Mrknowitall526 107 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Looks like the first use of QuadCopter69 (that I've seen) not for traffic purposes: http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/crews-respond-to-apartment-fire-in-lehigh-county/42031628 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameraEyes 0 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Just moved to the Philly area and caught this station on satellite. It is a fairly respectable news station that seems to serve the rural part of the Philadelphia market. Very much like their 10pm news team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 107 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 They just aired 10 minutes of a loop of various religious programming commercials, then Wendy & Rob abruptly came on - no open or anything - and said they had some "technical issues" then 10 seconds later threw it to Ed for the weather. This happens far too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1964 57 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 They just aired 10 minutes of a loop of various religious programming commercials, then Wendy & Rob abruptly came on - no open or anything - and said they had some "technical issues" then 10 seconds later threw it to Ed for the weather. This happens far too often. It could have been worse. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2016/10/24/charlotte-station-cancels-newscast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 They just aired 10 minutes of a loop of various religious programming commercials, then Wendy & Rob abruptly came on - no open or anything - and said they had some "technical issues" then 10 seconds later threw it to Ed for the weather. This happens far too often. I didn't get to see it tonight...the important question is - even after 10 minutes of religious commercials were they still able to fit in Mr. Dean or Rev. Barnhouse's commentary - we wouldn't want to miss that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 107 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 I didn't get to see it tonight...the important question is - even after 10 minutes of religious commercials were they still able to fit in Mr. Dean or Rev. Barnhouse's commentary - we wouldn't want to miss that? LOL I don't remember if they did or not ... but they didn't even try to shorten it. It still ran about the same time even though it started around 10:15, then the Berks Edition was also delayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1964 57 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I just saw a commercial for a WFMZ 40th anniversary special to air on Thanksgiving (11/24) at 6:30 PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I just saw a commercial for a WFMZ 40th anniversary special to air on Thanksgiving (11/24) at 6:30 PM. They have been showing a preview during news programming yesterday and today. It will be fun to see how far they have come in 40 years - from the early days of Newspulse, not to mention 40 years of Kathy Craine; plus some "Where are they now?" on past on-air talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scranton 23 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Just moved to the Philly area and caught this station on satellite. It is a fairly respectable news station that seems to serve the rural part of the Philadelphia market. Very much like their 10pm news team. The third largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania is hardly rural, with a regional population of 820k+. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Horn 78 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 The third largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania is hardly rural, with a regional population of 820k+. Which doesn't include Reading and Berks County, which increases 69's target sub-market to 1.2 million. There's some rural parts, sure. But this is a significant chunk of the Philly DMA. Considering the Glendive DMA exists (and that Baltimore and Washington and all the Southern New England DMAs are packed in so tightly), it's a wonder that the Lehigh Valley and Berks County never got spun off into a DMA of their own. ETA: And of the New York DMA -- western New Jersey (mainly Warren County) is also super-served by 69. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G2000 30 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Just watched the 40 years special. An hour and a half of everything you wanted to know or didn't need to know about WFMZ. (Commercial free) I think they could have cut a half hour of it. Was interesting though in places. Never realized that the station was launched after NBC and ABC affiliates failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 107 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Just watched the 40 years special. An hour and a half of everything you wanted to know or didn't need to know about WFMZ. (Commercial free) I think they could have cut a half hour of it. Was interesting though in places. Never realized that the station was launched after NBC and ABC affiliates failed. It's on my DVR but I didn't watch it yet! I'll save it for some night this week when there's nothing to watch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1964 57 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I just saw a commercial for a WFMZ 40th anniversary special to air on Thanksgiving (11/24) at 6:30 PM. It's re-airing at 6:30PM on Sunday, Jan 8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 It's re-airing at 6:30PM on Sunday, Jan 8. It is a great special. Full of memories of anchors and reporters past. It is truly amazing where some of the alum's have graduated to after leaving East Rock Road. CONGRATS WFMZ!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwi 0 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Watching wfmz sunrise now. I must say that I like their reporters and anchors for the most part. Matt Broderick is the only weather person I can watch. And There's a fine line between robotic and professional; Steve Mittman has no personality and the red light green light segment is ridiculous.Dick Dean and the other guy can go on and on with their views on politics, and we're asked if we like quiche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Not strictly about 69 News but more WFMZ in general. It's been over a year since WFMZ announced the purchase of KJWP in Wilmington, DE. Has anyone heard a status update? Or is the sale tied to the FCC auction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Depends. Did they buy the station to flip it in the auction? If not then I doubt the silence is directly related to it. I do believe though that FCC isn't doing anything with license transfers til after the auction is over though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 If I am correct - I believe their goal is to auction the WFMZ channel position and utilize KJWP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 WFMZ's Jim Vaughn shared extremely sad news tonight about his co-anchor Melanie Falcon. The video of his message can be found on wfmz.com. http://www.wfmz.com/288801357 Additionally, Melanie posted the following on Facebook: [/url] Melanie Falcon Many of you have asked where I am.. and you may remember that before Thanksgiving, I announced my family was growing by one.. After some complications, Kaitlyn Jane was born on Saturday January 14th, straight into the hands of the Lord, at just 22 weeks. Our hearts are broken, but all she knew was love ❤ I've been taking some time off, but will be back soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1138 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 No doubt a painful and heartbreaking loss that no one of any age should endure. My prayers and condolences to Melanie, her husband and her family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrknowitall526 107 Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 WFMZ sold its broadcasting spectrum in the FCC auction. It'll use the funds to expand into the OTT realm and develop apps for Roku, Apple TV, etc: http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/wfmz-tv-expansion-fueled-by-fcc-auction/451004991 PBS 39 also participated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsAce 0 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 WFMZ sold its broadcasting spectrum in the FCC auction. It'll use the funds to expand into the OTT realm and develop apps for Roku, Apple TV, etc: http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/wfmz-tv-expansion-fueled-by-fcc-auction/451004991 PBS 39 also participated. WFMZ and WLVT are expected to channel share with WBPH 60 (RF 9). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Horn 78 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 WFMZ and WLVT are expected to channel share with WBPH 60 (RF 9). Gonna need you to cite your source on that. Why would WFMZ triplex with WBPH and WLVT after they flipped some of the money they made selling their spectrum into buying other spectrum in the Valley AND buying KJWP's spectrum to expand their broadcast footprint south? Isn't WBPH's signal in the VHF band garbage anyway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Gonna need you to cite your source on that. Why would WFMZ triplex with WBPH and WLVT after they flipped some of the money they made selling their spectrum into buying other spectrum in the Valley AND buying KJWP's spectrum to expand their broadcast footprint south? Isn't WBPH's signal in the VHF band garbage anyway? It's probably just speculation based on this article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Horn 78 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 It's probably just speculation based on this article. Ty... The meaty parts are behind Fybush's paywall, and while he takes a mean picture of a broadcast tower, I'm pretty meh about paying for his newsletter. Seeing the speculation come from Fybush lends a little bit of credence to it, but still, though, to me that doesn't make sense, considering WFMZ still has KJWP and a low-power transmitter in Philadelphia on RF 45 plus whatever additional spectrum they bought. WFMZ, WBPH, and WLVT are all on WFMZ's tower at South Mountain already, so, yeah, okay, sure. Contours and footprint probably would remain the same. But are there any examples of eight virtual channels (69's 4, 39's 2, and 60's 2) sharing one physical channel anywhere else? Wouldn't there be bandwidth limitations? I don't know enough about this newfangled "H Dee" technology to really know, so someone please educate me, but it doesn't seem like it would work all that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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