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WPEC PGA Coverage Ratings Rock

Published by admin on 8/17/2010 in Local Media.

TCPalm reports WPEC scored well in the TV ratings race for the PGA Championship this past weekend.

The Palm Beach CBS affiliate placed third on Saturday with a 5.8 household rating and fifth on Sunday with  7.4 rating among 56 CBS affiliates nationally.

In comparison the national average household rating for the championship on Saturday and Sunday was 3.1 and 5.0 respectively with most CBS affiliates recording a drop in ratings versus last year. The average rating for the PGA Championship was 33% lower than 2009 according to USA Today

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Bryan Norcross Joins Weather Channel

Published by admin on 8/17/2010 in Local Media.

It’s not a comeback to TV per se but former WFOR hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross has joined The Weather Channel, with the same job description, for this year’s hurricane season. Norcross will work with the channel’s “hurricane expert” Dr. Rick Knabb

Bryan Norcross left WFOR in 2008 after an investor company bought his emergency communication company ‘America’s Emergency Network’. WPLG hurricane specialist and former Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield is the Sernior VP of Governmental Relations for AEN

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WFOR Debuting New Graphics Today

Published by admin on 8/9/2010 in Local Media.

WFOR is debuting a new graphics package at 5pm today. I’m told it will be the new O&O package other CBS-owned stations like KCBS in Los Angelis and WBBM in Chicago received this year. Videos after the jump

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CBS Launches New Online Platform

Published by admin on 8/6/2010 in Local Media.

CBS just rolled out a new website for its New York  television and radio stations that combines all their websites into one. They also took a page out of NBC’s online strategy and named it CBSNewYork.com although the domain just forwards to newyork.cbslocal.com

Also just like NBC, CBS wants CBSNewYork.com to be the online “hub” for New Yorkers that has everything from local news, fluff, shopping discounts and local events. Interestingly, the new site is powered by the very popular free content management system WordPress! Actually it’s the premium version found on WordPress.com also known as WordPress VIP. CNN, Time.com, the BBC and others use it for their blogs. The network’s boss Leslie Moonves says the new platform will be rolled out to other CBS markets.

Even though in Miami CBS doesn’t own any radio stations, it does own WFOR and WBFS My33 and the two stations have a shared website, so they should see the new design and name change in the very near future.

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WFOR Photog Arrested at Miami City Hall

Published by admin on 8/2/2010 in Local Media.

Details are scarce but a tipster tells us a WFOR photog was arrested in a scuffle at Miami City Hall on 7/30.

He was charged on two counts, one for obstruction and one for a battery on an officer. The first charge is a misdemeanor and the second is a felony. He was released on a $5,000 bond and a prehearing date is set for 8/27.

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