T.L. Hughes 890 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Oklahoma City's Fox affiliate KOKH has announced in a new station promo that it will enter into early evening news for the first time, with the launch of a 5:00 p.m. newscast that will premiere on September 1. The program will replace episodes of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" that have been airing in the timeslot (the former of which will move to sister station KOCB, which already airs "Two and a Half Men"'s weekend runs, on that same date). This is the second local programming expansion on KOKH this year; in June, the station quietly launched a Sunday morning local public affairs program called "The Middle Ground". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-110993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Oklahoma City's Fox affiliate KOKH has announced in a new station promo that it will enter into early evening news for the first time, with the launch of a 5:00 p.m. newscast that will premiere on September 1. The program will replace episodes of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" that have been airing in the timeslot (the former of which will move to sister station KOCB, which already airs "Two and a Half Men"'s weekend runs, on that same date). This is the second local programming expansion on KOKH this year; in June, the station quietly launched a Sunday morning local public affairs program called "The Middle Ground". Wow. I wonder why the change of heart from Sinclair regarding this station? This is the same one that didn't have HD newscasts until last year. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-110994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Wow. I wonder why the change of heart from Sinclair regarding this station? This is the same one that didn't have HD newscasts until a few years ago. It could be just a coincidence. But maybe they're now stepping their news game up because of their newly-acquired sister station in Tulsa, and even then, KOKH wouldn't still have a boatload of news that KTUL have now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-110996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Oklahoma City's Fox affiliate KOKH has announced in a new station promo that it will enter into early evening news for the first time, with the launch of a 5:00 p.m. newscast that will premiere on September 1. The program will replace episodes of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" that have been airing in the timeslot (the former of which will move to sister station KOCB, which already airs "Two and a Half Men"'s weekend runs, on that same date). This is the second local programming expansion on KOKH this year; in June, the station quietly launched a Sunday morning local public affairs program called "The Middle Ground". Wait, you mean to tell me KOKH doesn't have a 5 or 6pm newscast? What do they do then? Morning and 9/10pm? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-110997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Wait, you mean to tell me KOKH doesn't have a 5 or 6pm newscast? What do they do then? Morning and 9/10pm? Yes, that's how it's been since the morning show launched in 2007. They do five hours in the morning, and 90 minutes starting at 9:00 p.m. on weeknights, and only an hour at 9:00 on weekends. In a market like OKC where news happens quite a bit, it's a bit weird that KOKH hasn't expanded to other timeslots sooner. Especially when this market is close to two others where the Fox stations have news-intensive formats (KOKI in Tulsa to the northeast, and KDFW across the state line (and to the south of the Ada-Sherman market) in Dallas). This is a news-producing Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair, let's get that out there. That company's been well behind other Fox station owners (especially Fox Television Stations and Tribune) in expanding news programming on its Fox affiliates. The only stations that Sinclair owns that are affiliated with Fox that have early evening news at present are WBFF (5:00 p.m.), KFOX (5:00 p.m.) and KXRM (6:30 p.m.). None of the Fox stations with news departments that Sinclair runs other than those three, either those owned before or after their buying spree of 2011-present, have newscasts at 5:00 or 6:00 p.m., just morning and primetime newscasts (and in the case of KOKH and WZTV, a newscast in the traditional late news slot). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-110998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 429 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Pure speculation on my end, but has WKRC already found their replacement for Kit Andrews? Said anchor left WTWO this week and the new station is supposed to make an announcement next week. Betting $25 it's WKRC for a variety of reasons. Stay tuned... When the Hearst/TWC impasse happened a couple years back and WTWO was brought in to fill for WLWT, the Enquirer did a bit on her parents being overjoyed to watch her daughter as a silver lining. If it isn't her I'll be semi-shocked. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-110999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemGuy 1 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Yes, that's how it's been since the morning show launched in 2007. They do five hours in the morning, and 90 minutes starting at 9:00 p.m. on weeknights, and only an hour at 9:00 on weekends. In a market like OKC where news happens quite a bit, it's a bit weird that KOKH hasn't expanded to other timeslots sooner. Especially when this market is close to two others where the Fox stations have news-intensive formats (KOKI in Tulsa to the northeast, and KDFW across the state line (and to the south of the Ada-Sherman market) in Dallas). This is a news-producing Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair, let's get that out there. That company's been well behind other Fox station owners (especially Fox Television Stations and Tribune) in expanding news programming on its Fox affiliates. The only stations that Sinclair owns that are affiliated with Fox that have early evening news at present are WBFF (5:00 p.m.), KFOX (5:00 p.m.) and KXRM (6:30 p.m.). None of the Fox stations with news departments that Sinclair runs other than those three, either those owned before or after their buying spree of 2011-present, have newscasts at 5:00 or 6:00 p.m., just morning and primetime newscasts (and in the case of KOKH and WZTV, a newscast in the traditional late news slot). Sinclair is actually adding a 30 minute newscast at 5:30pm to WZTV starting August 4, along with expanding the morning show to 4:30am to 9:00am. Jerry Springer, Steve Wilkos, and Maury are also moving over to a sister station to make room for Judge Judy, Jeopardy, The People's Court, and a time promotion for Steve Harvey. Finally, we're getting somewhere. