Conrad 113 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Looking at Page 4, there are a lot of states that they will have covered very well. Alabama: only missing Mobile. Louisiana: only missing Lafayette. Kentucky: really, they will have 100% coverage, since while a couple counties are in the Nashville market, WBKO serves them just as well or better. South Carolina: only missing the Upstate (Greenville et. al.). Ohio: while they are missing some of the markets, their coverage will be much improved. Mississippi: only missing Greenville and Columbus-Tupelo. Then there's that Raycom/Meredith reciprocal agreement. Greenville (SC) and Mobile have Meredith which essentially complete those states. In Flint, Gray and Meredith overlap. If Gray takes the reciprocal agreement, would WJRT (Gray) or WNEM (Meredith) be sold? Does it even exist? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-207675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Kenneth Ferrer 0 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 ICYDK: The Raycom stations that will be acquired by Gray Television are possibly adding new programs such as "MomsEveryday" to their schedules. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-207997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 979 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 So how does Raycom's employee ownership factor into the sale? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-208086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Then there's that Raycom/Meredith reciprocal agreement. Greenville (SC) and Mobile have Meredith which essentially complete those states. In Flint, Gray and Meredith overlap. If Gray takes the reciprocal agreement, would WJRT (Gray) or WNEM (Meredith) be sold? Does it even exist? If Gray does inherit the reciprocal agreement I imagine that either Gray or Meredith won't be in Flint Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-208099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Then there's that Raycom/Meredith reciprocal agreement. Greenville (SC) and Mobile have Meredith which essentially complete those states. In Flint, Gray and Meredith overlap. If Gray takes the reciprocal agreement, would WJRT (Gray) or WNEM (Meredith) be sold? Does it even exist? There probably won't be any sale in Flint, because there's nothing that would make the agreement "attributable" under FCC rules. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-208106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 WECT began running a ~2:00 announcement announcing the license transfer from WECT License Subsidiary, LLC to Gray Television Licensee, LLC with a lengthy listing of the names of all the officers, directors, and 5%+ shareholders from WECT/Raycom and Gray. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-208183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 WECT began running a ~2:00 announcement announcing the license transfer from WECT License Subsidiary, LLC to Gray Television Licensee, LLC with a lengthy listing of the names of all the officers, directors, and 5%+ shareholders from WECT/Raycom and Gray. WMC-TV did the same thing yesterday with its transfer licensee being listed as "Gray Television Group, LLC; a subsidiary of WVLT Television, LLC; a subsidiary of Gray Television, Inc" which is confusing even in terms of public notices. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-208186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 The Gray/Raycom deal is now docketed (18-230). Anyone who wants to file a petition of deny, got until August 27 to file. Oppositions to those deny petitions have until September 11 to file. And for replies, have to file by September 21. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-208837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 The Gray/Raycom deal is now docketed (18-230). Anyone who wants to file a petition of deny, got until August 27 to file. Oppositions to those deny petitions have until September 11 to file. And for replies, have to file by September 21. Since they are being upfront and clear, there should be no major complications either way. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2451 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 If this merger goes through first before Sinclair/Tribune, then I will laugh at that merger. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 If this merger goes through first before Sinclair/Tribune, then I will laugh at that merger. Which is quite likely. I see no reason why this can't be done by Christmas. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWA_TV_guy 151 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Uncertain if this has anything to do with the merger, but WLBT is no longer using Mississippi News Now. WDBD has a SSA with WLBT and all WDBD newscasts are produced by WLBT. The website is back to WLBT.com and the news app is branded only as WLBT. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Uncertain if this has anything to do with the merger, but WLBT is no longer using Mississippi News Now. WDBD has a SSA with WLBT and all WDBD newscasts are produced by WLBT. The website is back to WLBT.com and the news app is branded only as WLBT. I would like to know that will happen to the ASM stations. Will they be stacked onto the Graycom stick or forced onto an LD license that Graycom will purchase. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdCTA 2 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Looking at Page 4, there are a lot of states that they will have covered very well. Alabama: only missing Mobile. Louisiana: only missing Lafayette. Kentucky: really, they will have 100% coverage, since while a couple counties are in the Nashville market, WBKO serves them just as well or better. South Carolina: only missing the Upstate (Greenville et. al.). Ohio: while they are missing some of the markets, their coverage will be much improved. Mississippi: only missing Greenville and Columbus-Tupelo. Good assessment. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 In their earnings call today, Gray announced that they expect the divested stations in the Raycom deal to have a buyer in place by the end of this month, and have "received strong interest" in them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 In their earnings call today, Gray announced that they expect the divested stations in the Raycom deal to have a buyer in place by the end of this month, and have "received strong interest" in them. I smell Sinclair. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I smell Sinclair. Nope, Sinclair is currently on probation at the FCC and they may be in serious trouble if the Democrats get their way. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 The Gray/Raycom deal is now docketed (18-230). Anyone who wants to file a petition of deny, got until August 27 to file. Oppositions to those deny petitions have until September 11 to file. And for replies, have to file by September 21. So far there has been no action at all. What a difference a deal makes...compared to something like 100,000 voices of opposition, this is an absolute breeze... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Nope, they're currently on probation at the FCC and they may be in serious trouble if the Democrats get their way with the FCC investigating Sinclair/Tribune for possible illegal takeover of Tribune's advertising activities Probation is not the word I would use. Sinclair can still make deals for stations, but any deal made would most likely be under heavy scrutiny. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Probation is not the word I would use. Sinclair can still make deals for stations, but any deal made would most likely be under heavy scrutiny. I'm not sure if they can even make any sort of deals without some sort of scrutiny (especially with the Dems are pushing for the FCC to investigate whether Sinclair violated the Communications Act and the Antitrust laws) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 709 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I smell Sinclair. I smell Standard. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-209868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1537 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Probation is not the word I would use. Sinclair can still make deals for stations, but any deal made would most likely be under heavy scrutiny. Even if they wanted to buy KXGN? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-210098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 429 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Even if they wanted to buy KXGN? Even KXGN. Though of Marks' stations that one would probably give a lot less concern than that which WBKB would bring given that the two networks not available in Alpena are fed out-of-market by Sinclair. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-210103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Gray has announced it will sell WSWG to Marquee Broadcasting, which is also acquiring WSST in the Albany, Georgia market. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-210835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Gray has announced it will sell WSWG to Marquee Broadcasting, which is also acquiring WSST in the Albany, Georgia market. Makes no sense at all. That should have been a package deal with WTXL. I don’t see it getting anywhere in the ratings against WALB and there’s little room for another news operation there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16508-grayraycom-merger-thread/page/8/#findComment-210842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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