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by Jason Kragt
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: George Lessens retiring
Replies: 19
Views: 4516

Re: George Lessens retiring

His last day on-air will be in December.
Looks like they are trying to milk this one for the entire year.
by Jason Kragt
Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV goes dark during middle of Lions game
Replies: 49
Views: 4897

Re: WOOD TV goes dark during middle of Lions game

It's been awhile since I've driven by their plant but don't they have a couple of 5 meter satellite dish receivers on their roof they could have switched the feed to until Indy came back online? Decommissioned? Perhaps the dishes are just decorations now. They should have just put Blake Harms' phon...
by Jason Kragt
Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:06 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV goes dark during middle of Lions game
Replies: 49
Views: 4897

Re: WOOD TV goes dark during middle of Lions game

Local broadcasters demand that we watch their signal and actively block all attempts for us to access out-of-market channels on cable and satellite.

Then they broadcast a black screen during much of the biggest pro football game in Michigan in decades.

Nice.
by Jason Kragt
Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: TV meteorologists
Replies: 33
Views: 6006

Re: TV meteorologists

I’ve been forecasting for longer than Blake has been alive. I’m pretty sure I’m more than qualified to comment on the pseudo science he claims to use to forecast school closings. It’s not a technique that’s scientifically authenticated by any real meteorological accreditation source, Luke the AMS, ...
by Jason Kragt
Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: TV meteorologists
Replies: 33
Views: 6006

Re: TV meteorologists

hanson wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:24 pm
Kirkwood uses so many different slides, he's still talking about one that was up 10 seconds ago.
I still remember a short station break during the Today show when Matt waxed poetic about the beautiful camera shot in the background for so long that he forgot to deliver the forecast.
by Jason Kragt
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
Replies: 32
Views: 2938

Re: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name

For the past several months I have counted the number of times I have heard some version of a phrase " far right" , " right wing" , "extreme right" , " right wing extremists" etc versus a similar phrase inserting "left" instead of "right" . At the moment my score is 283-0. Almost suggests they can'...
by Jason Kragt
Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Central/Western Upper Michigan
Topic: No Packers on FOX UP....
Replies: 7
Views: 1995

Re: No Packers on FOX UP....

I can remember an almost opposite situation happened quite a while ago. I think it was back when TV-6 Marquette was CBS and CBS carried the NFC games. The Lions game was running long and the game was going to be decided in the last couple of minutes... but it was time for the Packers game to start! ...
by Jason Kragt
Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:44 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?
Replies: 34
Views: 7446

Re: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?

Almost a Real Channel
by Jason Kragt
Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?
Replies: 34
Views: 7446

Re: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?

41.2 is currently DABL--which is also on 64.6 anyway, so nothing lost there. WOTV currently only has 1 HD, 2 SDs and weather radar. They have the bandwidth to add it without removing anything else. This gives Nexstar 4 broadcast networks in GR--NBC, ABC, MyNetworkTV and now CW. That's media concentr...
by Jason Kragt
Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: DIRECTV Says it Would Consider Cutting Out Locals to Avoid ‘Driving Business Off a Cliff’
Replies: 15
Views: 3390

Re: DIRECTV Says it Would Consider Cutting Out Locals to Avoid ‘Driving Business Off a Cliff’

Taco wrote:
Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:22 pm
I've heard some rumblings that DirecTV is considering replacing the local channels with a national feed of those networks.
It will never happen. Broadcasters own the FCC.
by Jason Kragt
Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:38 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: DIRECTV Says it Would Consider Cutting Out Locals to Avoid ‘Driving Business Off a Cliff’
Replies: 15
Views: 3390

Re: DIRECTV Says it Would Consider Cutting Out Locals to Avoid ‘Driving Business Off a Cliff’

Is it really that inconvenient to hit input, tv? A little bit, yes. Putting the input button prominently on the remote helps. Don't get me wrong, I think streaming services are great too. I just find it humorous how in the past all you had to do was turn the TV on and you were good to go. Now in or...
by Jason Kragt
Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:24 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: DIRECTV Says it Would Consider Cutting Out Locals to Avoid ‘Driving Business Off a Cliff’
Replies: 15
Views: 3390

Re: DIRECTV Says it Would Consider Cutting Out Locals to Avoid ‘Driving Business Off a Cliff’

Whatever happened to satellite receivers that integrated both broadcast and satellite antennas? Are those types of receivers still offered? Back when HD was still somewhat new, I had a Dish Network receiver that seamlessly integrated OTA digital stations with satellite channels--even their program g...
by Jason Kragt
Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WZZM Dropped From DirecTV?
Replies: 8
Views: 2331

Re: WZZM Dropped From DirecTV?

Maybe no one will even notice they are missing.
by Jason Kragt
Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:55 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WZZM Dropped From DirecTV?
Replies: 8
Views: 2331

Re: WZZM Dropped From DirecTV?

MWmetalhead wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:43 am
Locally, viewers can simply tune to WOTV for ABC programming.
No tears will be shed for the loss in this market. Aside from Judge Judy and a second-rate local news operation, viewers lose nothing here.
by Jason Kragt
Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: TV RF Channel Changes
Replies: 65
Views: 27917

Re: TV RF Channel Changes

The WWMT move - if & when it happens - should help viewers in Kent & Ottawa Counties, too! It really helped here in Saugatuck. WWMT is now more reliable than WOOD-TV out here. I also recently received WWTV here--over 100 miles away. CBS got a much needed boost with the recent improvements at those ...