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  1. 19 hours ago, hmaxhanson said:

    I've gone through all of the Sinclair stations they own and found the stations that I most believe are on the bubble for being shut down in favor of syndie shows and The National Desk.

     

     

    If I missed any other markets or you have a differing opinion on my choices, let me know!

     

    All of KBOI would be a prime candidate. It's been a dog for years.  It's KTVB's market, and KIVI gets the scraps.  KBOI also has the disadvantage of not being in Twin Falls.  

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  2. They have been using the new logo on some of the news segments (most notably weather) for some time.  They finally got to adding it to the rest of their product.

  3. 41 minutes ago, TheSpeedKing said:

     

    If so, they would also end KLST's affiliation. Nexstar and CBS are hiding something.

     

    KLST runs KSAN (NBC).  I'm sure they would have loved to had another big four network, but, apparently, they couldn't get one. I sure it didn't make financial sense to just be a CBS affiliate in that small a market.

  4. Nexstar’s CBS affiliations for 13 of their CBS stations expired in December.  I’m assuming WJMN is one of them. They’re likely working on a renewal, but since WJMN is one of their smallest CBS affiliates, is a semi satellite, and doesn’t have a second big four network, Nexstar probably told CBS it wasn’t a big deal if they gave it to someone else.

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  5. On 9/4/2021 at 1:08 AM, CircleSeven said:

     

    They going to say anything to not pay this fine. But if they didn't do anything wrong, why did they later move the CBS over to the LP (K22HN) & have it on the subchannel on KTUU? They could have done this in the first place.

     

    It'll be interesting to see whether this $500K+ will stand. We'll see what happens......

     

     


    I believe the response says that Gray moved CBS to the LD after meeting with FCC staff. It’s close to guaranteed that Gray won’t pay the $500K fine. This will eventually end up in a federal courtroom, where the FCC has a terrible track record. Gray will end up paying nothing or a tiny fraction of the original fined amount.

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  6. 18 hours ago, scrabbleship said:

     

    The one thing that could get Nexstar out of Billings is to work a deal in which the KULR news department transitions to KSVI/KHMT (syncing all of Cowles' Montana stations with ABC/FOX) with KULR being spun off to Sinclair with a Billings bureau set up. Would probably be better than the status quo.

     

     

    I'm sure Cowles would find it much easier to have ABC/FOX throughout the entire state, but they're not touching KSVI/KHMT.  Billings sits at the base of the Rimrocks, which run along the city's eastern border.  Both KULR and KTVQ have their towers on top of the Rimrocks, as close to the edge as possible.  It's the only way you can actually see the entire city.  KSVI and KHMT share a tower, which would be okay except that KHMT is licensed to Hardin, MT, 45 miles east of Billings.  The only way you can run both stations on the same stick, while legally covering both Billings and Hardin is to be farther away from the edge of the Rimrocks.  In the case of KSVI/KHMT, the tower is 10 miles east of the edge.  Since the tower can't see most of Billings, the signal simply flies over the city.  KSVI/KHMT have to run multiple translators to fill in the gaps.  

     

    Since the FCC is unlikely to ever allow KHMT to change its city of license from Hardin to Billings, this is always going to be an issue.  That's why Cowles is not going to trade one very good station for two bad stations.

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  7. 2 hours ago, scrabbleship said:

     

    Outside of this run-around to control WPIX, when has Nexstar used a shell to enter a new market? 

    I think that Nexstar is holding out to buy Vision Alaska cheap and get the whole state. Problem is that operation is so eviscerated that there might be a good chance they either go full Billings and exist newsless or go full Utica, booting NewsNet out and taking years to build a skeletal department to satisfy the bare minimum of ABC/Fox. That might be why Nexstar passed here, an all-or-nothing strategy versus Gray.

     

    Nexstar isn't touching those stations with a hundred foot pole.  They will never have a chance against KTUU/KYES because the few people who advertise up there aren't going to put their ads on a duopoly that gets virtually no viewership.  You know why Nexstar has KSVI/KHMT? They never really wanted it, but it was part of the Quorum package, so they had to take it.  They have tried to sell those stations, but no one wants to buy the third and fourth stations in a two station market.  It's the same fact in Anchorage. If GCI's cable leverage and multi million dollar investment couldn't dent Gray and KTUU, nothing will.

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  8. 2 hours ago, scrabbleship said:

     

    I would perhaps pay attention to the CRTC filings at this point to see if Gray tries to get approval for WYCI to be carried on cable systems in Canada. That would be the next shoe stopping with regard to taking the Fox affiliation from WFFF.

     

    That's not going to happen.  Nexstar renewed their affiliation agreements with Fox in September.

     

    https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-media-group-and-fox-broadcasting-company-renew-affiliation-agreements/

  9. 1 hour ago, DirtyHarry said:

    Not to be a party pooper, but it is adults 25 to 54. Kind of like when I tell my only nephew that he's my favorite.

     

    Nevertheless, they are the station I tend to watch the most. So good job.

     

    Adults 25-54 is the most important to the sales department, because it helps them with advertising rates.  People in that age range have the most disposable income.  Nevertheless, winning anything in the July book is about as meaningful as winning a preseason NFL game.

