DonDonP1 118 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 8:09 PM, Breaking News said: The ongoing battle for WJW Cleveland. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/09/wjw-channel-8-appears-to-be-staying-in-the-nexstar-nation-of-stations.html Oh, my. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-232997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Posted without comment.... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 517 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 5 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Posted without comment.... God Bless NEPA! — Matt Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I can assure you WNEP isn't getting rid of Talkback 16 under TEGNA. KXTV had a similar segment called "Tell10". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 727 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 9 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Posted without comment.... That was hilarious. But most new shows don't want to be hilarious. They want to be boring. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam MadMan 285 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 14 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Posted without comment.... Jesus, imagine if one of the stations in my area did something like that. The ratings would probably shoot through the roof. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 237 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 13 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Posted without comment.... I think one station each market should have a Talkback 16. You know that segment was a set of $#!t from the start, lets face it. It was brilliant... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Georgie56 said: I can assure you WNEP isn't getting rid of Talkback 16 under TEGNA. KXTV had a similar segment called "Tell10". Tegna is gonna try to do that though. Did Tegna can the Tell10 segment too? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1051 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I hope Tegna replaces WNEP's 6PM news with a dance party with the entire half hour set to that MCTYW knock off on loop. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2429 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, oknewsguy said: Tegna is gonna try to do that though. Did Tegna can the Tell10 segment too? WFAA used to have "Let Me Speak to the Manager" before the TEGNA takeover, of course. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 23 hours ago, mrschimpf said: WFAA used to have "Let Me Speak to the Manager" before the TEGNA takeover, of course. That should tell you that not even a station that has (or used to have) journalistic integrity standard as WFAA's is/was couldn't survive the wrath of Tegna. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Caught the legal ID/promo for KHOU's "HTownRush" this evening in yet another sign of the millennial apocalypse about to overtake WNEP. If the formula holds, there will be much bad dancing and flailing of arms. Tribune seemed to be able to pull off irreverence without sacrificing dignity. Tegna, not so much... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 A WGN farewell cake spotted in the Cubs remote truck over the weekend... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, newsbot said: A WGN farewell cake spotted in the Cubs remote truck over the weekend... This was from the station's final home game coverage yesterday. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, newsbot said: Tribune seemed to be able to pull off irreverence without sacrificing dignity. Tegna, not so much... "NewsFix" and "EyeOpener", along with "News with a Twist" and a number of other "non-traditional" newscasts across their properties beg to differ. All lasting long after (NewsFix lasted 7 years, and News with a Twist is still ongoing) the tenure terror of Lee Abrams ended. Tribune was a leader when it came to sins against local television. NewsFix and EyeOpener probably provided Tegna a very clear roadmap of how not to build the "#HTownRush" format. I would imagine the failure of some of these formats has contributed immensely to the rise of "non-traditional" news in other groups. Tegna and others were able to look at someone else doing it and figure out what was working and what wasn't. Tribune was one to throw shit at the wall and look to see what stuck. Tegna and the rest have a much more formulaic approach and seem to take time crafting their nontraditional formats to the markets they serve. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/21/2019 at 12:30 AM, tyrannical bastard said: Posted without comment.... Can we please move the WNEP thoughts & prayers to the Tegna thread since they're no longer with Tribune? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Weeters said: "NewsFix" and "EyeOpener", along with "News with a Twist" and a number of other "non-traditional" newscasts across their properties beg to differ. All lasting long after (NewsFix lasted 7 years, and News with a Twist is still ongoing) the tenure terror of Lee Abrams ended. Tribune was a leader when it came to sins against local television. NewsFix and EyeOpener probably provided Tegna a very clear roadmap of how not to build the "#HTownRush" format. I would imagine the failure of some of these formats has contributed immensely to the rise of "non-traditional" news in other groups. Tegna and others were able to look at someone else doing it and figure out what was working and what wasn't. Tribune was one to throw shit at the wall and look to see what stuck. Tegna and the rest have a much more formulaic approach and seem to take time crafting their nontraditional formats to the markets they serve. Just like the other groups will likely take a look at Tegna's graphics package and C Clarity, implement the best parts of the graphics package and the music package and improve on the weaker areas of that said packages. It's how the media industry in general works. