WCMH Partners with Sports Media Group Bucknuts

They love their sports in Columbus, Ohio.

With that in mind, WCMH, the market's NBC affiliate, is partnering with Bucknuts Media Group, a local sports Web and magazine publisher.

Under their arrangement, WCMH and the Bucknuts online and print outlets will share content and work together on advertising and sponsorship opportunities.

The Bucknuts Media Group comprises Bucknuts.com, a Web site about Ohio State football and basketball; JJHuddle.com, a site dedicated to Ohio high school sports; Bucknuts the Magazine, Ohio High Magazine and The Bucknuts Radio Hour. It also holds an interest in ScoutingOhio.com, a high school recruiting site.

http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/05/28/daily.11/

Former WKYT Anchor Buzz Riggins Dies

Floyd H. "Buzz" Riggins, a former Lexington television news anchor and businessman, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 75.

Born in Danville, Mr. Riggins was well known, too, as owner of the local Mole Hole gift shops.

Beginning in 1968, he joined the staff at CBS affiliate WKYT-27 and became news director, as well as an anchor on the evening and late news.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/808973.html?storylink=omni_popular

Comcast and NFL Network Agree to 9-Year Deal

Comcast will make the NFL Network available to 10.8 million of its digital-basic subscribers by Aug. 1, ending nearly three years of legal hostilities with the National Football League by completing a nine-year deal Tuesday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/sports/football/19nflnetwork.html

TV Advertisers Offered Closer Ties With Content

IN another sign of how hard television executives are working to attract advertising in tough times, two cable channels plan to significantly expand an initiative that pairs commercials with relevant scenes in the shows they interrupt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/business/media/20adco.html?_r=1

Fox Wants Answers to Nielsen Ratings Issues

Fox Networks Group chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra is taking on ratings giant Nielsen Media Research.
Vinciquerra told Daily Variety he's frustrated by Nielsen's recent admission that its TV ratings may be off by as much as 8% -- and believes the company isn't acting promptly to correct the problem.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118003924.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

ATAS Launches Virtual Academy Web Site

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation today launched its Virtual Academy (www.virtualtvacademy.org), an information Web site that gives users exclusive access to taped "state of the art" discussions with leading entertainment industry professionals.

"The foundation's aim is to enlarge the community that can benefit and regularly use the social networking and information resources of the Virtual Academy," says Foundation Executive Director Terri L. Clark. "The site will allow professors, department heads, students and seminar alumni access to these virtual sessions, which in the past were only available to faculty members chosen to take part in the Foundation's Faculty Seminar Academic program here at the Television Academy."

http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/05/18/daily.6/

Cincinnati DTV Conversion News

We already reported on WXIX-TV 19/Newport's decision to shut their analog signal off at 6am. Here's the entire day's schedule of analog shutdowns for Cincinnati (we don't know about the Dayton stations, but will find out):

12:01am: WCPO-TV 9/Cincinnati
2am: WKRC-TV 12/Cincinnati (shortly after, they will flashcut from digital channel 31 to digital 12, which is a VHF band station)
6am: WXIX (as noted above)
11:59pm: WLWT-TV 5/Cincinnati

The only problem we can see is with the WXIX shutdown occurring during their morning news programming. (And after what happened with their digital signal Tuesday night, we hope they'll be ready in the event that happens again.)


http://ohkyindtvwatch.blogspot.com/2009/05/couple-early-morning-dtv-items.html

WCPO and WXIX Narrow Ratings Gap with WKRC

All those promotions for Kathrine Nero and WCPO-TV's "Good Morning Tri-State" paid off.

The audience for Nero's 6-7 a.m. news on Channel 9 jumped 44 percent in May sweeps from a year ago, and into a tie with a 4.8 rating for second place with WXIX-TV (Channel 19).

Both stations narrowed the gap to three-tenths of a ratings point - or 2,747 TV homes - of longtime morning leader WKRC-TV (Channel 12), which drew a 5.1 rating.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090524/ENT/905240347/1175/Channel+9+gets+some++Good+Morning++news

WBNS Continues Ratings Domination in Columbus

Building off of a very successful March ratings book, WBNS-10TV continued its dominance in local news and syndicated programming, winning key time periods, from sign-on to sign-off, including every local newscast, the station announced Thursday.

