Nexstar is at cap. Any attempt by Mission to acquire another station will die on the vine of objections like that faced by the WADL sale.
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CW Could be on the Move in Phoenix as Soon as Next Week
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I wonder if Nexstar will continue to use the AZTV7 brand or if they will rebrand the main channel as CW7 Arizona. I also wonder if they rebrand the main channel, will they continue to use the AZTV brand on Channel 7.5.
Also, I have to wonder if Nexstar will eventually move it's other networks, Antenna TV and Rewind TV, to KAZT's Subchannels.
Also, I have to wonder if Nexstar will eventually move it's other networks, Antenna TV and Rewind TV, to KAZT's Subchannels.
My guess would be Family Feud would move to 6 PM and maybe get additional airings on Channel 7.5 at 7 PM. Currently Family Feud airs on Channel 7.5 from 10 AM to 12 PM.
Theortically, Can Gray or Fox bought KAZT? IDK KTVK carries some Suns games but they carry their sports channel on their subchannels or Fox might pull something from WPWR if they bought KAZT and move to KUTP.
Gray and FOX both already own two stations in the Phoenix market.
Actually, Gray technically owns 3 Full-Power stations (KTVK Phoenix, KPHO Phoenix, and KAZF Flagstaff) and 1 Low-Power station (KPHE-LD Phoenix) or 4 stations total in the Phoenix market.
Flagstaff isn't considered to be separate?
Nope. I believe Flagstaff, Prescott, Kingman, and the rest of Northern Arizona are all considered part of the Phoenix DMA.
KTVK and KPHO doesn't cover Prescott, KNAZ and KFPH are also available in Prescott.
Yes, with the exception of Yuma (Yuma-El Centro), Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz (Tucson), & Northern Apache County (Albuquerque), the rest of AZ is in the Phoenix DMA.
I have to wonder if KASW Arizona 61 will move back to Cox Cable Channel 6 after The CW moves to KAZT.
It also airs at on 7.1 from 7-9pm which is CW prime time so it will have to move.
I could see it move to 5-7pm on 7.1. Or maybe just from 6-7pm like powergate said and the other hour could move to 9-10pm after CW prime time. I had no idea they had the 7.5 duplicate channel. I agree I could see it move to a primetime slot on that channel.
And isn't Kevin Adell suing to get that WADL deal consummated anyway? He's the television equivalent of Crazy Eddie Stolz.
Not exactly. He sent a Cease and Desist Letter to Scripps and threaten to sue because WMYD picked up The CW. The belief being that Mission Broadcasting would pull out of the sale because Mission is buying WADL to broadcast The CW for Nexstar and that WMYD would now be be broadcasting The CW long-term. However, nothing happened after that. No lawsuit filed and the sale is still pending. My guess is Mission Broadcasting is probably not going to pull out and the Scripps/WMYD deal to air The CW probably a short-term deal until the FCC makes a decision if it will approve sale of WADL to Mission.
Or Mission is just trying to let the clock run out on the deal and then walk away. It's really not a good idea to bounce a network affiliation from one station to another and back again to the same station in less than a year. Plus I'm not that confident the FCC will greenlight that sale.
All the major Phoenix stations air via either a satellite station (KNAZ/2 Flagstaff for KPNX/12 Phoenix as the NBC affiliate in many cases, and the soon-to-be CW7) or on translators all over northern Arizona, including Bullhead City, Prescott, and Flagstaff. The Phoenix TV market is pretty much everything north of I-8, with the exception of the above-mentioned Navajo Nation lands and parts of Mohave County that can get translators of both Phoenix and Las Vegas stations.
Speaking of which, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) is criticizing the Nexstar/KAZT deal as side-stepping FCC ownership limits. I would not be surprised if they formalize that into an FCC complaint.
Exclusive: ATVA slams Nexstar's plans to take over Phoenix TV station
The ATVA says Nexstar's plan to take over a Phoenix TV station is further proof the company is willing to sidestep federal ownership rules.
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They still use the KTLA/5 brand in LA..despite being a CW (flagship?) affiliate.
Wait so LMAs is now illegal? This really quite unfair for a bit since Sinclair was the first to use sidecars in terms of LMAs. If Nexstar sells some stations to the networks or even to rivals like Tegna or Gray Television they be legal to but WPIX, KAZT, and WADL.Speaking of which, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) is criticizing the Nexstar/KAZT deal as side-stepping FCC ownership limits. I would not be surprised if they formalize that into an FCC complaint.
Exclusive: ATVA slams Nexstar's plans to take over Phoenix TV station
The ATVA says Nexstar's plan to take over a Phoenix TV station is further proof the company is willing to sidestep federal ownership rules.
The problem is that Nexstar is at cap in ownership. Nexstar and Scripps are the only broadcasters that are so close to 39%.
At least Byron Allen might look to buy some Scripps stations and if it does happen Scripps might look at Inyo or revoke the licenses for Ions in Columbus and Dayton Ohio and the Bounce ones in Rhode Island, Boston, Los Angeles, and RDU so Scripps can legally own a duopoly with a network station.
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