Is it just me, Or has there not been any money spent on WKRN in a very long time. I noticed this especially during the news cast, still not in HD. Poor Lisa is still using the same weather graphics for ten years now, while WTVF and WSMV get the latest on greatest stuff when it comes out. I just think WKRN is starting to look a little shabby these days. WKRN has good people however it seems management doesn't want to spend anything on them.
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Graffiti seen on the men's room wall at Channel 2, circa 1988:
"If it's news 2-day, it's news 2 us".
"If it's news 2-day, it's news 2 us".
The parent company, Young Broadcasting, is in bankruptcy, and station's day-to-day management has been handed over to Gray Television. So, when you have an owner without any money and another company managing the remaining assets, you can understand why there have been no capital expenses recently.
But from what I hear, they are building an HD set in Studio B and expect to go full-time with HD sometime in late summer or early fall. It's very close. It will be strange to watch News 2 on any other set except that newsroom set they've been using since the early 80s.
But from what I hear, they are building an HD set in Studio B and expect to go full-time with HD sometime in late summer or early fall. It's very close. It will be strange to watch News 2 on any other set except that newsroom set they've been using since the early 80s.
Neil Orne has been posting pictures on his official WKRN Facebook page of some of the refurbs in Studio B, and this morning, the new set in the back of the delivery truck. He's dropping "hints" as to what is to come, and hasn't outright said it, but it's pretty obvious what he's "hinting" at.
I sometimes wonder is Bob Muller's 1970's porn star mustache is real or fake.
To be fair WKRN has always been #3. Young broadcasting's financial problems are just an excuse.
And in years before that being ABC was an excuse.
When they were WSIX TV channel 8 it was always "well WSM AM FM TV and (then ) WLAC AM FM TV are just better known."
GE owned the station, Knight Ridder did and now Young and each paid too much and if you see the flow of where their Nd's and Gms are now, frankly, they've just never had enough reasons to be a factor, even with some bright spots along the way. Too bad. For Nashville to be basically a 2 station TV market risks making the market seem less competitive and less important in media circles. But I supposed talk of a tv station should be on the tv page.
Glad I could speak before they yank it
And in years before that being ABC was an excuse.
When they were WSIX TV channel 8 it was always "well WSM AM FM TV and (then ) WLAC AM FM TV are just better known."
GE owned the station, Knight Ridder did and now Young and each paid too much and if you see the flow of where their Nd's and Gms are now, frankly, they've just never had enough reasons to be a factor, even with some bright spots along the way. Too bad. For Nashville to be basically a 2 station TV market risks making the market seem less competitive and less important in media circles. But I supposed talk of a tv station should be on the tv page.
Glad I could speak before they yank it
Here's a sneak peek at WKRN's new HD set.
Meteorologist Justin Bruce posted this on his WKRN Facebook page this morning:
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262144_226909547349411_199642126742820_646019_3538875_n.jpg
And Neil Orne posted this one:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283452_258246150856147_219613984719364_1313665_2479785_n.jpg
Meteorologist Justin Bruce posted this on his WKRN Facebook page this morning:
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262144_226909547349411_199642126742820_646019_3538875_n.jpg
And Neil Orne posted this one:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283452_258246150856147_219613984719364_1313665_2479785_n.jpg
I don't know if this is a factor or not, but the next closest ABC affiliates are much closer than the next closest NBC or CBS stations. ABC has affiliate stations in Bowling Green and Jackson, which naturally limits how far out WKRN can reach. Meanwhile, for the next closest NBC and CBS stations, you must go to Paducah, Cape Girardeau, or Memphis.onetake said:
firepoint525 said:
Are there any commercials on the NBC or CBS Nashville stations for Bowling Green KY or Jackson TN businesses? Maybe the fact that the old channel 4 & 5 where owned by insurance companies with deep pockets and headquartered in Nashville. GE had deep pockets too but headquarters in NY. The old WSIX 980AM covered Nashville almost as well as the old 1300 WMAK but never seemed to do that well. WSIX FM never did all that well until it went county. WKRN just needs an owner willing to commit time and money. Good luck finding a publicly held company willing to do that!
In the 1960s and early to mid 1970s, WSIX AM did very well in the ratings. Always top 5 and usually ahead of WLAC.
WSIX-FM went country in 1967 and also had excellent ratings in the 1970s even with that awful easy listening "Metropolitan Country" format they ran.
I don't know why WSIX/WNGE was such an also ran in the tv ratings. In Memphis, WHBQ-TV with ABC and on channel 13 (compared to 3 and 5) and with ABC affiliates in adjacent markets like Jackson and Jonesboro was equally competitive with WMC-TV and WREC-TV and was often number 1 in the news ratings.
WSIX-FM went country in 1967 and also had excellent ratings in the 1970s even with that awful easy listening "Metropolitan Country" format they ran.
I don't know why WSIX/WNGE was such an also ran in the tv ratings. In Memphis, WHBQ-TV with ABC and on channel 13 (compared to 3 and 5) and with ABC affiliates in adjacent markets like Jackson and Jonesboro was equally competitive with WMC-TV and WREC-TV and was often number 1 in the news ratings.
All I can think of is the street fight scene from "Anchorman", when Frank Vitchard (Luke Wilson) comes in and announces the arrival of the Channel 2 News Team, and Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) looks at him and says, "You dirtbags have been in third place for years!" Made me laugh so hard the first time I saw it, and it (of course) has nothing to do with Nashville. But a nice correlation, nonetheless.
I haven't really paid attention to what channels on which I've seen these commercials, but I've seen spots for Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, and for Mack's Pest Control and some chat lines. Mack's gives a Nashville and a Jackson phone number in their ads, while that chat line gives out Nashville, Clarksville, and Jackson phone numbers.secondchoice said:
Channel 2 has had Bob Mueller, Ann Holt, and Lisa Patton for many years. Channel 5 had Chris Clark, and has had Hope Hines and Ron Howes for many years.deltas69 said:
firepoint525 said:
I live in the Bowling Green area, but would still rather watch WKRN over WBKO any day. WBKO is awful....Although WKRN is not my first choice. It's better than any of the Bowling Green stations but WTVF and WSMV are better than WKRN when it comes to news.
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