Gray to buy Tegna Media???

Reports are circulating that Gray Television is kicking the tires on Tegna Media, if this were to happen Gray would be on par with Nexstar in terms of Colorado stations. They too would have stations in every Colorado market.

Tegna owns: KUSA & KTVD in Denver. 
Gray owns: KKCO & KJCT-LP in Grand Junction & KKTV in Colorado Springs

This would also be the first ownership change at 9NEWS in 42 years. 9NEWS was sold by Combined Communications Corp in May 1978 to Tegna (Then known as Gannett).    While I'm posting this today, there is NO Deal currently, and if anything happens it probably wouldn't happen until latter this year or even next year if at all.  The two companies have several areas that are conflicts (where both companies own stations). In addition the DOJ & FCC would be involved in anything that would happen.



Here is the report from our friends over at FTVLive on this potential merger:  https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2020/3/6/breaking-gary-makes-offer-to-buy-tegna


















 

More Sub-Channel changes & the launch of a new network.

If you view TV with an antenna, your going to need to re-scan if you live in metro Denver or in Northeastern Colorado. That's because some of Denver's TV stations have been tinkering with there signals. 

On Friday February 28, 2020 a little after Noon time, KUSA added a country music lifestyle network called Circle, to digital channel 9.6 over the air.  

Some other Tegna Media stations (KUSA's owner) are also adding the network including:

• WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
• KARE-TV, Minneapolis   &
• KHOU-TV Houston

To learn more about Circle go here: https://www.circleplus.com 



 




 

CBSN Denver launched Wednesday.

CBSN Denver the local version of CBSN launched Wednesday morning  (2/19) at 10 AM, It can be seen at the following links: www.denver.cbslocal.com it is at the top of the website.   This service can also be accessed at the CBS NEWS Website: https://www.cbsnews.com/live/cbsn-local-den/

CBS Has been rolling out CBSN Local editions at it's owned & operated stations since early January, it's modeled after the successful CBSN  national news network from CBS News.   CBSN Denver is supposed to have it's own set, & separate reporting, but it appears that for right now they are just repeating CBS4 Newscasts.

 

 

Sub-Channel Changes in Denver.

Late Friday night (Feb 7th) KTVD dropped MeTV from 20.2 (KTVD-DT2) and added Heroes & Icons or H&I.    Meanwhile February 1st H&I Owned & Operated station KREG in Glenwood Springs switched networks & started simulcasting MeTV with KTVD in anticipation of the switch in networks.  

So KTVD 20.2 is now H&I  & KREG 5.1 is MeTV.  

You might need to re-scan to find these networks.

Former 9NEWS Reporter Heidi McGuier has passed away.

Former 9NEWS reporter & MetroMix TV host Heidi McGuier passed away Saturday January 11, 2020 from brain cancer (Glioblastoma). She owned a production company called 321 Media Productions, LLC that focused on on-line video.

She had brain cancer since October 2018, and she detailed a little part of her cancer journey here:  https://peanutbutterandcancer.com/

Heidi was 38.  

Here is the article with video from 9NEWS:  https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/remembering-heidi-mcguire-former-9newser-passes-away-at-38/73-113d8b29-7dfb-4f18-993c-5301d381eff7







(Photo: 9NEWS & Channel 20--KUSA & KTVD)





 

CBS4 Blocking bike lanes?

 





















CBS4 Called out Denver officials for not plowing protected bike lanes in the county, hours later the City/County got the last laugh.  Check this out, it seems as if the station was blocking the bike lane while doing their report, and it also looks like the news vehicle has expired license plates. 

H/T:  https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/12/5/oh-snap



 

The FOX31 News & Technology Center & KWGN Studios to be home to Nexstar hub ops.

Nexstar announced this past week, that the KDVR News & Technology Center / KWGN studios will be home to a new master control center that will control 60 nexstar stations across the country. 

More here: https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/11/7/denver-station-to-become-nexstar-hub