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NBC LX Launches in Detroit

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NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by windsor » Thu May 21, 2020 5:39 pm

Came across a new channel on WDWO 18.2 called NBC LX a channel geared toward Gen Z and Millenials.

Nice to see WDWO with a great signal in metro Detroit making a move to add channels now that the repack is over.

Maybe GET TV will be in touch with WDWO about relocating to a channel with great signal coverage on UHF in Metro Detroit instead of half ASSED coverage on low vhf losing thousands of viewers.


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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by rugratsonline » Thu May 21, 2020 5:55 pm

I imagine WDIV was given right to first refusal for the subchannel -- and exercised it.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by F-Squared » Thu May 21, 2020 7:32 pm

This sounds interesting but my reception of WDWO isn't that great so I don't think I'll be able to get this even if I tried. It doesn't sound like a great network anyway but I was interested in just glancing at it. Oh well.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by proxima3 » Thu May 21, 2020 10:40 pm

Any idea what is on 18.6? All I've seen is Petticoat Junction and the Beverly Hillbillies.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri May 22, 2020 6:33 am

I'm not sure if 18.6 even has a name. Might just be a collection of programming rights purchased by the TV station. Right now, The Lucy Show is on. No commercials, no ID, etc. aired between the 6a and 6:30a episodes.

So far, based on what I've seen and what you've seen, the theme seems to be classic sitcoms.

I can see why WDIV passed on carrying NBC LX, which I guess is some sort of douchey shorthand for "local" (as in local involvement). Super boring programming!!!



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by Splouge » Fri May 22, 2020 9:54 am

The shows they air on DT6 are public domain.


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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by RingtailedFox » Sat May 23, 2020 12:37 pm

I just find it a bit confusing that NBC saw Sinclair Broadcast Group's "TBD" digital subnetwork and thought "I want a piece of that pie!"... most people in my generation (millennials) and younger aren't that interested in watching television these days :P


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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by IIN4MU » Sat May 23, 2020 1:55 pm

RingtailedFox wrote:
Sat May 23, 2020 12:37 pm
I just find it a bit confusing that NBC saw Sinclair Broadcast Group's "TBD" digital subnetwork and thought "I want a piece of that pie!"... most people in my generation (millennials) and younger aren't that interested in watching television these days :P
Ring, the content is of interest to younger, urban/suburban, and - dare I say - hipper audiences with stories on climate change, food, etc., for over-the-air and streaming audiences. You don't have to sit in the La-Z-Boy every night and watch black-and-white shows from Mayberry like the old farts do. :lol



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by paul8539 » Sat May 23, 2020 4:53 pm

I am up here in Shelby Township. I can not get 18 here.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by rugratsonline » Sat May 23, 2020 7:53 pm

IIN4MU wrote:
Sat May 23, 2020 1:55 pm
You don't have to sit in the La-Z-Boy every night and watch black-and-white shows from Mayberry like the old farts do. :lol
I find the old shows from "the good old days" more interesting than much of the claptrap on TV today.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by IIN4MU » Sun May 24, 2020 7:16 am

Rug, I won't disagree with you on that.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by proxima3 » Sun May 24, 2020 11:02 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Fri May 22, 2020 6:33 am
I'm not sure if 18.6 even has a name. Might just be a collection of programming rights purchased by the TV station. Right now, The Lucy Show is on. No commercials, no ID, etc. aired between the 6a and 6:30a episodes.

So far, based on what I've seen and what you've seen, the theme seems to be classic sitcoms.

I can see why WDIV passed on carrying NBC LX, which I guess is some sort of douchey shorthand for "local" (as in local involvement). Super boring programming!!!
The same programming is also on 19.4.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by Deleted User 15062 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:44 pm

Hearing rumors that WMNT-CD may not renew a contract with 48.2, Antenna TV. Stupid move, in my opinion. May this be on 48.2 Toledo? They already are "friends" with Cozi, which is owned by NBC already.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by rugratsonline » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:42 pm

TeddyBear wrote:
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:44 pm
Hearing rumors that WMNT-CD may not renew a contract with 48.2, Antenna TV. Stupid move, in my opinion.
Considering that Antenna TV is now editing shows to fit more mostly-PI commercials in, as well a forcing the closing credits to share the same screen with the next show's open, it's probably a good thing.



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Re: NBC LX Launches in Detroit

Post by Deleted User 15062 » Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:49 am

rugratsonline wrote:
Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:42 pm
TeddyBear wrote:
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:44 pm
Hearing rumors that WMNT-CD may not renew a contract with 48.2, Antenna TV. Stupid move, in my opinion.
Considering that Antenna TV is now editing shows to fit more mostly-PI commercials in, as well a forcing the closing credits to share the same screen with the next show's open, it's probably a good thing.
I notice other networks doing similar. It's like the bug. Nobody thought an ABC bug in the corner was doing any good. But it was. I remember people kvetching about not watching ABC, yet they either did not stop, or went back to watching ABC. All CBS cables do not show closing credits. I do not agree. Johnny Carson alone... that's a powerhouse show. Get rid of it, would be like getting rid of Toby Keith, Michael Jackson, Elvis and a few more, music-wise.



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