Gray Media - General Thread

[padrechuck 25]

WTVM , WBRC and WSFA have all flipped to Gray website template. 

Edited June 9, 2021 by padrechuck

[AJClementeFan69 477]

About time. The Raycom websites were some of the worst around IMO.

[who?cares 255]

3 hours ago, AJClementeFan69 said:

About time. The Raycom websites were some of the worst around IMO.

I agree. The previous Frankly sites (gasp) were much better than what they're leaving. 

[padrechuck 25]

WALB and WTOC switched to the Gray template as well. 

[padrechuck 25]

WWSB has flipped to the Gray template

Edited June 10, 2021 by padrechuck

[padrechuck 25]

WMBF and WCSC have also flipped to Gray template 

[GoldenShine9 1514]

Stations remaining with the old template: WBTV, WECT, WFLX, WIS, WVIR and WWBT. Full Court Press w/ Greta also has the old template.

[CircleSeven 1960]

Gray is unloading its other radio property.

 

Lamesa, TX Spanish radio outlet KTXC is being sold to religious broadcaster VCY America, Inc. for $650K.

 

Upon closing, the callsign will be changed.

[GoldenShine9 1514]

You can add a few more with the new website design: WBTV, WECT and WIS. Only three stations remain and they should be switched in the next couple days I would think.

Edited June 14, 2021 by GoldenShine9

[AaronQ 282]

6 hours ago, GoldenShine9 said:

You can add a few more with the new website design: WBTV, WECT and WIS. Only three stations remain and they should be switched in the next couple days I would think.

About time

[GoldenShine9 1514]

Two of them, WWBT and WVIR, switched. The last holdout is WFLX (which Scripps actually does the heavy lifting in).

[Requiere 51]

Just checked, WFLX has switched as well.

[JCB4TV 350]

8 hours ago, GoldenShine9 said:

The last holdout is WFLX (which Scripps actually does the heavy lifting in).

There's technically one holdout left, KNIN, where Scripps also does the heavy lifting, yet, they use the Revrocket platform unlike to other Raycom stations before Gray.

[GoldenShine9 1514]

The old template is now extinct. Greta's show has flipped too.

[CircleSeven 1960]

I forgot to mention Gray's Telemundo Texas stations KEYU/KTLE had the old template but switched as well.

[tyrannical bastard 4033]

On 6/15/2021 at 8:38 PM, JCB4TV said:

There's technically one holdout left, KNIN, where Scripps also does the heavy lifting, yet, they use the Revrocket platform unlike to other Raycom stations before Gray.

They're probably the only RevRocket holdout, since the other stations that used it were the ones divested to Lockwood, who has since implemented standard websites.

[CircleSeven 1960]

More LP-picking from Gray. 

 

It acquired 17 unbuilt permits from Landover 2, LLC & CTB Spectrum Services Two, LLC for $712K.

Spoiler

• W49DU-D Chula, GA
• W45EA-D Columbus, GA
• W49DR-D Iowa, LA
• W50EJ-D Lake Charles, LA 
• K23MQ-D Duluth, MN
• K43OH-D Racine, MN
• K45MO-D Racine, MN
• K33MW-D Sherburn, MN 
• K45LQ-D Bismarck, ND 
• K39LK-D Dickinson, ND 
• K38OK-D Minot, ND 
• K46ME-D Williston, ND 
• K42KU-D Caputa, SD
• K40MR-D Caputa, SD 
• K46LO-D Deadwood, SD 
• K48NF-D Deadwood, SD  
• K19KE-D Jolly, TX

 

[CLETVFan 367]

WLFM-6 (former Franken-FM at 87.7) in Cleveland has been purchased by Gray.  It will join up with WOIO-19 and WUAB-43.

 

https://www.rbr.com/gray-gains-a-cleveland-lptv-property/

[CircleSeven 1960]

3 minutes ago, CLETVFan said:

WLFM-6 (former Franken-FM at 87.7) in Cleveland has been purchased by Gray.  It will join up with WOIO-19 and WUAB-43.

 

https://www.rbr.com/gray-gains-a-cleveland-lptv-property/

 

Hoping they'll turn this into an in-city translator viewers can get, without relying on that problematic VHF signal.

[GoldenShine9 1514]

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/8/6/breaking-news-gray-no-jab-no-job

 

Gray is mandating vaccinations for all new hires. They didn't mention it for existing employees yet. First TV group to do so.

[Yankees4life 563]

8 hours ago, GoldenShine9 said:

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/8/6/breaking-news-gray-no-jab-no-job

 

Gray is mandating vaccinations for all new hires. They didn't mention it for existing employees yet. First TV group to do so.

With the delta variant floating around, I'm surprised it took this long for a major media entity to do this. Hopefully, others follow IMO...

[CircleSeven 1960]

Gray is LP-picking again. This time, its in Richmond.

 

They're acquiring WRID-LD from Daystar (Word of God Fellowship) for $630K.

 

I don't see this being more than a UHF repeater to WWBT & WUPV (since they're on RF 10 & 8, respectively). 

 

[tyrannical bastard 4033]

On 7/29/2021 at 9:54 PM, CircleSeven said:

 

Hoping they'll turn this into an in-city translator viewers can get, without relying on that problematic VHF signal.

Here's a thought...

 

I like the sound of "CBS 6".  It gives them a chance to escape all of the stigma of the years of "19" and their place in the basement.  Since it's a UHF station with the PSIP of 6, it could be a chance of finally rebranding "WOIO".  Almost like WBMA-LP was the source of the programming of ABC 33/40, WOIO's current signal could simply become another repeater of WLFM, just for branding purposes.  WUAB could be as-is, shoehorned onto WOIO's signal with their existing "43" PSIP.  Any other translators would relay like they've always done.

[CircleSeven 1960]

So Gray is adding another weekly program to join Greta.

 

Its investigative unit is launching a new weekly half-hour program this weekend, appropriately titled InvestigateTV.

 

 

 

[CircleSeven 1960]

So we now know what they'll be using WLFM-LD for.

 

WOIO will be launching a new Telemundo affiliate for Northeast Ohio with new callsign "WTCL", beginning January 1st.

 

Still hope they can repeat WOIO on a sub (19.10) on that stick for those in-city folk who can't get 19 on RF 10.

 

Edited September 22, 2021 by CircleSeven