Tag Archives: KPLR

The Media Notepad: “Man Of The People” set for season two

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: WCIU to air Black History special; Record ratings for radio stations airing Christmas music; St. Louis anchor suspended for racial slur. In a battle for local TV [..]

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Sinclair amends Tribune deal…again

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Would keep WPIX New York but spin-off WGN to an LLC Maybe the fourth time’s the charm: Hunt Valley, Md. based Sinclair Broadcasting has filed another amended proposal [..]

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The Media Notepad: Big 95.5 downsizes

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Jamie Allman out at St. Louis’ KDNL; Chicago Tribune unionizes; quick thought on Apu gate and “Roseanne” jokes According to All Access Big changes are coming to [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: Sinclair thinks their viewers are tools

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Sinclair’s plans for world domination accelerates while the rest of broadcasting industry stays silent By now, everyone knows Sinclair Broadcasting has a right-wing bent in its newscasts, and [..]

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The Media Notepad: WRXQ radio personality fired from job after appearing on “The Profit”

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Telemundo expands local and national news; Funny You Should Ask renewed through 2021; Fox interested in Sinclair stations You’d think an appearance on a national TV show [..]

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T Dog’s Media Notepad: Landecker heads to the Radio Hall Of Fame

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

St. Louis, Milwaukee stations may be spun off by Sinclair sale while John Oliver takes on the company Philadelphia radio station takes a shot a Taylor Swift; changes [..]

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“Goldbergs “sold to WGN-TV, Tribune for 2017

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Off-network deals include WGN-TV, WQAD In good news for off-network sitcom-starved stations, Sony Pictures Television announced it has sold ABC Wednesday night sitcom The Goldbergs in syndication starting [..]

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Tribune, CW relationship in fragile condition

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

          Network, station group may split; CW considering OTT option Can this marriage be saved? In a possible blow to The CW, Tribune Broadcasting has [..]

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T Dog’s Media Notepad: Landecker exits WLS-FM

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Terence | Permalink 0

– Mr. Records has called it a career: John Landecker, whose middle name is really “Records”, is exiting Cumulus-owned WLS-FM today. The move coincides with the arrival of new [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: The media fails us on Ferguson

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Think Tank: The media fails us on Ferguson

  What can you say about the coverage of the Ferguson, Mo. disturbances from the broadcast networks and cable news networks? They dropped the ball, of course, with [..]

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Jim Corno dies

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Jim Corno dies

If there was one name associated with sports television in Chicago, it would be Jim Corno. Sadly, Corno passed away Tuesday at the age of 66 due to [..]

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Tribune buys Local TV LLC for $2.7 billion

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Tribune buys Local TV LLC for $2.7 billion

    Tribune adds stations from Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Memphis to its stable About a year or so ago, there was speculation on whether or not Tribune Broadcasting, [..]

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T Dog’s Grab Bag: NBA Finals score a slam dunk

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Grab Bag: NBA Finals score a slam dunk

– A lot has made of the Stanley Cup Final ratings between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, but what about the NBA Finals you ask? Well, the [..]

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CBS powers its way to another Thursday night win

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on CBS powers its way to another Thursday night win

A night after more than 60 million tuned in to the Presidential Debates, viewer levels were back to normal Thursday night with CBS dominating the evening once again. [..]

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Meredith takes over Atlanta’s Peachtree TV

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Meredith takes over Atlanta’s Peachtree TV

Des Moines, Ia. –based Meredith Corp., owner of CBS affiliate WGCL-TV in Atlanta, has agreed to take over day-today operations of Turner Broadcasting’s WPCH-TV (aka Peachtree TV) in [..]

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