UPDATE 8:46 AM 8/11/08: It turns out our reader was onto something about the absence of "Valentine" from the WAKS/96.5 "Kiss FM" website.The station is now promoting its new morning show, set to begin airing August 25th. "Elvis Duran and the Kiss FM Morning Show" will air from its home base at Clear Channel top 40 WHTZ/100.3 in the New York City market - the legendary "Z100" - part of its mounting syndication effort.Duran first expanded his reach when Miami's "Y100" picked up the show...which … [Read more...]
Followups And Other Stuff
Posted on August 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 9:01 AM 8/7/08: OMW has confirmed that WJW "FOX 8 News" Columbus bureau reporter John Damschroder is a victim of the station's recent round of layoffs, as the station is closing the bureau entirely at the end of the month.We hear out of South Marginal that the bureau's existing photographer will head back to home base in Cleveland.With the WJW bureau closing, will anyone come in and take over a ready-made TV news bureau in the State Capital?We don't know if there's any interest out of … [Read more...]
Two Columbus Sales
Posted on August 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
There's new word on two Columbus broadcasting sales, one just announced, the other approved by regulators.APPROVED: The TVNewsday trade website reports that the FCC has given its blessing to the previously announced sale of Columbus market station WSFJ/51 Newark by Guardian Enterprise Group to religious superbroadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network.WSFJ has been the Columbus market affiliate of the ION Network, though it's gone off on its own direction in the past year or so.Guardian is leaving … [Read more...]
Some Quick Hits
Posted on August 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In the "we don't know much, haven't confirmed many details, but here's what we know" file...FOX 8 LAYOFFS?: We're still working this one, but here are the sketchy details so far.OMW hears that the Local TV LLC era at "Cleveland's Own" WJW/8 "FOX 8" is starting off with a bumpy ride for employees, with a number of layoffs of support and off-air staffers last Friday.We say "a number" because we haven't confirmed the actual number. Last time we went down this path a few weeks ago, we had been … [Read more...]
We’re Back
Posted on August 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
And this time, it wasn't just our hectic behind-the-scenes life that kept us away.Every so often, the Blogger computers automatically scan the service's blogs to make sure that automatically-posted unsolicited marketing blogs (think "canned luncheon meat by Hormel") aren't clogging up the system.Late Friday, we were told that we were "flagged" by this process, which was clearly an error. (A human-posted news-oriented blog that's been around for over three years?) That "flag" - while keeping … [Read more...]
The New And The Former
Posted on July 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Today's items both involve a news director post at a Cleveland market TV station...one, with an incoming person to take the role, and the other, about a former local news director...SHE CATCHES 5: New WEWS/5 VP/general manager Victoria Regan has tapped a new news director for the station.She is Jill Manuel, who joins the Scripps Cleveland ABC affiliate from the news director's post at Tribune-owned CLTV in Chicago, that city's 24-hour cable news outlet. The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rosenthal and … [Read more...]
Lots Of TV Stuff
Posted on July 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We're mostly catching up with stuff this time, but felt it needed to be put up, at least...GAUTHIER EXITS FOR HOME: We'd heard rumblings that this was about to happen, but WKYC/3 senior director and fellow blogger Frank Macek provides the confirmation and details on his "Director's Cut" blog."Channel 3 News Today" co-anchor and "Channel 3 News Midday" anchor Barbara Gauthier is leaving the Gannett Cleveland NBC affiliate for Columbus.No, she's not going to Columbus, Ohio.She's heading for the … [Read more...]
Thursday Tidbits
Posted on July 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A few late week tidbits for you...UPDATE 10/27/08 5:35 PM: From Morrison's agent, Steve Swienckowski from the David Crane Agency:"All charges related to a July incident involving former WUPW Meteorologist Mike Morrison have been dismissed, and all references on his record have been expunged. That is the ruling of a court in Toledo as of today. "BAD WEATHER: OMW hears that WUPW/36 "Fox Toledo" chief meteorologist Mike Morrison is "no longer in the building".Morrison was arrested early Sunday … [Read more...]
You’re Welcome, Mr. Salyer
Posted on July 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Here at OMW, we don't toot our own horn very often. (For one, there's no sound on this website, so you wouldn't hear it. Yes, we're kidding.)But on one major local media news story, we've led the way both locally and nationwide.OMW was the very first place many learned about the sale of then-FOX O&O WJW/8 "FOX 8" in Cleveland, a purchase recently completed by Local TV, LLC, the operational arm of private equity giant Oak Hill Capital Partners.And here, and only here, did you learn that WJW … [Read more...]
WYTV Files For Full DTV Signal
Posted on July 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We've often wondered here why Youngstown ABC affiliate WYTV/33 seemed happy with its anemic, 50 KW licensed digital TV signal - which we believed would become the station's primary signal on February 17th of next year.They apparently weren't happy, after all.WYTV owner Parkin Broadcasting has filed to maximize the WYTV-DT (RF 36) signal after the digital transition to 1000 KW, which would move it from the outhouse to the penthouse signal wise.The increase, if granted, would give WYTV the most … [Read more...]
