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Sinclair to "My Network TV"

Re: Dual Affilation?

> ...so Sinclair comes to the negotiating table and says
> "sorry, we're already affiliated with Fox's new My Network"
> then CW offers them a sweet deal to get their shows on...
> Maybe CW is even forced to pay Sinclair for airtime in
> certain markets. Sinclair owns an awful lot of stations
> that CW appears to NEED and they've already made other
> commitments? That seems awful strange.

Sinclair chief David Smith made it super clear when he signed up with My Network TV...he liked their "model". That model, of course, includes Sinclair paying nothing for the privilege. Ask anyone who worked for Sinclair's former CBS affiliate in Sacramento, now-CBS O&O KOVR/13...they don't like paying for stuff.

CW's "sweet deal" would certainly have to include no reverse compensation... something they've shown no indication they would do at this time. Les Moonves (CBS chief, CBS owns half of CW) has told anyone who would listen that he's going to make stations pay for both CBS and The CW.

I have trouble seeing him pay stations even out of desperation. They'd go with a CW cable channel (a la WB 100-plus) or something before they'd pay Sinclair.

The upshot - CW/CBS/Moonves wants money. Sinclair/Smith doesn't want to pay.

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Technical question: Dual Affilations

How do Dual Affiliations work exactly?
I am wondering from the technical, promotional, and business standpoints.
 
Single-voiced Politics?

> The upshot - CW/CBS/Moonves wants money. Sinclair/Smith
> doesn't want to pay.

...my suspicion is that national politics has a lot to do with it as well. Sinclair was prominent in the "swift boating" of John Kerry, as was Fox News Channel. With Fox bringing Roger Ailes over to the broadcst side of their operation, I expect quite a bit of his propaganda will show up on My once it's cranked up, and Sinclair will love pumping it over the airwaves...<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: Single-voiced Politics?

> ...my suspicion is that national politics has a lot to do
> with it as well. Sinclair was prominent in the "swift
> boating" of John Kerry, as was Fox News Channel. With Fox
> bringing Roger Ailes over to the broadcst side of their
> operation, I expect quite a bit of his propaganda will show
> up on My once it's cranked up, and Sinclair will love
> pumping it over the airwaves...

I respectfully disagree...it seems to be driven by money more than anything.

And at least now, there appear to be no possible vehicles for the kind of programming you're talking about, unless perhaps they plan to make all the characters on the telenovelas Bush voters. :D

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Re: Single-voiced Politics?

> > ...my suspicion is that national politics has a lot to do
> > with it as well. Sinclair was prominent in the "swift
> > boating" of John Kerry, as was Fox News Channel. With Fox
> > bringing Roger Ailes over to the broadcst side of their
> > operation, I expect quite a bit of his propaganda will
> show
> > up on My once it's cranked up, and Sinclair will love
> > pumping it over the airwaves...
>
> I respectfully disagree...it seems to be driven by money
> more than anything.
>
> And at least now, there appear to be no possible vehicles
> for the kind of programming you're talking about, unless
> perhaps they plan to make all the characters on the
> telenovelas Bush voters. :D

...well, there's one of the shows, "On Scene," that they'll have Fox News produce for the new net; that one could easily be edited in such a way as to have a subtly political slant. And the network, like Fox itself when it cranked up, won't be settling with just what they've announced this far in advance...<P ID="signature">______________
King Daevid MacKenzie
WLSU Wisconsin Public Radio, La Crosse
heard weekly on http://www.radio4all.net/
"Kill Ugly Radio." FRANK ZAPPA</P>
 
San Antonio/Austin

KBEJ is technically a San Antonio station. In fact, Austin's Time Warner Cable didn't even add it to the lineup until Belo, which runs KBEJ under a LMA, agreed to turn over some commercial time throughout the day. This meant that Austin went without UPN for a brief time after the low-power UPN station (KVC 13) was forced off the air. KBEJ's ratings in Austin are non-existent. So, it could easily pick up the CW affiliation and revert to a San Antonio-only station. KBEJ is a wasteland, with little to no first-run syndication. Austin's current WB affiliate, on the other hand, is run by NBC station KXAN and has lots of quality shows. It'd be a strong CW affiliate. Will they pick it up? It depends on what corporate owner LIN wants to do. I'm still not sold on MyTV ... it sounds like a crapshoot. Yeah, it's free ... but I'm betting syndication would do better.



