WGTU/WGTQ: sold+new site too

[KKyuubi 0]

Locally owned WGTU and WGTQ (the ABC affiliates for Northern Michigan) are going to be sold to Tucker Broadcasting for $10 million dollars. Tucker is also planning to go into a LMA with Barrington Broadcasting (owners of NBC affiliates WTOM/WPBN, in the same market). From what I hear, their on-air quality is quite pathetic, and the only local newscasts are "updates" during GMA and a 10 minute update at 11pm. Who knows, they might get upgrades, or even have WTOM produce their news for them!

 

Also, the pathetic stations also got a not-so-pathetic new BDI site:

http://www.wgtu.com/

[Blargh 2]

Nice graphics they got there.

 

[artie fufkin 0]

Locally owned WGTU and WGTQ (the ABC affiliates for Northern Michigan) are going to be sold to Tucker Broadcasting for $10 million dollars. Tucker is also planning to go into a LMA with Barrington Broadcasting (owners of NBC affiliates WTOM/WPBN, in the same market). From what I hear, their on-air quality is quite pathetic, and the only local newscasts are "updates" during GMA and a 10 minute update at 11pm. Who knows, they might get upgrades, or even have WTOM produce their news for them!

 

Also, the pathetic stations also got a not-so-pathetic new BDI site:

http://www.wgtu.com/

 

WGTU/WGTQ is not locally owned. Max Media, the owner of the stations, is based in Virginia Beach, VA.

 

Tucker is a former head honcho for Fisher Broadcasting.