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> has been sold by the University of Notre Dame to Gray
> Television, pending FCC approval.
>
Channel 16?
I DX that one on a regular basis.<P ID="signature">______________
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> Television, pending FCC approval.
>
Channel 16?
I DX that one on a regular basis.<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> > has been sold by the University of Notre Dame to Gray
> > Television, pending FCC approval.
> >
>
> Channel 16?
>
> I DX that one on a regular basis.
>
Yes thats channel 16. I wonder once the FCC approves the ownership changes, would it mean that they will change call letters?
I get both ch. 16 analog and its DTV when conditions are right. They have weather 24/7 on 16-2.
-John L.
> > Television, pending FCC approval.
> >
>
> Channel 16?
>
> I DX that one on a regular basis.
>
Yes thats channel 16. I wonder once the FCC approves the ownership changes, would it mean that they will change call letters?
I get both ch. 16 analog and its DTV when conditions are right. They have weather 24/7 on 16-2.
-John L.
T
TXengineer
Guest
Gray Television
Didn't Gray buy out the old Benedek ground?
If so, how are they as owners, as cheap as Benedek or better off?
Didn't Gray buy out the old Benedek ground?
If so, how are they as owners, as cheap as Benedek or better off?
Re: Gray Television
> Didn't Gray buy out the old Benedek ground?
> If so, how are they as owners, as cheap as Benedek or better
> off?
>
They aren't as cheap as Benedek was, though they don't exactly have the deepest pockets either.
According to an article in the South Bend Tribune, the station will retain the WNDU call letters, as well as it's current location adjacent to the Notre Dame campus with a lease that goes to 2021.
> Didn't Gray buy out the old Benedek ground?
> If so, how are they as owners, as cheap as Benedek or better
> off?
>
They aren't as cheap as Benedek was, though they don't exactly have the deepest pockets either.
According to an article in the South Bend Tribune, the station will retain the WNDU call letters, as well as it's current location adjacent to the Notre Dame campus with a lease that goes to 2021.
Will Mary come off the tower?
From the WNDU Web site:
UP AT THE TOP
It's June 1955. WNDU's building is still under construction. But, the transmission tower south of town is done. Well almost. There's one last thing to do.
Most television stations have a blinking red light at the top of their transmission tower. This ostensibly to ward off wandering aviators who may not be aware of the tower's physical presence. Indeed, WNDU-TV has installed such a beacon. But, it's not exactly at the top. Ours is eighteen inches below the apex.
At the apex of the WNDU-TV tower is something that beckons Father Edmund P. Joyce, Executive Vice President of the University of Notre Dame to climb 570 feet to the top. This he does without hesitation, and with due ceremony proceeds to bless what he finds there. It is a gilded statue of Mary, mother of God.
Today, this same statue, scarred by decades of lightning strikes, still sits at the apex of WNDU-TV's modern 1,000 foot television broadcast tower.
The simplicity of the sculpture is overwhelming. Her influence guides the destinies and career of the University named in her honor.
WNDU-TV, in placing this figure atop our transmission tower, is ever mindful of her presence.
From the WNDU Web site:
UP AT THE TOP
It's June 1955. WNDU's building is still under construction. But, the transmission tower south of town is done. Well almost. There's one last thing to do.
Most television stations have a blinking red light at the top of their transmission tower. This ostensibly to ward off wandering aviators who may not be aware of the tower's physical presence. Indeed, WNDU-TV has installed such a beacon. But, it's not exactly at the top. Ours is eighteen inches below the apex.
At the apex of the WNDU-TV tower is something that beckons Father Edmund P. Joyce, Executive Vice President of the University of Notre Dame to climb 570 feet to the top. This he does without hesitation, and with due ceremony proceeds to bless what he finds there. It is a gilded statue of Mary, mother of God.
Today, this same statue, scarred by decades of lightning strikes, still sits at the apex of WNDU-TV's modern 1,000 foot television broadcast tower.
The simplicity of the sculpture is overwhelming. Her influence guides the destinies and career of the University named in her honor.
WNDU-TV, in placing this figure atop our transmission tower, is ever mindful of her presence.
T
TXengineer
Guest
Ratings?
Is WNDU #1 or is WSBT?
Is WNDU #1 or is WSBT?
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the history of Gray.
Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low power station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?<P ID="signature">______________
Once I figured out the meaning of life....Then I forgot to write it down.</P>
I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the history of Gray.
Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low power station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?<P ID="signature">______________
Once I figured out the meaning of life....Then I forgot to write it down.</P>
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
> I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
> history of Gray.
>
> Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low power
> station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
>
I don't know, since most of Gray's stations are either NBC or CBS. Case in point -- WILX ch.10 in Lansing, the nearest Gray station to WNDU, is NBC.
> I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
> history of Gray.
>
> Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low power
> station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
>
I don't know, since most of Gray's stations are either NBC or CBS. Case in point -- WILX ch.10 in Lansing, the nearest Gray station to WNDU, is NBC.
J
jojo_collins
Guest
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
> > I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
>
> > history of Gray.
> >
> > Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low
> power
> > station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
> >
> I don't know, since most of Gray's stations are either NBC
> or CBS. Case in point -- WILX ch.10 in Lansing, the nearest
> Gray station to WNDU, is NBC.
>
I was also thinking, since Notre Dame football has an exclusive home game contract with NBC, WNDU won't switch network affiliation, would they?
> > I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
>
> > history of Gray.
> >
> > Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low
> power
> > station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
> >
> I don't know, since most of Gray's stations are either NBC
> or CBS. Case in point -- WILX ch.10 in Lansing, the nearest
> Gray station to WNDU, is NBC.