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2009/05/21/story_may_ratings.html?sid=102

Former WKYT Reporter Becomes 1 of "Southern Belles" Cast

A former 6News entertainment reporter will hit the small screen in a much different capacity Thursday night.

Emily Gimmel, who once greeted central Indiana TV viewers with her "Hot Off The Net" features and various entertainment-related stories on "Good Morning Indiana," is one of five cast members of the SOAPnet reality series "Southern Belles: Louisville."

http://www.theindychannel.com/entertainment/19514426/detail.html

Good news for WBKI Viewers?

Given the recession, the near collapse of the U.S. auto industry and plunging ad revenues, even the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is a friendlier work environment than the average TV station.

So what was Fusion Communications thinking last week when it grabbed up the license of WBKI, the CW affiliate in Louisville, Ky.?

http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/05/18/daily.8/

FCC Offering Free DTV Converter Installation

The FCC has announced that many Dayton area residents will qualify for free hookup to DTV.

The government has targeted the Dayton television market which is served by WHIO-TV for special emphasis as the June 12th analog shutoff deadline approaches. As part of the initiative, TV viewers who have purchased digital converter boxes and have rabbit ears or an antenna may qualify for a free service call to get help with installation. To find out, call Installs Inc. at 1-800-582-4250. Or visit them on the web at DTV Help Installs.

http://www.whiotv.com/entertainment/19504678/detail.html

WBLU in Lexington Sold to Christian Network

low-power Lexington TV station with such a poor signal that it often can't be viewed has been sold to a global Christian network.

WBLU-62 was among a group of 16 stations that Daystar Television purchased for $7.4 million from bankrupt former owner Equity Media Holdings.

Arnold Torres, Daystar's business administrator, said the company plans to convert WBLU's analog signal into digital so it can be viewed more easily. Low-powered stations were not required under federal law to convert from analog to digital, but now might struggle to find viewers in the digital world.

http://www.kentucky.com/101/story/799327.html

Furloughs Coming at WLEX

Viewers of NBC affiliate WLEX-18 will be seeing less of their favorite news anchors and reporters over the next couple of months.

Employees at the station are taking an unpaid week off, as required by its parent company Cordillera Communications.

http://www.kentucky.com/101/story/799329.html

Columbus' WSYX/WTTE Hires News Director

WTOL-TV, Channel 11, News Director Mitch Jacob is leaving the station to take over as news director of WSYX-TV, Channel 6 (ABC), and WTTE-TV, Channel 28 (Fox), in Columbus.

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090516/ART18/905169983/-1/ART10

WKYT's Parent Company to Invest in Clickable TV

WKYT's parent company, Gray Television, recently struck a deal with a technology provider that will one day see viewers clicking their remotes to receive e-mails on certain topics.

The deal with Backchannelmedia will allow Gray's stations to use what's called Clickable TV. Icons on the bottoms of their TV screens will indicate a "clickable moment," in which users can click a button on their remotes and bookmark that content online or via e-mail.

http://www.kentucky.com/103/story/797395.html

2-Time Emmy Nominee Mark Linderman Wins Telly

A Wayne County Health Department employee received the highest award in his field for a television piece he produced about local veterans and their experiences with post traumatic stress disorder.

http://www.pal-item.com/article/20090520/NEWS01/905200303/-1/newsfront2/Local+program+wins+Silver+Telly+Award

The Cartoonist Makes Its World Premiere at the Wexner Center

His books have touched the lives of millions worldwide, yet he’s not a household name. He’s regarded as one of America’s greatest living cartoonists, yet you won’t see his work in the Sunday funnies. Jeff Smith is a paradox—a living example of the self-made man who followed his childhood dream—and the subject of a feature-length documentary by Mills James Productions, making its world premiere May 22, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus.



“The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics” tells the inspiring story of Jeff Smith’s creation of the epic comic book, BONE, hailed by critics as one of the greatest graphic novels of all time.



Fellow cartoonists Scott McCloud, Colleen Doran, Harvey Pekar, Paul Pope and Terry Moore, as well as friends, associates, experts and Jeff himself, share their stories of this worldwide phenomenon that began in small comics shops and is now found in bookstores, schools, libraries and the homes of millions of adults and children in 25 countries. In addition to discussing Jeff’s early years, influences and philosophies, the film provides a look at a unique industry and art form that continues to change and evolve.



