Adell sells WADL to Mission.

[Recovering Producer 218]

Even more billable hours are coming...

https://www.nexttv.com/news/owner-of-wadl-urges-mission-to-close-station-purchase

[tyrannical bastard 3948]

  On 5/6/2024 at 9:34 PM, Recovering Producer said:

Even more billable hours are coming...

https://www.nexttv.com/news/owner-of-wadl-urges-mission-to-close-station-purchase

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Honestly, I hope Mission gets stuck with this station. 

As much of a hot mess Kevin Adell is, I think Nexstar got in way too deep after getting full control of the CW. 

Unless Nexstar sells off 7-8 percent of  population reach, they're stuck with a station that can't even air the entire CW output.

 

That's probably a good reason Sinclair hasn't bought a network (like MyNetwork).  Surprised it hasn't hit Ion/Scripps as well since they're way over the line in reach.

 

Getting the CW in Detroit is going to be even harder than CBS had to scramble in 1994.  At least they stayed on Channel 62!  So far, CW has bounced from WKBD....to WADL....to WMYD...and who knows after that?  (WDIV as a subchannel is probably the likeliest....)

Edited May 7, 2024 by tyrannical bastard

[mer764KCTV5 150]

  On 5/7/2024 at 3:16 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

Getting the CW in Detroit is going to be even harder than CBS had to scramble in 1994.  At least they stayed on Channel 62!  So far, CW has bounced from WKBD....to WADL....to WMYD...and who knows after that?  (WDIV as a subchannel is probably the likeliest....)

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Here are the options:

Any Windsor, Ontario stations are an big NO.

WJBK is an bit of an problem, they could put the MyNet program service on 2.2 or an its main signal on late nights. 

WDIV is the most likely.

 

WXYZ, WKBD, WWJ, WADL, WMYD, or any other station won't be an option. 

[GraphicsMan 114]

  On 5/7/2024 at 3:16 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

Getting the CW in Detroit is going to be even harder than CBS had to scramble in 1994.  At least they stayed on Channel 62!  So far, CW has bounced from WKBD....to WADL....to WMYD...and who knows after that?  (WDIV as a subchannel is probably the likeliest....)

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WDIV will probably get the affiliation it’s kinda impossible to land somewhere else. So I see why Mission wants to close.

[DENDude 217]

Okay question, what if WDIV declines to put the CW on one of it's digital sub channels?  Then what does Nexstar do?

[Rusty Muck 4368]

  On 5/8/2024 at 12:30 AM, DENDude said:

Okay question, what if WDIV declines to put the CW on one of it's digital sub channels?  Then what does Nexstar do?

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Pretty simple here: the CW winds up without a Detroit affiliate.

[mer764KCTV5 150]

  On 5/8/2024 at 12:30 AM, DENDude said:

Okay question, what if WDIV declines to put the CW on one of it's digital sub channels?  Then what does Nexstar do?

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It's complicated. 

The CW / Nexstar could ask cable companies in Detroit to put stations like WLAJ-DT2 in Lansing, Michigan, WBSF in Bay City (Michigan Thumb), or WTVG-DT2 in Toledo, Ohio. 

On-Air; Well, good luck with that. 

[AmericanErrorist 148]

  On 5/8/2024 at 4:23 AM, mer764KCTV5 said:

It's complicated. 

The CW / Nexstar could ask cable companies in Detroit to put stations like WLAJ-DT2 in Lansing, Michigan, WBSF in Bay City (Michigan Thumb), or WTVG-DT2 in Toledo, Ohio.

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They could also launch their own cable-only station with the Plus feed and have someone handle advertising.

[tyrannical bastard 3948]

If the system carries NewsNation, all Nexstar would have to do is ask them to carry either the CW feed or one of their adjacent CW O&Os.

 

That may be a harder ordeal than trying to please the FCC

[Megatron81 258]

Kevin's letter is nothing but a word salad and begging Nexstar/Mission to close the deal which Nexstar will let the agreement expire at the end of June. Kevin sells it to a religious broadcaster for less than $75 Million. I could see Nexstar putting CW+ feed in Detroit if they can't get WDIV although would have to find something else for TMZ & TMZ Live I think WJBK airs both those shows in Detroit.   

[mer764KCTV5 150]

Update: Mission Broadcasting just said, "nope" to acquiring WADL-TV

[GraphicsMan 114]

  On 5/23/2024 at 12:40 AM, mer764KCTV5 said:

Update: Mission Broadcasting just said, "nope" to acquiring WADL-TV

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Womp Womp. Perry takes another L.

[AmericanErrorist 148]

  On 5/23/2024 at 12:40 AM, mer764KCTV5 said:

Update: Mission Broadcasting just said, "nope" to acquiring WADL-TV

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The article says that Adell believes that he can still land The CW on the station (over a WDIV subchannel or The CW Plus) and is willing to cut an LMA directly with Nexstar.

[mer764KCTV5 150]

  On 5/23/2024 at 12:40 AM, mer764KCTV5 said:

Update: Mission Broadcasting just said, "nope" to acquiring WADL-TV

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Also, a little note, some of Mission Broadcasting's first stations were actually operated by Sinclair until 2001. 

1.) I didn't say anything else.

 

Anyway, I really think Mission was bored into how long it was for them.

  On 5/23/2024 at 12:59 PM, AmericanErrorist said:

The article says that Adell believes that he can still land The CW on the station (over a WDIV subchannel or The CW Plus) and is willing to cut an LMA directly with Nexstar.

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Ah yes, LMA. (Especially for the conflict because of WPIX, really Adell?)

[Rusty Muck 4368]

  On 5/23/2024 at 12:59 PM, AmericanErrorist said:

The article says that Adell believes that he can still land The CW on the station (over a WDIV subchannel or The CW Plus) and is willing to cut an LMA directly with Nexstar.

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Why does Matthew Keys even give Kevin Adell the time of day? This moron did just as much to torpedo this deal as the FCC did, he'll be lucky not to lose WADL in bankruptcy to a Godcaster.

[AmericanErrorist 148]

  On 5/23/2024 at 1:50 PM, mer764KCTV5 said:

Ah yes, LMA. (Especially for the conflict because of WPIX, really Adell?)

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Nexstar doesn't have guarantees on Adell's loans, nor does Nexstar have a purchase option on WADL like Mission has on their stations.

Edited May 23, 2024 by AmericanErrorist