newsbot 269 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 WHDH has announced special storm coverage tomorrow; in addition to their usual 8A-11A news block, they'll have special coverage at noon and continuous coverage from 6p-11:30p. Once again leveraging their advantages as an independent. WFXT under Cox briefly made a ripple in the ratings when they first came to town with saturation Nor'easter coverage. Will history repeat itself with Channel 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 WHDH has announced special storm coverage tomorrow; in addition to their usual 8A-11A news block, they'll have special coverage at noon and continuous coverage from 6p-11:30p. Once again leveraging their advantages as an independent. WFXT under Cox briefly made a ripple in the ratings when they first came to town with saturation Nor'easter coverage. Will history repeat itself with Channel 7? Yes because WHDH can now be on for as long as it want to without anyone telling them they have to go back and air pointless stupud shit when they can be rather airing potential life-saving weather information. Advantages of being Independent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 And now you know. The rest of the story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Spoke too soon - looks like WHDH (and WFXT) bailed out at 8PM. WCVB was all over it, though, with the A-Team of Maria and Ed and a troika of meteorologists on the set including Harvey, Wank and even JC from the end of the NFL game thru 9P. WHDH took over from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 WHDH is groaning under the strain of all those additional news hours at its current staffing levels; double shifts and six day work weeks are not uncommon. Morale and ratings are holding up, though, if this union memo is to be believed: http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/1/31/being-run-ragged-in-boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 WHDH is groaning under the strain of all those additional news hours at its current staffing levels; double shifts and six day work weeks are not uncommon. Morale and ratings are holding up, though, if this union memo is to be believed: http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/1/31/being-run-ragged-in-boston Show me a union member that does not want the overtime hours...and these days overtime is rare in union shops. Of course the ones getting screwed are the salary, mid mgmt and interns. Are they making all those O-T hours at NBC Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Well, the January numbers are out, and the news isn't good for WHDH. Of all stations, WBZ appears to have reaped the benefits of all the market upheaval. http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local/boston/january-2017-ratings-results-for-boston.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Well, the January numbers are out, and the news isn't good for WHDH. Of all stations, WBZ appears to have reaped the benefits of all the market upheaval. http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local/boston/january-2017-ratings-results-for-boston.html Thanks to the switch, its more now WCVB vs. WBZ. This is probably the best thing that has ever happened to WBZ in such a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks to the switch, its more now WCVB vs. WBZ. This is probably the best thing that has ever happened to WBZ in such a long time. Here is the problem when you release daily ratings as as guide to station success... It's splitting hairs! To be totally fair you would have to show all the "split hairs" in the ratings for accuracy. But ratings are never about accuracy...it's about bullshit...and spin. What this does show, is that the news war is heating up in Boston on a much bigger front. This is getting good. Who will run out of money first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Who will run out of money first? The conventional wisdom says Ansin, naturally, but he has hired away ace political reporter Sharman Sacchetti from FOX 25, who left suddenly before the presidential election. Ex-WCVB anchor Heather Unruh is hinting at a pending career move, but it's not clear if she'll remain in-market. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1489 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Here is the problem when you release daily ratings as as guide to station success... It's splitting hairs! To be totally fair you would have to show all the "split hairs" in the ratings for accuracy. But ratings are never about accuracy...it's about bullshit...and spin. What this does show, is that the news war is heating up in Boston on a much bigger front. This is getting good. Who will run out of money first? I generally agree, especially in markets that still run on the diary. But this does at least give a rudimentary sense of WHDH's future, and those drops are pretty significant for the first month of being an independent. I would have expected them to hold their own on at least one or two of those timeslots. When KRON went independent, as I recall it took a few sweeps cycles before their ratings really cratered. Maybe viewer habits are no longer what we thought they were before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I generally agree, especially in markets that still run on the diary. But this does at least give a rudimentary sense of WHDH's future, and those drops are pretty significant for the first month of being an independent. I would have expected them to hold their own on at least one or two of those timeslots. When KRON went independent (aka MyNetworkTV), as I recall it took a few sweeps cycles before their ratings really cratered. Maybe viewer habits are no longer what we thought they were before. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Fixed. No. After losing NBC, KRON went Independent first. Then they went with MyNet in '06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 No. After losing NBC, KRON went Independent first. Then they went with MyNet in '06. Oh whoops, never mind. Apologies on my end. With MyTV being nothing now, most are treating it as Independents including KRON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4225 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Who will run out of money first? Ansin still has his profitable real estate holdings and the gobs of revenue from WSVN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4225 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 If I were at Cox corporate, I'd be totally alarmed at WFXT's ratings, or lack thereof. Seriously they are horrendous by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 A couple of boo-boos at the Circle 7 Ranch the last couple of days: 1. Last night during a report on anti-Trump protests a "F*CK DAPL" sign was in clear view. 2. Sharman Sacchetti closed one of her live shots during today's 4PM newscast with "Fox 25 News." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Sarah French is the latest high-profile defector from 7News: https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/02/09/channel-anchor-reporter-sarah-french-leaving-station/91keKA5UwUVaoplLpNAIBN/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsx3 17 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Article on the Globe site today - Ansin sells WLVI airwaves but will keep station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Article on the Globe site today - Ansin sells WLVI airwaves but will keep station In other words, either it will channel-share or become WHDH 7.2 to replace This Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 427 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 In other words, either it will channel-share or become WHDH 7.2 to replace This Boston. I wonder how the picture quality will look with 7.1 at 1080p, 7.2 at 720p, and with two 480i subs (This on 7.3, Buzzr on 7.4). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The virtual channel for The CW will still be mapped as "56.1", as if these were two separate channels. But since they'll be sharing the same frequency, yes the PQ will degrade. And add those two subs (This TV & Buzzr), it'll be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I wonder how the picture quality will look with 7.1 at 1080p, 7.2 at 720p, and with two 480i subs (This on 7.3, Buzzr on 7.4). Keep in mind that under ATSC 3.0 (still pending, of course, but appears headed for fast-tracking under the Pai FCC) there is a much more efficient codec that maintains picture quality with multiple subchannels. In the meantime, I wouldn't put it past WHDH to downrez 7.1 to 720p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleckrohto 20 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Article on the Globe site today - Ansin sells WLVI airwaves but will keep station Does this mean WBTS-LD will end up buying the WLVI signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroupWBZ 73 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Does this mean WBTS-LD will end up buying the WLVI signal? I'm sure NBC would be pleased. What that signal maps to via PSIP though I have no idea. Presumably WLVI continues to map to 56.1 as others have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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