It is in the Marquette market. Sounds like Morgan Murphy is trying to circumvent FCC ownership limits by using a variable interest entity to acquire WJMN. I am uncertain if the FCC views WBKP and WBUP as a satellite station situation or as a duopoly. If I were a betting man, I'd place my money on t...

T’Variuness King wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:03 pm

We can afford the new sign on 131. We're bleeding money at this point. The WBKB deal was essentially done until we pulled out due to financial issues. Our staff is now feeling the financial concerns everyday.

9&10 was going to work with WBKB first?

sinklair wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:57 am

And sometimes it’s just best to not post your private dance videos to the web-ernets.

It’s one of the things I most admire about you, organman — that you keep your private dance videos, um, private.

Eh, I don't dance. That's why it isn't all over the web

They're just having a bit of fun. We all do silly stuff at work sometimes.

Same room as has always been used for in-station reporting when not in studio - just a new name as described by the banner and reporter. It doubles as being a more honest description. Ok. Been a while, thought it was a new name for the studio. You never know with some companies what they'll name/ch...

kager wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:39 pm

BTW - 7&4 no longer has a newsroom - now it's a "content center".

What?

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:36 am

Another item to consider: 7&4 was the de facto NBC affiliate for the puny Alpena market for decades.

That very well may part of it. I have heard some have missed 7&4's news. Although, you can watch it online, so I don't see why the OTA matters.

TC Talks wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:56 pm

I can't see the networks going for that. Some swinging dick would buy 9&10 before it went dark.

As small as this market is, not sure if anyone would by the station in its current state.

No way that’s even going to happen. Sinclair doesn’t care about their TC market, let alone buying another station in the same market. Look at how much they have drained from what 7/4 used to be. If Sinclair actually cared, they could takeover the market. Starts with having a noon and 4pm newscast. ...

BirdieKingBobo wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:55 pm

The Amphersand is down to two reporters ... which isn't half as bad as WWMT .... who has none left. ALL anchors.

Who are the 2 reporters at 7&4? All I see are two "multimedia journalists" after anchors/weather/sports.

Reminds me a bit of the staff roster just before Raycom bought the station.

It's a combination of burnout, greed, and agenda. While I was a kid in the 90s, from what I have gathered from watching various news casts on YouTube, it seems the 90s was the "Golden Age" for news and tech. Then the 2000s came and it all started to go downhill. The greed became more as large compan...

Matt wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:56 am

It is audience engagement.

Exactly. Many stations do this. 7&4 started doing it over 20 years ago on the morning show. I think 9&10 has been doing it longer than that.

During the break last night I saw a "thank you" message for WNEM 70 years. Will there be some anniversary special?

Booty Jesus?

I think after a while when a business holds a dominance for a period of time, they start to ride on that "name" and then slack off on production. In the case of a small market with only two channels competing against each other for ratings, it won't make much of a difference. But I agree, it's quite...