Marvin Dillweed 73 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 WWOR will move it's 11pm newscast to 10pm and rebrand it "The 10 O'Clock News". Start date is June 27th. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/showandtell/2011/05/wworch-9-returning-to-10-pm-newscast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioTech 13 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It's all about saving the license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 TIME TO SAVE THE LICENSE TIME TO SAVE NEW JERSEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdude 0 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 i will wonder if WWOR will make the swtich to HD on June 27th i think that would be a good idea if they did go HD on that date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 WWOR will move it's 11pm newscast to 10pm and rebrand it "The 10 O'Clock News". The ironic thing about that is that sister station WNYW (FOX 5) used "The 10 O'Clock News" for 35 years (1967-2002) until they adopted the red, white and black look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 223 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 When will they bring back the weekend newscast? Only WOR and Telemundo47 have no weekend newscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 When will they bring back the weekend newscast? Only WOR and Telemundo47 have no weekend newscast. Weekend newscasts will not be coming back for the time being on WWOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 So, why would WWOR make a suicidal move like running a newscast against 2, 4, & 7 in the first place? That had to have been a bloodbath for the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 So, why would WWOR make a suicidal move like running a newscast against 2, 4, & 7 in the first place? That had to have been a bloodbath for the past couple of years. Because WWOR's parent company, News Corp./FOX Television Stations, wanted less competition at 10 p.m. for WNYW's "FOX 5 News at Ten". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 283 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 So, why would WWOR make a suicidal move like running a newscast against 2, 4, & 7 in the first place? That had to have been a bloodbath for the past couple of years. Clearly a suicidal move that probably cost them more than they bargained for. Hence why they are returning to the 10PM slot. Honestly though that station is among the least watched stations in the area, so I don't know why they even have a newscast there are many "My" network stations that do not have newscasts but then again we all wonder why WLNY TV10/55 has a newscast as well.. They too are not in HD. So FOX 5 at this point now needs a sports anchor for the 10PM as they Russ Salsberg will be occupied for the 10PM on My9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Clearly a suicidal move that probably cost them more than they bargained for. Hence why they are returning to the 10PM slot. Honestly though that station is among the least watched stations in the area, so I don't know why they even have a newscast there are many "My" network stations that do not have newscasts but then again we all wonder why WLNY TV10/55 has a newscast as well.. They too are not in HD. So FOX 5 at this point now needs a sports anchor for the 10PM as they Russ Salsberg will be occupied for the 10PM on My9. Before MY 9 moved the news to 11, Russ handled both shows at the same time. Russ did the sports live at 10:45 on FOX 5 (from the MY 9 newsroom) and at 10:53 on MY 9 (from the MY 9 set). Russ work weeknights at 6, 10, & 11 (on MY 9), Duke Castiglione works Sunday nights and Good Day New York. Matt Alderez does the Saturday sportcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIXfan 34 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 WWOR must have been getting hash marks for its 11pm newscast, going up against the Big Three local newscasts, which I believe explains the move back to 10pm. StudioTech is absolutely right when he says it is about saving the station's license--which I still think should be yanked. On the other hand, this move could be a blessing in disguise. Maybe WPIX will FINALLY get its act together and put on a 10pm newscast people will actually watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Moving the news back to 10pm doesn't mean a single thing if the content that airs during the newscast which got them in trouble with the FCC remains after June 27th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIXfan 34 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 And here's another thought: Why don't WNYW and WWOR do what KDVR and KWGN in Denver (and KTVI and KPLR in St. Louis) do? That is, have WWOR run their nightly news at 7pm, before MyNetworkTV programming. That way, the newscast can build its own audience, and it would not have to compete with WNYW at 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Except, Harry Martin anchors the 6 p.m. newscast on WNYW. If they moved the WWOR newscast to 7, Brenda will have to anchor cause I doubt Harry can get to NJ in 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NewsHound Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Except, Harry