darkpowrjd

Not an insider here, but I live in the markets. Two more Nexstar stations are getting made over, at least on sets, but not sure about graphics. Though...can't imagine why they wouldn't, seeing as what the two stations are: the other two major stations that Nexstar got from the WVMH buyout. They redid WOWK 13 in Charleston, WV. Now it's the other two stations' turn. WBOY in Clarksburg, WV, and WTRF in Wheeling, WV. One of the WTRF weather broadcasters posted some images of the old set being taken down in place of the new one. To me, I don't know what will come of these stations' new sets, though I'm glad to see at least Nexstar is getting rid of one of the last remnants of the WVMH days for those stations. I know the general consensus is that Nexstar's money isn't exactly burning holes in their pockets, but ANYTHING is a step up for these stations from what they had when WVMH took them over. The first package was HORRENDOUS. Not sure what they were thinking they were doing with those graphics when they had a ready made package that WOWK had that looked ten times better - and WOWK's was downgraded to that thinking that was somehow better. The HD graphics (the ones they use now) were a step up but have outlived their usefulness. I think you can see if you look at one of WTRF's newscasts that their lower thirds are a mess of things because they don't know where to put things. Not sure about the Clarksburg market and where WBOY is there, but I'm hoping Nexstar is looking at WTRF and sees how it has played second fiddle to Sinclair owned WTOV in that market for YEARS and has had to get beaten up both in ratings and in WTOV's promos always taking shots at them. Maybe a chance for a bigger name behind them than they were ever used to having will be what they need.

My first post here. Two come to mind: one for bad intros and one for anchor pics. The obvious one that comes to mind is, for me, the now defunct WVTX. This was an attempt to create a third competing station in the Wheeling-Stubenville market. A UPN station, and, along with all of its problems that the station had with some draconian actions from the owners, this opening showed their budget: The "bump" music: As for the talent shots, these from WOIO/WUAB (19 Action News) in Cleveland look like mug shots: