Effective immediately, the following address will be the only address you'll be able to use to read OMW: ohiomediawatch.wordpress.com If you are unable to reach the site otherwise in the next few days, this address should work fine. Please bookmark the address and take note! -- The Management … [Read more...]
Coming Soon, But Not Yet
The item we'd planned to put up this morning will appear either later tonight or Tuesday morning. Stay tuned! … [Read more...]
The H Word Again
Yes, we know it happens often, and is almost a curse word for OMW readers, but... Major offline events affecting your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) have once again forced us to go into hiatus. And major is kind of an understatement. Does that mean we're going away? No. We'll still update our Twitter and Facebook presence whenever possible. We'll try to put up news of any format change, major news or schedule change, or personality-related change here, but will definitely feed Twitter and … [Read more...]
Forced Hiatus
Due to technical problems beyond our control, OMW has been on hiatus for about a week or so. Things are nearly corrected - the problems are still sporadic, and we have to get this up quickly - but we expect to return on Monday morning. In the meantime, please check our Twitter feed for any breaking media news...we should (repeat, should) be able to update that over the weekend... … [Read more...]
Subscribe To OMW
It's a question we get every so often... can someone subscribe to OMW via E-mail? As it turns out, that's possible in WordPress, and we've officially turned on the widget. Just look over there -----> to the right. If you're not a WordPress user, there's a box to put in your E-mail address. WordPress will send you a confirmation E-mail. Just click the link, and you'll get an E-mail each time we put up a new post. If you're a WordPress user, click the link, and it'll do the same for … [Read more...]
Fox 8 Involved In Dish Network Dispute
UPDATE 10/22/10 1:25 PM: Reader "Fred" points out an article from another Local TV market confirming the representation, here, from long-time Milwaukee media columnist Tim Cuprisin. Fred also reminds us of WJW's anemic 11 kW VHF 8 signal, which means OTA viewing won't be an option for many Dish viewers if there's no Fox/Dish pact by the first of next month... ----------- We've been trying to figure out why Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8" has been invoked in the dispute between Fox (and … [Read more...]
The H Word Again
Regulars around here know that that "H Word" stands for "Hiatus", and we're overdue for one. There's nothing sinister or troubling about our absence, and we'll be back at some point fairly soon. We may or may not pass along items on our Twitter feed. See you when we return! --The Management … [Read more...]
Our Domain Returns
Thanks to a long-time Friend of OMW, the OhioMediaWatch.com domain is back. If it's not working for you already, it will be in the next day or two...as changes take some time to propagate through the Internet. Thank you, again. This is as good a time for a reminder as any...if OhioMediaWatch.com stops working for you, this blog is always available at the direct WordPress URL: ohiomediawatch.wordpress.com Of course, if the reason you're not able to reach OMW is because WordPress is down, … [Read more...]
The Last To Know
UPDATE 11:42 AM 7/22/10: OMW has confirmed that former Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 producer Ryan Gohmann is returning to WTAM, after a stint as morning producer/assistant program director at sister talk station WFLA/970 Tampa FL. We also hear Gohmann will indeed be assigned to the Mike Trivisonno show, though his exact role on the show will be determined later. He's scheduled to be back in Cleveland in mid-August... ------------ We're kinda used to being on the cutting edge of local media … [Read more...]
Clearing Out
The rain is clearing out, according to the weather forecasters...and so are we. The inbox, that is...and we have some updates on old items... RUMORS DYING: We passed along rumblings in Tom Taylor's always excellent "Taylor on Radio-Info" column that involved the Cleveland market. The original rumors noted sale talks that could involve the cluster of four CBS Radio stations in Cleveland - alt-rock WKRK/92.3, classic rock WNCX/98.5, AC WDOK/102.1 and hot AC WQAL/104.1. Tom initially noted … [Read more...]