"News Central" Shutting Down In Tampa Bay??

[Joseph_Gallant]

In recent months, "News Central" operations on Sinclair stations in Rochester, New York and Pittsburgh have been shut down, with other TV stations in those markets producing newscasts to air on those stations in place of "News Central".

It's being speculated that "News Central" broadcasts in Buffalo and Milwuakee may also soon go off the air, perhaps again replaced by newscasts produced by other stations in those cities.

It was posted on one of the TV Spy.com messageboards that the staff of the Tampa Bay "News Central" at WTTA-38 has been told that the newsroom (what there is of it) would be closed down within 90 days and that they would all be losing their jobs at that time.

There are even rumors that Sinclair may junk "News Central" entirely, which could leave several Sinclair stations without local newscasts (since it may not be possible for the Sinclair stations in every "News Central" market to air a newscast produced for them by another station in town).

Does anyone in Tampa Bay know if indeed the local "News Central" is closing down?? And if so, when??

 

[studiotwenty]

> It was posted on one of the TV Spy.com messageboards that
> the staff of the Tampa Bay "News Central" at WTTA-38 has
> been told that the newsroom (what there is of it) would be
> closed down within 90 days and that they would all be losing
> their jobs at that time.

Given the fact that Sinclair has their hands on this station, they may...and I stress "may" keep the operation going longer here...but with the loss of network to UPN..scuse me >CW 44, the major problem now is how to fill those hours of programming.

By the way, a few posts ago, I mentioned that 38 might do well to get the Tampa Bay Lightning on board, since there are no over the air broadcasts.

Just so happens that OLN/Comcast scratched a Lightning-Islanders game that neither Sun Sports nor FSN could pick up for tonight.

Its too late now, but if I were 38, I'd see what I could do about getting on board with Da Bolts.

 

[xrt]

> > It was posted on one of the TV Spy.com messageboards that
> > the staff of the Tampa Bay "News Central" at WTTA-38 has
> > been told that the newsroom (what there is of it) would be
>
> > closed down within 90 days and that they would all be
> losing
> > their jobs at that time.
>
> Given the fact that Sinclair has their hands on this
> station, they may...and I stress "may" keep the operation
> going longer here...but with the loss of network to
> UPN..scuse me >CW 44, the major problem now is how to fill
> those hours of programming.
>
> By the way, a few posts ago, I mentioned that 38 might do
> well to get the Tampa Bay Lightning on board, since there
> are no over the air broadcasts.
>
> Just so happens that OLN/Comcast scratched a
> Lightning-Islanders game that neither Sun Sports nor FSN
> could pick up for tonight.
>
> Its too late now, but if I were 38, I'd see what I could do
> about getting on board with Da Bolts.
>


So WTOG is going CW, but what network does WTTA get? Nothing? Back to the old days for 38 unless they pick up the bolts.