General Broadcast/Free-To-Air TV thread

[LinusFan303]

PBS' Pensacola affliate WSRE-TV will go independent later this year.

Pensacola State cuts WSRE's PBS affiliation; Trustee questions president's DEI practices

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two big developments came from Tuesday night's pensacola state college board of trustees meeting.First -- trustees voted to end w-s-r-e's aff

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People will still get PBS from the Alabama Public Television , it's one of those cross market areas combined with Mobile.
I love their logo the part without the pbs logo that is

An additional lawsuit and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order has been filed against Nexstar by Newsmax and a group of broadband associations in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, Nexstar is going to operate TEGNA as subsidiary for now in case the court forces them to break up. Despite this, Newscast on TEGNA stations (including KPNX here in Phoenix) have switch to using a Nexstar logo graphic at the end of their newscast as of Friday.

Nexstar to operate TEGNA as subsidiary business while lawsuits proceed

The move will allow Nexstar to spin-out TEGNA if lawsuits are successful; on Monday, Newsmax and several broadband groups filed a request for a preliminary injunction.

thedesk.net

I hope the restraining order is put in quickly, because Nexstar can do some shady things to make it harder to break things up if they had too. There's a reason why Carr and DOJ approved the deal without a real vote, and snuck it in on a Thursday night, after lawsuits were filed. Even Newsmax is against this. I haven't watched my Nexstar stations for news or anything since the purchase announcement last year, unless they were airing a FOX or CW sports or program I wanted. The Tegna station is our best station here and would be shame to lose that.

 

[Duff-Lite]

When they go independent, they better not change this logo. It's reminds me of ESPN or Blade Runner and I love it.

 

[Moe]

People will still get PBS from the Alabama Public Television

Funny, I just see Florida Panhandle more of Alabama-ish rather than Florida.

Real Florida didn't start until you get in peninsula. Go to panhandle? still in Alabama lol.

WEIQ transmitter is in Spanish Fort and PBS fans in Pensacola may need outdoor antenna on roof to get APT with good quality, so South AL and Pensacola are flat - not problem for signal.

 

[RandomMe]

Funny, I just see Florida Panhandle more of Alabama-ish rather than Florida.

Real Florida didn't start until you get in peninsula. Go to panhandle? still in Alabama lol.

WEIQ transmitter is in Spanish Fort and PBS fans in Pensacola may need outdoor antenna on roof to get APT with good quality, so South AL and Pensacola are flat - not problem for signal.

Yeah, APT was beta in the market, because of the local PBS station (WSRE), now the tables are turning, APT can dominate Pensacola well, while WSRE will go the way of the PBS station in Cocoa (I think it left PBS at the same time WMFE had a brief stint with Daystar which WMFE seems to regret)

 

[Moe]

Yeah, APT was beta in the market, because of the local PBS station (WSRE), now the tables are turning, APT can dominate Pensacola well, while WSRE will go the way of the PBS station in Cocoa (I think it left PBS at the same time WMFE had a brief stint with Daystar which WMFE seems to regret)

Yeah, it would help APT to get donation from someone living in Pensacola area if WSRE is no longer PBS station.

YouTube TV carry WEIQ even if you are in Pensacola and not sure about cable TV.

 

[PF9]

What has been lost in the shuffle this TV season is that the CW is in its 20th anniversary season now.

And it is in worse shape than it was during its 15th anniversary season. 5 years ago, nearly all scripted programming on the network was from its founders, CBS or WB. With Nexstar now firmly in control, only one such show, All American, remains, but its next season will be its last. That show's end will be the end of my commitment to watching primetime programming on the CW, with me only tuning in for college football afterward.

 

[powergate92]

An additional lawsuit and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order has been filed against Nexstar by Newsmax and a group of broadband associations in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, Nexstar is going to operate TEGNA as subsidiary for now in case the court forces them to break up. Despite this, Newscast on TEGNA stations (including KPNX here in Phoenix) have switch to using a Nexstar logo graphic at the end of their newscast as of Friday.

Nexstar to operate TEGNA as subsidiary business while lawsuits proceed

The move will allow Nexstar to spin-out TEGNA if lawsuits are successful; on Monday, Newsmax and several broadband groups filed a request for a preliminary injunction.

thedesk.net

A California judge has just issued a Temporary Restraining Order in the DirecTV lawsuit requiring Nexstar to continue operating TEGNA as a separate company while the lawsuit plays out. Nexstar has until April 1 to file it's opposition to the TRO which a hearing April 7. Nexstar may also appeal the order.

Judge grants restraining order blocking Nexstar-TEGNA deal from taking effect

A federal judge in California has granted DIRECTV a temporary restraining order in a legal challenge brought over Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion merger with TEGNA.

thedesk.net

 

[LinusFan303]

It's good timing because Nexstar was probably about do something where they were going to make it hard to separate the two if a later court said it was bad. Again this is deal that is not legal since none of the laws have been changed by congress and the FCC doesn't make laws.

Under the order, https://thedesk.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-Nexstar-TEGNA-restraining-order-granted.pdf

Nexstar must permit TEGNA to continue operating as a separate and distinct,independently managed business unit from Nexstar, and Nexstar must put measures inplace to maintain TEGNA as an ongoing, economically viable, and active competitor.TEGNA shall have separate management that operates TEGNA in the ordinary courseconsistent with pre-closing practices;

I'm glad DirecTV filed this , there's also another one that was filed, that one has six cable/broadband associations working with NewsMax involved, Chris Ruddy was against from the start. The eight states attorneys are also still having their pending suits too.

