Local CBS affiliate moving from WISH to WTTV

[magus]

Looks like Kevin Gregory and all those news people at channel 8 will probably be looking for new jobs

Kevin Gregory is at WRTV, has been basically forever.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Article in today's Star said that it's a revenue issue - as in: the local station isn't sending enough revenue upstream to the Mothership.

And that the local wasn't budging on what they were sending; and the Mothership may very well be teaching this local + others nation wide "a lesson"

A friend of mine is a director/producer type person with WISH. I texted him yesterday asking if he may be out of a job. I haven't heard back. His silence is telling the answer, I'm afraid.

-J-

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Mr Evilwrench, that was back when the signals had to travel uphill, both ways, right?

Knee deep in snow, even in the summer. And all the shows were B&W, even the ones that said they were in color, they LIED! Oh, then we got a color TV. Nevermind.

 

[Brandon]

I'll miss Pamela Gardner and Hope Julie Patterson isn't out of a job or can find one quickly. Very nice lady - we use to live across the street from her and her family.

 

[Brandon]

Darn double post.

 

[PistolBob]

Mike Ahern to the rescue!

 

[CHCRandy]

Article in today's Star said that it's a revenue issue - as in: the local station isn't sending enough revenue upstream to the Mothership.

And that the local wasn't budging on what they were sending; and the Mothership may very well be teaching this local + others nation wide "a lesson"

A friend of mine is a director/producer type person with WISH. I texted him yesterday asking if he may be out of a job. I haven't heard back. His silence is telling the answer, I'm afraid.

-J-

It couldn't happen to a better group of people if they do end up on the street. Karma. WISH has been treating employees like trash for the last couple of years. Demoting people that had been with them for years. I have a friend ...they canned him and he now is with FOX...bet he is loving this news even if he wouldnt admit it.

 

[BrewerGeorge]

WTTV was one of the very first channels we got on cable tv years ago. Wasn't that the channel Sammy Terry was on? And Cowboy Bob?

Yep, Sammy Terry, Cowboy Boy and Janie were all Channel 4.

It will be nice to get the network programming off the last VHS holdout, though. Makes reception troublesome.

 

[churchmouse]

Article in today's Star said that it's a revenue issue - as in: the local station isn't sending enough revenue upstream to the Mothership.

And that the local wasn't budging on what they were sending; and the Mothership may very well be teaching this local + others nation wide "a lesson"

A friend of mine is a director/producer type person with WISH. I texted him yesterday asking if he may be out of a job. I haven't heard back. His silence is telling the answer, I'm afraid.

-J-

I have done some work for them in the past. They were terrible about paying. Maint. staff rumbled about POS management but I never thought this would happen. I am sure management thought the same.

 

[femurphy77]

Knee deep in snow, even in the summer. And all the shows were B&W, even the ones that said they were in color, they LIED! Oh, then we got a color TV. Nevermind.

And don't forget about the book of matches in the tuner button!!!

 

[Brandon]

One thing I am looking forward to is no more Steve Bray. Unless another station picks him up which I hope they don't.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Oh and getting up to change channels, figuring out where to bang on the thing for each sort of misbehavior, positioning the rabbit ears including balancing on one foot with your other leg sticking out and making the right facial expression...

 

[hooky]

OP wasn't the only one taken by surprise. Local radio stations were reporting the news before WISH employees were told.

The local talent has contracts (and non-competes) with WISH, not CBS. That means they're going to have to sit out a year (or whatever the term of the non-compete is) to stay in the local market if they don't want to work for whatever WISH morphs into.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

OP wasn't the only one taken by surprise. Local radio stations were reporting the news before WISH employees were told.

The local talent has contracts (and non-competes) with WISH, not CBS. That means they're going to have to sit out a year (or whatever the term of the non-compete is) to stay in the local market if they don't want to work for whatever WISH morphs into.

If WISH can afford to pay them. If you're advertiser, it's times like this those "what-if", contract termination clauses come in handy.

 

[nakinate]

What does this mean for Commander KC and my Kid's Club Card?!?

Oh man. I gotta spread it around but that is rep worthy.