Channel 8 in Knoxville has beaten the other Knox locals by becoming the first to broadcast local news in HD widescreen. Alan Williams noted on the 11pm Sun 1/9/11 newscast that Knoxville TV history was being made. So far all looks quite good with even remotes in the field being done in widescreen HD. Channel 39 in the Tri-Cities has been doing an HD newscast for some time now, but congrats to WVLT for being the first in Knoxville. Now how long before WATE and WBIR join the modern times?
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WVLT Ch 8 News in HD
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Tennessee Cowboy
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Interesting to watch. You could see the TV behind the anchors pop up about six or seven seconds after they did. This morning one of the street reporters had the same delay live. Reminded me of a live report by satellite. So how many people need to see a reporter in the snow to know it's snowing?
Channel 10 will get there in the next year, their management basically was told by Gannett that they wouldn't spend the money for HD until another station in the market did, which is the approach they've used in pretty much every market.
Channel 6 still uses tape. They never upgraded to the last round of technology. Their owner is broke, they dumped some salaries the last two years to save money, and did it again with their recent re-set of the weather desk. I don't see them going HD until another company buys the station.
Channel 6 still uses tape. They never upgraded to the last round of technology. Their owner is broke, they dumped some salaries the last two years to save money, and did it again with their recent re-set of the weather desk. I don't see them going HD until another company buys the station.
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Tennessee Cowboy
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BRice16 said:Channel 10 will get there in the next year, their management basically was told by Gannett that they wouldn't spend the money for HD until another station in the market did, which is the approach they've used in pretty much every market.
Channel 6 still uses tape. They never upgraded to the last round of technology. Their owner is broke, they dumped some salaries the last two years to save money, and did it again with their recent re-set of the weather desk. I don't see them going HD until another company buys the station.
According to equipment suppliers, 6 is next. And reasonably soon. They're out of bankruptcy and spending money again.
The newspapers in 10's company have been pulling money away from the TV stations to stay afloat for years. They've been trying to coast on their momentum since '07 or so. 6 & 8 have the tools now to make a real run at overall #1 now. All they need is the smarts to capitalize on the other guys mistakes, and it remains to be seen that either has this.
/The only smart sales babe I know works in TV. And her own boss doesn't take her as seriously as her clients do.
Tennessee Cowboy said:According to equipment suppliers, 6 is next. And reasonably soon. They're out of bankruptcy and spending money again.
The newspapers in 10's company have been pulling money away from the TV stations to stay afloat for years. They've been trying to coast on their momentum since '07 or so. 6 & 8 have the tools now to make a real run at overall #1 now. All they need is the smarts to capitalize on the other guys mistakes, and it remains to be seen that either has this.
That's surprising, I heard very recently from a former employee (left on great terms for more $$$, not fired) at 6 that they had no intention of doing it because of ongoing financial constraints. They're out of bankruptcy but still preaching to their stations to cut every corner to save money.
Gannett's finances have been improving since they followed the Scripps model and quit letting the print be a direct drag on the finances of the rest of the company. They have the money and resources to do it (and do it quickly) but weren't going to take the steps to do it until necessary.
Gray, the owners of WVLT, will spend whatever it takes to be #1 in whatever market they are in. Just look at Lexington, Ky.,
WKYT, Huntington WV., WSAZ, Bowling Green Ky, WBKO, and even WYMT in Hazard Ky, although not in HD and with no competition what-so-ever has top of the line equipment.
WKYT, Huntington WV., WSAZ, Bowling Green Ky, WBKO, and even WYMT in Hazard Ky, although not in HD and with no competition what-so-ever has top of the line equipment.
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Tennessee Cowboy
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BRice16 said:Tennessee Cowboy said:According to equipment suppliers, 6 is next. And reasonably soon. They're out of bankruptcy and spending money again.
The newspapers in 10's company have been pulling money away from the TV stations to stay afloat for years. They've been trying to coast on their momentum since '07 or so. 6 & 8 have the tools now to make a real run at overall #1 now. All they need is the smarts to capitalize on the other guys mistakes, and it remains to be seen that either has this.
