Taco wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:05 pm

One would think local stations would want to advertise the network branding.

You would think, but that doesn't seem to be the case, at least with CBS affiliates. Heritage even took "FOX" off of channel 32 and call it "Local 32." I'm sure that didn't make those at Fox happy.

I think a lot of stations are doing that. Hell, 9&10 hasn't had the eye since the 70s.

Isn't that the same story from a clip back in the 80s? I seem to recall that on YouTube from an 80s video of 9&10

Good to know, thanks! Been a family friend for many, many years. Used to go into the radio station when I was a kid during the Christmas parade and get on air to talk about it and excitement for Santa. Fun times

Analog VHF stations were given the opportunity to retain UHF channel assignments post-transition or move their digital assignments to the VHF band. A lot of stations chose the latter to save on the power bill (less juice required to cover the same footprint). WOOD moved from RF channel 8 analog to ...

So, what happened to posting professional photos?

I haven't seen Del in several years... hope he is well.

This is the 21st century. Get traffic alerts on your cell phone. You don't have to wait for traffic on the whatever. You don't have to waste your time with backups someplace else. The phone knows where you are and you can tell if where you are going. It tells you what's relevant. Same thing for wea...

whitebalance wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:33 am

Hopefully, Nexstar will buy ABC. Byron has no interest in quality. Just suck the money out.

Didn't know ABC was up for sale. I'm surprised Disney is selling it.

Byron Allen was to spend $10-billion (with a b) to buy ABC’s owned and operated stations. https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekbaine/2023/09/15/byron-allen-bids-10-billion-for-some-disney-cable-networks-and-abc/amp/ If he has that kind of money, why doesn’t Byron spend a fraction of it to improve his ...

Wow. I didn't think all those stations would amount to $12 million...

I remember back when it was on 94.3. My grandparents lived off N. Old Mackinaw. About a mile from the tower. Even at 3,000 watts, didn't take much for the signal to get static during storms.

Damn shame, really. Sinclair made it look quite promising when it bought the station 10 years ago.

Yes, I looked up the posting. Still doesn't answer the question. Unless they're eliminating the "Chief" title (and perhaps Erik is leaving). I heard somewhere else a while back that some stations are doing that now, just to refrain from increase in expense/salary for the title.

Must be a long vacation...
A second meteorologist for what newscast?