DonDonP1 113 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hello, everyone. I remembered the time when the Fox network aired a breaking news report on President Barack Obama's address on the Iran nuclear talk. At the end, Fox News Channel's Chief Anchor Shepard Smith said that he would return Fox and MyNetworkTV viewers to regular programming. Sorry for being curious and for going off the topic, but does your local MyNetworkTV station--whether or not owned by 21st Century Fox, Inc.--simlucast a Fox News Special Report for breaking news alongside your local Fox station? Mine--Seattle's KZJO 22 "Joe TV," sister station of KCPQ 13 Fox--has not. Here's the ending of Fox News' breaking news coverage from April 2nd of 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=3W6L5Eun8Vc;m=22;s=24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4175 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 MyTV is a two hours a night, five nights a week programming service, not a network per se. It's filler programming either in prime time or late night for a de facto independent station. Their affiliates may elect to pick up breaking news coverage either through their duopoly partner or through that partner's network affiliation. Remember that MyTV affiliates are not always co-owned with a Fox affiliate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 113 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 MyTV is a two hours a night, five nights a week programming service, not a network per se. It's filler programming either in prime time or late night for a de facto independent station. Their affiliates may elect to pick up breaking news coverage either through their duopoly partner or through that partner's network affiliation. Remember that MyTV affiliates are not always co-owned with a Fox affiliate. Hello, Myron, and thank you very much indeed for the reply. I'll keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 WDCA aired CBS News coverage during 9/11 when they were a UPN affiliate (shortly before they were bought by FOX), but other than that I never recall them simulcasting any breaking news, however they did take the liberty of airing regular FOX programming during a major snowstorm this past winter so WTTG could stay with rolling coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 WDCA aired CBS News coverage during 9/11 when they were a UPN affiliate (shortly before they were bought by FOX), but other than that I never recall them simulcasting any breaking news, however they did take the liberty of airing regular FOX programming during a major snowstorm this past winter so WTTG could stay with rolling coverage. During 9/11 didn't WUSA stay entirely local - focusing solely on the Pentagon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 During 9/11 didn't WUSA stay entirely local - focusing solely on the Pentagon? Yeah. I was in school at the time, but with what I read from DCRTV, they hardly cut over to Dan Rather's coverage unless Pres. Bush was speaking. I came home from school hoping to find solace from the news and WDCW was simulcasting WPIX, WDCA with CBS News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 393 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 WDCA aired CBS News coverage during 9/11 when they were a UPN affiliate (shortly before they were bought by FOX), but other than that I never recall them simulcasting any breaking news, however they did take the liberty of airing regular FOX programming during a major snowstorm this past winter so WTTG could stay with rolling coverage. UPN carried CBS News, while Fox-owned UPN affiliates deferred to FNC (with the exception of WWOR, which kept local coverage). The WB simulcasted CNN, and PAX carried NBC News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDonP1 113 Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 WDCA aired CBS News coverage during 9/11 when they were a UPN affiliate (shortly before they were bought by FOX), but other than that I never recall them simulcasting any breaking news, however they did take the liberty of airing regular FOX programming during a major snowstorm this past winter so WTTG could stay with rolling coverage. KSTW, the then-UPN 11 (now CW 11) in Seattle simulcasted CBS' breaking news coverage as well. That was a month and 18 days before the old Viacom--now the CBS Corporation--swapped WDCA and Houston's KTXH to Fox in exchange for San Francisco's KBHK (now KBCW). Oh, the memories. Lest we forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sinclair owns the MyNetworkTV and The CW stations in Milwaukee. Neither have a news operation, and I don't believe either have ever carried any sort of special report coverage that I can recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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