ScottSchell 352 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 41 minutes ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said: My question though: isn't it federal law to break into programming for life-threatening severe weather? So isn't Allen "technically" breaking the law because they aren't providing life-saving information?? I just can't see TWC providing live coverage, especially if they struggle bad enough with who they have for national coverage?? I'm just curious if there are lawsuits just waiting to happen?? Yes they are breaking a contract with the FCC that is a legally binding contract. They can get fined by the FCC and local residents can file complaints to the FCC for them not breaking into programming. As for lawsuits I’m not 100% sure on that end. Edited January 18 by ScottSchell 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lampstein 98 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said: My question though: isn't it federal law to break into programming for life-threatening severe weather? So isn't Allen "technically" breaking the law because they aren't providing life-saving information?? I just can't see TWC providing live coverage, especially if they struggle bad enough with who they have for national coverage?? I'm just curious if there are lawsuits just waiting to happen?? It is absolutely not federal law to break into programming for severe weather. What about stations without newsrooms? Come on. Stations have an obligation to work in the best interests of the public, but honestly an automated severe weather crawl is probably enough to honor the bare minimum. I am not saying it’s right. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanSolo 143 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said: My question though: isn't it federal law to break into programming for life-threatening severe weather? So isn't Allen "technically" breaking the law because they aren't providing life-saving information?? I just can't see TWC providing live coverage, especially if they struggle bad enough with who they have for national coverage?? I'm just curious if there are lawsuits just waiting to happen?? No, it’s not illegal. (Not sure if that sentence is grammatically correct.) Plenty of stations lack anything beyond EAS capabilities, and have no one on hand to do anything beyond that. Moreover, “life threatening” is a wide loophole you could drive a truck through. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer764KCTV5 148 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Dave Lampstein said: It is absolutely not federal law to break into programming for severe weather. What about stations without newsrooms? Come on. Stations have an obligation to work in the best interests of the public, but honestly an automated severe weather crawl is probably enough to honor the bare minimum. I am not saying it’s right. KDNL pops-up. No seriously about the whole thing about Allen Media, what would happen to KWWL and WSIL?? I hope they're okay. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 200 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) A press release from Allen making the Weather Channel forecasts being seen on local stations seem a positive thing… it’s like putting lipstick on a pig and somehow making it look uglier. https://www.einpresswire.com/article/778247699/the-power-of-the-weather-channel-is-coming-to-your-local-television-station Edited January 19 by newsn8te 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine_10 92 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 25 minutes ago, newsn8te said: A press release from Allen making the Weather Channel forecasts being seen on local stations seem a positive thing… it’s like putting lipstick on a pig and somehow making it look uglier. https://www.einpresswire.com/article/778247699/the-power-of-the-weather-channel-is-coming-to-your-local-television-station Just wait until advertisers leave and they have hash mark ratings. KCRG is already the 100-ton gorilla in that market, and WSIL's market, I would think WPSD will become the strongest station (KFVS is too far removed from the population). 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVVTV12 141 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) WPSD has picked it up about WSIL. The report was done by the Paxton newspaper in Carbondale. Still says something when a competing news outlet is reporting this. Edited January 19 by 24994J Fixed link Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 977 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 7 hours ago, GoldenShine_10 said: Just wait until advertisers leave and they have hash mark ratings. KCRG is already the 100-ton gorilla in that market, and WSIL's market, I would think WPSD will become the strongest station (KFVS is too far removed from the population). WSIL's market seems to have the Big Three affiliates all with their own turf. WSIL being Southern Illinois, WPSD being Kentucky, and KFVS being not only Missouri but the general "Five States" area. If that's the case then it's wild seeing WPSD aggressively pursuing those laid off from the "Illinois" station. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer764KCTV5 148 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, channel2 said: WSIL's market seems to have the Big Three affiliates all with their own turf. WSIL being Southern Illinois, WPSD being Kentucky, and KFVS being not only Missouri but the general "Five States" area. If that's the case then it's wild seeing WPSD aggressively pursuing those laid off from the "Illinois" station. ...which is why KFVS brands it's coverage area as "The Heartland". Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine_10 92 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 10 hours ago, EVVTV12 said: WPSD has picked it up about WSIL. The report was done by the Paxton newspaper in Carbondale. Still says something when a competing news outlet is reporting this. I could see WPSD trying to more aggressively target that area through its newspaper (maybe a Carbondale bureau) and hire at least one of the laid off meteorologists. