WCVB and GMA on Saturdays

[kramie13]

I have a couple of bones to pick with WCVB channel 5 and Saturday broadcasts of Good Morning America:

1. Why is Good Morning America discontinuous on Saturday mornings? It airs from 7-8 AM then 9-10 AM. Monday through Friday GMA airs continuously during the 7 AM and 8 AM hours.
2. Why is there a "double ticker" during the 9 AM hour on Saturdays? It makes the news anchors and graphics look distorted and squished. I have attached a screenshot as a reference.

 

[CTListener]

I'm guessing the oversized lower banner, with its large type, is catering to the older demo the show attracts.

 

[radiofan2023]

GMA runs that way on other stations too, KMBC for one:

Programming Listings

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www.kmbc.com

 

[kramie13]

I'm guessing the oversized lower banner, with its large type, is catering to the older demo the show attracts.

Usually the black "locally inserted" banner "covers" the ABC News ticker.
But from 9-10 AM on Saturdays, it doesn't.

Is there anyone I can contact about this issue?

 

[formeraa]

GMA runs that way on other stations too, KMBC for one:

Programming Listings

What to watch? The following content is provided by TitanTV.

www.kmbc.com

KOMO in Seattle and KNxV in Phoenixk too!

 

[radiofan2023]

Usually the black "locally inserted" banner "covers" the ABC News ticker.
But from 9-10 AM on Saturdays, it doesn't.

Is there anyone I can contact about this issue?

Contact the station.

 

[ssetta]

It works a lot better if you have another station to compare it to. And where I live there's actually 2. WCVB's sister station WMUR out of Manchester, NH just runs their ticker over the ABC News ticker and it's the exact same size, so nothing is squished. And WLNE out of Providence doesn't even have a local ticker on theirs. Not surprising since it's such a small station. They probably don't have the technology.