TheOneManHerd 553 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 17 hours ago, CircleSeven said: Back to WSMV. They've made a small branding change this Labor Day. The news brand has changed "News 4 Nashville" to "WSMV 4 News". They've also the first station to use new theme music from (founder of 615 Music) Randy Wachtler's new music firm, 11 One/Music. Did they have a staffer voice those opens?! 6 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) On 9/6/2022 at 10:45 AM, TheOneManHerd said: Did they have a staffer voice those opens?! Sounds like they brought some lady out in the street to be told, "read this"..... ____________________ Alrighty, small M&A. Gray is getting another LP near its home base. They're getting Athens, GA LP, W20EQ-D from Madison Avenue Ventures for $12K. The other Athens LP Gray has is W33EU-D. EDIT: I should also mention that Gray has completed its LP deal to get Pascagoula, MS's WGUD-LD. It'll be interesting to see whether they'll move WGUD to WLOX's tower or not. Edited September 7, 2022 by CircleSeven Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdtv 13 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 5:41 PM, rdtv said: KVVU in Las Vegas is adding a 7pm half-hour newscast beginning today. Their afternoon news block now consists of 1-2pm, and then 3pm to 7:30pm. The new 7pm newscast bumps Extra back to midnight. I think we all figured this was coming... KVVU added a 2 PM newscast now that Ellen is officially done with reruns. They're on the air nonstop from 1pm-7:30pm. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 5 hours ago, rdtv said: I think we all figured this was coming... KVVU added a 2 PM newscast now that Ellen is officially done with reruns. They're on the air nonstop from 1pm-7:30pm. Think about this... 4:00-10:00am 1:00-7:30pm 10:00pm-12:00am And that's on top of their longtime lifestyle show MORE from 10:00-11:00am and the new syndicated show Beat The Odds that's coming out of KVVU's studios. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1519 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said: Think about this... 4:00-10:00am 1:00-7:30pm 10:00pm-12:00am I don't see any problem with this. There are casinos in Las Vegas that are open 24/7 and the town is known for its nightlife. Someone who works evenings, gets home well after midnight, and sleeps till early or mid-afternoon might actually want to watch the local news. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Put on all the news you want, but job candidates aren't magically appearing. Gray was trying to find people willing to work remotely to put news on at KVVU. I don't know if anyone took them up on their offer. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 569 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) WBTV is expanding On Your Side Tonight to an hour at 7:00. https://www.wbtv.com/2022/09/08/wbtv-expands-your-side-tonight-with-jamie-boll/ It sounds like WBTV News Primetime will just be folded into it using the On Your Side Tonight name. If Jamie Boll had been the one to leave they might have used the WBTV News Primetime name instead. Edited September 8, 2022 by Nelson R. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I see Telemundo is now live here in Shreveport. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 9 hours ago, ColtFromGulfcoast said: I see Telemundo is now live here in Shreveport. That's KTSH Channel 19, according to RabbitEars. It was a temporary simulcast of KSLA beforehand. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, TheRolyPoly said: That's KTSH Channel 19, according to RabbitEars. It was a temporary simulcast of KSLA beforehand. I watched it before and I never saw any CBS/KSLA shows on there during the time when it supposedly was. They were running the same infomercials. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 1:05 PM, GodfreyGR said: What I see happening in Duluth is consolidating Morning newscasts Almost two months later, turns out to be a correct prediction- KBJR/CBS3 morning newscasts are combined- Staff from both shows were merged, live reporting in the morning added, and KBJR is now using "F1RST ALERT" Weather branding with the old KBJR/Quincy graphics. That said, looking at their website, the morning newscast will rebrand as "Northern News Now" at 5a and 6a. Evening newscasts appear untouched for now with the exception of weather on CBS3 using the KBJR graphics- otherwise the CBS3 show still has their own branding. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 WMBP-LD is on the air and is currently broadcasting a relay of WALA's main FOX feed on 31.3 In HD and rebroadcasting Telemundo Atlanta on 31.4 in widescreen SD. They still have to finalize the PSIP but it looks like it's going to be 31.1 and 31.2. They've also filed with the FCC and completed their change of COL from Eastabuchie, MS to Mobile, AL. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-277943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 1:25 PM, tyrannical bastard said: WMBP-LD is on the air and is currently broadcasting a relay of WALA's main FOX feed on 31.3 In HD and rebroadcasting Telemundo Atlanta on 31.4 in widescreen SD. They still have to finalize the PSIP but it looks like it's going to be 31.1 and 31.2. They've also filed with the FCC and completed their change of COL from Eastabuchie, MS to Mobile, AL. Good they got that lit up. Let's see what they're going to do with WGUD-LD to the west. That LP will become WTBL-LD. Anyway, New M&A. Gray is snagging some LPs in Arkansas. They're getting these three from Larry Morton's KTV Media for $535K. KJNM-LD Fayetteville KJBW-LD Paragould KJTB-LD Paragould (formerly K36MT-D) The latter two are in KAIT 8's territory. