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by MWmetalhead
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Channel 7 (WXYZ) rebranding next Monday?
Replies: 15
Views: 2279

Re: Channel 7 (WXYZ) rebranding next Monday?

"7News Detroit" sounds sterile and generic to me.
by MWmetalhead
Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Minneapolis
Replies: 13
Views: 453

Re: Minneapolis

One can bypass Chicago itself (though not northwest Indiana and the south suburbs which can also have bad traffic) by taking I-80 to I-39 and 39 up to 90, which then runs back into 94 in Wisconsin. Longer route but 39 is a much more relaxing drive than the Tri-State or the Dan Ryan/Kennedy/Edens co...
by MWmetalhead
Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WDIV new set
Replies: 9
Views: 932

Re: WDIV new set

And it's positioned sideways to boot! Yeah, no thanks.

The setup 62 uses, after some tweaks that took time to implement, works well. (Initially, I was not a fan.)

These massive videos walls - when used to present the news or weather - do not look good at all and is a trend that needs to die.
by MWmetalhead
Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WDIV new set
Replies: 9
Views: 932

Re: WDIV new set

Saw some weathercasts on 4 this morning. The graphics on that diagonally positioned monitor look truly AWFUL! There is a ton of light glare, and the color contrast and sharpness of the weather maps is totally piss poor. Do directors / producers / whomever not think this shit through before going to ...
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:57 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Greetings From Dayton OH.
Replies: 2
Views: 108

Re: Greetings From Dayton OH.

Dayton, OH is stuck in the late 1980s, so that all makes sense. :)
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WDIV new set
Replies: 9
Views: 932

Re: WDIV new set

Yeah, the straight-on anchor shot this morning did not look very good (the angle was weird and the backdrop far too bright), and I agree that the new desk is a downgrade from the old one.
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Stupid Trump endorses Florida resident for Michigan Senate
Replies: 11
Views: 457

Re: Stupid Trump endorses Florida resident for Michigan Senate

You are indeed correct. The residency requirement only applies at time of election. There is no state residency requirement that applies during the actual term of office.
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: 97.1/O.J. death discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 1359

Re: 97.1/O.J. death discussion

Well put.
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Nexstar's CWNetwork looking for a new detroit home as Scripps pulls affiliation from its stations
Replies: 20
Views: 1445

Re: Nexstar's CWNetwork looking for a new detroit home as Scripps pulls affiliation from its stations

Perhaps Perry Sook is delusional. Has he seen his network's ratings? I think his negotiating leverage is less than he realizes.
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WDIV new set
Replies: 9
Views: 932

Re: WDIV new set

Looks a lot like the old one based on what I saw this morning. A ton of bright blue, bright silver and spansive video walls.
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Channel 7 (WXYZ) rebranding next Monday?
Replies: 15
Views: 2279

Re: Channel 7 (WXYZ) rebranding next Monday?

He is capable of doing some very good stuff, but I agree that the promos featuring his "happy" voice are creepy.
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:47 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: March PPM's
Replies: 15
Views: 1946

Re: March PPM's

98.7 plays none of the CanCon 89X played, plays no Eminem, has zero street presence, and plays the same number of currents and recurrents hourly as most Alternative reporters in the PPM markets. Is the formula working right now? Absolutely. 98.7 still plays currents. About two or three an hour. The ...
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Channel 7 (WXYZ) rebranding next Monday?
Replies: 15
Views: 2279

Re: Channel 7 (WXYZ) rebranding next Monday?

I see 7 has quietly stopped broadcasting its weekend morning news from its fish bowl like studio inside the Chase Bank building in downtown Detroit. I will miss the absurdly giddy Brian Lee voiceover plugging the fact the newscast originates from downtown (where viewers could see deserted streets th...
by MWmetalhead
Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Tesla strikes again
Replies: 7
Views: 246

Re: Tesla strikes again

by MWmetalhead
Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Nexstar's CWNetwork looking for a new detroit home as Scripps pulls affiliation from its stations
Replies: 20
Views: 1445

Re: Nexstar's CWNetwork looking for a new detroit home as Scripps pulls affiliation from its stations

Exactly. It's bizarre that 7 is carried but 20 is not. Scripps bought channel 20 maybe eight years ago?