This is Scripps' business decision. Sure, the Coyotes aren't the draw that the Suns are, but they might be able to attract a larger audience than CW shows.
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CW Could be on the Move in Phoenix as Soon as Next Week
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The CW has changed their business model to attract older viewers (which are more likely to have pay TV instead of rely on OTA broadcasts). Not to mention, they might be able to come up with clever ways to boost the OTA signal (are DTS systems allowed on Class A stations?).
Im sure people are mostly concerning losing LIV Golf and ACC right now and even if it streams online for free the low income people who don't have any internet connection will be left out.
boosting low powered signals is a tough sell in investment unless they channel share or subchannel with another full power station. This isn't like NBC does in Boston when they bought a low powered station and channel share it during the 2017 spectrum auction.
LIV Golf has been a mediocre performer for The CW, averaging less than 200,000 viewers nationwide.
So, you think The CW being relegated to a subchannel with inferior lead-ins and no satellite/vMVPD coverage will attract more viewers to the network than a station which may have a low-powered signal in the largest populated area of the market, but better programming and satellite coverage? the FCC doesn't make the decision that everyone should have over-the-air access to a broadcast network, let alone one that isn't on par with the "Big Four."
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How does classic sitcoms in the 70s-80s make a better lead in to All-American or Inside the NFL? Btw. Sinclair did the unusual decision in Seattle after Nexstar failed to make a deal with Tegna in the Seattle market, case in point dropping an established hispanic network like Univision. Sinclair nixes Univision affiliation, ending local Spanish broadcasts
Come back when you have better understanding on the business of broadcasting.
Im sure Nexstar will sell some stations and enter the Phoenix market either buying the Ion station from Inyo or even KPAZ.
When it comes down to it, The CW's choices in Phoenix are slim. Nexstar needs to somehow convince Gray TV with KTVK, Fox with KUTP, or the locally owned KAZT to carry The CW or sale to Mission Broadcasting if they want Pay TV coverage and retrans fees. Otherwise, if they want Pay TV coverage and are okay without retrans fees, they could go with a Must-Carry station in which the choices are KPAZ (highly unlikely), KPPX, and KMOH in Kingman which rebroadcasts on KEJR-LD in Phoenix and is available on all major Pay TV providers in Phoenix. Otherwise, The CW is stuck with a Sub-Channel with little to no Pay TV coverage and retrans fees.
Both KPPX and KPAZ have both elected Must-Carry for 2024-26 cycle. So Nexstar could buy them via Mission Broadcasting, if they don't mind not being able to get retrans fees until 2027...
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KTVK is already out of the equation because of their commitment to the Suns (The CW is not pre-emption friendly anymore, which is why Scripps is giving them up on KASW) and their programming is more popular than The CW's to begin with. KUTP is a possibility, given that Fox allowed WPWR Chicago to carry the network for a few years, but is still a long shot. KAZT has everything going for it except the lack of a full-power signal in the most populated area (but, as I said before, their low power signal punches above its weight).
If KNXV 15.2 becomes the permanent CW affiliate beyond the KASW agreement's expiration date, then they must move syndicated programming from KASW to make The CW want to stay, and must make agreements to be carried on satellite at Scripps' next round of negotiations with the Satcos.
KAZT may punch above its weight, but it still can't make it East of Gilbert Rd without an outside antenna. I would have to guess that the same is true in the far west and far north valley. They'd need to rebuild their old KUSK-era translator on Usery Mountain to cover the East Valley. Plus build new ones on Shaw Butte and White Tanks if there's a UHF channel available.
And if 15.2 becomes the CW affiliate, what happens to AntennaTV?
And if 15.2 becomes the CW affiliate, what happens to AntennaTV?
This leaves me to think whether if it's possible for them to run a Distributed Transmission System on a Class A license?
It will either fill daytime and overnight time slots on 15.2 (with the best of KASW's syndication moving over there as CW lead-ins and lead-outs), gets dropped from the market, or moves to the subchannel of another station.
I thought that's only allowed for full-powered stations. I may be wrong.
AntennaTV has been pretty monotonous for quite some time. I think they're into their 25th cycle of Father Knows Best, Dennis the Menace, Hazel, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, and That Girl reruns.
Besides, KNXV stopped delaying it to match Eastern time a couple weeks ago.
Because of Daylight Saving Time ending?
I kinda had a feeling this would happen. KASW had leverage to do this once Scripps put the affiliation on WMYD in Detroit after the cease and desist mess in Detroit.
Agreed, I have no doubt that Scripps used the WMYD deal with Nexstar to allow them to move CW in Phoenix to 15.2.
That didn't make any difference in the past.
So I wonder when Scripps will make the official announcement of The CW moving to 15.2, or if they will just not say anything and rebrand KASW to Arizona 61 come Monday.
If they keep playing the way they are currently they will definitely grow their audience. Clearly the most exciting major sport going in the metro area at present.
After installing many antennas in the North Valley over the years, I can tell you,
without question, KAZT's Rf 36 signal beats out KNXV's. Just look at the KNXV
signal contour. They have a slight null to the North......
without question, KAZT's Rf 36 signal beats out KNXV's. Just look at the KNXV
signal contour. They have a slight null to the North......
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