Discussion pertaining to the Tri-Cities, Flint, Mt. Pleasant, and Bad Axe
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WNEM ATSC 3.0 signal Blackout
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MrJeffrey2020 » Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:53 pm
I purchased a Zapperbox which allows me to receive ATSC 3.0 signals.
12,25,46,66 all work fine but WNEM has theirs blacked out. On a Zapperbox it...
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Last post by ReallyStoked
Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:47 am
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Last post by Realist
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:44 pm
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Diane Phillips to 5
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sdaddy » Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:15 am
Diane Phillips is the new addition at the nickel.
Said her WTOL goodbyes yesterday.
Former WLNS weatherperson also.
Her goodbye video is on WTOL’s...
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Last post by radioandtventhusiast
Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:09 pm
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Sinclair’s social media director
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sinklair » Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:31 am
While Sinclair shuts down local newsrooms and lays off hundreds of local journalists, they apparently have no problem hiring six-figure corporate...
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Last post by sinklair
Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:31 am
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National Anthem (WNEM)
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matt1 » Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:18 pm
After the CBS Morning News is over (with anchor Anne Marie Green) at 4:29 AM, WNEM 5 plays the National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner when a lady...
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Last post by Martin Stett
Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:03 pm
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Last post by Graham Wellington
Fri Jul 14, 2023 10:25 am
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WNEM 5 website pop ups
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matt1 » Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:16 pm
When I go to the WNEM 5 website watching a news segment, they have a 15 or 30 second commercial!! What is gone wrong?? :shock: :o
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Last post by sinklair
Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:35 pm
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Blowing up corporate media ownership
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sinklair » Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:06 am
Former 25-66 “news” anchor/wannabe influencer Dave Bondy goes on a little known former radio shock jock Justin Barclay’s Rumble podcast to throw his...
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Last post by audiophile
Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:46 am
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Last post by fairbankshockeypuck
Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:31 am
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Last post by Soundchaser
Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:37 pm
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Last post by Matt
Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:36 pm
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Investigative Reporting
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sinklair » Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:29 am
The Investigative Reporters and Editors conference wrapped up in Orlando last week. It’s a great opportunity to see some of the best viewer advocacy...
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Last post by sinklair
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:28 am
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Taking on the FCC
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sinklair » Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:13 am
Sinclair’s CEO Chris the Ripper blasts the FCC over its regulation of broadcasting versus big tech:
While Rippley’s not wrong, it’s also hard to...
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Last post by sinklair
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:13 am
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Last post by rugratsonline
Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:05 pm
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The Great Burnout
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sinklair » Sat Jun 24, 2023 9:42 am
This is not a surprise to anyone, except corporate managers who continue to run stations into the ground in the pursuit of saving extra pennies....
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Last post by sinklair
Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:15 pm
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Emmy winners
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sinklair » Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:20 am
Congrats to WNEM’s David Custer and Michelle Galerno for winning a total of 3 Emmy Awards last night.
25-66 and 12 were shut out.
An honorary Emmy...
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Last post by sinklair
Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:27 pm
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Last post by JTinJXN57
Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:31 pm
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WCRZ-HD2
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ChrisWL1980 » Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:48 pm
For anyone who cares, Cars 108 now has an HD2 which is a simulcast of 103.1 WQUS. I noticed this about a week ago.
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:04 am
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SMOKE in the Tri-Cities?
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Colonel Flagg » Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:25 am
Last night, and even this morning, I noticed that the hourly weather observation at Tri-Cities is still listed as Smoke
It's the only remaining WX...
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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Sun Jun 11, 2023 5:07 pm
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Last post by MasterB
Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:03 am
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Clio NOT Cleo
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matt1 » Tue May 30, 2023 1:06 am
ABC 12 News made a mistake. The reporter said Cleo NOT Clio, MI in the Rest Area on I-75.
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Last post by organman95
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:32 pm
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Last post by Willie108
Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:16 pm
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Trying to lose all credibility
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sinklair » Tue May 30, 2023 4:55 am
We were told there is nothing more important than weather in our newscasts, that it affects all viewers.
So it should come as no surprise that the...
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Last post by Matt
Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:25 am
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Sinclair lying to investors
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sinklair » Sun May 21, 2023 4:15 am
In its newest corporate governance report, Sinclair makes several patently false statements meant to mislead potential investors:
It says it...
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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 31, 2023 2:48 am
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The National Desk suuuucks
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sinklair » Mon May 22, 2023 6:36 am
So Sinclair is replacing local newscasts with the new and improved The National Desk. Let’s see how they’re doing…
Great job, Scott Livingston!...
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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 24, 2023 8:42 pm
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Now hiring the Captain of the Titanic
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sinklair » Mon May 22, 2023 6:49 am
After laying off most of its staff, shutting down morning and weekend news, driving morale into the ground, who wouldn’t want to be Vice President...
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Last post by sinklair
Mon May 22, 2023 7:54 pm
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Last post by sinklair
Mon May 22, 2023 6:30 am
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Local news expansion
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sinklair » Wed May 03, 2023 10:47 pm
How is it that Sinclair is cutting local newscasts because they deem it unprofitable… yet literally every other broadcasting group is expanding local...