“The Cartoonist” writer and director Ken Mills said if a documentary is to do its job right, it takes people into a world they don’t see everyday.



“The inside world of comics is its own hidden universe with its own culture and celebrities,” said Mills. “The Cartoonist gives people a chance to venture into that world and see what it’s like—up close. It’s a must-see for BONE fans, but more than that, it’s a re-entry into the world of comics for anyone who stopped reading them at some point. And for anyone remotely thinking about going into cartooning, this is a lesson on the intricacies of entering and surviving the comics business.”



On view during the summer of 2008 at the Wexner Center, the exhibition “Jeff Smith: BONE and Beyond” encompassed original drawings spanning the cartoonist’s works, and included selections from artists who Smith cites as direct influences. Scenes from the documentary, including fan interviews, were shot during the exhibition.



“The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics” makes its world premiere at 7 p.m. on May 22 at the Wexner Center for the Arts on the campus of The Ohio State University, 1871 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio. The premiere is part of the Visiting Filmmakers series, where rising stars and acclaimed masters come to screen their films and talk with Wexner Center audiences. The event is co-sponsored by Ohio State’s Cartoon Library and Museum. Tickets are $7 for the general public.

WLWT Losing Meteorologist

WLWT's weather team is losing its "veteran" member. John Bateman, the station's weekend meteorologist since 2004, is leaving to pursue other local interests. Bateman has been working at WLWT since October without an extended contract. According to the station's news director, his position will not be filled. Bateman is looking for public relations work, possibly including the vacant emergency management position in Butler County.

http://cincydaytonmediacenter.blogspot.com/

Meteorologist Roundabout in Dayton

WKEF and WRGT have finally filled the void in the weather department that was left with the departure of meteorologist Greg Dixon. The station has hired Jeff Booth from KGMB in Hawaii, where he was their morning meteorologist. Booth will be covering weekday evenings and is no stranger to the Miami Valley - he had his first weather gig at WLIO in Lima, after working as a news reporter in West Virginia. Expect to see Booth hit the airwaves beginning next week.

BUT....

After only being at the station for roughly a year, Lindsey Kurtz of WKEF/WRGT is leaving the station to become a full time Christian missionary. Kurtz will be leaving the Miami Valley for Atlanta, where she plans to get married before heading off to Haiti.

http://cincydaytonmediacenter.blogspot.com/

NATAS Announces Daytime Emmy Nominees

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the nominees for the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards. The announcement was made live on ABC’s “The View”, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Sherri Shepherd.

The nominations were presented by “All My Children” stars Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe) and Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery), Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco) and John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsam) of “One Life to Live,” Marcy Rylan (Lizzie Spaulding) from “Guiding Light” and Van Hansis (Luke Snyder) of “As the World Turns” and Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) and Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) from “Days of our Lives.”

http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html

West Virginia Station Gives Automakers - and Revenue a Boost

Now that the recession is official, and advertising revenues are taking an even bigger hit, here's an interesting question: Are broadcasters actually making the economy worse than it really is? Tim DeFazio thinks so.

"We're suffering more from psychological effects of national media than the local effects," says DeFazio, general manager of Withers Broadcasting's WDTV in Bridgeport, W.Va. "The economy is what it is, but TV news headlines are way out of proportion to the actual problem."


http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/12/15/daily.9/

WSAZ to Help Bag Some Bucks for Red Cross

WSAZ VP-General Manager Don Ray announced today that the Gray WSAZ NBC affiliate in Huntington, W.Va. (DMA 65) has partnered with the Red Cross, to "Bag Some Bucks" for the flood ravaged areas of Southern West Virginia and Kentucky on Thursday, May 14, in Charleston and Huntington.

WSAZ on-air personalities and staff will collect cash and checks in "sand bags" with 100 percent of the money collected donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Fund.

ATAS Sets Up New Emmy Categories

In a move to expand its recognition of two key peer groups, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has established separate series and specials categories for both the Outstanding Directing and Writing Emmys for a Variety, Music or Comedy (VMC) Program.

