CircleSeven 1944 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Maybe only the NBC affiliates since Early Today is being run "live" at 3:30AM. Shouldn't be that long before CBS moves its Morning News to the 3:30am slot. Wonder if WSTM (who's been airing news @ 4am for a few years, pre-empting Early Today) would move the program from their CW subchannel to the main channel, since the live feed move to 3:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 KBMT sent a single MMJ out to the field to cover Hurricane Harvey buy herself http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/28/taking-tegna-to-task Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 KBMT sent a single MMJ out to the field to cover Hurricane Harvey buy herself http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/8/28/taking-tegna-to-task I mean, I wouldn't necessarily blame TEGNA at large for that one... sounds like the ND at KBMT was just being stupid/cheap, especially considering they could have literally gotten help from anywhere, including WWL across the border. Maybe 'BMT still thinks they're a London station. -shrugs- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Tegna continues to ruin their stations. The KXTV/WTSP disease spreads to Atlanta where they are ditching the traditional 11pm news at WXIA and replace it with “The Late Feed w/ Vinnie Politan.” http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/201...ed-program-starring-vinnie-politan-august-28/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4159 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Tegna continues to ruin their stations. The KXTV/WTSP disease spreads to Atlanta where they are ditching the traditional 11pm news at WXIA and replace it with “The Late Feed w/ Vinnie Politan.” http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/201...ed-program-starring-vinnie-politan-august-28/ Has that debuted at all? Was supposed to have debuted on August 28 but got pushed back. Unlike the alleged social media smarty-pants at KNTV/WTSP, it looks like that show is going to be a Nancy Grace rehash, along with some sports and weather. Yippie. I'll pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Has that debuted at all? Was supposed to have debuted on August 28 but got pushed back. Unlike the alleged social media smarty-pants at KNTV/WTSP, it looks like that show is going to be a Nancy Grace rehash, along with some sports and weather. Yippie. I'll pass. yep. it aired tonight after the football game. Don't know when it premiered exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I bet they're trying to see if they'll be beaten by WGCL 46 CBS Atlanta in the ratings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I bet they're trying to see if they'll be beaten by WGCL 46 CBS Atlanta in the ratings It's not unusual for WGCL to be number 2 or 3 at 11pm because of CBS's primetime lead in. Everything else though......yeah they're dead last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4159 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I bet they're trying to see if they'll be beaten by WGCL 46 CBS Atlanta in the ratings Since BreitBrat Ben Swann remains on Meredith's payroll, that will make such a defeat even more noteworthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Here we go again. WVEC appears to be taking the WTSP/KXTV route, but thankfully, it's just for the 11pm news. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/9/22/tegna-blowing-up-the-news-in-norfolk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'm sure the folks over at WTKR and WAVY are thanking them. Though...you never know. With all the downbeat "if it bleeds, it leads" stories that usually topped, buffered and filled the shows when I lived there, maybe a WTSP/KXTV approach is exactly the sort of thing the market needs. Guess we'll find out when the ratings come... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1046 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'm sure the folks over at WTKR and WAVY are thanking them. Though...you never know. With all the downbeat "if it bleeds, it leads" stories that usually topped, buffered and filled the shows when I lived there, maybe a WTSP/KXTV approach is exactly the sort of thing the market needs. Guess we'll find out when the ratings come... As I understand ratings at 13 have tanked in a lot of dayparts since TEGNA assumed control—so they may have nothing to lose trying this. A part of me hopes this isn’t the WTSP format, but the Next / KUSA format, which the promo feels more indicative of. That I’d watch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I just hope and pray they don't bring that disgusting format to my state especially on the Texas Tegna stations. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 363 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, called out WKYC during his performance at Quicken Loans Arena last night. http://www.wkyc.com/mobile/article/entertainment/music/former-pink-floyd-rocker-roger-waters-calls-out-wkyc-during-quicken-loans-arena-show/95-477729641 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 This is the kind of "hard-hitting journalism" TEGNA's "Verify" team is churning out: http://www.12news.com/news/local/verify/verify-will-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-be-discontinued-this-october/476639565 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 As I understand ratings at 13 have tanked in a lot of dayparts since TEGNA assumed control—so they may have nothing to lose trying this. A part of me hopes this isn’t the WTSP format, but the Next / KUSA format, which the promo feels more indicative of. That I’d watch. So the new TEGNA edict is to have "unusual" 11pm newscasts? Okay then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmaxhanson 650 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Just streamed the debut of WVEC's Now at Eleven, and all I can say is, I'm impressed. Very informative, trying to attract today's generation while not trying to alienate the old-time viewers. I'm not sure it was live though. The camerawork seemed too fancy to be live. All in all, this should be how Tegna runs KXTV/WTSP and any other station they want Mr. Cheatwood to ruin. Speaking of WTSP, I also streamed their 11pm news at the same time, and it looks like they've improved from their very rocky start. They're more focused on actual hard news and saving the fluff stories for the end. They've also done away with teasing the headline of next story before flash-cutting to the "10 Tampa Bay" logo and commercials, without any "we'll be right back" or "coming up next". That was annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 363 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 THIS JUST IN: WTSP's news director resigns!!!! http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/9/28/1st-on-ftvlive-news-director-out-in-tegans-tampa-station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 THIS JUST IN: WTSP's news director resigns!!!! http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/9/28/1st-on-ftvlive-news-director-out-in-tegans-tampa-station "WTSP Shaves it's News Director" would have been a good headline... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Just streamed the debut of WVEC's Now at Eleven, and all I can say is, I'm impressed. Very informative, trying to attract today's generation while not trying to alienate the old-time viewers. I'm not sure it was live though. The camerawork seemed too fancy to be live. Saw the debut episode on the FB page and it's totally taped, just like here in ATL with the Late Feed on 11Alive. You can tell when the anchor tosses to weather at the top. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4159 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 THIS JUST IN: WTSP's news director resigns!!!! http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/9/28/1st-on-ftvlive-news-director-out-in-tegans-tampa-station Please don't tell me his real name was Bob Klinkingwood. That's gotta be a Scott Jones inside joke or something... Oh crap, it really IS Bob Klinkingwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Please don't tell me his real name was Bob Klinkingwood. That's gotta be a Scott Jones inside joke or something... Oh crap, it really IS Bob Klinkingwood. uh... you mean Clinkingbeard... right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4159 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 uh... you mean Clinkingbeard... right? Damn autocorrect! :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 WFAA GM Mike Devlin is stepping down. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wfaa-chief-mike-devlin-stepping-down/194800 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 363 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Any thoughts on Daily Blast Live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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