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  10. 20 hours ago, GoldenShine9 said:

     

    I believe WNDU was (and still is) the market leader in South Bend. KAKE has always been a distant third place station behind KWCH and KSNW (they tend to go back and forth).

     

    I'm not sure if it's true now, but WSBT was the market leader for years under Schurz's ownership.  

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  11. On 12/19/2018 at 8:32 AM, TheRob said:

    Interesting that in this era of adding newscasts everywhere, KMTV is cutting news. They're dropping midday and 4 (or does that become "The Now" in the future?), as well as early evening weekend shows, but they're tacking on one of those half-hours to the 6:00 p.m..

    KMTV has been lost for years.  The problem is that WOWT and KETV are able to pad their Omaha market viewership, and ad revenue, with significant viewership in the Lincoln market (due to relatively weak affiliates), while KMTV gets major pushback from KOLN.

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  12. Why couldn't they have simply offered to surrender KFNE's license?

     

    It’s the only full power allocation for Riverton. The FCC won’t let them give it up unless someone else operates it. Legacy argued that no one would operate the station as a stand-alone because it’s not financially feasible. Thus the conundrum.

  13. I think maybe the DOJ found out about the deal and didn't like the fact that Gray would have controlled all big 4 affiliates in the Casper and Cheyenne markets (and for that matter, all big 4 affiliates that primarily serve Wyoming).

     

    It's not DOJ. The problem was the FCC held up the last piece of the deal, the sale of KFNB/KFNE to Legacy. The FCC wanted the two stations to be independent operations, instead of KFNE being a satellite of KFNB. Legacy has argued there is no way KFNE can operate as a standalone operation, especially since it's Riverton signal doesn't reach the majority of the market population in Casper.

     

    Yes, Gray lost the chance to control all the stations in the market, but they'll probably still end up with CBS on their LD in Casper. I'm sure Mark Nalbone isn't happy about losing his $25 million payday.

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  14. As the KDLT deal is being challenged, this KCPM deal has also been challenged by the owners of KRDK (the former full-power of KXJB).

     

    While the challenge in the KDLT deal is directed at Gray, the challenge in the KCPM deal is directed at the seller, G.I.G. KRDK is arguing that G.I.G. cannot sell the license to Gray, and thus profit from the transaction, because the station has been off the air for more than 12 months, which, according to FCC rules, means the license has expired.

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  15. Interestingly, the CBS agreement only covers WTVF. Does KMTV (Omaha) have a separate agreement?

     

    Yes. The affiliation agreement for KMTV is much older and doesn't expire until September 2020. The affiliation agreement for WTVF was set to expire this month. My guess is that the KMTV agreement is more station owner friendly. Scripps probably isn't in a hurry to renegotiate that deal.

  16. There is one other station, KQCK RF 11 currently owned by the Christian Television Network. The drawback is that this station's stick is in Fort Collins and targets Denver. I wonder if anyone would have the guts to purchase this station and move it into Wyoming.

     

    That station was originally a satellite of KTWO, and had its stick just south of Cheyenne. They moved it to Fort Collins because it would cover far more households. No way they move it back north.

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  17. Although to be fair, KGWC is more deserving of this treatment than any of those other stations you've mentioned. That station was a joke. But then again, so is the Casper TV market as a whole.

     

    For a long time it was basically KTWO and everyone else. Then IMWC decided to bring some competition in but they still weren't able to compete. Now that Gray has taken over, Casper is no-longer a one horse town. Although with this Gray deal, who knows if that will change.

     

    Sunbelt (IMWC) started KCWY in September 2003. They were number 1 in the market by the following May. In terms of ratings and revenue, KCWY has been the big dog in town the last 10 years.

     

    They did for around a year. I don't know why they decided to sell it. That's a major headscratcher.

     

    You can't own 1 tv station in one of the smallest markets and make any money. If you want to make any money in that state, you need to be in multiple markets. As it was alluded to in a previous post,I'm sure Gray was looking to buy out someone like Cordillera or Bonten or Cowles, but when they realized that wasn't going to happen, they cashed out.

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  18. I posted in the Speculatron last week that KGWC was going to lose CBS, not knowing this was going to happen. Their affiliation agreement is up in June. When Gray signed a new deal for its CBS affiliates last year, and when they started buying LPs around Casper, I had a feeling it was curtains for KGWC. Mark Nalbone is making out like a bandit.

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  19. Plus Fox gets to be on a full-power station (albeit on a subchannel) in Fairbanks.

     

    KFXF was simulcast on KTVF before this change.

     

    I'm guessing Coastal Television is paying a pretty price for Fairbanks, in order to protect their Fox interests in the rest of the state.

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  20. Another question is that is this a sign that Nexstar, considering the company that they are now, would start up a news operation for the stations all over again?

     

    Highly unlikely. There's no market for a third news department in Billings. Besides, Nexstar would have to do a major renovation of the building. The "news studio" is the size of a closet.

  21. I guess hiring someone to proofread was not a priority.

    Local NBC and Fox News Comming to Acadiana

    Published 03/31 2016 11:10AM

     

    Updated 03/31 2016 11:16AM

     

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    Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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