WheelWarrior 92 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Route66Fan said: Does anybody know if KTVO in Kirksville, MO or KHQA in Hannibal, MO were affected? I am outside of their viewing areas & was not able to check. KHQA was. They have not been able to air syndies all this week. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1256 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, JCB4TV said: Were any Sinclair FOX stations able to show the Broncos-Browns game on TNF? Will they be ready for the World Series? Checking KOKH they were able to air the game. They probably couldn't air the station promos they usually do during the halftime show but otherwise they were able to show the game. Speaking of KOKH they're slowly coming back online, the weather graphics and weather computers are working again, Jeff George (their Chief Meteorologist) was able to use the weather wall and it appears the cameras was somewhat back to operational. They even had some graphics up but it looked like it was done off of PowerPoint or something to that effect. I don't know if they were able to do Good Day OK, Living Oklahoma or the 11am newscast today or really ever since the attacks happened on Sunday because I'm either heading to class at that time or I don't get up until just after noon. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, dman748 said: Checking KOKH they were able to air the game. They probably couldn't air the station promos they usually do during the halftime show but otherwise they were able to show the game. Speaking of KOKH they're slowly coming back online, the weather graphics and weather computers are working again, Jeff George (their Chief Meteorologist) was able to use the weather wall and it appears the cameras was somewhat back to operational. They even had some graphics up but it looked like it was done off of PowerPoint or something to that effect. I don't know if they were able to do Good Day OK, Living Oklahoma or the 11am newscast today or really ever since the attacks happened on Sunday because I'm either heading to class at that time or I don't get up until just after noon. They were able to air Good Day OK and the 11:00 a.m. newscast today (Friday), with the L-bar ticker appearing mostly as normal but still with no L3s in the main frame. It appears, though, that KOKH is using a third-party media player (possibly WMP?) not connected to its graphics system to run main/franchise opens and news video. During the 11:00 a.m. newscast, I noticed a playback bar at the bottom of the screen whenever they ran an open or news footage. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttvn2000 320 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 The WKRC morning team has been pretty transparent with viewers about what's going on... https://fb.watch/8OT0jMmk0e/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Starting to see some signs of life in the Mobile/Pensacola cluster.... Local ads and station IDs are running on WPMI now, even during network programming. Haven't seen any syndicated programming yet, but it could mean that the hub is slowly coming back on line. WJTC (and likely WFGX as well) carried their usual Friday Night Rivals high school football games. These are produced externally and fed live to the station, likely either by microwave or satellite. Even though it's the weekend, there may be a lot of progress made getting things closer to normal for Monday. It's a good time to get into things and see if they're still working while the station is half-empty of all of the monday-friday workers. Hopefully the engineers and IT people doing this are making LOTS of well-deserved overtime, they deserve it for all of the work they've had to put in the past week, and what's to come to bring things back to normal. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheelWarrior 92 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Luckily, KDNL in St. Louis appears to have everything back up so they can run tornado warning information right now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheelWarrior 92 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 A viewer of WPDE in South Carolina reported that a local newscast repeat randomly cut in at about 8:55 PM ET which pre-empted the end of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and much of Supermarket Sweep. Fortunately, both were repeats of their season premieres. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 263 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I remember WWMT saying in 5PM newscast on Tue that they were going to air Wheel & J and the anchors said they will take any win they can get. CW7 hasn't aired a 10PM newscast since last Sat they have aired a 6PM & 6:30PM newscast over the weekend on CW7 as WWMT airs football both Sat & Sun. Big Bang finally aired on Fri otherwise it has been National Desk I only checked from time to time to see if anything was missing on CW7. WWMT didn't air a Noon Newscast on Mon or Thur. Bally Sports I didn't see any problems with them getting the sports on have had the graphics for the games. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route66Fan 77 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Does anybody know if the Sinclair diginets (Charge, Comet & TBD) were affected? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 938 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 FWIW, I've been able to watch Comet normally, but in my market, it doesn't air on a Sinclair station. KRCG in Jefferson City continues to struggle with local commercials and newscast graphics, as of Sunday. