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WSPA-TV losing CBS affiliation to WYFF

Too late to edit, but I’d think it’s likely CW moves to 7 so Nexstar can keep carriage on streaming providers like YouTube TV, DirecTV, Hulu Live, etc. 62 shares spectrum from RF 11 with WSPA-TV since they sold the spectrum back in 2018.
 
Wow that is crazy! CBS has been on WSPA for as long as I can remember. As the song says "the times are are a changing'! What's crazy is how close to the last minute this has taken place. NexStar will really become news focused outside of CW programming from the looks of it.
 
As network programming becomes less and less important, I wouldn't be surprised in some markets if one TV station ends up with all the major networks on one channel (in the various HDs of course.)

I'm curious how WYFF will handle the early and 11pm newscasts. Will they simulcast on both? Since they haven't used their NBC affiliation in their name or logo for a long while, I could see them doing that.

Something tells me that two stations in Jacksonville FL do that - share the newsroom and simulcast.
 
AMRocks said:
As network programming becomes less and less important, I wouldn't be surprised in some markets if one TV station ends up with all the major networks on one channel (in the various HDs of course.)
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The other side of this is that the networks are becoming steaming services. I stream CBS rather than watch a local station.

Nexstar is empowered after the FCC approved their merger with Tegna.

Perhaps they think the audience won't notice or care. But this is simply a move about money, and keeping their money in house.

People don't watch stations or networks. They watch programs. If the programs they want are someplace else, they will find them. Especially if we're talking about sports.
 
I know I'm outside their demos, but I couldn't even tell you of ONE show that airs on the CW. I barely watch anything on Fox, but if I do, like you, I typically get that on Hulu.
 


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