Dantheflash2014 14 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Recent trend has been shrinking number of standalone CW affiliates in a market, but Nexstar picking up KASW Phoenix and, I'm told, KCWI Des Moines. Agreed! :agree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Working4You 40 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Looks as if Nexstar is about to roll our a new website design. Was offered to take a survey on the new look. I have to say it is a major step up from their current design. I kinda like it. Reminds me a lot of Scripps current website look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Looks as if Nexstar is about to roll our a new website design. Was offered to take a survey on the new look. I have to say it is a major step up from their current design. I kinda like it. Reminds me a lot of Scripps current website look. Yeah there's three potential designs they're looking at. If you scroll up we talked about KTVX offering similar survey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Alrighty. There's no tricks about this. The FCC has conditionally granted the KLJB deal to Marshall. And because of this, the whole Grant deal has now been greenlighted. This was another deal (after Sinclair/Allbritton), in which it lasted a year (11/6/13). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSC1980 96 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Ignore this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantheflash2014 14 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 At Last, FCC OKs Nexstar Buy Of Grant TVs From TVNewscheck: It took over a year, but the agency finally approved Nexstar's $87.5 million acquisition of seven Grant stations with one being spun off to minority-owned Marshall Broadcasting. Marshall will own and operate KLJB Quad Cities-Davenport, Iowa, with the help of sales and shared services agreements with Nexstar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 It is happening in Central Iowa. Nexstar is buying KCWI from Pappas for $3.5M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Uh-oh. Pappas is going to sue to try and block the KCWI sale. They say that the price is too low and that they can do better in the incentive auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Uh-oh. Pappas is going to sue to try and block the KCWI sale. They say that the price is too low and that they can do better in the incentive auction. And, again, James Ciehola makes a long winded rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSC1980 96 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 And, again, James Ciehola makes a long winded rant. He keeping said that if Sinclair take NTV/KFXL they might be closed them. What the shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 It finally happened. KLAS in Las Vegas has been sold. But, the surprise buyer is Nexstar. I expect things to remain status quo at the station (except, of course, for its domain name). This will compliment the southwestern cluster they're building very well. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/81015/nexstar-buying-klas-las-vegas-for-145m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 It finally happened. KLAS in Las Vegas has been sold. But, the surprise buyer is Nexstar. I expect things to remain status quo at the station (except, of course, for its domain name). This will compliment the southwestern cluster they're building very well. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/81015/nexstar-buying-klas-las-vegas-for-145m That's surprising. I expect Nexstar to cheapen the station (for instance, ditch their news chopper. Nexstar hates choppers) and plaster the word "local" all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 That's surprising. I expect Nexstar to cheapen the station (for instance, ditch their news chopper. Nexstar hates choppers) and plaster the word "local" all over the place. Given they've actually been investing money in some of their latest properties (see Memphis, although it hasn't paid off for them yet), they might not do much. They should know if they do mess with anything, that will be a boon for KTNV and incoming owner Scripps (which actually does invest heavily in news, unlike Sinclair and Nexstar) or even KVVU. I expect more staff turnover in the next year at KSNV than I do KLAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 427 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Given they've actually been investing money in some of their latest properties (see Memphis, although it hasn't paid off for them yet), Offer void in Binghamton and to a degree Utica*. Then again, as I said in the No Emotion Box I think the stalled buy of WICZ is largely to get their news department. *WUTR could stand to expand a little as much as WMBD, WDHN, KAMR, and KMID can use some TLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 KAMR, and KMID can use some TLC. They need more than TLC - They need 'Extreme Makeover TV Station Edition' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Back to KCWI, whether the Pappas' suit goes in