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Last post by organman95
Sun May 21, 2023 11:20 pm
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Murrow Awards
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sinklair » Sat May 20, 2023 3:07 am
Congrats to WNEM for winning three Murrow Awards:
Video: Training for Terror
Documentary: Rising from the Floods
Series: Clare County Murders
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Last post by sinklair
Sun May 21, 2023 3:53 am
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Emmy Awards
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sinklair » Sun May 14, 2023 1:20 am
Congratulations to the Flint-Saginaw Emmy nominees:
News Special: WNEM - Rising from the Floods
News Feature Serious Single Report: WJRT - Born into...
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Last post by Deleted User 15555
Wed May 17, 2023 1:36 am
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Sinclair wants you to buy new TVs
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sinklair » Wed May 10, 2023 7:30 am
Sinclair wants to make every old TV obsolete:
What the article doesn’t mention is that Sinclair is pushing the move to sunset ATSC 1.0 for...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Tue May 16, 2023 9:43 pm
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Sinclair called out
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sinklair » Mon May 01, 2023 4:35 am
A bad weekend for Sinclair…
At the White House Correspondents Dinner, the keynote comic took the Corporate Death Star to task for its cuts of local...
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Last post by Martin Stett
Sat May 13, 2023 10:41 am
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Last post by sinklair
Thu May 11, 2023 11:05 pm
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Top Heavy Corporations
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sinklair » Wed May 03, 2023 9:13 pm
At a time when Sinclair is laying off entire newsrooms, should it surprise anyone that it continues to add new 6-figure positions at its Hunt Valley,...
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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 10, 2023 7:01 am
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Cole's Garage in 1988
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matt1 » Wed May 10, 2023 12:50 am
Back on May 9, 1988, Cole's Garage building in Sanford, MI caught on fire. At the 32:44 mark, former WNEM 5 anchor Rick Lockridge did that story....
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Last post by matt1
Wed May 10, 2023 12:50 am
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5's Bait and Switch Sweeps Plan
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smallwonder » Sat May 06, 2023 3:21 am
Channel 5 has developed a new bait and switch technique for getting viewers to watch their sweeps stories. The promos will say that it is scheduled...
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Last post by whitebalance
Tue May 09, 2023 6:50 pm
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Last post by sinklair
Sun May 07, 2023 4:28 am
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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Fri May 05, 2023 10:17 pm
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MAB Awards
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sinklair » Mon May 01, 2023 4:53 am
There used to be a time when the Flint stations could compete with Grand Rapids. No longer.
It was an embarrassing weekend for 12, 5, and 25-66 who...
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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 03, 2023 7:32 pm
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Candace Burns
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Under New Management » Mon May 01, 2023 10:45 pm
Congrats to Candace Burns, promoted to 4pm anchor in Houston:
Burns started her career as a reporter at ABC12
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Last post by sinklair
Tue May 02, 2023 7:43 am
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Forced community service propaganda
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sinklair » Mon May 01, 2023 5:39 am
Recently, survivors of the 25-66 purge were forced to take part in “forced community service” as part of Sinclair’s one day of giving.
They mandated...
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Last post by sinklair
Mon May 01, 2023 5:39 am
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All bets are off
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Soundchaser » Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:26 pm
I've never seen anything like this.
You've got Dave Bondy, on his employer's Facebook page, saying he will no longer update there and encourages the...
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Last post by Deleted User 15555
Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:48 pm
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Last post by smallwonder
Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:50 pm
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Buying Awards
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sinklair » Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:34 am
Looks like the David and Meg show is trying to buy their way into relevancy… they once again are trying to enter their stories into annual awards....
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Last post by cathouse1974
Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:01 pm
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Way too much news
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Under New Management » Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:48 pm
I tried watching WNEM’s news tonight. It was unwatchable. I come to watch local news… but all they had were a couple of local news stories followed...
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Last post by whitebalance
Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:01 pm
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Banning Non-Competes
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sinklair » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:25 am
Great article about the move to ban non-competes in the broadcasting industry:
Noncompete Clauses Get Tighter, and TV Newsrooms Feel the Grip...
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Last post by paul8539
Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:48 am
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Sinclair 1 Day of Caring
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sinklair » Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:03 am
The few 25-66 who survived the purge were forced to make blankets and stuff coloring books in Sinclair’s “Day of Caring”. Of course, they made...
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Last post by sinklair
Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:27 am
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New head of Allen Media
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sinklair » Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:16 am
Byron Allen has named a new CEO for its Media properties… Princell Hair, who oversaw the destruction of the Black News Channel.
Allen Media owns...
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Last post by sinklair
Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:16 am
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94.1 WHST now on the air
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by
bmw » Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:01 pm
Interesting they took the old call letters from 106.1 from Tawas. Broadcasting a simulcast of 1340 WLEW's country music format, they are cranking out...
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sun Apr 09, 2023 6:45 am
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Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:35 pm
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