"The Television Academy's Board of Governors, writers and directors peer groups have long wanted to see separate competitions for the VMC series and specials," said Television Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner. "Now, writers and directors working on both VMC series and specials will take part in competitions that recognize the creative challenges posed by each format, as well as the talent required and accomplishments possible in both the series and specials categories."

http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/05/11/daily.7/

WCMH's Shredding Program Win - Win

For the past five years, WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, has offered popular NBC4 Shred-It Days in which viewers can bring in up to five boxes of personal documents to be destroyed by station partner Shred-It Mobile Shredding and Recycling. "It's a textbook example of a promotion that reinforces the station's brand while providing a genuine service to viewers," Arthur Greenwald write

http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nab/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=08302872-69D8-4D3F-8FAF-89B40B565188©id=DA129480-E268-4A29-9447-C14EC7BCE7CE

Some WTVW Viewers to Lose Signal with Switch to Digital

In watching Evansville Fox affiliate WTVW over the past several days, I noticed that some viewers will lose that station's signal as well, and in southeastern Illinois, some residents of the following counties won't be able to watch Fox programming at all if they have no cable or satellite service:

http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/some-wtvw-viewers-to-lose-signal-with.html

How to Get a Digital Signal on a Digital TV

Strange but true: Just because you bought a new digital TV doesn't mean you're watching digital TV.

After cutting off analog May 1, CET folks were surprised to hear digital TV owners complain they couldn't get the signal. Apparently, many DTV owners didn't read their manuals and have been watching shows on the TV's analog tuner.

"It's understandable. In the past, you bought a radio or TV, brought it home, plugged it in and tuned to the station you wanted to watch," says Jack Dominic, CET vice president, COO and technology blogger.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090510/ENT/905100336/1175/To+get+a+digital+signal++switch+tuner+off+analog

Dayton Codebreakers Part of Dayton Film Festival

The film "Dayton Codebreakers" will be playing at the Neon on Sunday, May 17th at 12:15pm as part of The Dayton Film Festival. "Dayton Codebreakers" is a wonderful story of Joe Desch and the people who worked in Building 26 at NCR during WWII, and was nominated for 3 Emmy Awards in 2006. For more information, go the The Dayton Film Festival website.


http://filmdayton.ning.com/page/festival-films

Ohio and Kentucky Students Win 2009 Student Excellence Awards from NATAS-Ohio Valley

The 2009 Student Award of Excellence winners have been announced by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

In the Documentary category there were two winners. “Honor Flight” and “Superhighway.”

“Honor Flight” by Gahanna Lincoln High School (Ohio) students Lianne Castile and Blake Swanson. Honor Flight is a program in Columbus, OH which flies World War II veterans to the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Castile and Swanson interviewed program directors, veterans, even former Senator Bob Dole.

Castile and Swanson (producers), as well as Gahanna Lincoln High School advisor Tom Gregory, received an Honorable Mention Craft Achievement for WGLH’ s TV Weekly News Show.

“Superhighway” by Henry County High School (Kentucky) student Michael Veenstra takes a look at the evolution of the internet over the past 20 years. From Tech Space to PCs, to the social networking subculture, Veenstra’s internet history trip focuses not only on the changes in technology, but how the users have changed as well.

The winner in the Arts and Entertainment/Cultural Affairs category is “Untraceable” by Henry County High School (Kentucky) student Kasey Beggs. A suspenseful short about a girl’s encounter with a stranger, Beggs and her team created a dark mood through the play of shadows and light, and a simple yet effective storyline. The viewer was left wondering what happened next and that’s exactly the reaction a producer wants.

“Congratulations to those who have been honored with the Student Award of Excellence,” said Anthony Mirones, president of the Ohio Valley Chapter. “Some of the most talented media students nationwide are right in our own backyard. We’re proud to have the opportunity to encourage and mentor these dynamic students.”

Student Award of Excellence winners were chosen by television industry professionals who are members of the Ohio Valley Chapter of NATAS. The high schools will receive a Student Award of Excellence pillar for permanent display.


About the Ohio Valley Chapter
The Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was established in 1962. It is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. The Chapter presents the prestigious and coveted Emmy® Award to television professionals in thirteen markets in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, honors industry trailblazers with the Silver Circle Award and makes scholarships available to students at colleges and universities throughout the region.

