Local TV's flagship station?

[Iowan]

Does anyone know which is the flagship station of Local TV, LLC (owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners)?

 

[bpatrick]

It appears to be either WJW/8 Cleveland or KDVR/31 Denver.
I've found two lists of their stations; WJW is first on one list,
KDVR, on the other.

I was surprised to find WTVR/6 Richmond on that list, because
I thought Sinclair bought that station when Raycom bought WWBT/12
and had to give up WTVR.

 

[tripinva]

No, the DoJ rejected that sale. Raycom ended up trading WTVR to Local TV in exchange for WBRC.

- Trip

 

[notalkallstatic]

I think it's WNEP TV-16 Scranton.

It's the highest rated station in the market, and has one of the highest rated newscast in the US.

Side note: I've watched WNEP, and thought it was actually one of the worst newscast that I've ever seen. I have no idea why it's number 1.

 

[jal41]

It appears to be either WJW/8 Cleveland or KDVR/31 Denver.
I've found two lists of their stations; WJW is first on one list,
KDVR, on the other.

I would guess both, since KDVR is the largest market, and WJW is the one closest to corporate HQ.

As a result, Atlanta has four corporate flagship stations. Cox and WSB-TV (corporate HQ, KTVU/KICU San Francisco is the largest market), Gannett and WXIA/WATL (largest market and original flagship from the 1979 Combined merger, although sharing the flagship honor with WUSA/Washington and KUSA/Denver), and Meredith's WGCL-TV (largest market, and now home to the HQ for the broadcasting division). WAGA was the flagship for New World in the 1990's, since HQ was located in town, but lost that status in 1997 with the News Corp. merger.

Raycom Media names WSFA/Montgomery because it is located where corporate HQ is, as well as WBTV/Charlotte because of its status as former flagship of the Lincoln Financial/Jefferson Pilot stations. Cleveland (WOIO/WUAB) is the largest market.

Tribune's flagship is WGN-TV/Chicago, but KTLA/Los Angeles and WPIX/New York could also be considered flagships as well. Media General's flagship is WFLA-TV/Tampa. Others are hard to tell. For example, New Vision Television's (based in Atlanta and Los Angeles) flagship could be WIAT/Birmingham, but there is no info to determine if this is the case.

 

[fybush]

For example, New Vision Television's (based in Atlanta and Los Angeles) flagship could be WIAT/Birmingham, but there is no info to determine if this is the case.

Which might be a good indication that the concept of a "flagship" is a fairly meaningless one, in this context.

 

[cowboybud]

Belo's flagship is WFAA Dallas.

 

[PDXREXX]

Fisher Communications Flagship Stations are KOMO in Seattle and KATU in Portland

 

[taylorjsdad]

For example, New Vision Television's (based in Atlanta and Los Angeles) flagship could be WIAT/Birmingham, but there is no info to determine if this is the case.

Which might be a good indication that the concept of a "flagship" is a fairly meaningless one, in this context.

Other than maybe pride for the so-called 'flagship' station I would agree. I was thinking the case of Hearst-Argyle whose HQ I think is in New York. Who would be their 'flagship'? Would it be WCVB because Boston is their largest DMA?

 

[mjlarochelle]

Aside from the network O&Os themselves, I don't think most station owners have a true flagship. I define a flagship as a station producing the bulk of programming for the network, particularly news. CBS, NBC, and ABC have their flagships in New York. Aside from those three, there aren't really any true flagships I can think of, unless a company explicitly defines a station as their flagship - for example, I believe Scripps-Howard considers theirs to be WEWS in Cleveland.