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CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Marcus » Mon May 08, 2023 11:48 pm

Another thing they could try is this. I'm not making a prediction, it's just technically possible.

31.1 - Remains Ion, but uses 720p resolution
31.2 - Bounce moves here from channel 7.2 and upgrades to 720p
38.1 - Same programming, but also switches to 720p
38.2 - CW programming winds up here with 720p

Both channels 7 and 20 are 720p unless you watch them over the ATSC 3.0 signal. I am now wondering if The CW will become another Syndication Service rather than a network soon. That is what happened to MyNetworkTV.



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Steve79 » Tue May 09, 2023 6:57 am

Wish they'd bring back UPN.



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by riggs » Tue May 09, 2023 8:48 am

Does this mean we get The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, The Monkees and Lost In Space after school again !


Sidney sit down, relax, have a sandwich, drink a glass of milk, do some fucking thing

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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by MWmetalhead » Tue May 09, 2023 9:41 am

I remember cartoons back in the day. :)



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Sfpcp » Tue May 09, 2023 11:49 am

riggs wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 8:48 am
Does this mean we get The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, The Monkees and Lost In Space after school again !
You left out The Three Stooges. Maybe Bill Kennedy has grandchild who can host a movie.



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Graham Wellington » Tue May 09, 2023 12:03 pm

Steve79 wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 6:57 am
Wish they'd bring back UPN.
I wish they'd bring back the DuMont



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by HD74 » Tue May 09, 2023 3:24 pm

"I remember cartoons back in the day. :)"
Speed Racer and Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the monster movies on Thursdays on channel 7 were favorite after school fare.


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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Marcus » Tue May 09, 2023 6:54 pm

Here is one TV ratings link for the shows and the broadcast networks.

https://www.spoilertv.com/2022/09/full- ... tings.html



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Splouge » Sun May 14, 2023 1:47 pm

mmb5 wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 1:00 pm
lush.rimbaugh wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 12:52 pm
Is there any chance that 20 would want to pick up The CW affiliation?
Zero. No way a Scripps station is going to link up with Nexstar.
20 has Antenna TV on a subchannel, and that's owned by Nexstar


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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by rugratsonline » Sun May 14, 2023 10:25 pm

Splouge wrote:
Sun May 14, 2023 1:47 pm
mmb5 wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 1:00 pm
lush.rimbaugh wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 12:52 pm
Is there any chance that 20 would want to pick up The CW affiliation?
Zero. No way a Scripps station is going to link up with Nexstar.
20 has Antenna TV on a subchannel, and that's owned by Nexstar
Scripps owns 16 stations that are affiliated with The CW, either as a primary or a subchannel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._W._Scripps_Company



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by lush.rimbaugh » Mon May 15, 2023 4:24 am

Yes, because ultimately this is business. If both Nexstar and Scripps think that this is best for their bottom lines, then CW20 will happen. It makes sense for Nexstar to have CW on 20 rather than 31 or 38. The question is whether Scripps thinks CW programming can bring in more people than their current syndicated schedule. And why not? Is Chicago Fire five nights a week really that big of a draw?



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by MWmetalhead » Mon May 15, 2023 8:53 am

Sound points, Lush.

I think there is certainly a chance CW programming will appear on WMYD.

WMYD, WADL and WPXD are all realistic possibilities. Hell, I won't even rule out WDIV!



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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by mtburb » Wed May 17, 2023 8:28 pm

We may have an answer to where CW programming will move...
https://mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/viewtopi ... =3&t=62237


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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by Splouge » Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:02 pm

If you ask me, I think that 50 and 62 should swap programming. If CBS goes to 50, they can gain back some of the dignity they once had. It really makes no sense for Viacom to have an independent station with a lower channel number than their CBS station.

Or even better, WWJ should make an offer to WHNE to swap virtual channel numbers.


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Re: CW 50 to ditch The CW, return to independence

Post by MWmetalhead » Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:37 pm

I don't believe your last suggestion is even permissible under FCC rules.

There is zero reason for WWJ-TV programming to move to WKBD. WWJ-TV has stronger daylong ratings and it also enjoys a better OTA signal than WKBD.



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