The Disney/ABC O&O Stations Thread

[Encore 323 88]

The purpose of this thread is to have a place to discuss anything relating to all of the 8 Disney/ABC owned and operated stations because even though things may seem quiet across the group, things are still happening beyond what is discussed in the individual WABC, KABC, WLS, and WPVI threads that are in the NY, LA, Chicago, and Philly threads respectively.

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As you probably know by now, the licenses of the ABC O&Os are being threatened by the FCC and the deadline is July 29th, so the stations have been rolling out call to action promos, so that viewers can advocate for each station on the station’s behalf.

Here are promos from WABC, KABC & WLS.

WABC:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ePkAFvaEiAg

 

KABC:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R0wEyMOfNwM

 

WLS: 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:53 AM by Encore 323

[24994J 5904]

General threads are not permitted,  anymore, HOWEVER, the FCC stuff is enough to probably warrant its own thread.

[Encore 323 88]

56 minutes ago, 24994J said:

General threads are not permitted,  anymore, HOWEVER, the FCC stuff is enough to probably warrant its own thread.

If this madness was not going on, this thread would definitely not be here but regardless of what has happened, I feel that enough happens at the ABC O&Os nowadays for this thread to logically be here, so I am thinking about the present and the future here as you clearly see.

Edited yesterday at 01:12 AM by Encore 323

[tyrannical bastard 4683]

It's sad that we've come to this where the ABC O&Os have been vilified by our current FCC.

 

Maybe in a saner time, the same should happen to Sinclair and Nexstar, who have done far more egregious things in front of our eyes, often on a daily basis.

[StudioTech 15]

I'm still amazed that given the relaxation of ownership rules that there are still only 8 stations in the group. It's like a throwback to earlier times when the 7-7-7 rules existed (AM/FM/TV).

Edited yesterday at 02:56 AM by StudioTech

[Vlad 414]

Im probably going to get some fallout from this post, but im going to go ahead anyway..

 

According to what I've read, there is basically a zero chance that these stations are going to be off the air if nothing is done. These stations collectively, are the most watched in the nation and highest rated stations in arguably this part of the world. They've set the standard and culturally defined how we watched local news today.
 

So I respectfully do not understand their unnecessary inflammatory drama to confuse the public. Honestly this is the issue, all of this public alarmist method of communication these days is what is strengthening the division and clash.

 

Respectfully, they are entitled to voice their concerns for sure, but is it really that serious enough? Can someone help me understand what their intent is behind all of this?

Edited yesterday at 10:29 AM by Vlad

[GraphicsMan 349]

I’m gonna tell the fcc to knock it off I’m doing it on behalf of WTVD. This is very serious no tv license has been cancelled before it rarely happens.

[nathannah 2796]

5 hours ago, Vlad said:

Im probably going to get some fallout from this post, but im going to go ahead anyway..

 

According to what I've read, there is basically a zero chance that these stations are going to be off the air if nothing is done. These stations collectively, are the most watched in the nation and highest rated stations in arguably this part of the world. They've set the standard and culturally defined how we watched local news today.
 

So I respectfully do not understand their unnecessary inflammatory drama to confuse the public. Honestly this is the issue, all of this public alarmist method of communication these days is what is strengthening the division and clash.

 

Respectfully, they are entitled to voice their concerns for sure, but is it really that serious enough? Can someone help me understand what their intent is behind all of this?

This feels like it's more targeted towards a normal viewer that just cares about regular shows like General Hospital, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, High Potential, 9-1-1 or sports and their local news, which is exactly who you want to advocate for you in bulk because they lose their shows, the FCC chair will get that anger for sure. It's a perfect line that doesn't feel angry in the ad, just saying 'we're just as perplexed about this as you are and you should write in and speak your mind about this'. There is an entire audience that just watches the local news summarize the events and never gets into ABC's national news or The View.

[ns8401 999]

At this point it’s fair to wonder if losing an over the air signal is that big a deal anymore. There are tons of other ways to get the stations that the FCC has no control over.