 

[Moe]

It's good timing because Nexstar was probably about do something where they were going to make it hard to separate the two if a later court said it was bad. Again this is deal that is not legal since none of the laws have been changed by congress and the FCC doesn't make laws.

Under the order, https://thedesk.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-Nexstar-TEGNA-restraining-order-granted.pdf


I'm glad DirecTV filed this , there's also another one that was filed, that one has six cable/broadband associations working with NewsMax involved, Chris Ruddy was against from the start. The eight states attorneys are also still having their pending suits too.

If DirecTV, state attorney generals and/or cable associations win the lawsuit to block the Nexstar-Tegna merger for good, so it could make Sinclair to have second thought to not buy Scripps at all because of potential lawsuit.

It can be problematic for Paramount-WBD too because of lawsuit.

 

[RandomMe]

What has been lost in the shuffle this TV season is that the CW is in its 20th anniversary season now.

And it is in worse shape than it was during its 15th anniversary season. 5 years ago, nearly all scripted programming on the network was from its founders, CBS or WB. With Nexstar now firmly in control, only one such show, All American, remains, but its next season will be its last. That show's end will be the end of my commitment to watching primetime programming on the CW, with me only tuning in for college football afterward.

I think the network will be like MyNetwork TV but with sports

 

[RandomMe]

Z Living was revived as a minor OTA network airing licensed vintage TV shows (British and American). Limited numbers of lifestyle programs continue.

The network still uses a logo patterned on the 2017 Zee TV logo, however, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited sold the channel to NIA.

 

[powergate92]

Updates from today's hearing for the Nexstar/TEGNA Merger lawsuits.

Federal judge delays order on injunction in Nexstar-TEGNA merger lawsuit

Plaintiffs argue the merger harms competition and local journalism, while Nexstar says it improves efficiency and investment.

thedesk.net

 

[powergate92]

Sony's Great Entertainment TV is going to start airing Community this weekend with 1 hour on Saturday Mornings at 11 AM ET and 2 hours on Sunday Mornings at 10 AM ET.

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BIG NEWS! Your weekends just got a whole lot better. Catch COMMUNITY starring #JoelMcHale every weekend on Great Entertainment Television starting April 18th.

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[PF9]

All American, the last WB-produced show on The CW, begins its final season July 13 with a two hour premiere. Assuming no repeats, the show will end on September 28, and so will my commitments to watching any primetime programming on The CW.

I hope someday someone will take charge at the CW that can "make the network great again" by once again sourcing most of its shows from CBS Studios and WB, which barring disaster, will become co-owned soon. The direction it has gone in since the Nexstar takeover has no doubtedly alienated many longtime viewers of the network including in its longtime target demographic.

 

[LinusFan303]

Updates from today's hearing for the Nexstar/TEGNA Merger lawsuits.

Federal judge delays order on injunction in Nexstar-TEGNA merger lawsuit

Plaintiffs argue the merger harms competition and local journalism, while Nexstar says it improves efficiency and investment.

thedesk.net

We got an injunction !!

 

[Moe]

All American, the last WB-produced show on The CW, begins its final season July 13 with a two hour premiere. Assuming no repeats, the show will end on September 28, and so will my commitments to watching any primetime programming on The CW.

I hope someday someone will take charge at the CW that can "make the network great again" by once again sourcing most of its shows from CBS Studios and WB, which barring disaster, will become co-owned soon. The direction it has gone in since the Nexstar takeover has no doubtedly alienated many longtime viewers of the network including in its longtime target demographic.

Before Nexstar takeover, The CW lost a lot of money for many years and deal with Netflix saved The CW until Netflix let streaming deal expired, so WB and Paramount no longer allow The CW operate at loss, so ultimately, they sold to Nexstar.

Now, WB and Paramount are focusing on streaming and they don't see linear TV as priority anymore, so let look at Paramount channels - they are in very sad state.

 

[PF9]

Before Nexstar takeover, The CW lost a lot of money for many years and deal with Netflix saved The CW until Netflix let streaming deal expired, so WB and Paramount no longer allow The CW operate at loss, so ultimately, they sold to Nexstar.

Now, WB and Paramount are focusing on streaming and they don't see linear TV as priority anymore, so let look at Paramount channels - they are in very sad state.

Alienating your core demographic isn't usually a good business decision. What Nexstar did to The CW was like if NASCAR were to use Fox News as an excuse to drop Fox as a broadcast partner (which ironically is something I had wished for).

 

[Moe]

Whoa, this forum is buggy with saved replied left in text box after I posted.

Alienating your core demographic isn't usually a good business decision. What Nexstar did to The CW was like if NASCAR were to use Fox News as an excuse to drop Fox as a broadcast partner (which ironically is something I had wished for).

Paramount and WBD are no longer tolerate linear network that operate at loss, so they sold Nexstar.

Nexstar has to overhaul The CW to be profitable and it means alienating the core demographic is only way to do to make as profitable.

I'm sorry if you don't like it but operate at loss is unacceptable to studios nowadays.

 

[RandomMe]

Now, WB and Paramount are focusing on streaming and they don't see linear TV as priority anymore, so let look at Paramount channels - they are in very sad state.

Yeah, they were long before Skydance and long before CBS. During the 2010s, most of their international channels were starting to fail.

 

[PF9]

Whoa, this forum is buggy with saved replied left in text box after I posted.


Paramount and WBD are no longer tolerate linear network that operate at loss, so they sold Nexstar.

Nexstar has to overhaul The CW to be profitable and it means alienating the core demographic is only way to do to make as profitable.

I'm sorry if you don't like it but operate at loss is unacceptable to studios nowadays.

Profits are acceptable but only if they don't come at the expense of creativity.