CBS has finally realized there is enough room for competition in the Detroit market and is building a TV news operation for WWJ/WKBD. CBS will launch morning, 6 PM and 11 PM newscasts on WWJ and a morning newscast extension and 10 PM newscast on WKBD.
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- Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:15 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: WWJ/WKBD launches news operation
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1668
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:34 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Breaking: Nexstar reaches agreement to purchase Tribune
- Replies: 58
- Views: 9058
Re: Breaking: Nexstar reaches agreement to purchase Tribune
Jackson County really is the only region where there was a substantial OTA coverage gap. With an outdoor antenna in Jackson, I suspect one or more ABC affiliates could still be received (albeit with some snow). Lansing is only 43 miles from the WJRT TX site, which is 12 miles closer than Muskegon i...
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:32 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Channel 7 must have bills to pay
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1168
Re: Channel 7 must have bills to pay
I could already tell that this was going to happen, make-goods for all those local advertisers who got preempted by tornado warning coverage earlier this month.
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:45 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Most distant AM/FM/TV signal you ever tuned in?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1960
Re: Most distant AM/FM/TV signal you ever tuned in?
I think there are 9 towers left for 1500, It’s been a while since I’ve seen them. Also I remember being able to see WKNR’s towers from a distance at night and not being able to receive Keener 13 at all in the nighttime. And I can’t forget WJR’s one tower from Riverview, I was able to see that one a...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
- Topic: Detroit OTA schedule for 7/1/1995
- Replies: 6
- Views: 512
Re: Detroit OTA schedule for 7/1/1995
]WADL (Independent 38 Mount Clemens) 6 AM: America's Clown 6:30: Sonshinny Day Does anyone out there know what exactly was America's Clown? It sound like a clown who was big in the 70's or 80's who has just stayed around too long, (maybe a little like Krusty.) Probably, from all of what I know, jus...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:31 pm
- Forum: Broadcasting - General
- Topic: TV Guide
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1938
Re: TV Guide
They discontinued the regional editions in 2005, in favor of the national listings. I gave up on TVG in 2004 when they began to mess with the listings format. And I have yet to even handle a TVG since its 2005 revamp. The last couple of times that I bought a TV magazine of any kind was in 2011 (whe...
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:02 pm
- Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
- Topic: Detroit OTA schedule for 7/1/1995
- Replies: 6
- Views: 512
Detroit OTA schedule for 7/1/1995
Source: Detroit Free Press, July 1, 1995 (the pages I needed happened to be free to view on newspapers.com because someone made clippings of the schedules on those pages) This is in the midst of a weird hybrid moment in Detroit TV history - WJBK, WXON, WKBD and WGPR were each getting used to their r...
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:05 pm
- Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
- Topic: Most distant AM/FM/TV signal you ever tuned in?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1960
Most distant AM/FM/TV signal you ever tuned in?
Another pre-crash thread recreation. As in the old thread, list the most distant AM, FM and TV signal you've ever tuned in. From my current memory, all from my current house in Wyandotte using respective indoor receivers for each medium: AM: probably one of the east coast clear-channel stations. FM:...
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:27 am
- Forum: The Stadium
- Topic: 2018-2019 Pistons
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2691
Re: 2018-2019 Pistons
Solid job in their latest victory against a weak Suns. Our #6 seed lead has gotten better and thanks to a Lakers loss, they have been eliminated from playoff contention so we shall not need to worry about them.
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
- Topic: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12489
Re: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
Yeah, I'm sure it upset some people. Really hoping the FCC does away with these network non-duplication/syndicated exclusivity rules, soon! I'm hoping they do too, even though they've been saying they're doing away with those rules since like...2015?, and even if the Cable Reform Act of 1996 still ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:26 pm
- Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
- Topic: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12489
Re: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
Yes it was. The cable channel which usually shows WDIV, showed two infomercials that were obviously not WDIV's. No Michigan lottery results were shown on this channel, either. That alone ought to piss off a lot of fans of the two shows in Buckeye's service area. I couldn't check if Syndex was impos...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: 106.7 FAKE WHEELS is out of touch with its audience (shocking, I know)
- Replies: 111
- Views: 5915
Re: 106.7 FAKE WHEELS is out of touch with its audience (shocking, I know)
What these commenters should do is get real. Has 106.7 deleted any of those comments yet?
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:20 pm
- Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
- Topic: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12489
Re: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
Was Syndex imposed on WDIV on Buckeye last night in the 7 PM hour?80sTalkRadioFan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:41 pmDoubt it, guess we'll find out tonight. Fortunately, I found a way around it, using Hulu.
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 4:33 pm
- Forum: Broadcasting - General
- Topic: Obit: Chris Corley
- Replies: 2
- Views: 769
Obit: Chris Corley
https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/185069/iconic-superstar-voiceover-artist-chris-corley-pas Everyone at ALL ACCESS is deeply saddened to report the passing of legendary Superstar Voiceover Artist CHRIS CORLEY following a brave battle with pancreatic cancer (3/21). He was 55 years old...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:17 pm
- Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
- Topic: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12489
Re: Network programming preemptions by individual stations
Wondering if any of those stations will move Wheel and Jeopardy to a subchannel. Can't watch them on WDIV in the Toledo area because WTOL has asserted Synd-Ex rights, so Buckeye Broadband blocks WDIV in Toledo during those shows. Checking Zap2It quick, WTOL so far isn't appearing to air tomorrow's/...