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheelWarrior 92 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 WSBT South Bend is finally able to air Wheel, but with a tech difficulties card during the commercial breaks and "WSBT - SOUTH BEND, IN" still written in the bottom-right corner throughout instead of their usual bug. Wheel is still off-air on WGFL Gainesville, it seems; their P+ feed is still showing the 7:00 ET version of CBS Evening News. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Route66Fan said: Does anybody know if the Sinclair diginets (Charge, Comet & TBD) were affected? No. They look to be operating normally. In fact, these networks (mostly TBD and Charge) have served as the filler programming on most stations when they can't air their usual programming. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2445 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Stirr was also barely affected, along with Bally/Tennis Channel. Likely with the latter they literally moved heaven and earth to make sure everything still aired normally because they lose Bally or any of those games, they're screwed more than they already were. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 356 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 It’s been about 2 weeks now and the local Sinclair station (KEYE/Austin) still has no L3s. No bug with time and temperature. No live reports, either … only look-lives. They do have prompters. Is it the same at other Sinclair stations? Kinda surprised they’re still limping along. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2445 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 They certainly aren't saying it's related, but Sinclair is holding off the move of WCWF in Green Bay as an ATSC 3.0 host which was to start yesterday until January. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town TV Fan 219 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I noticed that TBD (which is owned by Sinclair and airs in my area on KIAH 39.4) had been, for the past two weeks, cycling through the same commercials over and over and over again during every commercial break. Think this has to do with the Sinclair attack. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, H-Town TV Fan said: I noticed that TBD (which is owned by Sinclair and airs in my area on KIAH 39.4) had been, for the past two weeks, cycling through the same commercials over and over and over again during every commercial break. Think this has to do with the Sinclair attack. Or... a low-rated, low-watched digital subchannel where the only ads are bonuses to sell a package on the main station... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, GodfreyGR said: Or... a low-rated, low-watched digital subchannel where the only ads are bonuses to sell a package on the main station... Do the ads have phone numbers on them? They're probably "per inquiry" ads that only make money based on people actually calling the number. Usually of the legal, medical, extended warranty, or "if you or a loved one has died from..." variety Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 356 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Ktul was finally able to start producing Good Morning Oklahoma from 4:30-7am during the hack they only did a hour at 6am then 5-6am. The rest of the newscasts from 11am through the evenings shows went on as normal because they could get what they needed for the newscast within a time limit unlike GMO where they had to continue the same stories through the morning. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 263 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 CW7 finally got a 10PM newscast last Tue up and running still no L3's just the bug is all they have showing. Comet was out for a week did come back last Monday Sinclair doesn't air Comet it's on WXSP .3 was a still when I checked on channel 177 on Spectrum. WWMT did have Comet on day 1 until Sep when WXSP took Comet WWMT .3 is now TBD. I was kinda surprised that Charge and TBD no no problems but Comet did. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfc513 235 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I checked WKRC just now and graphics have returned to its newscasts (Lower thirds, bug, OTS's, etc.). Not sure about programming outside of CBS and news as of right now, but 12.2 (The CW) was airing programming from TBD when I last checked there yesterday evening. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbusNewsFan 217 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 WSYX is back in full as of Today. It was missing L3s and full screen info graphics among some elements over the last couple of weeks. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttvn2000 320 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 WKRC’s Clancy Burke put together a vlog about the experience: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town TV Fan 219 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 8:04 PM, H-Town TV Fan said: I noticed that TBD (which is owned by Sinclair and airs in my area on KIAH 39.4) had been, for the past two weeks, cycling through the same commercials over and over and over again during every commercial break. Think this has to do with the Sinclair attack. The advertising on TBD (pre-midnight) is back to normal as of this week. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 263 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 WWMT has L3's back saw it on Fri Noon Newscast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18531-sinclair-ransomware-attack/page/3/#findComment-266961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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