That's surprising, I heard very recently from a former employee (left on great terms for more $$$, not fired) at 6 that they had no intention of doing it because of ongoing financial constraints. They're out of bankruptcy but still preaching to their stations to cut every corner to save money.
Gannett's finances have been improving since they followed the Scripps model and quit letting the print be a direct drag on the finances of the rest of the company. They have the money and resources to do it (and do it quickly) but weren't going to take the steps to do it until necessary.
The bankruptcy court struck a deal for Gray to oversee the management of most of Young's stations.
That deal with Gray does not apply to WATE, KRON, San Francisco, the purchase of which probably led to Youngs financial problems and WLNS in Lansing.Tennessee Cowboy said:BRice16 said:Tennessee Cowboy said:According to equipment suppliers, 6 is next. And reasonably soon. They're out of bankruptcy and spending money again.
The newspapers in 10's company have been pulling money away from the TV stations to stay afloat for years. They've been trying to coast on their momentum since '07 or so. 6 & 8 have the tools now to make a real run at overall #1 now. All they need is the smarts to capitalize on the other guys mistakes, and it remains to be seen that either has this.
That's surprising, I heard very recently from a former employee (left on great terms for more $$$, not fired) at 6 that they had no intention of doing it because of ongoing financial constraints. They're out of bankruptcy but still preaching to their stations to cut every corner to save money.
Gannett's finances have been improving since they followed the Scripps model and quit letting the print be a direct drag on the finances of the rest of the company. They have the money and resources to do it (and do it quickly) but weren't going to take the steps to do it until necessary.
The bankruptcy court struck a deal for Gray to oversee the management of most of Young's stations.
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Tennessee Cowboy
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It did light a fire under Young, though.
Yes it did. If Young had not got into a bidding war with NBC/Universal over KRON they would not be in the mess they are or were. They ended up paying over 800 million for a station that was only worth maybe 500 million and ended up losing the NBC affiliation to boot.Tennessee Cowboy said:It did light a fire under Young, though.
Vincent Young is gone at Young and they are closing their Rep firm Adam Young at the end of the month. The rep firm was started in 1944. WATE will go HD five years after Ch20 and Ch43 have converted.
Tennessee Cowboy said:6 & 8 have the tools now to make a real run at overall #1 now. All they need is the smarts to capitalize on the other guys mistakes, and it remains to be seen that either has this.
It will take more than a great picture to be #1. A turd in HD is still a turd. Just because you can now see the steam rising from it doesn't make it any more appealing.
No one would disagree with that.
I'm actually glad that Ch. 8 was the first to make the switch. They've been my local favorite for several years now. I actually like WVLT and WATE both better than WBIR. I never could stand Ch. 10. They are just way too "down home" and "feel good" in their news stories and presentation. They always seemed like boring, feel good fluff for old people. I actually think Channel 6 has the best, fast pace, real news focused flow. But anything is better than listening to Ch. 10 talk about who grew the biggest pumpkin in Cocke country (etc. etc.).
For the size market that Knoxville is, I personally like all three of our stations and think they do fine jobs. However, that doesn't mean that on any given night you won't find Channel 6 standing on the side of the road next to a pothole, Channel 10 doing another feature story from Scott County (as they do 5-6 times a week), or Channel 8 still trying to figure out who they're putting in what time slot and changing weather people every month
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TnJanitor
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Anyone miss Margie Ison? Back when we had weather personalities?
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Tennessee Cowboy
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Margie was a favorite. Would talk with anyone like they were the only person in the room.
BTW, 8's News Director turned in his notice yesterday.
BTW, 8's News Director turned in his notice yesterday.
Tennessee Cowboy said:Margie was a favorite. Would talk with anyone like they were the only person in the room.
BTW, 8's News Director turned in his notice yesterday.
Well since Crabtree's leaving maybe Gordon Boyd will be hired back. I've not seen a good legal pad throwing in a while!
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