> > Will the Montgomery Alabama area, get this new network?
> >
> > If not, I know of a perfect candidate for it.
> >
> > WBIH Channel 29 would be the best choice, since the other
> > major networks already have a spot on the TV dial in
> > Montgomery.
> >
> > For years, this TV station has been trying to find their
> > way. If they were to sign up with this network and get
> some
> > real direction, they would experience success beyond
> > measure. Although my idea may sound crazy, it wouldn't
> hurt
> > to try something different Dr. Flinn and company and see
> if
> > would help WBIH in the long run.
> >
> > RDP <
> >
> Unless it's the current UPN affiliate WRJM-67 (licensed to
> Troy), I'm not sure any station in the area is going to rush
> to pay reverse compensation, RDP. "WBMY" is one of the
> cable-only stations (NBC affiliate WSFA 12 runs it, IIRC).
>
 
Dual Affilations -technical

> How do Dual Affiliations work exactly?
> I am wondering from the technical, promotional, and business
> standpoints.

The technical side is probaly the least convoluted.

Depending on which networks, may require two satellite dishes or just
one, perhaps with a dual (or split output) LNB, driving one receiver
with a couple of cards or two receivers. Then, distribution for two
video/audio streams and an input for each to whatever passes for
maaster control switching. Not complex; not all that expensive.
Oh yeah...probably a frame synchronizer with companion audio delay
for each.
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Re: San Antonio/Austin

> KBEJ is technically a San Antonio station. In fact, Austin's
> Time Warner Cable didn't even add it to the lineup until
> Belo, which runs KBEJ under a LMA, agreed to turn over some
> commercial time throughout the day. This meant that Austin
> went without UPN for a brief time after the low-power UPN
> station (KVC 13) was forced off the air. KBEJ's ratings in
> Austin are non-existent. So, it could easily pick up the CW
> affiliation and revert to a San Antonio-only station. KBEJ
> is a wasteland, with little to no first-run syndication.
> Austin's current WB affiliate, on the other hand, is run by
> NBC station KXAN and has lots of quality shows. It'd be a
> strong CW affiliate. Will they pick it up? It depends on
> what corporate owner LIN wants to do. I'm still not sold on
> MyTV ... it sounds like a crapshoot. Yeah, it's free ... but
> I'm betting syndication would do better.

KRRT just signed up with My Network for the San Antonio market.

As for KXAN/LIN and CW... an executive with LIN last week indicated they were in no hurry to sign on with CW. It was a clear signal they might be happier going it alone. However, that was before My Network was announced. Unless CW comes off the demand for reverse compensation, don't expect to see CW on KNVA.
 
Re: San Antonio/Austin

KRRT's affiliation with MyTV was the whole reason for my original post ... speculation on how/where the CW will land in these two markets. I agree, CW on KNVA is not a slam dunk.

> > KBEJ is technically a San Antonio station. In fact,
> Austin's
> > Time Warner Cable didn't even add it to the lineup until
> > Belo, which runs KBEJ under a LMA, agreed to turn over
> some
> > commercial time throughout the day. This meant that Austin
>
> > went without UPN for a brief time after the low-power UPN
> > station (KVC 13) was forced off the air. KBEJ's ratings in
>
> > Austin are non-existent. So, it could easily pick up the
> CW
> > affiliation and revert to a San Antonio-only station. KBEJ
>
> > is a wasteland, with little to no first-run syndication.
> > Austin's current WB affiliate, on the other hand, is run
> by
> > NBC station KXAN and has lots of quality shows. It'd be a
> > strong CW affiliate. Will they pick it up? It depends on
> > what corporate owner LIN wants to do. I'm still not sold
> on
> > MyTV ... it sounds like a crapshoot. Yeah, it's free ...
> but
> > I'm betting syndication would do better.
>
> KRRT just signed up with My Network for the San Antonio
> market.
>
> As for KXAN/LIN and CW... an executive with LIN last week
> indicated they were in no hurry to sign on with CW. It was
> a clear signal they might be happier going it alone.
> However, that was before My Network was announced. Unless
> CW comes off the demand for reverse compensation, don't
> expect to see CW on KNVA.
>
 
WSTQ---The CW?

