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KTRE Lufkin discontinuing 6 &10 news?
- Thread starter S McCoy
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I hope it's not true. KTRE has always been a lean news operation, but has done a fine job of covering Lufkin & Nacogdoches. (I worked there back in 1982-83.)
Most of that time, they've been the only station in the market with a truly local newscast. But over the years they've been simulcasting more and more newscasts with KLTV. Last I heard, they were simulcasting Morning, midday and 5 p.m., and KLTV included stories from Lufkin/Nacogdoches reporters in those newscast.
At least two of their on-air people (Nac reporter Donna McCallum and news director Tina Alexander) have been there since I left. I wish them all well.
Most of that time, they've been the only station in the market with a truly local newscast. But over the years they've been simulcasting more and more newscasts with KLTV. Last I heard, they were simulcasting Morning, midday and 5 p.m., and KLTV included stories from Lufkin/Nacogdoches reporters in those newscast.
At least two of their on-air people (Nac reporter Donna McCallum and news director Tina Alexander) have been there since I left. I wish them all well.
KTN Corp said:
TV listings still show KRHD-LP 40 Bryan maintains a local 10PM newscast from parent KXXV 25. So, it looks like only KBTX, KRHD-LP, and KTRE are the only ones that act as semi-satellites in not fully relaying their originating stations.
Among full-power network affiliates in Texas, only KWAB 4 Big Spring is left as a 100% simulcast of its parent (KWES-TV 9 Odessa).
txchipk said:
KBTX and KTRE are the only ones that really operate their own newsrooms. KRHD has some reporters in Bryan/College Station, but the show itself is produced out of Waco. It's taped at 9pm. The weather is done live during the 10pm. It's a busy time for the forecaster who also has to do a live show at a different time for KXXV.
Last I heard, KRHD had a long waiting list of advertisers. For decades the only game in town for reaching a news audience had been KBTX. The KRHD broadcast is a difficult and expensive proposition for KXXV, but apparently it pays off.
I know the legalities. I was making an observation that the Big Spring allocation was being severely underutilized as a lower power repeater instead of at its full 100kw potential. In the future it could even become a decent rimshot to the Odessa-Midland market if the digital side were upgraded to maximum legal power with a decent tower closer to Midland.
The current arangement was setup when Channel 9 was licensed to Monahans and 9 and 4 served Midessa from opposite ends. Now that 9 has moved in there's no reason that 4 can't do the same.
The current arangement was setup when Channel 9 was licensed to Monahans and 9 and 4 served Midessa from opposite ends. Now that 9 has moved in there's no reason that 4 can't do the same.
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