>
I was also thinking, since Notre Dame football has an exclusive home game contract with NBC, WNDU won't switch network affiliation, would they?
S
stevebaxley
Guest
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
in a word....NOPE!
remember,this is the station that wouldnt air the NBC version of BBC's comedy "Coupling" (which on further thought WAS a good idea at the time)
in a word....NOPE!
remember,this is the station that wouldnt air the NBC version of BBC's comedy "Coupling" (which on further thought WAS a good idea at the time)
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
> I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
> history of Gray.
>
> Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low power
> station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
>
In a word, no. You're forgetting what network just signed an extension as the exclusive home of Notre Dame football home games.
There is no way this station changes from NBC.
> I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
> history of Gray.
>
> Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low power
> station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
>
In a word, no. You're forgetting what network just signed an extension as the exclusive home of Notre Dame football home games.
There is no way this station changes from NBC.
Re: Gray Television
> Didn't Gray buy out the old Benedek ground?
> If so, how are they as owners, as cheap as Benedek or better
> off?
>
I don't know if it was under Benedek or Gray when it happened, but a guy I work with was floor crew at the (now) Gray station across town and was replaced by ParkerVision/robots as was most of their production crew. (Although, I believe they're the only station in town who still has MCOs around the clock)
-A<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> Didn't Gray buy out the old Benedek ground?
> If so, how are they as owners, as cheap as Benedek or better
> off?
>
I don't know if it was under Benedek or Gray when it happened, but a guy I work with was floor crew at the (now) Gray station across town and was replaced by ParkerVision/robots as was most of their production crew. (Although, I believe they're the only station in town who still has MCOs around the clock)
-A<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
> > I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
>
> > history of Gray.
> >
> > Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low
> power
> > station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
> >
> I don't know, since most of Gray's stations are either NBC
> or CBS. Case in point -- WILX ch.10 in Lansing, the nearest
> Gray station to WNDU, is NBC.
>
Gray owns stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, and NBC:
ABC: WHSV/3 Harrisonburg, VA
KOLO/8 Reno, NV
KAKE/10 Wichita, KS
WTOK/11 Meridian, MS
WBKO/13 Bowling Green, KY
CBS: KBTX/3 Bryan, TX
WTVY/4 Dothan, AL
WCTV/6 Thomasville, GA/Tallahassee, FL
WSAW/7 Wausau, WI
WVLT/8 Knoxville, TN
KOLN/10 Lincoln, NE and KGIN/11
Grand Island, NE
KWTX/10 Waco, TX
KKTV/11 Colorado Springs, CO
KXII/12 Ada/Ardmore, OK
WRDW/12 Augusta, GA
WIBW/13 Topeka, KS
WCAV/19 Charlottesville, VA
WIFR/23 Rockford, IL
WKYT/27 Lexington, KY
WYMT/57 Hazard, KY
NBC: WOWT/6 Omaha, NE
WITN/7 Greenville/New Bern/Washington, NC
WJHG/7 Panama City, FL
WILX/10 Lansing, MI
WEAU/13 LaCrosse/Eau Claire, WI
WMTV/15 Madison, WI
WTAP/15 Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH
So this doesn't help much as to whether or not WNDU
would leave NBC, but I'm sure the Peacock Network's
holding onto Notre Dame is a strong incentive to stay
put.
> > I know WNDU is a strong NBC affilate, but I don't know the
>
> > history of Gray.
> >
> > Having no ABC affiliate in South Bend, except on a low
> power
> > station, I wonder if any change may be forth coming?
> >
> I don't know, since most of Gray's stations are either NBC
> or CBS. Case in point -- WILX ch.10 in Lansing, the nearest
> Gray station to WNDU, is NBC.
>
Gray owns stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, and NBC:
ABC: WHSV/3 Harrisonburg, VA
KOLO/8 Reno, NV
KAKE/10 Wichita, KS
WTOK/11 Meridian, MS
WBKO/13 Bowling Green, KY
CBS: KBTX/3 Bryan, TX
WTVY/4 Dothan, AL
WCTV/6 Thomasville, GA/Tallahassee, FL
WSAW/7 Wausau, WI
WVLT/8 Knoxville, TN
KOLN/10 Lincoln, NE and KGIN/11
Grand Island, NE
KWTX/10 Waco, TX
KKTV/11 Colorado Springs, CO
KXII/12 Ada/Ardmore, OK
WRDW/12 Augusta, GA
WIBW/13 Topeka, KS
WCAV/19 Charlottesville, VA
WIFR/23 Rockford, IL
WKYT/27 Lexington, KY
WYMT/57 Hazard, KY
NBC: WOWT/6 Omaha, NE
WITN/7 Greenville/New Bern/Washington, NC
WJHG/7 Panama City, FL
WILX/10 Lansing, MI
WEAU/13 LaCrosse/Eau Claire, WI
WMTV/15 Madison, WI
WTAP/15 Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH
So this doesn't help much as to whether or not WNDU
would leave NBC, but I'm sure the Peacock Network's
holding onto Notre Dame is a strong incentive to stay
put.
E
effseesee
Guest
Re: Affiliation Switch Possible?
> in a word....NOPE!
> remember,this is the station that wouldnt air the NBC
> version of BBC's comedy "Coupling" (which on further thought
> WAS a good idea at the time)
>
An affiliation change at WNDU is about as likely as a Rabbi becoming the president of Notre Dame.
> in a word....NOPE!
> remember,this is the station that wouldnt air the NBC
> version of BBC's comedy "Coupling" (which on further thought
> WAS a good idea at the time)
>
An affiliation change at WNDU is about as likely as a Rabbi becoming the president of Notre Dame.
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