Scripps News Shutting Down OTA

[Mr Tony]

Yes, that's the flip side of trying to provide three or four major networks via subchannels in a short market. As I understand it, there simply isn't enough bandwidth (or whatever the term would be) to allow, let's say, the feed from three networks to be provided in 1080, or possibly two networks in 1080 and one in 720, and still have room left over, if this is desired, for one or more diginets. 480 might be okay for the casual viewer, but for someone more discriminating, perhaps a viewer who has invested considerable bucks in a home theater system, to get a major network that way would be disappointed. Such a viewer would either make the effort to get the corresponding LPTV in better resolution if possible, or just get cable or local-into-local satellite. Nobody wants to watch the NFL in 480. A minor diginet can look awful and not that many people care, but the Big Four, that's another story.

There are markets where there are 3 or 4 nets all in HD on one station. Stations have ways to move bandwidth around on the fly depending on the program and it’s done. Heck my local (KMNF) carries the365 in HD (one of the few that do) as there are other shows on there that pre-empt the365 such as local hockey and football, my network tv overnight and GMFB Overtime. But you are right, most people want it in HD for sports. Trying to watch sports in SD is UGLY to watch!!!!

 

[IM42A]

There are markets where there are 3 or 4 nets all in HD on one station. Stations have ways to move bandwidth around on the fly depending on the program and it’s done. Heck my local (KMNF) carries the365 in HD (one of the few that do) as there are other shows on there that pre-empt the365 such as local hockey and football, my network tv overnight and GMFB Overtime. But you are right, most people want it in HD for sports. Trying to watch sports in SD is UGLY to watch!!!!

I didn't think of moving around bandwidth. I am aware that this is done, it just didn't occur to me. More tunnel vision.

Agreed, sports on SD leave a lot to be desired. Sports are a huge reason that many viewers invest in high-quality, large-screen TVs to begin with.

 

[Loganfly]

Heck my local (KMNF) carries the365 in HD (one of the few that do) as there are other shows on there that pre-empt the365 such as local hockey and football, my network tv overnight and GMFB Overtime.

I didn't even notice that KMNF has MyNet programs on their The365 sub

 

[Mr Tony]

I didn't even notice that KMNF has MyNet programs on their The365 sub

Yup Tuesday thru Saturday from 1am to 3am. They’ve been showing MyNet programming for a while (back when they carried CircleTV too it was on there same time before that station closed and was replaced with the365).

 

[JeeperOne]

The reason why WMGM lost NBC back in 2014 is because of both their greediness and anti-competitorism (since they own WCAU in the same market as WMGM)

It wasn't so much that inasmuch as it overlapped with Philadelphia (WCAU 10) & New York City (WNBC 4)

New Hampshire is in a similar situation but THE ONLY reason (Other than Disney's desire to not be greedy) why WCVB 5 (Boston, MA) & WMUR 9 (Manchester, NH) are able to co-exist is because Hearst owns BOTH. If Hearst were to ever part with WCVB, Disney/ABC would buy it & pull WMUR's affiliation (Leaving it likely with Fox since it no longer owns WFXT 25)

This is in line with what they did with KGO 7 & KNTV 11 when Granite owned KNTV & was affiliated with ABC until ABC pulled it back in the 1990s. When Granite couldn't afford to keep KNTV, they sold it to NBC (Who had just recently affiliated with the station upon losing KRON)

 

[IM42A]

It wasn't so much that inasmuch as it overlapped with Philadelphia (WCAU 10) & New York City (WNBC 4)

New Hampshire is in a similar situation but THE ONLY reason (Other than Disney's desire to not be greedy) why WCVB 5 (Boston, MA) & WMUR 9 (Manchester, NH) are able to co-exist is because Hearst owns BOTH. If Hearst were to ever part with WCVB, Disney/ABC would buy it & pull WMUR's affiliation (Leaving it likely with Fox since it no longer owns WFXT 25)

This is in line with what they did with KGO 7 & KNTV 11 when Granite owned KNTV & was affiliated with ABC until ABC pulled it back in the 1990s. When Granite couldn't afford to keep KNTV, they sold it to NBC (Who had just recently affiliated with the station upon losing KRON)

ABC seems a little more tolerant of second in-market affiliates, though, than NBC is. They allow this in Tampa/Sarasota and Grand Rapids/Battle Creek. Moreover, WMUR is iconic in New Hampshire, their de facto statewide full-service news channel (New Hampshire is very much a different world from Boston), and the only down side is that WCVB probably loses some ABC viewers in New Hampshire compared to the other Boston network affiliates. WMUR could probably manage fine with being Fox instead of NBC, if it came to that, keeping their news operations intact. I'm assuming that Fox wouldn't have an issue with multiple affiliates in the Boston market (or would they?).

 

[zeebre12]

Is Live Now From Fox available OTA?

 

[itsTheRolyPoly]

Is Live Now From Fox available OTA?

It was for a time on KZJO 22.5 Seattle but not anymore.

 

[Mgomrjsurf]

But a LD station in California just added it today.

 

[Syfy]

But a LD station in California just added it today.

What channel?

 

[Mgomrjsurf]

KVVB-LD.

 

[DavinaR]

I noticed over the last couple weeks scripts KMGH here in Denver is again showing Morning Rush at 9 am weekdays. For a couple months they were running Person Place or Thing at that time.
I assume they are showing Scripts news again because they keep all the local advertising this way.
Is anyone else noticing this on a Scripts station?