So, we're a bit hungry, but are out of eggs...THERE'S A REASON THEY'RE LOOKING: Late last month, as we were swimming in news of Clear Channel's latest nationwide job cuts, we got a couple of interesting questions from readers.They'd spotted a relatively new "help wanted" ad placed on various trade websites by Clear Channel's Cleveland cluster on Oak Tree Boulevard in suburban Independence:News Anchor/Reporter - Cleveland, Ohio Newsradio WTAM 1100, Cleveland, Ohio has a full time opportunity in … [Read more...]
Thursday’s Mixed Bag
Posted on May 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Try as we might, we can't get our daily updates to always fit into a neat, tidy little bag...THIS IS A TEST, OR WILL BE: Say, what are you doing on May 21st, at 7:30 AM, 12:30 PM or 7:30 PM?If you're watching over-air analog TV that day, anywhere in the nation, you could be watching a national DTV test.The Wall Street Journal reports this week that the FCC is working on a plan that would ask TV stations across the United States to, quoting the article, "suspend regular programming and instead … [Read more...]
Embargoed Until Wednesday Morning
Posted on May 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're just picking up random items here in midweek, with mostly a TV theme...THE CLEVELAND (NON-)EMBARGO: As it turned out, in the end, nothing apparently happened.But there was a lot of behind the scenes intrigue in the past couple of days about a story "you saw first on 19 Action News at 10 on My43 WUAB" on Monday night's show.We hear that the 10 PM show that night on the MyNetwork TV outlet told viewers that the Cleveland Clinic's face transplant patient would make an appearance in front of … [Read more...]
Time Warner Cable HD Express Unscheduled Stop
Posted on April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In a well-planned and deliberate effort to add 30 new HDTV channels for its Northeast Ohio customers, Time Warner Cable's HDTV Express has to make an unscheduled stop.The next group of seven new HD channels to be offered in the TWC NEO footprint did not meet an intended April 29th launch on Wednesday, and we don't have any indication when that group of channels will launch.But OMW hears that the company is still working on the second wave of new HD channels, and will let us know when the new … [Read more...]
Wednesday’s Radio And TV Openness
Posted on April 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've got a couple of corrections in the hopper.But first, some FM radio on-air changes... at least one of which has been actually been discussed openly with listeners. Now, there's a change...FISH MOVES: When a radio station is forced to consolidate its staffing and lineup - usually leaving at least one person out of work - management isn't exactly forthcoming about the moves.Leaving personalities often leave with what gets called a "Soviet-style purge" from station websites and promotional … [Read more...]
Analog Shutdown Wave, Second Group
Posted on April 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
One Northeast Ohio TV station has shut off its analog transmitter, and a handful of others have followed, on the first day that non-educational stations were allowed to do so before the new June 12th digital TV switch deadline.More on this from our new Ohio Digital TV sub-blog:ODTV: Analog Shutdown Wave, Second Group … [Read more...]
WOAC Sold To Religious Operator
Posted on April 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Canton-licensed infomerical outlet WOAC/67 is being sold to a new owner.TV Business Report and TVNewsday both report that WOAC is being sold by the trustee for broadcaster Arthur Liu's Multicultural Television Broadcasting to religious operator Radiant Life Ministries. The deal hasn't yet hit the FCC database, and no price is yet being reported by broker Kalil and Company, which represented the seller.Quoting TVBR:The seller is trustee Lee Shubert on behalf of MTB Cleveland Operator. MTB refers … [Read more...]
Picking Back Up
Posted on April 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Our apologies for the lengthy absence...aside from the Christmas-to-New Year's break we usually take, or an occasional planned hiatus, we're not usually gone that long.But one of our regular phrases here is "Life Intervenes". (If someone uses that for a book or movie title, we want a cut!)So, remember that if we don't update often enough for you...feel free to ask for a pro-rated adjustment to your subscription...WVIZ'S PLANS: Ever since the earlier news that the new WKYC/3 antenna tower was … [Read more...]
Monday’s Stack Of Other Stuff
Posted on April 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In the wake of our report on the new WNCX morning show, here is our "stack of other stuff". But first, a "live" update on that report we posted Sunday evening...99% THERE: As we reported, CBS Radio Cleveland classic rocker WNCX/98.5 has made a change in its morning drive show.Former co-host Mike Oleszewski is indeed no longer a part of the "WNCX Morning Show" as of this morning, and incumbent host Scott Miller is indeed being joined by local comedian Jeff Blanchard, as we reported.The … [Read more...]
It’s April 2nd
Posted on April 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've turned the calendar to April 2nd, which means you may actually be able to believe what you hear or read again.We'll have an April Fools' Day aftermath item later in this scroll...but more important information comes first...NEWSCHANNEL 5 CHANGES: It's not quite the talent upheaval that Cleveland Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" has been known for in the past couple of years or so...but the station is doing some more on-air shuffling in the next week or so.OMW hears that … [Read more...]
