small markets (#50-210) doing 4:30-7:00 AM newscasts

[DToTheJ]

One of the three (I think it's channel 5) makes a big deal out of starting their early morning newscast at the rather unusual time of 4:24 a.m.

4:24 AM? You'd think the station would be Channel 4?

 

[bpatrick]

If we're talking all markets, Nashville's CBS affiliate, WTVF/5,
has a 4:30 AM newscast; the ABC affiliate, WKRN/2, starts
just after 4 AM with "News 2 Early Morning." I think, but am
not sure, that WSMV/4 (NBC) also has a 4:30 AM newscast.
The three stations' early-morning news blocks continue until 7.

One of the three (I think it's channel 5) makes a big deal out of starting their early morning newscast at the rather unusual time of 4:24 a.m. Not sure what the deal is there, unless it is an attempt to jump the gun on the others. I believe channel 4 eventually went to a 4:00 a.m. start, but I'm not sure if they are still doing that.

Our FOX affiliate, WZTV-Fox 17, has an all-live, all-local morning show from 5:00-9:00 a.m. every morning. But yes, that does include some "fluff" segments.

WGHP/Fox 8 also has a local morning show from 5-9 AM, probably much like WZTV's. And WFMY/2 starts its "Good Morning Show" at about 4:55 AM, cutting off the last five minutes of the "CBS Morning News." It stays on until 8, then "The Early Show" airs on a one-hour delay.

 

[oldiesfan6479]

...WFMY/2 starts its "Good Morning Show" at about 4:55 AM, cutting off the last five minutes of the "CBS Morning News." It stays on until 8, then "The Early Show" airs on a one-hour delay.

Followed by the second feed of Captain Kangaroo at 9?

Sorry, b. See you on the Classic TV Board.

 

[Tim-In-Houston]

In Missoula which I think is
#165 both KPAX and KECI
start their news at 5:30
KTMF on the other hand
doesn't have a news operation

No..but they do have a morning meteorologist...me LOL. Actually I work out of Great Falls sister station KFBB-5, and pre-tape segments that air during "Good Morning America."

Evansville, Indiana's NBC WFIE-14 (#101) has had a 4:30am newscast since the early part of this decade...long before some of the larger markets.

As for Nashville, I interned with morning meteorologist Jeff Ray on "News 2 This Morning" during summer 2008 and their newscast starts right at 4am..they go right from "World News Now" into local news. At the time I was interning, WSMV was the only one competing with us until 4:30 when WTVF began (they aired "CBS Morning News" at 4).

 

[DToTheJ]

...WFMY/2 starts its "Good Morning Show" at about 4:55 AM, cutting off the last five minutes of the "CBS Morning News." It stays on until 8, then "The Early Show" airs on a one-hour delay.

Followed by the second feed of Captain Kangaroo at 9?

You know, WFMY still airs "The Andy Griffith Show" every day at 5:30 PM. The time will come where the station will move the show out of that timeslot, in favor of another newscast, or whatever. Maybe they can move it to 4:25 AM.

 

[bpatrick]

...WFMY/2 starts its "Good Morning Show" at about 4:55 AM, cutting off the last five minutes of the "CBS Morning News." It stays on until 8, then "The Early Show" airs on a one-hour delay.

Followed by the second feed of Captain Kangaroo at 9?

You know, WFMY still airs "The Andy Griffith Show" every day at 5:30 PM. The time will come where the station will move the show out of that timeslot, in favor of another newscast, or whatever. Maybe they can move it to 4:25 AM.

I know you're joking but at one point in the '70s WFMY did carry the CBS Morning News followed by the second feed of Captain Kangaroo.
Didn't work. WNCT Greenville, NC, was much more successful at that; it ran CBS News at 8 and Captain at 9 for years, going back to the late '60s.

As for Andy ever leaving the 5:30 PM slot, don't hold your breath. He beats the newscasts on WGHP and WXII.

 

[firepoint525]

If we're talking all markets, Nashville's CBS affiliate, WTVF/5,
has a 4:30 AM newscast; the ABC affiliate, WKRN/2, starts
just after 4 AM with "News 2 Early Morning." I think, but am
not sure, that WSMV/4 (NBC) also has a 4:30 AM newscast.
The three stations' early-morning news blocks continue until 7.

