bought out the burden and turned it into a 'make something out of nothing' opportunity. They lease out the time for a price and let Litton worry about the work. I think E/I can still work, but they have to kill the +13 audience loophole that allows more advertising and host-selling and have turned the requirements into a gauntlet of 'talking down' nature doc shows and game shows on the cheap, with preschoolers basically having to become beggars for Sprout and Nick Jr. to get non-PBS kids programming. And no...no bringing back cartoons (which posters on other boards would prefer); we're past the point of no return with broadcast and today's animation producers would loathe network S&P in every way. The other issue is the mandated three hours a week of programming, no matter what. Some stations have been creative with that: here in Cleveland, WKYC put E/I shows daily at 12:30 and on Saturday at 11 for a few years** while WJW places the Fox-distributed XPloration Station from 11:30-2:30 or as wraparounds on late Saturday/Sunday afternoons. ** Currently, and in the past, WKYC has had to juggle the E/I shows around while running text crawls indicating when the shows will air next week. Often WKYC will have to preempt the last 30 minutes of "Saturday Today" and push the last hour of "Channel 3 News Today" to 8:30am-9:30am, while in theory it's meant to run from 9am-10am. E/I also forced them to discontinue their Saturday noon newscast a few years back, which debuted shortly after Multimedia took majority control of the station. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1299 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Wait, I thought Saturday Today ran 90 minutes nationally if BPL was coming on later at 12:30. That's actually a local opt-out? I ask because WFMJ runs its newscasts 8:30-9:30 and E/I 9:30-12:30 if BPL comes on later that day, as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 149 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 It runs full two hours but they have the opt out time after 90 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 It runs full two hours but they have the opt out time after 90 Seems like it's standard operating procedure among NBC affiliates to have that 9:30am-12:30pm E/I window. Did NBC always have an 8:30am opt-out for Saturday Today or was that instituted recently? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsBuffy 18 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Seems like it's standard operating procedure among NBC affiliates to have that 9:30am-12:30pm E/I window. Did NBC always have an 8:30am opt-out for Saturday Today or was that instituted recently? Yeah but most don't opt out. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Yeah but most don't opt out.' WCSH in Portland, ME (and its satellite WLBZ in Bangor) started opting out a half-hour early to run old episodes of "Bill Green's Maine." Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyNewsOpens 83 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Looks like WTHR opts out for an extra hour of "Eyewitness News Weekend Sunrise", or that's how it looks on the TitanTV guide, not sure. Don't have that fancy Spectrum cable box yet to look it up there (we're upgrading soon). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 WRC usually goes back to News 4 Today from 8:30-10am, WRAL does the same for local news, but from 9:30-10 as they normally start Weekend Today at 8am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/15356-wbts-home-of-nbc-boston/page/8/#findComment-162906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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