CircleSeven 1960 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Scott from FTVLive said that Channel 5 could be (ugh!) expanding to its already extremely-long morning newscast. It's new 10am hour of its morning broadcast could debut on June 12. Should this stick, the station would air SEVEN straight hours of local news in the morning. That's just plain pitiful.
Georgie56 3318 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Sickening. There really is no news impulse control in LA.
NEOMatrix 1305 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 That's overkill! What's next? Adding a newscast at 3am?
Eat News 4745 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Sickening. There really is no news impulse control in LA. Looks like they are bulking up... Before a BIG diet.
nobody 20 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 the more time for extended police chase coverage the better, that's what I always say....
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 I guess an additional hour of news means one less hour of "who's the baby's daddy?"
Greggo 358 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Even with another hour at 10a they still won't have as much news as WGN.
FiveNews 378 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Believe it or not, I believe LA can sustain this additional hour. KTLAs brand and the Morning News brand are very strong. I don't think they wouldn't have taken this on if they don't see themselves being successful. Plus, I think they are continuing to capitalize on KTTVs extreme weakness in the mornings right now. If you count the 3:30am KTLA Morning News Rewind show, that's 7.5hrs for them in the morning!!
TheRolyPoly 2559 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 If this sticks, LA will then have weekday local news from 4am-2pm and 3-11:35pm.
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 If this sticks, LA will then have weekday local news from 4am-2pm and 3-11:35pm. It's surprising at this point that there isn't a 24 hour local news channel on cable, a la NY1 or News Channel 8. Was there ever such a thing in LA, I can't remember off the top of my head.
CalItalian2 163 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 It's surprising at this point that there isn't a 24 hour local news channel on cable, a la NY1 or News Channel 8. Was there ever such a thing in LA, I can't remember off the top of my head. OCN was the closest thing to a quasi-24 hour news channel in the Los Angeles area (Orange County) http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/08/business/fi-43395. Theta Cable/Group W/Century/Adelphia/Time Warner/Spectrum have been the providers to the city of Los Angeles over the decades and never initiated a cable channel. Having personally seen Theta, Group W, Century and Adelphia studios in various parts of Los Angeles from the late 70's through early 2000's, they all ran it on the cheap. But with up to 7 tv newsrooms in Los Angeles at its peak, who really ever needed it.
CalItalian2 163 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 This would replace Celebrity Name Game which airs two half hours from 10-11 am. Celebrity Name Game is ending its syndication run in early September.
Guest Former Member 207 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 OCN was the closest thing to a quasi-24 hour news channel in the Los Angeles area (Orange County) http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/08/business/fi-43395. Theta Cable/Group W/Adelphia/Time Warner/Spectrum have been the providers to the city of Los Angeles over the decades and never initiated a cable channel. Having personally seen Theta, Group W and Adelphia studios in various parts of Los Angeles from the late 70's through early 2000's, they all ran it on the cheap. But with up to 7 tv newsrooms in Los Angeles at its peak, who really ever needed it. Ironically enough, one of OCN's first content partners was KTLA. OCN had a reporter come on the KTLA Morning News (I forget if it was once or twice per show), and do a rundown of daily headlines from Orange County. Since the Orange County Register was a part-owner in OCN, some of their content was also included in those KTLA-OCN daily rundowns. In the couple of years before OCN shut down for good, they and KCBS-TV partnered up on some stories as well. The only local cable news service currently in the market is Spectrum News in the Antelope Valley (far-northern Los Angeles County).
Eat News 4745 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 The only local cable news service currently in the market is Spectrum News in the Antelope Valley (far-northern Los Angeles County). ...Which is being run by "N.B.G"...while hubby "Gonzo" anchors in da Bako just a few crow miles away.... Just WHAT are those 2 up to?
Action Newsroom 1299 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Me as a kid (the local news connoisseur that I was) would've loved this news (and the realization that the LA market is basically a 24-hour cable network now). Me right now finds this utterly insane.
Eat News 4745 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Me as a kid (the local news connoisseur that I was) would've loved this news (and the realization that the LA market is basically a 24-hour cable network now). Me right now finds this utterly insane. Remember KTLA is also committing to having the helo up during that hour also.
jbnews 344 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 4-10am is long enough. 3 hours each per anchor team. Why don't they add news at 5 or something?
fan of la tv 47 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Even with another hour at 10a they still won't have as much news as WGN. If you includes weekends, this would put KTLA's news output to 71.5 hours a week compared to WGN's 70.5 hours a week.
fan of la tv 47 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 Believe it or not, I believe LA can sustain this additional hour. KTLAs brand and the Morning News brand are very strong. I don't think they wouldn't have taken this on if they don't see themselves being successful. Plus, I think they are continuing to capitalize on KTTVs extreme weakness in the mornings right now. If you count the 3:30am KTLA Morning News Rewind show, that's 7.5hrs for them in the morning!! I agree they are capitalizing on KTTV's weakness as KTTV already has a 30-minute 10 a.m. show. With KTLA's numbers continuing to rise in the mornings, makes sense for them to expand.
Greggo 358 Posted May 22, 2017 Posted May 22, 2017 If you includes weekends, this would put KTLA's news output to 71.5 hours a week compared to WGN's 70.5 hours a week. I was talking about weekdays only, not cumulative. Right now, KTLA has 10.5 hours each weekday. (11 if you count the rewind.) The extra hour would take them up to 11.5 (or 12). WGN has 12.5 hours each weekday. But, yes, you're right ... if you add weekends and look at the week as a whole, KTLA narrowly overtakes WGN. WGN also airs an hour of Celebrity Name Game at 10a, but I doubt they'd follow KTLA's lead and replace it with news because then they'd have nonstop news from 4a-1p weekdays.
Eat News 4745 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 I was talking about weekdays only, not cumulative. Right now, KTLA has 10.5 hours each weekday. (11 if you count the rewind.) The extra hour would take them up to 11.5 (or 12). WGN has 12.5 hours each weekday. . 8.2 hours of TV News is the minimum recommended daily amount of news for the average diet. The KTLA show is much leaner and healthier for you. The WGN show is more fatty...and it's chocked with sugar...but it's oh so very yummy on a cold winter day.
CalItalian2 163 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Remember KTLA is also committing to having the helo up during that hour also. I should hope so in Los Angeles. Last week, KNBC had both of their helicopters on simultaniously with both helicopter reporters covering different angles of a car chase which is the first I've seen in this town. They stayed on NBC 4 over 10 minutes into Jimmy Fallon's show, too.
Eat News 4745 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 I should hope so in Los Angeles. Last week, KNBC had both of their helicopters on simultaniously with both helicopter reporters covering different angles of a car chase which is the first I've seen in this town. They stayed on NBC 4 over 10 minutes into Jimmy Fallon's show, too. They continued it online with the TM reporter finishing up when KNBC-1 had to get fuel. If you want to get real hard core KNBC Chopper fans Monitor the 161.760 and the 450mhz system (2-way) in LA...track the Airships on Flightradar24.com...and folo on the live KNBC internet helo feeds....
Journalist 894 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 That's overkill! What's next? Adding a newscast at 3am? Don't jinx it. KTLA executives are reading this thread for ideas.
CalItalian2 163 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Don't jinx it. KTLA executives are reading this thread for ideas.Considering how many people I see on the freeways in the 4 am hour, there is highly likely an audience for it in Southern California (as long as you can get advertisers on board).
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