Newsjunkie24 506 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 15 hours ago, Vidifont said: So Tanchek gets on the air to warn everybody that he's going to create a First Alert because bad weather will be here in two days. Two days later the First Alert fizzles into a small storm with showers. They have made the weather on WOIO unwatchable especially when they almost shout it at you. Has WOIO always been like this or has this just happened in the past few years? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-273640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Does anyone know how WOIO is doing right now in the ratings? WJW, of course, is parked at #1. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-273955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 727 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 There's only so much interest in watching a stuffy, boring local newscast. Action News worked for them and they were different from the rest. I don't understand the thinking of whoever the genius was who decided that they should go back to being a boring newscast like the other three instead of carving out their own niche. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-274153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 That decision was made by Bill Applegate's replacement back in 2015. He didn't last long. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-274154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 WOIO is adding more local news next week on WUAB between 7am and 9am. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-274242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Chris Tanaka is leaving after today for WBZ in Boston. Also, WOIO/WUAB is considering a move to Independence. https://www.clevescene.com/news/anchor-chris-tanaka-leaving-cleveland-19-news-for-boston-station-39411978 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-275647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) 37 minutes ago, CLETVFan said: Chris Tanaka is leaving after today for WBZ in Boston. Also, WOIO/WUAB is considering a move to Independence. https://www.clevescene.com/news/anchor-chris-tanaka-leaving-cleveland-19-news-for-boston-station-39411978 That's a very visible location, located next to a Top golf facility and the junction of I-77 and I-480. Hopefully it's something that can put them on-par with the other stations in Cleveland. I believe all of the iHeart stations are in a nearby facility as well. I don't know why they ever decided to move from the WUAB studios that used to be on Day Drive in Parma. Whatever short-term benefit of that site being used for retail space is long gone... Edited July 29, 2022 by tyrannical bastard Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-275649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 The iHeart facilities are moving to an apartment building in Downtown Cleveland. It's supposed to be smaller than the Independence facilities. As for WOIO/WUAB, it will be interesting to see how their new building will turn out. Even after the remodeling, they are still looking to get out of Reserve Square. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-275652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 It's about time 19/43 get a new broadcast facility. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-275653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 727 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Dumb location. You need to be closer to downtown, that's where everything happens that ends up being on the news. News out in the suburbs is pretty boring. That said, they could put a studio in the vicinity of the old Randall Park Mall. That might be entertaining. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-275660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 An update regarding the move to Independence: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/community/2022/08/gray-television-which-owns-woio-19-and-wuab-43-clears-hurdle-in-potential-move-to-independence.html%3foutputType=amp Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-276338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 7:18 PM, CLETVFan said: An update regarding the move to Independence: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/community/2022/08/gray-television-which-owns-woio-19-and-wuab-43-clears-hurdle-in-potential-move-to-independence.html%3foutputType=amp The key word here is "ownership" of the property, so it would be Gray Television's to do as they please. I imagine they've been leasing Reserve Square since the big switch to CBS and move of both stations from Shaker Heights and Parma... Malrite probably made a killing in the 90s to sell the old WUAB site to a developer. It became an Office Max when they were an up-and-coming retailer headquartered in Cleveland, and Parmatown Mall was still a draw to shoppers. Most TV stations prefer to own their property, and many have done so for decades... What was old is new again, as WOIO and WUAB could very well move out of Cleveland and back in to the suburbs... 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-276397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Is it just me, or does WOIO seem to become even more of a revolving door lately? I have noticed that some of the talent have left. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-281660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wills737 1 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 I was streaming WOIO tonight and noticed they were using their "19 news now" and Telemundo sets for the 3pm-6pm newscasts. Weather was still being anchored from main set. Anybody have any insight or notice how long they've been doing this for? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-282718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 727 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Vidifont said: The best of WOIO being terrible is when Jason Nicholas does the "weather watchers" portion during the weather segment. He uses the same idiots everynight! To the point that my friend who is a sports person who rarely watches local news in Cleveland called me and said "Jason" is using the same people's pics tonight as he did yesterday and last week. I guess Jason only has 3 people who send in the pictures to be on the weather forecast. And WOIO must love it as it streches the time so they can get ready for more non news coming up next. The point? Putting viewer "weather watchers" pics on you weather segment is so f'n small market. It's stupid, dumbs down the newscast but Jason seems to embrace it. ? Goofball television at it's finest hour. I don't agree. I think it's part of giving TV and interactive angle. It helps with engagement. But yeah, using the same pictures over and over again is just lazy. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-284814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, DirtyHarry said: I don't agree. I think it's part of giving TV and interactive angle. It helps with engagement. But yeah, using the same pictures over and over again is just lazy. Andre Bernier used to have his "weather spies" when he was on in the mornings, but he slipped into "Dick Goddard" mode soon after Dick himself finally retired. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-284817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleWXYZ 180 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 WOIO always seemed to be the step child of 3, 5, and 8. It’s much better now than it was in the 90s and 00s, but they always seem to be a step behind. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-285532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 23 minutes ago, CircleWXYZ said: WOIO always seemed to be the step child of 3, 5, and 8. It’s much better now than it was in the 90s and 00s, but they always seem to be a step behind. It's a relic of the old analog era where VHF ruled supreme. Plus, 3, 5 and 8 signed on in the late 40s, where as WOIO signed on in 1985. Even the basis of WOIO's news department only dates to 1988. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-285535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiwest 0 Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 WOIO should be moving their transmitter to the old WUAB tower this year and upping their power. Hopefully, the move will improve the reception issues. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18002-woio-and-constant-technical-difficulties/page/3/#findComment-293574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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