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(0)Monthly Archive for December, 2009
WFOR
The question has been asked for months as of when WFOR will finally make the switch over to High Definition broadcasting. WFOR is currently the only English speaking station still broadcasting in SD in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale market. So, when exactly will WFOR go HD? The moment may finally be coming. According to SFLTV.com insiders in CBS management, WFOR is expected to go HD come February right before the Super Bowl. According to our sources, a new graphics package is also expected to follow with the HD Transition. SFLTV will pass more information on as we actively receive it.
What are your thoughts on WFOR going HD? Do you think this can create a ratings boost for the station?
On this day in 1989 WTVX, then in Fort Pierce, claimed victory in a suit filed against Walt Disney’s Buena Vista Television.
More after the jump.
Continue reading ‘On This Day in SFLTV History: WTVX wins against Disney’
Happy Holidays from SFLTV!
Happy Holidays everyone! Boy oh boy, where did 2009 go?! Please excuse the lack of posting in the recent week or so. The SFLTV.com staff is observing their respective holidays, maintaining our off-site careers, and catching up on some end of the year work. We’ll be back to posting soon with fresh content. Until then, have a safe and happy holiday — and for updates, follow us on Twitter: @SFLTV @SFLTVBossMan @AlexSFLTV.
Happy Holidays!
In May 2009 we told you CBS-owned WFOR had decided not to renew their helicopter rental agreement with Helicopters Inc. which expires at the end of 2009. We are now learning that as Chopper 4’s final days are coming to a close, Sky10 is being repainted sans logos because WFOR and WPLG have entered into a helicopter sharing agreement.
As of January 1, 2010, CBS affiliate WFOR and ABC affiliate WPLG are entering into a helicopter pool agreement where the two stations will share video and dispatching responsibilities of what was formerly WPLG’s helicopter Sky10. A memo sent to WFOR employees announcing the pool agreement says the helicopter is now owned by stations and encourages them to treat WPLG as a partner and not a competitor. Sky10’s current pilot and photographer crews, supplied by Helicopters Inc., will be the ones working with both TV stations. Sky10 itself is getting repainted to strip away the WPLG logos from it. We have no information on what’s next for Chopper 4’s crew.
According to the memo, the “new” pooled helicopter will be available to both WFOR and WPLG daily from 6am to 6pm, though WFOR at least still has an agreement with Metro Traffic to use video footage from their helicopter.
Details of the pool agreement are after the jump Continue reading ‘First on SFLTV: WFOR & WPLG Enter Chopper Sharing Agreement’
UPDATE: Confirmed — Full story here.
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Working on some information about a possible chopper sharing agreements happening between rival stations in Miami
it looks as though Miami may be down to 2 news helicopters soon
The @StandupKid a.k.a. Mark Joyella, also former WPLG reporter, interviews Michael Rosenblum on the death of local tv news.
If you don’t know who Michael Rosenblum is, he helped create New York’s all news cable station NY1 and also Current TV
The new and updated WSVN.com went live this Monday morning, just as SFLTV.com told you it would in our “First Look.” Overall, I like the new site. I feel that it has a cleaner, more organized look to it. On the top navigation bar, there are handy links for the “7 Skyforce Tracker,” “News Team,” and “7 News Live” (which allows you to watch the show when streaming). As reported yesterday, there are very little differences between WSVN.com and WHDH.com. The main changes I spotted was obviously, the logo branding and affiliation. WSVN.com also placed an advertisement on the top header of the site near their logo, where as WHDH has a graphic of the Boston skyline. Additionally, WHDH.com is asking for feedback, posing the question of: “We want this website to be your website. Click here to give us some feedback.” From my searching, there is no request for feedback on the updated WSVN site.
Updated WSVN.com
Check out the new WSVN.com here. Compare it to the new WHDH site here.
Larry King at the Miami Dolphins vs Patriots game yesterday.
He joined former WPLG sports director Jimmy Cefalo and WTVJ NBC6 sports director Joe Rose for their radio broadcast on WQAM
King was a Dolphins radio analyst from 1969-1971 and in 1977
Happy New Year from SFLTV.com
Happy New Year!
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