dman748 1250 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) I had to reread the FTVLive article the 2nd time and it appears to me that uncle Perry only wants Atlanta and only Atlanta which tells me that he might be willing to depart a market or two in order to get Atlanta without needed to have the entire Meredith chain. I'm not sure Meredith is as willing to depart the broadcasting biz (other than splitting the company up into 2) as what we might have initially thought when the talks that Meredith "might" split started to prop up. Edited January 5, 2021 by dman748 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Nelson R. said: If Meredith sold all to Nexstar/Mission there would be a conflict in GSA and WHNS would have to be divested...I think there are other conflicts as well... Tons of conflicts.... Greenville/Spartanburg has WSPA/WYCW Mobile has WKRG/WFNA (along with Sinclair running every other station) St. Louis has KTVI/KPLR Portland has KOIN/KRCW (and Meredith owns KPTV and KPDX) Las Vegas has KLAS Springfield, MA has WWLP (and Meredith has the rest of the market with WGGB and WSHM-LD) Hartford has WTNH/WCTX Nashville has WKRN Kansas City has WDAF (and Meredith owns KCTV and KSMO) Edited January 5, 2021 by tyrannical bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1250 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: Tons of conflicts.... Greenville/Spartanburg has WSPA/WYCW Mobile has WKRG/WFNA (along with Sinclair running every other station) St. Louis has KTVI/KPLR Portland has KOIN/KRCW (and Meredith owns KPTV and KPDX) Las Vegas has KLAS Springfield, MA has WWLP Hartford has WTNH/WCTX Nashville has WKRN Plus Kansas City (WDAF vs KCTV/KSMO). Either way there's a ton of conflicts in the Meredith deal that it only makes sense for Nexstar and Meredith to swap out each other's stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 I fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: Tons of conflicts.... Greenville/Spartanburg has WSPA/WYCW Mobile has WKRG/WFNA (along with Sinclair running every other station) St. Louis has KTVI/KPLR Portland has KOIN/KRCW (and Meredith owns KPTV and KPDX) Las Vegas has KLAS Springfield, MA has WWLP (and Meredith has the rest of the market with WGGB and WSHM-LD) Hartford has WTNH/WCTX Nashville has WKRN Kansas City has WDAF (and Meredith owns KCTV and KSMO) It would be virtually impossible. The only way I can see Nexstar with WGCL is if an owner already in the market (i.e. Cox or Tegna) acquired Meredith. Unless they are looking at another station (i.e. the CBS-owned CW station)? Of the 12 markets that Meredith is in, Nexstar is in 9 of them. That's a deal that will NEVER work. Edited January 5, 2021 by GoldenShine9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1250 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 10 minutes ago, GoldenShine9 said: It would be virtually impossible. The only way I can see Nexstar with WGCL is if an owner already in the market (i.e. Cox or Tegna) acquired Meredith. Unless they are looking at another station (i.e. the CBS-owned CW station)? Of the 12 markets that Meredith is in, Nexstar is in 9 of them. That's a deal that will NEVER work. Or Meredith goes piecemeal. Either of the 3 will be the only way how Nexstar gets Atlanta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Sooner or later, these companies have to go digital. It's out of the FCC's realm. And it's an area Nexstar needs to update itself on. Sinclair is at least trying with STIRR and willing to go DTC on their sports nets. Relying on websites and trying to tie their web streaming to cable providers is a bad idea in the works.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1552 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 10 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: From today's FTVLIVE... I could see the WDVM move-in, but would it affect retransmission consent with WDCW? Could the same owner opt for must-carry for one station and retransmission consent for the other? I highly doubt Meredith would part with WGCL, yet alone sell out entirely to Nexstar (or Mission). That would be a Sinclair-level shell game as there are many markets where Nexstar and Meredith compete, and the FCC would be amiss to allow some triopolies (along with the Sinclair/Deerfield cluster-f$#% in Mobile/Pensacola.) Atlanta may be a place to buy a stick and start anew. Maybe Meredith would be willing to sell WPCH? The irony in that is that the former W(TBS) and WGN (America) could all be under the same owner. Don't put I past them to try. They'd sooner divide all stations, each one station under it's own sidecar, controlled by Perry Sook's dog. And a fine for them to try is a slap on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 192 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Nexstar has had their eye on Meredith for a very long time. Now with Print spun out. This will be an easier sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRyan 556 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Without major changes to the status quo, I do not see Nexstar and Meredith doing a complete merger. Maybe piecemeal but not likely for the whole company. Edited January 6, 2021 by TheRyan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, TheRyan said: Without major changes to the