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 The Deathstar continues to be adding its newscasts on it stations, similar to the Trib & Fox. This time it's in Grand Rapids. TVNewsCheck states that Gannett-owned WZZM 13 will have a new Sunday Morning newscast from 6-8am, starting this Sunday (8/10). The station will also expand its weekday morning newscast to 4:30am, beginning August 18th. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 KFOR in Oklahoma City will break ground next year on a new building. http://kfor.com/2014/08/05/kfor-newschannel4-announces-major-plans-to-build-new-digital-multimedia-forecasting-information-center/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 829 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The Deathstar continues to be adding its newscasts on it stations, similar to the Trib & Fox. This time it's in Grand Rapids. TVNewsCheck states that Gannett-owned WZZM 13 will have a new Sunday Morning newscast from 6-8am, starting this Sunday (8/10). The station will also expand its weekday morning newscast to 4:30am, beginning August 18th. There also going to start a 5pm news as well too, so they finally will have 5-6:30pm broadcast the last station in the market to have an hour-long 5pm news. Starts this fall with their new male co-anchor. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 596 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 WWAY's chief meteorologist Jerry Jackson is leaving the station for the same position at WNCT in Greenville... https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=823738390993532&id=479788102055231 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
News 9 Viewer 100 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 WBZ has named a new news director. Gary LaPlante, previously an assistant news director at WFXT and before that a news producer at WHDH (among other career stops), starts August 11. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSC1980 112 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Looking at WIS Facebook and found out this. Raycom Media are negotiating with DirecTV. https://www.facebook.com/WIS10/photos/pb.80429805762.-2207520000.1407405379./10152623987405763/?type=3&theater Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Gotta love the average viewers who have no idea how retransmission consent works... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Bryan Fenley, formerly of KREM-TV in Spokane, has been hired as the new sportscaster at WATN-TV in Memphis. From Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhillipDean1/status/497414265587109888 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 With twin hurricanes headed straight for Hawai'i, combined with a weathercaster's somewhat shaky reputation and fondness for pidgin and waves... I can't recall so many memes about one weathercaster before. Guy Hagi of KGMB/KHNL, I feel really bad for you. The whole meme includes parody Twitter accounts and everything. He also happens to be...on vacation in Europe, which is unusual. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I don't know if anyone has posted about this, but WEWS has also added another hour to their Saturday morning news. Now wrapped around a live clearance of "GMA Saturday" at 7am, WEWS has local news from 6a-7a and 8a-10a. The third hour of Litton's E/I ABC package gets scooted to 11am Sundays. So here's the local-news-on-Saturday-morning landscape for Cleveland: WKYC (as of early September): 6a-7a, 9a-10:30a, and 12p-12:30p. "Today Saturday" from 7a-9a. WEWS: 6a-7a and 8a-10a. "GMA Saturday" from 7a-8a. WJW: 7a-10a. (You have to wonder when they up the start time to 6a.) WOIO: none, surprisingly. "CBS This Morning" runs from 9a-11a. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I don't know if anyone has posted about this, but WEWS has also added another hour to their Saturday morning news. Now wrapped around a live clearance of "GMA Saturday" at 7am, WEWS has local news from 6a-7a and 8a-10a. The third hour of Litton's E/I ABC package gets scooted to 11am Sundays. So here's the local-news-on-Saturday-morning landscape for Cleveland: WKYC (as of early September): 6a-7a, 9a-10:30a, and 12p-12:30p. "Today Saturday" from 7a-9a. WEWS: 6a-7a and 8a-10a. "GMA Saturday" from 7a-8a. WJW: 7a-10a. (You have to wonder when they up the start time to 6a.) WOIO: none, surprisingly. "CBS This Morning" runs from 9a-11a. Did WJW ever find a new co-anchor for Mark Zinni? Just curious considering our Fox affil stole his co-anchor... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Did WJW ever find a new co-anchor for Mark Zinni? Just curious considering our Fox affil stole his co-anchor... Actually, WJW needs a new anchor/reporter to replace Zinni. He's headed back to New England at an unspecified station (Zinni worked at WPRI before joining WJW in 2008). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Actually, WJW needs a new anchor/reporter to replace Zinni. He's headed back to New England at an unspecified station (Zinni worked at WPRI before joining WJW in 2008). Haha, the irony of the question... (btw you dodged it) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Pam Saulsby announces her firing from WNCN/Raleigh via Facebook. She's been with the station since September 2012 when she was unceremoniously fired from WRAL/FOX50 where she had spent 20 years as an anchor and reporter. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Thought I'd get the word out, but a new blog started Monday that posts nothing but local newscast expansions. The dude who runs it has already broken a couple stories before my buddy FTVLive has. It's a good place to go to if you're interested in the latest newscast expansions. http://changingnewscasts.wordpress.com/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 1002 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 So KUSI has quietly added a 5pm newscast to its schedule. Don't know when it started or if it's permanent. I'll check it out tonight to see who anchors the newscast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 So KUSI has quietly added a 5pm newscast to its schedule. Don't know when it started or if it's permanent. I'll check it out tonight to see who anchors the newscast. I checked the programming schedule on the station's website, and it looks like it is permanent. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 So KUSI has quietly added a 5pm newscast to its schedule. Don't know when it started or if it's permanent. I'll check it out tonight to see who anchors the newscast. Interesting. This still means that XETV is the only San Diego station without early evening news, I wonder when the Azcarragas (the family who runs XETV owner Grupo Televisa) will ever decide to debut a 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. newscast on that station or even a 4:00 p.m. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16860-out-about/page/58/#findComment-111849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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