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WADL Deal Pulled

Discussion pertaining to Detroit, Ann Arbor, Port Huron and SW Ontario
KeenerGold
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Re: WADL Deal Pulled

Unread post by KeenerGold »

One of WDIV's subchannels may be an option. 4.2 and 4.4 were both running COZI last night.

Also noticed that WJRT 12.7 disappeared. Is THIS TV DOA?
Deleted User 16378

Re: WADL Deal Pulled

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KeenerGold wrote: Wed May 29, 2024 9:10 am One of WDIV's subchannels may be an option. 4.2 and 4.4 were both running COZI last night.

Also noticed that WJRT 12.7 disappeared. Is THIS TV DOA?
Not according to Tvguy’s post that supposedly is Kevin Adell’s letter “Perry Sook is not going to put The CW on a dot channel” none of this is believable.
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mtburb
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Location: Wyandotte, 17 miles from Southfield, 38 miles from Oregon

Re: WADL Deal Pulled

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KeenerGold wrote: Wed May 29, 2024 9:10 am One of WDIV's subchannels may be an option. 4.2 and 4.4 were both running COZI last night.

Also noticed that WJRT 12.7 disappeared. Is THIS TV DOA?
Listings sites are replacing This TV with "off the air" in several other markets starting tomorrow, so this pretty much means it's dead.
My furthest DTV tropo: KDKA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 202 miles for three days in January 2017 and a night in September 2017 with only an Antennas Direct C2V!

Current setup: Antennas Direct C2Max (2018-present)
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Re: WADL Deal Pulled

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edj wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 7:51 pm If 910 is going great, it must mean Premiere is paying to air their talk shows. There is virtually no other possible source for revenue. Few if any local spots, no local brokered talk, real estate, or church services AM stations air so frequently on weekends, and no small college or minor league sports to bring in guaranteed income. Those towers cost money to run, land leasing or taxes, leasing a subchannel of WOMC, the news and traffic updates (unless that is barter), Nielsen books, Justin Barclay doing three hours from Grand Rapids which isn’t free, etc etc etc. I haven’t even heard any political ads, unless Trump’s rallies are being aired for cash.

As for WADL, I can’t remember the last time I’ve tuned in. CW brings in low ratings, that is completely true and I can see why Adell would drop it if he wasn’t getting paid.
910 is not making a dime. The ratings are in the crapper with a 0.5, That station eventually will be sold.
GS3580
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Re: WADL Deal Pulled

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I also think CW is going to go to a subchannel of WDIV. That or will do a co-affiliation with Local 4. Just my hunch.
SixPlusOne
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Re: WADL Deal Pulled

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Courtesy: NextTV.com

Mission Broadcasting Demands Adell Return $250,000 Deposit From Terminated WADL Deal

"Nexstar still needs to find a station to carry The CW’s programming in Detroit come September, when its current affiliation agreement with WMYD, owned by the E.W. Scripps Co., expires."


https://www.nexttv.com/news/mission-bro ... -wadl-deal
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