Martin anchors the 6 p.m. newscast on WNYW. If they moved the WWOR newscast to 7, Brenda will have to anchor cause I doubt Harry can get to NJ in 30 minutes. It's all about changing up the talent then, either Harry will be on WNYW or WWOR but not both. This wouldn't happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Moving the news back to 10pm doesn't mean a single thing if the content that airs during the newscast which got them in trouble with the FCC remains after June 27th. I agree and they don't want to get in trouble at all with the FCC over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 223 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Before MY 9 moved the news to 11, Russ handled both shows at the same time. Russ did the sports live at 10:45 on FOX 5 (from the MY 9 newsroom) and at 10:53 on MY 9 (from the MY 9 set). Russ work weeknights at 6, 10, & 11 (on MY 9), Duke Castiglione works Sunday nights and Good Day New York. Matt Alverez does the Saturday sportcasts. Ryan Asselta came to FOX5 on May 4th from FOX29 in Philly to do the weekend sportscasts. Does this mean Matt Alverez is gone? Is Adam Zucker still with FOX5? Christina Park returned from maternity leave this weekend. I notice on weekends sometimes Craig Allen does the forecast and most times it's Shay Ryan. Is Craig full time with FOX5 on weekends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 223 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 The newscast is still SD 4:3 and the graphics package seems to be the same with some small adjusting. Missed the start of the newscast but for the first segment they seem to be copying WPIX 11 in 11 segment ending with a weather preview. There's an annoying timer on the bottom right counting up. The second segment after the break was a very long and for me boring "Take It On" taped discussion segment, the topic was the worst political sex scandals. How about giving us more NJ News then instead of this segment? In the third segment weather and sports are only being allowed 1 minuet each in a segment called the 2 minuet drill. For me it's way to fast and rushed. The last segment is the results of a Facebook poll related to the Take It On segment with some facebook comments. Tonight the newscast ended at 10:27pm. My overall reaction is it's a 30min verson of WPIX except that they are using a studio. For those out of the NYC market the newscast is being streamed live. http://www.my9tv.com/subindex/my9_news/live_video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Ice, thanks for that link. I'm in market, but my laptop is not pulling in any stations up in Washington Heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIXfan 34 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I just saw bits and pieces of the newscast. It's the same old garbage, with a tweaked graphics package. Makes me wonder if FOX is very serious about holding on to the WWOR license. Hell, they're STILL not in HD, which also makes me wonder if they are serious about keeping news on Channel 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudioTech 13 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I just saw bits and pieces of the newscast. It's the same old garbage, with a tweaked graphics package. Makes me wonder if FOX is very serious about holding on to the WWOR license. Hell, they're STILL not in HD, which also makes me wonder if they are serious about keeping news on Channel 9. Newscorp has to keep news on Ch. 9 if they want to keep the license. That's the bottom line. And I don't see them spending the money to upgrade to HD for only 2.5 hours of news a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 The format took time to get used to but, the product on WPIX is still better, WWOR's product seems to flashy. What's with the the emphasis on "The" in their title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Newscorp has to keep news on Ch. 9 if they want to keep the license. That's the bottom line. And I don't see them spending the money to upgrade to HD for only 2.5 hours of news a week. Which, given how the state paid WNET to get rid of NJN, is a weeee bit hypocritical. (Much like the state.) Anyway, if they're calling it "THE Ten O'Clock News", that's an obvious cue from when WNYW was using that name for their 10pm news. They always emphasized that "THE". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 229 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Which, given how the state paid WNET to get rid of NJN, is a weeee bit hypocritical. (Much like the state.) Anyway, if they're calling it "THE Ten O'Clock News", that's an obvious cue from when WNYW was using that name for their 10pm news. They always emphasized that "THE". Not to be too off topic as well, but as we are sort of talking about the garden state, what did you guys thought about NJN? Its history, its closure, the government allowing WNET to takeover NJN (NJTV)? Heck, this comes from gov. christie saying that NJ should be out of the TV business yet WWOR is hanging by a thread. HulkieD, any further? I just found out about it yesterday by the way. Too sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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