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by mtburb
Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: Gray/Raycom deal officially done, WTOL now a Tegna station
Replies: 14
Views: 7121

Re: Gray/Raycom deal officially done, WTOL now a Tegna station

I can't believe WTOL promoted Andrew Kinsey to lead anchor when Jerry Anderson retired. Heavy breathing and lip smacking does not make for a pleasant listen. To this day, I still think WTOL should've just hired Laura Emerson to succeed Jerry. I've wondered where she's ended up now ever since she go...
by mtburb
Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:44 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: WLUK fail
Replies: 2
Views: 1522

Re: WLUK fail

Myron Falwell wrote:
Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:05 am
Looks like Sinclair is hiring people who didn’t excel in their fourth grade geography bees.
Well, duh...especially when you consider that several of WLUK's sister station's newscasts are currently being produced out-of-state with no local anchors.
by mtburb
Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:35 pm
Forum: Let's Break for Commercials
Topic: Super Bowl Commercials 2019
Replies: 7
Views: 4399

Super Bowl Commercials 2019

I know we are only in the second quarter, but so far most of the commercials have been crap. One of the only excellent ones may be that Bud Light one promoting the final season of Game of Thrones.
by mtburb
Sat Feb 02, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
Topic:
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Re: Network programming preemptions by individual stations

Here are some highlights from April 1980 in Detroit and Toledo (source: an April 5-11, 1980 Detroit Edition TV Guide posted by Facebook user Rob Imes) (network preemptions by both sets of network affiliates in that edition are noted in italics): WJBK (CBS 2 Detroit) Weekdays 6 AM: Preempted Sunrise ...
by mtburb
Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:48 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Today’s observations on The Nine
Replies: 30
Views: 8735

Re: Today’s observations on The Nine

Daypart wrote:
Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:41 am
Don't they rotate in Jessica Starr instead of those dolts Longstreet and Kevra?
Jessica Starr is literally dead, so no.
by mtburb
Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Me TV Detroit bug
Replies: 2
Views: 1656

Re: Me TV Detroit bug

I noticed the same thing last night.
by mtburb
Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:26 pm
Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
Topic:
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Re: Old cable lineups

Another vintage United Cable Television Downriver lineup from the Downriver Things That Are Not There Anymore! Facebook group! United Cable Television Gibraltar/Lincoln Park/Riverview/Trenton/Woodhaven, January 1, 1987 (source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DownriverThings/permalink/50553610950987...
by mtburb
Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:37 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic:
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Re: Then, there's this.....

7 Action News on TV20, 10p Wednesday Jan 23. Reporting on the Packard Plant pedestrian bridge collapse, Brian Abel reported that it was the second accident at the site within a month. He referred to the death of the person who fell down an elevator shaft while gaming with a group of "friends." Prob...
by mtburb
Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: Toledo OTA Re-pack TV relocations Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 2160

Re: Toledo OTA Re-pack TV relocations Questions

I understand 11 & 13 are RF11 and 13 and aren't moving, but 11 could use a bit more power on a windy day. WNWO 24 moved down to RF23, but their signal is crappier now. Agreed on 11 and 13 using a bit more power. It's been about a month since I've even gotten either station and I'm in Wyandotte...di...
by mtburb
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:40 am
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: WMNT-CD repack, with SNAFU!
Replies: 20
Views: 6874

Re: WMNT-CD repack, with SNAFU!

Its signal is strong in Temperance. That's probably the only way to get it in Temperance or anywhere in Monroe County, Michigan as Buckeye doesn't show it there, they offer WMYD-TV 20 instead. I don't think Dish or Directv have it either. That's because all of Monroe County, including Temperance, i...
by mtburb
Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:40 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: WMNT-CD repack, with SNAFU!
Replies: 20
Views: 6874

Re: WMNT-CD repack, with SNAFU!

RabbitEars is confirming that WMNT-CD is now indeed on RF 36. Their coverage map on that site seems to show that their RF 36 transmitter actually gives it a coverage area about as large as the RF UHFs in Toledo.
by mtburb
Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:51 pm
Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
Topic:
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Re: Network programming preemptions by individual stations

Tonight is the auto show charity preview. WXYZ bumps a new Fresh Off The Boat to 1:37 AM. Syndication, The List is getting dumped, while WDIV is preempting Wheel Of Fortune and Jeopardy!
by mtburb
Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:40 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Can't Get WJBK Off-Air in SW Detroit
Replies: 32
Views: 14886

Re: Can't Get WJBK Off-Air in SW Detroit

If his house has at least two floors, you should consider moving it higher, maybe even outdoors. I'm several miles further from WJBK than he is and I can get it just fine with an indoor antenna on my second floor.
by mtburb
Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:42 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: VHF signal quality issues on Fox 2
Replies: 13
Views: 4942

Re: VHF signal quality issues on Fox 2

An update of my own: as of tonight, with the snow rushing in, WDIV no longer frequently wipes out. I watched WJBK for a little bit last night and it didn't drop out at all.
by mtburb
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:32 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Domino's Shooting
Replies: 8
Views: 3262

Domino's Shooting

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2019/01/16/cops-angry-customer-shoots-up-detroit-dominos/2593351002/ Detroit — Police are on the lookout for a man who allegedly took out his frustrations regarding an unfinished pizza order by shooting up a restaurant's storefront late Tuesd...