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The land is more valuable than the operation, unfortunately. I feel badly for the people at KFDM, but it is a small market. It is a rare situation for people to work at that market size for a long time.

KTLA devoted its "tech smart" pkg today to its own streaming app. https://ktla.com/morning-news/technology/ktla-streaming-app-is-now-available-for-apple-tv-roku-and-fire-tv/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=t.co

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/2/19/leaving-tv-news-to-be-an-influencer

The apology

This is real, by the way. Fiddle-dee-dee. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/2/8/exclusive-nexstar-puts-an-end-to-swearing

KOLR anchor out: https://www.facebook.com/DavidOliverTV/posts/4052554724767678

Florida live shot hazards

KCTV anchor Ellen McNamara is gone after tonight. https://www.facebook.com/EllenMacTV

I'm not sure what happened at KSNW, but their midday anchor left the set after seven or eight minutes today. On the replay, she sounded like someone gasping for air, and eventually just stopped reading. The director cut to a surprised meteorologist.

Some moves in the central US: Former KCTV anchor Amy Anderson joins Entercom's KMBZ/KMBZ-FM in Kansas CIty to co-anchor morning drive. Former WDAF-TV sports reporter/anchor Jason Lamb is now the sports director at KYTV in Springfield. He starts on air Monday.

Most of our vehicles are unmarked, though we can add magnets as necessary. We used the blank silver SUVs (as opposed to our usual red) during the summer protests and told reporters to leave the branded shirts and jackets at home.

I think it's wishful thinking on Nexstar's part. If the company really wants an Atlanta news presence beyond a token capital bureau, then just do it. Commit the money and launch a newsroom dedicated to digital platforms. Hire a few people to chase news dayside and nightside. Shoot, edit, publish without regard to timeline, without worry about interrupting network programming or making slot at 5:02. Use the News Nation branding if you like. Hire some account executives to sell it. If sufficient following is achieved, maybe you can work up to a traditional newscast, maybe lease time on an existing Atlanta station. It could be a model for other NXST market holes like Phoenix or Seattle or Minneapolis or Boston.

Sam pivots from KDVR traffic to mortgages.

This week was Amy Anderson's last week at KCTV. She had been with the station for 18 years.

WPIX is already providing New Year's Eve live shots to Nexstar stations tonight.

ATSC 3.0 News https://radioinsight.com/headlines/203317/sinclair-launches-first-atsc-3-0-radio-service-in-seattle/

Numerous Hearst and Tegna stations are named in a lawsuit, filed December 10, for using video and photos from wildlife photographers without permission. The video is from 2017. This blog post has a link to the document. https://thedesk.matthewkeys.net/2020/12/kcra-sued-copyright-infringement-federal-court-instagram-polar-bear/