One of the three (I think it's channel 5) makes a big deal out of starting their early morning newscast at the rather unusual time of 4:24 a.m. Not sure what the deal is there, unless it is an attempt to jump the gun on the others. I believe channel 4 eventually went to a 4:00 a.m. start, but I'm not sure if they are still doing that.
Our FOX affiliate, WZTV-Fox 17, has an all-live, all-local morning show from 5:00-9:00 a.m. every morning. But yes, that does include some "fluff" segments.

WGHP/Fox 8 also has a local morning show from 5-9 AM, probably much like WZTV's. And WFMY/2 starts its "Good Morning Show" at about 4:55 AM, cutting off the last five minutes of the "CBS Morning News." It stays on until 8, then "The Early Show" airs on a one-hour delay.

What city are these in? I'm guessing central time zone by what you posted here. Amazes me how some of you can keep track of television programming in almost every city in the country!

Channel 5 used to do a strange mix of local news and CBS programming during the 7:00 a.m. hour (and I don't mean just the updates at :25 and :55) until CBS objected to it. Now it's all CBS during the 7:00 a.m. hour (save for those :25 and :55 updates) and their local newscast has moved over to Newschannel 5+ (subchannel 5.2) during that hour.

 

[bpatrick]

Nashville is in the Central time zone; Greensboro/
Winston-Salem/High Point and Greenville/New Bern/
Washington are in the Eastern.

CBS used to allow its affiliates to mix local and
network segments the way you're talking about
on WTVF; Louisville's WLKY did the same thing,
carrying only the second hour of "The Early Show"
in its entirety. And you're right that CBS stopped
the practice and affiliates have to take the full
two hours now.

 

[Tim-In-Houston]

One of the three (I think it's channel 5) makes a big deal out of starting their early morning newscast at the rather unusual time of 4:24 a.m.

I meant to mention this in my last post - From working at an ABC affiliate (that unfortunately has no morning newscast, but does provide live weather during GMA) I know that the network allows its affiliates to cut-off the last five minutes of "America This Morning" to begin their newscast. In fact, right before the last commerical of ATM, the anchors sign-off thusly: "For many of you, your local news is next. For everyone else, 'America This Morning' continues."

I imagine that CBS has a similar set-up to allow their affils to start five minutes early if they choose, or drop in a morning update prior to the start of "The Early Show."

 

[bpatrick]

One of the three (I think it's channel 5) makes a big deal out of starting their early morning newscast at the rather unusual time of 4:24 a.m.

I meant to mention this in my last post - From working at an ABC affiliate (that unfortunately has no morning newscast, but does provide live weather during GMA) I know that the network allows its affiliates to cut-off the last five minutes of "America This Morning" to begin their newscast. In fact, right before the last commerical of ATM, the anchors sign-off thusly: "For many of you, your local news is next. For everyone else, 'America This Morning' continues."

I imagine that CBS has a similar set-up to allow their affils to start five minutes early if they choose, or drop in a morning update prior to the start of "The Early Show."

I've caught that sign-off on ABC; WTVD (an o&o) takes advantage of it to get into their morning "Eyewitness News" and get a jump on WRAL, which carries the "CBS Morning News" in its entirety. WFMY, OTOH, cuts out and goes to its local show when Michelle identifies herself and says, "and this is the CBS Morning News."

 

[Garrett]

We do them here in Lubbock.
Did 5-7 at KLBK and KAMC years ago!
Was a pain in the arse getting up that early though...

 

[JackBauer112]

KSEE 24 in Fresno is doing the Fresno's only 4:30 AM Newscast which aired since 2007. They also have recently aired a 7 PM Newscast to complimate their 6-7 slots. KFSN Channel 30 is the other, but KFSN seems to be winning over KSEE but KSEE's news is getting a bit tight. They also have John Young as their voiceover since John Young recently on KSEE's sister station KOFY-TV in San Fran. Previously, KSEE had Scott Chapin until January 2009.