their favor or doesn't, what happens to KDMI? Do they keep it in the interim and wait to sell the spectrum in the incentive auction, or do they sell it to one of the other three existing network affiliate owners in Iowa's state capitol (Tribune, Hearst or Sinclair)? Given it's a This TV affiliate already, I could see Tribune buying KDMI... create a duopoly with WHO-DT, shove This TV to a subchannel and add syndicated shows to KDMI's main channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 97 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Back to KCWI, whether the Pappas' suit goes in their favor or doesn't, what happens to KDMI? Do they keep it in the interim and wait to sell the spectrum in the incentive auction, or do they sell it to one of the other three existing network affiliate owners in town (Tribune, Hearst or Sinclair)? Given it's a This TV affiliate already, I could see Tribune as a buyer, create a duopoly with WHO-DT, shove This TV to a subchannel and add syndicated shows to KDMI's main channel. But that would leave the market with seven unique owners. Maybe Dreamcatcher would buy it and Tribune would run it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 But that would leave the market with seven unique owners. Maybe Dreamcatcher would buy it and Tribune would run it? Given that the FCC's tighter oversight of SSAs and the fact they've dismissed some SSA attempts recently (see previous couple pages), I'm not sure if that's possible. Unless Tribune uses a failing station waiver...? They did acquire KXNW using an existing FSW it had when Local TV bought that station a couple years back, and I'm not sure KDMI could survive in the longterm as a standalone given that it's not a Big Four affiliate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Reuters stated today that the DOJ has allowed the Nexstar/ComCorp deal to go through, on a condition that they must divest WEVV. As we know, WEVV is being sold to DuJuan McCoy's Bayou City Broadcasting. So with this OK from thd DOJ, it should FINALLY receive the greenlight from the FCC, so this long-awaited ComCorp deal can finally close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Reuters stated today that the DOJ has allowed the Nexstar/ComCorp deal to go through, on a condition that they must divest WEVV. As we know, WEVV is being sold to DuJuan McCoy's Bayou City Broadcasting. So with this OK from thd DOJ, it should FINALLY receive the greenlight from the FCC, so this long-awaited ComCorp deal can finally close. FINALLY! This will at last be the end of Extreme on KTSM. TriStateMatters.com, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrabbleship 427 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Reuters stated today that the DOJ has allowed the Nexstar/ComCorp deal to go through, on a condition that they must divest WEVV. Somehow having three stations in Shreveport is halal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bammy9 26 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 FINALLY! This will at last be the end of Extreme on KTSM. It's about time! I'm thinking they'll go borderlandmatters.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 97 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Back to KCWI, whether the Pappas' suit goes in their favor or doesn't, what happens to KDMI? Here's how I'd do a subchannel shuffle in Des Moines. Perhaps Nexstar and Pappas could do a deal with ION so that KFPX could move to KDMI's channel and get a stronger signal and wider coverage area. KCWI → WOI (RF 23, VC 5) 5.1 ABC (720p HD), 5.2 CW (720p HD), 5.3 ThisTV (480i SD) KDMI → KFPX (RF 19, VC 19) 19.1 ION (720p HD), 19.2 qubo (480i SD), 19.3 ION Life (480i SD), 19.4 ShopTV (480i SD), 19.5 QVC (480i SD), 19.6 HSN (480i SD) WOI → ???? (RF 5, VC 23) (spun off) 23.1 ???? KFPX → ???? (RF 39, VC 39) (sold by ION) 39.1 ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Somehow having three stations in Shreveport is halal? I think the DOJ is only looking at market share and ignoring the duopoly concerns. Look at the Gannett-Belo second review; they ordered just the divestiture of St. Louis without (as actually happened) pressuring them to sell in Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Somehow having three stations in Shreveport is halal? As I stated back in August, Mission withdrew its apps for the Tyler & Baton Rouge properties, and it won't be any "rocky creeks" in Shreveport. If Nexstar is wise, once this deal finally closes (and I say that with caution), they should let Marshall acquire WVLA, and move KSHV's programming KMSS's subchannel. And although I don't condone station shutdowns, who would want to buy a standalone-operated KSHV? As for Iowa, I think that it would be less of a hassle for Tribune to acquire This TV and place it on a sub of WHO (I know that would degrade the PQ of main channel), instead of getting the full channel (via a FSW). Because I have a feeling Pappas wants to keep at least one station, once the spectrum auctions starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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