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NBC Boston channel speculation.

Bill_W said:
Is WBTS-LD now using virtual channel 8 instead of 60? According to the FCC it is. http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WBTS-LD
On both WBTS and WNEU NBC will be 8.1 and Telemundo will be 60.1? And NBC gets on Cable and Satellite as channel 8, right next to channel 7.
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WBTS is still using 60-1 (Telemundo), 60-2 (Xitos), and 60-3 (Cozi). They might be planning to leave it that way until NBC Boston starts. Some viewers still think that the low numbers are the important channels and the high numbers are just UHF, with old reruns... On cable and satellite, retransmission consent could get them on a low channel anyway - but it is a smart move to have the consistent 8. It will probably be an annoyance to Ed Ansin, also...
 
newsmark said:
If Comcast didn't care about OTA, they'd let NBC Boston be a cable channel. They must be still looking for a "whole market" solution.

Even if only 5% of the southern Boston audience is OTA, that's enough for their spot rates to take a dip. NBC would just be giving up news viewers in southern Boston to WCVB, WHDH, WBZ and WFXT.

Even though the Providence station's signal might provide NBC to the area, it won't make up the money for any OTA loss. Providence ad-buyers aren't going to pay extra for part of Boston.
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But aren't the cable/satellite viewers seen by the advertisers as more valuable than the too-poor/too-cheap/too-old/too-tech-challenged folks who watch OTA TV?
 
Having NBC Boston on cable channel 8 will work to their advantage they can include it in the station id if need be.
 
CTListener said:
But aren't the cable/satellite viewers seen by the advertisers as more valuable than the too-poor/too-cheap/too-old/too-tech-challenged folks who watch OTA TV?
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If they're in the demo (usually ages 25-54 for news and ages 18-49 for most other programming), advertisers care about them.
 
blackgold said:
Hey, what about Telemundo? What's gonna happen to it? I'd like to know where it's going!
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Doesn't matter where it goes. It'll still map to 60.1 on both WNEU and WBTS and the cable & Satellite providers will probably keep it where it is on the lineup. It appears that NBC will be 8.1 and it will probably be on a subchannel of both WNEU & WBTS and it will map to 8.1 on both. NBC will probably ask for 8 on non Comcast owned providers and I assume Comcast will just put it on 8 and 808.
 
Bill_W said:
Doesn't matter where it goes. It'll still map to 60.1 on both WNEU and WBTS and the cable & Satellite providers will probably keep it where it is on the lineup. It appears that NBC will be 8.1 and it will probably be on a subchannel of both WNEU & WBTS and it will map to 8.1 on both. NBC will probably ask for 8 on non Comcast owned providers and I assume Comcast will just put it on 8 and 808.
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Wait I thought WBTS is listed as 46?

But I say WBTS would only by identified as "NBC Boston" kind of like KNTV San Jose is simply called "NBC Bay Area" due to the fact that Xfinity puts NBC Bay Area on 703 while Dish, At&t and OTA has KNTV on channel 11. the reason KNTV became "NBC Bay Area" was a few things. KNTV was originally going to brand "NBC 3" but in some parts of Solano County in California NBC on channel 3 meant Hearst owned NBC Affiliate KCRA Sacramento.
Solano County Residents are split as Sacramento DMA and San Francisco DMA and all of Solano county cable systems carried either Sacramento or San Francisco Bay Area via Comcast. Well other Bay Area counties did not have the problem of Channel 3 being occupied by another NBC station that Solano county residents did.
 
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Bill_W said:
Doesn't matter where it goes. It'll still map to 60.1 on both WNEU and WBTS and the cable & Satellite providers will probably keep it where it is on the lineup. It appears that NBC will be 8.1 and it will probably be on a subchannel of both WNEU & WBTS and it will map to 8.1 on both. NBC will probably ask for 8 on non Comcast owned providers and I assume Comcast will just put it on 8 and 808.
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That can't happen. WNEU and WMTW have significant areas of overlap. More likely you'll have NBC on 8.1 and 60.3 with Telemundo on 60.1 and 8.3. (Or similar.)