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 258 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 8:09 PM, Mrtraveler01 said: Here is the close on KTVI. I imagine it's the same on KPLR. Interesting to note: Instead of listing various cities in the background of the close, KTVI/KPLR has decided to list the various counties in the viewing area. That is what they do with the closing with Wood TV Newscast shows the counties and not the city. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 258 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Took until Friday when I saw Scripps text at the end of Fox17 newscast no lighthouse as of yet on TV or the website may take a few months. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 8:05 PM, broadcastfan9751 said: A Chicago Tribune article says that Nexstar intends to "operate the heck out of" WGN America and they plan to use their stations to promote WGN America programming, but if they got an offer they couldn't refuse, they could consider selling it. I haven't seen anything about Antenna TV, but things probably will stay the same there. I talked about this on the other thread on Friday. I strongly don't think that Nexstar will keep WGN America (also Antenna TV & WGN Radio) in the long-haul. Sook has long said that he isn't interested in anything national. That was why Sook kept Compton on to run those aforementioned assets, including AM 720 (even though that's a local asset, but Sook treats it as a "non-core" asset like WGNA) Yeah they'll operate them agressively, the same way they operate their "core" TV stations. But in the future, someone will give them an offer, and those assets will be off of Nexstar's hare in a flash. On 9/20/2019 at 7:09 PM, Mrtraveler01 said: Interesting to note: Instead of listing various cities in the background of the close, KTVI/KPLR has decided to list the various counties in the viewing area. You know I didn't even realized the names behind the logo until you mentioned it. I thought those were the names of all the cities that Nexstar owns a TV station (like their previous ID), and not the names of citites in that viewing area. Relooking at WGN's, on the left side, the names are the suburbs (Evanston, Palatine, Schaumburg, Hammond, IN, etc.). And on the right side, are the names of the city's neighborhoods (Hyde Park, South Shore, Portage Park, Humboldt Park, etc.) I wished they would've kept their old sounder, though. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: I talked about this on the other thread on Friday. I strongly don't think that Nexstar will keep WGN America (also Antenna TV & WGN Radio) in the long-haul. Sook has long said that he isn't interested in anything national. That was why Sook kept Compton on to run those aforementioned assets, including AM 720 (even though that's a local asset, but Sook treats it as a "non-core" asset like WGNA) Yeah they'll operate them agressively, the same way they operate their "core" TV stations. But in the future, someone will give them an offer, and those assets will be off of Nexstar's hare in a flash. You know I didn't even realized the names behind the logo until you mentioned it. I thought those were the names of all the cities that Nexstar owns a TV station (like their previous ID), and not the names of citites in that viewing area. Relooking at WGN's, on the left side, the names are the suburbs (Evanston, Palatine, Schaumburg, Hammond, IN, etc.). And on the right side, are the names of the city's neighborhoods (Hyde Park, South Shore, Portage Park, Humboldt Park, etc.) I wished they would've kept their old sounder, though. I hated their previous sounder. It was too jarring! WGN Radio will either go to i<3 or to Cumulus. I don't think the FCC would look favorably on Entercom controlling WBBM and WGN. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Speaking of 720, looks like Nexstar is already starting to clean house at that station. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 15 hours ago, Weeters said: "NewsFix" and "EyeOpener", along with "News with a Twist" and a number of other "non-traditional" newscasts across their properties beg to differ. All lasting long after (NewsFix lasted 7 years, and News with a Twist is still ongoing) the tenure terror of Lee Abrams ended. Tribune was a leader when it came to sins against local television. NewsFix and EyeOpener probably provided Tegna a very clear roadmap of how not to build the "#HTownRush" format. I would imagine the failure of some of these formats has contributed immensely to the rise of "non-traditional" news in other groups. Tegna and others were able to look at someone else doing it and figure out what was working and what wasn't. Tribune was one to throw shit at the wall and look to see what stuck. Tegna and the rest have a much more formulaic approach and seem to take time crafting their nontraditional formats to the markets they serve. Oh yes, I remember "EyeOpener." It was such a success that the Dallas station would later copy the approach for its primetime newscast called "NightCap." That one flopped. Did that become "NewsFix?" Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 First time I've seen WJW since Nexstar took over. It's literally the first time since FOX owned them that you knew who owned them by seeing their copyright. Local TV and Tribune may as well not have existed in Cleveland. Other than that, it's status quo....for now. Nexstar wouldn't dare mess with WJW.....would they? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 25 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: First time I've seen WJW since Nexstar took over. It's literally the first time since FOX owned them that you knew who owned them by seeing their copyright. Local TV and Tribune may as well not have existed in Cleveland. Other than that, it's status quo....for now. Nexstar wouldn't dare mess with WJW.....would they? Nexstar since the Media General merger have become a bit more relaxed about it's control of stations and have more or less given the stations free reign to do whatever they want to do with the stations. Now with Tribune, we'll see even more free reign for the stations as Perry Sook indicated with WGN. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16811-nexstar-to-acquire-tribune/page/28/#findComment-233168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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