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2158 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) How much further can these corporations strip local news down to its bare bones? From the rise of MMJing, to GMs overseeing multiple stations, to Scripps getting rid of anchors and pre-recording newscasts, to Allen getting rid of meteorologists, to Sinclair outright shutting down newsrooms to air The National Desk, what next? It's a miracle that any college graduate wants to enter this profession. Edited January 19 by MediaZone4K 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-302989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnintx 20 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 8 hours ago, GoldenShine_10 said: I could see WPSD trying to more aggressively target that area through its newspaper (maybe a Carbondale bureau) and hire at least one of the laid off meteorologists. Can they make an eventual play for the ABC affiliation on a subchannel? That could be the end game here. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine_10 92 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, johnintx said: Can they make an eventual play for the ABC affiliation on a subchannel? That could be the end game here. Perhaps if something dramatic happens? KFVS might try for it too, but it has poor coverage in the eastern part of the market. Still, for one of the few independents left in the business (I wonder if someone like Nexstar has tried to buy WPSD but either was rejected or seen as unable to complete a deal??), that would be a huge coup de grace. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2358 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Marisa Yamane, a well-known and respected journalist in Hawaii, is among six being let go by KITV as Allen cuts continue... https://www.facebook.com/MarisaYamaneHawaii/posts/pfbid02Xwi85sJGfSaRBXkFVZoer3QQhaotYvGV3ygzVmeSUWaVseNN5Vx8BfNEVc5degewl Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSgoodiesWA 303 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 1/19/2025 at 12:29 PM, MediaZone4K said: How much further can these corporations strip local news down to its bare bones? From the rise of MMJing, to GMs overseeing multiple stations, to Scripps getting rid of anchors and pre-recording newscasts, to Allen getting rid of meteorologists, to Sinclair outright shutting down newsrooms to air The National Desk, what next? It's a miracle that any college graduate wants to enter this profession. Next? It could be AI anchors, AI meteorologists, and AI sports on a virtual set with only one 'producer' in some centrally-hubbed area sending reports from the MMJs to the AI. Whom we will only see in prerecorded reports - and only live during breaking news. God, I hope we never fall that low in news journalism. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 707 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, VHSgoodiesWA said: Next? It could be AI anchors, AI meteorologists, and AI sports on a virtual set with only one 'producer' in some centrally-hubbed area sending reports from the MMJs to the AI. Whom we will only see in prerecorded reports - and only live during breaking news. God, I hope we never fall that low in news journalism. Please don't speak this into existence. 2 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1712 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 19 hours ago, VHSgoodiesWA said: Next? It could be AI anchors, AI meteorologists, and AI sports on a virtual set with only one 'producer' in some centrally-hubbed area sending reports from the MMJs to the AI. Whom we will only see in prerecorded reports - and only live during breaking news. God, I hope we never fall that low in news journalism. Honestly, that's probably the direction things are heading. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2401 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Speaking of AI, The Weather Channel now has all AI captioning, which is a sick and terrible thing that TBS, TNT and NFL Network have been doing lately, even for scripted shows and commercials that are properly captioned because they never turn it off. Sadly it feels like even if there was an FCC report about AI captioning it's in the letter and spirit of the law, so there's nothing we can do, and I fear they're probably going to remove the requirement that a specific caption rep is available at all times. Edited January 21 by mrschimpf 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1229 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 CNN has picked up on the Allen story. It's nice to see the comments and reactions are extremely negative. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 256 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 AMG lost a local insurance company in MS CEO told those to not watch Wheel to hurt Byron Allen which I doubt that would work in my opinion. Hubbing weather to TWC is a back idea and a an epic fail as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
new_plastic_ideas 0 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Anchor Terra Brantley is out at WFFT, whose website now shows a new station logo without reference to Fox. WLFI/WTHI have made smaller tweaks. Here we go. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 200 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 WTHI, WLFI, and WFFT have all updated their logos to match each other. The combined newscasts are supposed to start tonight. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxvilleTVFanDerrick 3 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Observing this, it looks like WTHI, WFFT and WLFI all received the blue and red Hothaus graphics. Here are the WLFI, WTHI and WFFT news opens utilizing the new graphics. Edited January 22 by KnoxvilleTVFanDerrick 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 881 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 4 hours ago, newsn8te said: WTHI, WLFI, and WFFT have all updated their logos to match each other. The combined newscasts are supposed to start tonight. Seems like Allen lifted elements of its Indiana stations’ new logo designs from the late Chambers-era logos of its Oregon ABC affiliates (KEZI/KDRV/KDKF). The opens are a mish-mash of Hothaus’ Meredith/WEVV/KADN package and KEZI (KTLA derivative) package. Edited January 22 by T.L. Hughes Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicFlag 9 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 My, how things have changed. In 2021 and early 2022, Byron Allen was thought of by some as the next great corporate CEO in broadcasting. I once worked for a GM who ran any show of Allen’s he could get his hands on. I’d wager $0.25 that’s not the case any longer. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19607-all-about-allen/page/7/#findComment-303039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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