- Trip
 
Bill_W said:
Doesn't matter where it goes. It'll still map to 60.1 on both WNEU and WBTS and the cable & Satellite providers will probably keep it where it is on the lineup. It appears that NBC will be 8.1 and it will probably be on a subchannel of both WNEU & WBTS and it will map to 8.1 on both. NBC will probably ask for 8 on non Comcast owned providers and I assume Comcast will just put it on 8 and 808.
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808 is the channel assigned for WLVI (HD) on many (all?) of the Boston area Comcast systems. That number is probably included in their retransmission consent agreement. An argument could be made that the official OTA virtual channel number would take precedence, but owner Ed Ansin would not take any change by Comcast to this lightly.
 
From TVNewsCheck:

NBC also announced programming for the new O&O along with the teams for each of its newscasts. The news operation is being built atop NECN, NBC's regional cable news service.

On New Year’s Eve, "Countdown NBC Boston" will feature a full night of First Night Boston coverage live from Copley Square. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.

The new station’s local news lineup will feature including: NBC Boston Today (4:30-7 a.m.) Nick Emmons, anchor Melody Mendez, anchor Matt Noyes, chief meteorologist Natasha Verma, traffic anchor Latoyia Edwards, breaking news anchor

NBC Boston Now (noon) Brian Shactman, anchor Latoyia Edwards, anchor Michael Page, meteorologist

NBC Boston at 4 (4 p.m.) Joy Lim Nakrin, anchor Shannon Mulaire, anchor Pete Bouchard, meteorologist

NBC Boston at 5 (5 p.m.) Chris Emma, anchor Audrey Asistio, anchor Pete Bouchard, meteorologist

NBC Boston at 6 (6 p.m.) and NBC Boston Tonight (11 p.m.) Phil Lipof, anchor Shannon Mulaire, anchor Pete Bouchard, meteorologist Raul Martinez, sports anchor

NBC Boston at 7 (7 p.m.) Phil Lipof, anchor Joy Lim Nakrin, anchor Pete Bouchard, meteorologist Raul Martinez, sports anchor

Weekend Morning News Team Jeff Saperstone, anchor Desiree Wiley, anchor Jackie Layer, meteorologist

Weekend Evening News Team Kristy Lee, anchor Frank Holland, anchor Chris Gloninger, meteorologist

NBC Boston’s weather coverage will include an exclusive 10-day forecast, the SkyRanger helicopter, Weather Warrior storm chaser and the state-of-the-art StormRanger, a fleet of mobile weather radar vehicles with a live Doppler radar that are exclusive to NBC and Telemundo-owned stations.

NBC Boston Responds, a 24/7 consumer unit, “will respond to every email and call the station receives from consumers with complaints from across the region,” the station said. There will also be a dedicated investigative reporting unit called The Investigators.

NBC Boston will premiere an all new daily lifestyle program called The Hub Today that will air Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m. and focus on the top fashion, food and travel stories of the day.

Each Sunday morning This is New England, a new public affairs program, will feature a panel of newsmakers from around the region discussing local issues.

Additionally, NBC Boston will carry NBC’s signature programs including The Today Show (7 a.m.), NBC Nightly News (6:30 p.m.), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (11:30 p.m.), Late Night with Seth Meyers (12:30 a.m.) and Sunday Night Football. Daytime syndicated programming will also air on WBTS including Rachael Ray (11 a.m.), Days of Our Lives (1 p.m.), Access Hollywood Live (2 p.m.), Harry (3 p.m.) and Access Hollywood (7:30 p.m.).

NBCBoston.com will be the new website and will launch Nov. 10 followed by an NBC Boston app, bringing NBC Boston news and weather to audiences on the go. The desktop and mobile website will provide coverage across the region.
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http://www.tvnewscheck.com/mobile/index/article/id/98933
 
NBC Boston on 8.1 and 60.2
Telemundo Boston on 60.1 and could be on 8.2, unless if Cozi TV takes over that subchannel.
 
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