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ABC moves from WPLG to WSVN in Miami
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WPLG didn't "lose" this ABC affiliation. They rejected a renewal because the terms by ABC were not good for them.
When they cited streaming, it's about the fact that people are choosing to watch some ABC shows a day later on Hulu instead of on WPLG. If I recall correctly, Fox actually compensates their affiliates for some of the streaming revenue from shows that air on Fox prime time. ABC apparently does not, and it also HEAVILY promotes streaming when it promotes the shows being on in prime time.
Years ago, networks used to pay affiliates to run their shows. Network compensation sent millions a year to affiliates. Over time, the networks decided that should to the other way. Now affiliates pay networks millions a year for their shows. WPLG looked at the demand from ABC and figured that with smaller ratings, only 2.5 minutes an hour of ad time (I think) there was no way that made sense for them anymore.
But here's the real kicker: WPLG may see revenue and profits increase by ditching ABC in favor of more news. They won't have the expense of paying the network for shows. They can sell a lot more ads per hour and don't have to split it with anyone. Extra news shows for a station with an already big news department will not be nearly as expensive as syndicated programs and may be less expensive than the network shows.
So if all this is good for WPLG, why would WSVN take on ABC on 7.2? I suspect after the rejection, ABC wanted to go somewhere that had a news department already instead of trying to build up an affiliate from scratch. That leaves out Scripps. Also, they're not going to affiliate with an NBC or CBS O&O. WSVN is not a Fox O&O. I'm sure they gave them a fairly favorable deal, probably better than they were offering WPLG. It's definitely a good deal for WSVN.
I think WPLG will do just fine as an indy. I think WSVN will like having a modestly successful ABC affiliate on 7.2. The loser here is ABC. No matter how you look at it, moving off of a heritage station like WPLG for a .2 subchannel is a downgrade for them.
When they cited streaming, it's about the fact that people are choosing to watch some ABC shows a day later on Hulu instead of on WPLG. If I recall correctly, Fox actually compensates their affiliates for some of the streaming revenue from shows that air on Fox prime time. ABC apparently does not, and it also HEAVILY promotes streaming when it promotes the shows being on in prime time.
Years ago, networks used to pay affiliates to run their shows. Network compensation sent millions a year to affiliates. Over time, the networks decided that should to the other way. Now affiliates pay networks millions a year for their shows. WPLG looked at the demand from ABC and figured that with smaller ratings, only 2.5 minutes an hour of ad time (I think) there was no way that made sense for them anymore.
But here's the real kicker: WPLG may see revenue and profits increase by ditching ABC in favor of more news. They won't have the expense of paying the network for shows. They can sell a lot more ads per hour and don't have to split it with anyone. Extra news shows for a station with an already big news department will not be nearly as expensive as syndicated programs and may be less expensive than the network shows.
So if all this is good for WPLG, why would WSVN take on ABC on 7.2? I suspect after the rejection, ABC wanted to go somewhere that had a news department already instead of trying to build up an affiliate from scratch. That leaves out Scripps. Also, they're not going to affiliate with an NBC or CBS O&O. WSVN is not a Fox O&O. I'm sure they gave them a fairly favorable deal, probably better than they were offering WPLG. It's definitely a good deal for WSVN.
I think WPLG will do just fine as an indy. I think WSVN will like having a modestly successful ABC affiliate on 7.2. The loser here is ABC. No matter how you look at it, moving off of a heritage station like WPLG for a .2 subchannel is a downgrade for them.
There is actually a Spanish newscast that is aired Monday-Friday at 6:30 PM on My15 WTCN-TV (over-the-air channel 43.1) produced by WPEC CBS 12.
New York - Market 1 WNBC Virtual Channel 4 (originally on RF 28) sold its frequency in the last repack and is the secondary on Telemundo Virtual Channel 47 (RF 35).
They both identify as different virtual channels (4.1 and 47.1) with separate broadcast licenses for each. They merely share the bandwidth of one RF channel, via co-owner ship or sharing agreement. It's a pretty common setup. Otherwise, they function as two entirely different stations.
i live near miami, im guessing that syndicated programs will be picked up, if anything they should pick up wsfl/wbfs shows to fill the blanks
Sunbeam, taking a page out of what NBC did when they took the affiliation away from their WHDH in Boston, have worked out a deal where in addition to ABC airing on WSVN's 7.2 subchannel, it'll air on low-power WDFL-LD 18.1 Sunbeam, Findal Media Ink Deal to Broadcast ABC Miami
ABC Miami will simulcast on channel 18.1 a low power station as well.
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Sunbeam, Findal Media Ink Deal to Broadcast ABC Miami
Over-the-air viewers will be able to watch ABC in HD on channel 18.1 or 7.2
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Why?ABC Miami will simulcast on channel 18.1 a low power station as well.
Sunbeam, Findal Media Ink Deal to Broadcast ABC Miami
Over-the-air viewers will be able to watch ABC in HD on channel 18.1 or 7.2
Possibly the quickest (and cheapest) option Sunbeam has without having to purchase an full power station that can take months to even be done. And even then there isn't any owners of the full power stations in the market that would be interested in selling their stations to Sunbeam so they can put ABC Miami on a .1ABC Miami will simulcast on channel 18.1 a low power station as well.
Sunbeam, Findal Media Ink Deal to Broadcast ABC Miami
Over-the-air viewers will be able to watch ABC in HD on channel 18.1 or 7.2
In this new world, they do not need to purchase a station. They are going to have full HD 7.1 and 7.2. There are many markets now where a network is on a .2. So, why the duplicate signal?
I'm wondering if they're trying to work out some sort of a scheme to re-tag virtual channel 7.2 as 18.1, hence giving it its own full-strength distinct channel number. NBC pulled off something similar in Boston.
Zap2it from Gracenote doesn't have ABC Miami from WDFL-LD 18.1 & WSVN 7.2 yet. https://tvlistings.gracenote.com/grid-affiliates.html?aid=orbebb
I'm not sure I completely agree with that. I have been told that more and more people have been cutting the cord and using antennas. Well maybe not using antennas, but a lot of people have been cutting the cord. And if you're in that area, I think WJAR would probably come in better than WBTS.
They're both on very strong signals. Even in parts of Newton, I can see WJAR decently with an indoor antenna.
But you know what? For OTA viewers, WJAR is on 10.1 and WBTS is on 15.1. Again, over the course of eight years, viewers have mostly figured it out.
Remember, after WSVN lost its NBC affiliation and before it became a FOX affiliate it was independent. WSVN chose news - lots of news - over syndicated programming - and it was very successful. Don't know what kind of news operation WPLG has these days but I'm betting they also will run a lot of news hours. That's actually very good for the community.
That's an apples-to-oranges situation. WSVN had no choice but to go with lots of news because they were somehow under the illusion CBS would affiliate with them right up to when the network bought WCIX. They didn't buy enough programming to fill the gaps caused by the loss of NBC, a situation so embarrasing that their program director abruptly quit.
What set WSVN apart was not only the output of news, but because it was tabloid yellow journalism that was copied by stations all over the country. Including, and especially, at WPLG.