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KTXL Fox 40 should launch another channel

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retromike75

Since classic TV has been making a comeback. TV stations like WWME (Chicago), KFWD (Dallas),etc is now place a to see those classic TV show. I Think KTXL (Fox 40) should launch a 24/7 Classic TV Channel, Something like KTXL Classic channel, plays all the stuff that they used to before they had FOX as a network.












Mike B
 
> Since classic TV has been making a comeback. TV stations
> like WWME (Chicago), KFWD (Dallas),etc is now place a to see
> those classic TV show.

KFWD here in Dallas/Fort Worth has been doing abysmally bad with their schedule that is a mashup of old action shows with some b-grade newer material mixed in. So they're not really a good "example" of a classic TV station. It's a shame, because I think that they could have done well with better scheduling, improved imaging, and a consistent focus on classic TV.

Looking at the stations that are doing a good job with classic TV, I notice that they're generally not part of any of the big groups; WWME is owned by Weigel broadcasting, and KAZT in Arizona is locally owned in that market. And I would probably classify those two as being the best examples of classic TV on a broadcast station.
 
> > Since classic TV has been making a comeback. TV stations
> > like WWME (Chicago), KFWD (Dallas),etc is now place a to
> see
> > those classic TV show.
>
> KFWD here in Dallas/Fort Worth has been doing abysmally bad
> with their schedule that is a mashup of old action shows
> with some b-grade newer material mixed in. So they're not
> really a good "example" of a classic TV station. It's a
> shame, because I think that they could have done well with
> better scheduling, improved imaging, and a consistent focus
> on classic TV.
>
> Looking at the stations that are doing a good job with
> classic TV, I notice that they're generally not part of any
> of the big groups; WWME is owned by Weigel broadcasting, and
> KAZT in Arizona is locally owned in that market. And I
> would probably classify those two as being the best examples
> of classic TV on a broadcast station.
> The problem with this idea is that the vast majority of Classic Syndicated TV Shows are that they have exclusive deals with Cable TV Channels like Nickleodeon, TV Land and The Sci Fi Channel. Most of what is shown,Classic TV wise is old low quality public domain stuff like what the late Family Television's KFTL Channel 64.Also has anyone noticed that Fox 40 only shows the pre 1965 Black And White Andy Griffith Shows only and not the color ones that are shown on TV Land?
 
> The problem with this idea is that the vast majority of
> Classic Syndicated TV Shows are that they have exclusive
> deals with Cable TV Channels like Nickleodeon, TV Land and
> The Sci Fi Channel. Most of what is shown,Classic TV wise is
> old low quality public domain stuff like what the late
> Family Television's KFTL Channel 64.Also has anyone noticed
> that Fox 40 only shows the pre 1965 Black And White Andy
> Griffith Shows only and not the color ones that are shown on
> TV Land?

You're wrong about this. While some series are exclusive to a cable network (i.e., the original "Star Trek" on Sci Fi), in many instances the syndicators are allowed to sell programming to both a cable network and local broadcasters. Older shows that are available to broadcasters include "Bewitched", "Happy Days", "Mork & Mindy", "I Dream of Jeannie", "Hogan's Heroes", "MASH", "McHale's Navy", "Leave it to Beaver", "The Brady Bunch", "The Twilight Zone" (original b&w episodes), "The Wild Wild West", "The Untouchables", "Hawaii Five-O", "Mary Tyler Moore", "Get Smart", "I Love Lucy", and many, many more. And note that these are programs that are not in the public domain, but rather are being sold to local stations by the same syndication companies that also make these shows available to cable.

The issue isn't that these programs are unavailable to broadcast TV stations, but rather that they choose not to buy and run these programs.
 
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