Raycom media GM in Syracuse Said in the paper that he was "Pretty Optimistic" that WSTQ would sign with the CW. He hope for an agreement within two to three weeks. I think the CW is really going Market to Market and not with station groups...Time will continue to tell..~ WSTQ is a lp on channel 14 ota and on cable 6
 
Re: San Antonio/Austin

> KBEJ is technically a San Antonio station. In fact, Austin's
> Time Warner Cable didn't even add it to the lineup until
> Belo, which runs KBEJ under a LMA, agreed to turn over some
> commercial time throughout the day.

Though oddly enough, KBEJ is actually *in* the Austin market, due to its COL of Fredericksburg, TX (Gillespie County).

Effectively, it's a San Antonio market station, being operated out of Belo's KENS there as a sister station to that outlet.

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Maybe CW IS Snubbing WBQC?

Jumping off this reply to an item in today's Cincinnati Enquirer business section:

http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2006/03/hello-cw-this-is-wbqc-in-cincinnati.html

In brief: Did WBQC's years-long "War" on Time Warner Cable screw the station over in this? Of course, Time Warner is half-owner of The CW...

It really looks bad that the new network is ducking calls from a potential affiliate.

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Re: San Antonio/Austin

> Though oddly enough, KBEJ is actually *in* the Austin
> market, due to its COL of Fredericksburg, TX (Gillespie
> County).
> Effectively, it's a San Antonio market station, being
> operated out of Belo's KENS there as a sister station to
> that outlet.

Doesn't Belo own KVUE 24 as well? In that sense, it's kind of strange that they operate it out of KENS. I guess KENS has better resources, though, last I heard, KBEJ didn't really take much advantage of them.
 
Re: San Antonio/Austin

Yep ... Belo also owns KVUE. (Because of hubbing, most of the traffic and master control functions for KBEJ, KENS and KVUE are done from WFAA in Dallas.) The reason KBEJ is based out of San Antonio and not Austin is because San Antonio is a bigger market. Bigger market (usually) equals more revenue. Of course, the station is just languishing right now with crappy syndication ... Hogan's Heroes, Family Matters, EntertainmentStudios.com. Before master control was shipped to Dallas, there actually was different programming for Austin during some dayparts, such as double runs of KVUE's syndication and other programming to block repeats of KENS' news that were airing in San Antonio at the same time. The station has potential, if someone would give it a little TLC.

> > Though oddly enough, KBEJ is actually *in* the Austin
> > market, due to its COL of Fredericksburg, TX (Gillespie
> > County).
> > Effectively, it's a San Antonio market station, being
> > operated out of Belo's KENS there as a sister station to
> > that outlet.
>
> Doesn't Belo own KVUE 24 as well? In that sense, it's kind
> of strange that they operate it out of KENS. I guess KENS
> has better resources, though, last I heard, KBEJ didn't
> really take much advantage of them.
>
 
Re: Dual Affilation?

Hi everyone:

> > I'm assuming Sinclair's deal with My/FOX is driven by
> > economics, and that it is NOT in addition to a future CW
> > deal. I'm guessing My/FOX isn't signing up secondary
> > affiliates at this stage in the game.
> >
> > -OA
> >
>
> I'm wondering if that could happen in Memphis with WLMT 30.
> They already have a dual afiliation with UPN and WB.

Last I heard, WLMT 30 was owned by Clear Channel along with WPTY 24 (ABC). And the mere fact that they have (and will soon be HAD) a WB/UPN affiliation combo practically makes them A LOCK for The CW.

I'd be willing to bet that if EITHER of those two stations gets MY, it'd be WPTY 24. Then too, the owner of WHBQ 3, the local FOX affiliate might take issue with that and take on the affiliation themselves (even if it meant making it available to HDTV, Cable & Satellite viewers only).

Just my opinion :)

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