Street Honors Fallen WHAS Reporter

The street outside WHAS-TV's headquarters is now named for one of the station's best-known reporters.

During a ceremony on the station's 6 p.m. broadcast yesterday, signs marking Chuck Olmstead Way were unveiled on a stretch of Armory Place. Olmstead died on March 10 at age 60 after suffering a brain aneurysm.

The blue signs feature a picture of the reporter, who worked for the station for 34 years, wearing one of his signature brown leather coats and bearing the inscription: "for his service to WHAS-TV and the people of Louisville 1975-2009".

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090507/NEWS01/905070383/1008/NEWS01/Street+honors+late+WHAS+reporter

The Other Paper Accuses Columbus Stations of Going Overboard on the Swine Flu

Facing the possibility of a global pandemic during May sweeps week, local news stations boldly posed the tough question to public health officials charged with the community’s well-being.



How do parents draw the line between a child who is sick, and a child who is deathly ill, for example, asked WBNS 10TV’s Jerry Revish.


http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2009/05/06/front/doc4a01e99095910110413683.txt

Notice About May 21st Analog Shutdown Test

Analog TV across the country will disappear three times on May 21st, as the FCC wants to send a strong signal to viewers that analog broadcasting is about to end.

Stations are being asked to turn off analog at 7:30am, 12:30pm, and 6:30pm. The shutoff will last five minutes each time. Viewers have repeatedly been urged to take action to make sure at least one television set in their home is equipped to receive a digital television signal. DTV converter boxes can be purchased at most electronic stores for about $40 to $70 dollars - depending upon options. $40 government coupons are available here.

http://www.whiotv.com/news/19383273/detail.html

WBKI Sold to Iowa Media Company

Fusion Communications Inc., a Davenport, Iowa-based media company, has reached an agreement to purchase Louisville’s CW Network affiliate WBKI-TV from WBKISLG LLC.

Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/05/04/daily28.html

WOUB Productions Recognized by Ohio AP

Two WOUB productions have been nominated for awards by the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters, which will be announced on June 7 in Columbus.

Nominated in the small market Best Enterprise Reporting category is “Good Neighbors: Bad Blood.” Produced by WOUB News student reporter Kristin Brownrigg and edited by Nick Parsons, the program premiered in September 2008 and focuses on the chemical C8 (PFOA), which is produced at DuPont near Parkersburg, W.Va. The chemical C8 has infiltrated the water systems around Parkersburg and has caused controversy about its affects on residents who have consumed the water.

http://www.scrippscollege.ohio.edu/woub-productions-nominated-for-ohio-associated-press-broadcaster-awards

WKRC's Wheel of Justice Spins Again

Local12’s “Wheel of Justice” will take another spin in Butler County.

This time the segment hosted by WKRC-TV crime reporter Deborah Dixon will be filmed at Harbin Park on Hunter Road in Fairfield.

“We want to celebrate the community, and this police department and catch bad guys,” Dixon said.

The “Wheel of Justice” — which features area fugitives — started to make community appearances in March with a series of four excursions. After a brief spring break, Fairfield will be the second of a series of four more community trips.

http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-news/wheel-to-take-spin-in-fairfield-104508.html

Suzanne Horgan Resurfaces in Louisville

Many of you remember Susanne Horgan, the former morning meteorologist on WLWT prior to Derek Beasley and Eric Green. Horgan left the tri-state for a morning meteorologist gig at Cleveland's WEWS, where her contract was not renewed a couple of years later. Horgan has now found a new job at Louisville's Hearst-Argyle affiliate WLKY as a weekend and fill-in meteorologist. She and her husband are also expecting their second child.

http://cincydaytonmediacenter.blogspot.com/2009/05/weekend-update.html

New Book Looks at Ruth Lyons' Life and Career

As a grade school student more than 60 years ago, I discovered Ruth Lyons on my radio. She was a compelling radio personality who cast a mesmerizing spell over many members of my generation with her incredible candor.