status quo, I do not see Nexstar and Meredith doing a complete merger. Maybe piecemeal but not likely for the whole company. There's no way that's going to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 529 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Nexstar isn't gonna buy Meredith. Way too many conflicts to deal with. I can see Allen buying Meredith or Standard since they don't own many stations with conflicts But then again this is probably suitable to the Speculatron thread and not here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 19 hours ago, Yankees4life said: Nexstar isn't gonna buy Meredith. Way too many conflicts to deal with. I can see Allen buying Meredith or Standard since they don't own many stations with conflicts But then again this is probably suitable to the Speculatron thread and not here... True. Unless... Meredith decides to sell WGCL/WPCH to Nexstar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 529 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Looks like KFTA lowkey updated their graphics. The theme is still the same (and rightly so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 529 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 WVLA updated their graphics (way overdue) The Spirit of Louisiana lives on still as Evolution has been retained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 560 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, TheRob said: 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 WOW. So that explains why Ann Wyatt-Little has been on there. I wonder if she will be her permanent replacement or if she is just filling in until they get Morgan’s replacement. I also didn’t get around to mentioning that they also let Chuck Roads go at the first of the year. No more traffic reports. He is now at 730 The Game. Morgan’s Twitter is now private and she has removed Fox 46 from her bio. She has not released a statement. Edited February 9, 2021 by Nelson R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 19 hours ago, TheRob said: 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 16 hours ago, Nelson R. said: WOW. So that explains why Ann Wyatt-Little has been on there. I wonder if she will be her permanent replacement or if she is just filling in until they get Morgan’s replacement. I also didn’t get around to mentioning that they also let Chuck Roads go at the first of the year. No more traffic reports. He is now at 730 The Game. Morgan’s Twitter is now private and she has removed Fox 46 from her bio. She has not released a statement. If you watch the clip, what most likely set her off was a phrase written on the teleprompter that made her slip her tongue. I don’t know if that phrase was poorly written, or if there was an extra word in the phrase that shouldn’t have been added, but regardless, it was wrong for Morgan to lose her temper at the crew like that..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jero23 105 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/9/2021 at 2:57 PM, Nelson R. said: WOW. So that explains why Ann Wyatt-Little has been on there. I wonder if she will be her permanent replacement or if she is just filling in until they get Morgan’s replacement. I also didn’t get around to mentioning that they also let Chuck Roads go at the first of the year. No more traffic reports. He is now at 730 The Game. Morgan’s Twitter is now private and she has removed Fox 46 from her bio. She has not released a statement. As I've said that station is going down the toilet because of Nexstar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 330 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 From Wichita Falls: Power outage knocks KFDX off the air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson R. 560 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/9/2021 at 2:57 PM, Nelson R. said: WOW. So that explains why Ann Wyatt-Little has been on there. I wonder if she will be her permanent replacement or if she is just filling in until they get Morgan’s replacement. I also didn’t get around to mentioning that they also let Chuck Roads go at the first of the year. No more traffic reports. He is now at 730 The Game. Morgan’s Twitter is now private and she has removed Fox 46 from her bio. She has not released a statement. Ann is now on Good Day Charlotte permanently https://www.instagram.com/p/CLSvim3p9ew/?igshid=jna3wxkbnw7p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexTVandRadio 412 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Looks like WDKY has a nexstar looking school closing ticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1250 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 15 hours ago, JCB4TV said: From Wichita Falls: Power outage knocks KFDX off the air I would assume that KFDX doesn't have a backup generator to keep the power at the station going. It's also possible that KFDX might not have a generator either and for a market the size of Wichita Falls, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they didn't have one at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 A Nexstar GM is moving to the Big Apple. KRON's VP/GM Chris McConnell has been appointed as the new VP/GM of New York's WPIX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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