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 21 hours ago, CircleSeven said: Good they got that lit up. Let's see what they're going to do with WGUD-LD to the west. That LP will become WTBL-LD. Anyway, New M&A. Gray is snagging some LPs in Arkansas. They're getting these three from Larry Morton's KTV Media for $535K. KJNM-LD Fayetteville KJBW-LD Paragould KJTB-LD Paragould (formerly K36MT-D) The latter two are in KAIT 8's territory. Fayetteville is an odd one, since there are no Gray stations in NW Arkansas, and the prospects aren't great of acquiring one - the most likely scenario I can see is that Tegna and Standard collapse, then acquires Hearst, leaving Gray with the leftovers. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 1:39 PM, GoldenShine9 said: Fayetteville is an odd one, since there are no Gray stations in NW Arkansas, and the prospects aren't great of acquiring one - the most likely scenario I can see is that Tegna and Standard collapse, then acquires Hearst, leaving Gray with the leftovers. Gray recently bought that Macon LP (not sure if they launched Telemundo yet). But if they hold on to that LP, I wouldn't be shocked if it would launch Telemundo there (if it isn't already launched). Anywho, remember back in January, Gray bought a slew of LPs (24) from Jeff Winemiller's Lowcountry Media? Well tonight, Gray is snagging Nine more from him for $1.8M. Spoiler K19NE-D - Gateway, CO W36EO-D - La Grange, GA K21PD-D - Columbia, MO K33MN-D - Jefferson City, MO W30EZ-D - Purvis, MS WYBM-LD - Westmoreland, NH W28FG-D - Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH K21PE-D - Tyler, TX K17OY-D - Centerville, WA Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 (edited) KBJR (Duluth) going back to combined branding for newscasts starting Monday. Edited September 22, 2022 by GodfreyGR 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1714 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 49 minutes ago, GodfreyGR said: KBJR (Duluth) going back to combined branding for newscasts starting Monday. Ew. No! That's awful. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said: Ew. No! That's awful. It’s what they’re going with… here’s the jackets and coffee cups (from their staffers on Twitter). Edited September 23, 2022 by GodfreyGR Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1714 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 hours ago, GodfreyGR said: It’s what they’re going with… here’s the jackets and coffee cups (from their staffers on Twitter). Thanks. I hate it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 8 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said: Thanks. I hate it. That makes two of us... Add in the Gray "honeycomb" graphics package and they'll really have something! I look forward to the facebook comments from the Karens on Monday. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVVTV12 141 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/22/2022 at 2:06 PM, GodfreyGR said: KBJR (Duluth) going back to combined branding for newscasts starting Monday. How much longer until Fort Wayne does this again? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
east-tx-tv 121 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/21/2022 at 4:31 PM, CircleSeven said: Gray recently bought that Macon LP (not sure if they launched Telemundo yet). But if they hold on to that LP, I wouldn't be shocked if it would launch Telemundo there (if it isn't already launched). Anywho, remember back in January, Gray bought a slew of LPs (24) from Jeff Winemiller's Lowcountry Media? Well tonight, Gray is snagging Nine more from him for $1.8M. Hide contents K19NE-D - Gateway, CO W36EO-D - La Grange, GA K21PD-D - Columbia, MO K33MN-D - Jefferson City, MO W30EZ-D - Purvis, MS WYBM-LD - Westmoreland, NH W28FG-D - Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH K21PE-D - Tyler, TX K17OY-D - Centerville, WA I just saw that K21PE is coming from KLTV (Gray's existing full-power station)'s tower. Seems convenient enough. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Here's the rebrand of KBJR to "Northern News Now"- Shockingly managed to rebrand a whole station and not upgrade to the Gray graphics package. Instead, they rehashed the KBJR Quincy package. Take note behind the weather desk you can see they're working on the Gray wx graphics at least. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 9:17 AM, GodfreyGR said: That makes two of us... Add in the Gray "honeycomb" graphics package and they'll really have something! I look forward to the facebook comments from the Karens on Monday. As smaller stations, I could see all, or almost all, the ex-Quincy stations getting the "honeycomb" package, which seems to be the smaller market package. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 15 hours ago, east-tx-tv said: I just saw that K21PE is coming from KLTV (Gray's existing full-power station)'s tower. Seems convenient enough. They're snagging another one...... K14NR-D from C. Dowen Johnson for $230K. Gray already operates K31PR which is their primary repeater for KLTV. It'll be interested what they'll do with these two new LPs. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16928-gray-media-general-thread/page/33/#findComment-278306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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