After a career as a radio personality in Cincinnati and Dayton, she quickly became a television star. For many years, her live 50/50 Club program was the top-rated local radio and television program in Ohio on WLW radio, and later WLW-T in Cincinnati and WLW-D in Dayton, now WDTN-TV.


http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/dale-huffman-book-celebrates-ruth-lyons-work-92017.html

Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio Public Stations Going Full Digital

After 2½ years of talking about switching to digital TV, Cincinnati and Southwestern Ohio public TV stations will "just pull the plug and see what happens" at 11:59 p.m.

"If people don't know by now about the switch, I don't know what else we can do," says Jack Dominic, CET vice president and chief operating officer.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090429/ENT/904300340

WEHT Hostess Peggy Mitchell Dies

Tri-Staters who grew up listening to "The Good Deeds Song" or watching puppets like Buster Bear, Monkey Shine and Ezmarelda lost a friend Tuesday night when former Evansville TV hostess Peggy Mitchell died.

Mitchell was the host of "The Peggy Mitchell Show" on WEHT-News 25 from 1961 to 1986.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/apr/29/former-tv-hostess-peggy-mitchell-dies/

LIN Websites Voted #1 in 13 of 15 Markets

LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), a local television and digital media company, today announced that it has the number one web site out of all news and media web sites in 13 of 15 of its measured markets1, based on March, 2009 data released by comScore, Inc., an industry leading digital marketing intelligence provider.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-l-tv-web-sites-rank-number-one-13-/2009/04/28/4154314.htm

Big Cuts in Cincinnati Sports Radio

Local radio sports talk became a lot quieter Tuesday.

As part of nationwide budget cuts, Clear Channel eliminated all but one local show on “Homer” WCKY-AM (1530), and dropped Enquirer sports columnist Paul Daugherty after two years hosting WLW-AM (700).

WCKY-AM canceled morning shows hosted by Alan Cutler, who was laid off, and Mo Egger, retained by Clear Channel.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090428/SPT/304280078

WSYX's "Gotcha" Gets Lampooned in Other Paper

Napoleon once said that the press corps is to be feared more than a thousand bayonets.

That’s likely what WSYX 6 On Your Side Problemsolver Tom Bosco had in the back of his mind as he hit the streets of Worthington in Monday night’s strong, publicly-spirited and subtly titled investigative piece, “Gotcha.”

http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2009/04/22/front/doc49ef946d6f67a724915808.txt

WAVE and Raycom Capitalizing on New Alert Technology

Alerts.com(TM) (www.alerts.com) announced at the NAB Show(TM) (National Association of Broadcasters) the release of its private label digital media alerts platform and the deployment of the solution to power Raycom Media's stations in multiple markets.

Raycom is poised to capitalize on the latest industry indicators. Nielsen Media Research reported that 41.2% of adults 18+ visited local broadcast TV station websites during the May/June 2008 period of time. Business Week (2/25/09) found that daily digests sent via e-mail and SMS can generate some much needed ad revenue when there's not much of it to go around.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/raycom-media-launches-digital-media-alerts-platform,790513.shtml

WHIO's Baldridge Retires

The big story this week, as Harv noted yesterday - after several decades at WHIO-TV, Jim Baldridge will be retiring from NewsCenter 7 effective this August.

http://cincydaytonmediacenter.blogspot.com/2009/04/weekend-update.html

Cincinnati Station Censors Osbourne Show

Raycom's WXIX-TV, the Fox affiliate in Cincinnati, is known for its many questionable preemptions (which have kept even some episodes of the massively popular 'Simpsons' from being seen on WXIX at all). But this story lays bare the fact that the station's intent is to censor for content - not to make programming decisions to serve other purposes.

http://onlinelunchpail.blogspot.com/2009/04/cincinnati-station-censors-osbournes.html

10TV Prepares for NFL Schedule Backlash

Even though the season will not start for another five months, WBNS-10TV is already planning for the 2009 NFL season.

Beginning with the Browns pre-season game on Aug. 15 and going all the way through Super Bowl XLIV on Feb, 7, 2010, 10TV is Central Ohio's destination for the best NFL games on TV.

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/04/15/story_nfl_sked_10tv.html?sid=102

WLEX Named Best Website by KY AP

LEX18.com was named the best large-market television website in Kentucky by the Associated Press Tuesday, the second consecutive year the website has received the honor.

http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=10181787&nav=menu203_2