I know this is a radio board but what does everyone that is in macon think of the changes the local abc-tv station has made and adding news. any thoughts?
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ABC TV Macon "ABC MACON"
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Actually, it may be a radio story. The station's 11 PM news is simulcast on WPGA FM.
The actual 58 newscast is produced by a company in Iowa, I think. Local news stories are produced here and sent there to be read by anchors and fed back to Macon. The plus side is that they have better "on set" talent and presentation. But it really isn't about news. ABC likes for their affiliates to have local news and this fulfills that requirement. And, it qualifies the station for national and local advertising that they typically wouldn't get if they didn't have local news. The down side is when bad weather hits and there's no actual weather guy or a local disaster with no "live eye" capability.
I suspect we'll see more of this in small markets in the future. At some point these stations will see it as a source of revenue. For instance, many TV news sets are empty and unused between 1 and 4:30 PM. Who's to say that some exec somewhere will think of KUSA in Denver producing a newscast for Festering Boil, Montana?
In the interest of full disclosure, I do voiceovers for 13WMAZ. But, as President and GM Dodie Cantrell says in the Macon Telegraph, "Competition makes every competitor better. So we welcome it."
The actual 58 newscast is produced by a company in Iowa, I think. Local news stories are produced here and sent there to be read by anchors and fed back to Macon. The plus side is that they have better "on set" talent and presentation. But it really isn't about news. ABC likes for their affiliates to have local news and this fulfills that requirement. And, it qualifies the station for national and local advertising that they typically wouldn't get if they didn't have local news. The down side is when bad weather hits and there's no actual weather guy or a local disaster with no "live eye" capability.
I suspect we'll see more of this in small markets in the future. At some point these stations will see it as a source of revenue. For instance, many TV news sets are empty and unused between 1 and 4:30 PM. Who's to say that some exec somewhere will think of KUSA in Denver producing a newscast for Festering Boil, Montana?
In the interest of full disclosure, I do voiceovers for 13WMAZ. But, as President and GM Dodie Cantrell says in the Macon Telegraph, "Competition makes every competitor better. So we welcome it."
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billelder said:I suspect we'll see more of this in small markets in the future. At some point these stations will see it as a source of revenue. For instance, many TV news sets are empty and unused between 1 and 4:30 PM. Who's to say that some exec somewhere will think of KUSA in Denver producing a newscast for Festering Boil, Montana?
How long has Lowell been doing the newscasts? And what's the ratings? I have a feeling that ABC is probably reimbursing him for some of the costs of doing this. WMAZ has a 50 year head start on everyone else. Unless 24 or 58 does something very spectacular, I don't see either of them ever being a serious challenger to 13. After my return from Nashville I worked for Lowell and he was talking about news then. Several folks tried telling him to put it on either before 13's news or after, like at 7 pm.
WPGA, WGXA and WMGT might as well put up test patterns during WMAZ's newscasts. Nothing they do will topple Channel 13.
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fussbudget said:WPGA, WGXA and WMGT might as well put up test patterns during WMAZ's newscasts. Nothing they do will topple Channel 13.
Macon Gerbil Television is doing news?
The gerbils stopped racing some years ago and yes, they are doing news at 6 a, 5:30 p and 11 p.
Way back when, "Todays MGT" was WCWB ("We can't we're broke") did news its first year on the
air and again in the late 70's early 80's. "On with the gerbil races, people people>"
Way back when, "Todays MGT" was WCWB ("We can't we're broke") did news its first year on the
air and again in the late 70's early 80's. "On with the gerbil races, people people>"
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