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WFIE ends 14Xtra's 9 p.m. newscast after 3 years

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UPDATE, 2:25 p.m.:  14 News marketing director Brandon Ridge replied to my request for comment this afternoon.  His statement can be found below.

PREVIOUSLY:
If you're in the mood to watch local news at 9 p.m. each weeknight, your choices have been narrowed to one: Local 7 WTVW's hour-long edition of Eyewitness News.

14 News' 9 p.m. newscast on 14Xtra (ch. 14.2) reached the end of its three-year run last week, with the final edition having aired last Wednesday night.

It's never been known how many viewers tuned in to 14's "early-late" news, as Nielsen doesn't measure the local ".2" channels.  I've been told on a number of occasions that this makes it difficult to sell ad time on those channels, but it's not clear if that was the immediate cause of 14's decision to terminate the 9, which debuted on Sept. 28, 2009.

Sources tell me that no jobs were affected by the move and that the station is refocusing its efforts on its remaining newscasts.

STATEMENT FROM BRANDON RIDGE, 14 NEWS MARKETING DIRECTOR:
14WFIE produced its last 9 p.m. news on 14Xtra last Wednesday. We’ve chosen this to focus our efforts on the 10 p.m. newscast and our digital products throughout the evening. There are no staffing changes with this move.
We are proud of the work we did on the 9 p.m. newscast but we weren’t able to see viewership levels on a multichannel and it’s important to put resources where we can see benefit for the most viewers. That said, we feel safe that the number of people watching NBC, our 10 p.m. newscast, and on our other screens are much higher than on 14Xtra at 9 p.m.
In addition, we’ve been pleased that NBC had a strong fall launch and November sweep performance, we think this will continue to be the trend. This  allows our viewers to stay on our main channel through the evening as well as stay up to date with breaking news and weather information on our mobile app and website all leading up to the 10PM newscast.
Weather information will be the replacement of the 9PM newscast for the foreseeable future.

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CARMI: WROY and WRUL planning news changes

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Stations moving local newscasts to the top of the hour beginning Nov. 5

Carmi radio stations WROY-1460 AM and WRUL-97.3 FM will be making some news changes starting next month.

The changes, which are set to take effect on Nov. 5, are as follows:
  • WROY's existing local newscasts will move to 6, 7 and 10 a.m., respectively, and the station will add a brief 8 a.m. newscast.
  • WRUL's local newscasts will air at 6, 7 and 8 a.m.; noon and 1 p.m.; and 4 and 5 p.m.
Both stations already air AP network news at the top of the hour, and by putting everything together, the station believes listeners will get more of what they want, when they want it.

"This will give our news listeners a more comprehensive look at news, and our music listeners more music with less interruption," the station said on its Facebook page. 

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LOUISVILLE: Sunday night's the last for WHAS11's 10 p.m. news on WBKI

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After a six-and-a-half year relationship, WBKI's 10 p.m. newscast produced by WHAS11 has reached the end of the line.

Anchor Doug Proffitt announced Friday night that Sunday night's edition will be the last.

The two stations entered into an agreement to produce the 10 p.m. edition in October 2005, and it premiered a few months later.

Earlier this year, however, WBKI was sold to Lexington-based LM Communications, and LM put the station's management in the hands of Block Communications' WDRB and WMYO.  That change has already birthed a new 7 p.m. newscast produced by WDRB.  That newscast premiered earlier this month.

As for what will replace the news at 10, TV Guide shows that the station will air How I Met Your Mother at that time beginning Monday night.

Thanks to D.H. for the heads up!

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LOUISVILLE: WDRB to produce 7 p.m. newscast on WBKI

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Louisville's CW affiliate, WBKI, is trading in its 10 p.m. newscast for one at 7 p.m.

To be produced by WDRB, which now handles most operations for WBKI, the new 7 PM WDRB Local Evening News on WBKI (say that ten times fast!) will debut on Sept. 17 and will be anchored by David Scott and Jennifer Baileys, who also anchor the WDRB Local Evening News, which currently airs at 6:30 p.m. ET on WDRB.

The new newscast will replace the existing 10 p.m. program produced for WBKI by WHAS11.

“This is just the first of many cooperative moves that will benefit both WBKI and WDRB, and we couldn’t be more excited,” said Lynn Martin, the head of LM Communications Television, which recently purchased WBKI. “We’re pursuing many joint strategies to enhance WBKI’s profile in the market, and establishing an early evening news presence is one of the most important. WDRB’s news department produces a consistently superior journalistic product, and we’re happy to able to showcase it on our station.”

WDRB's management expressed pleasure with having an additional outlet for the station's news product.

“This will allow us to deliver more great local news content to the families and viewers in our area,” said Barry Fulmer, WDRB's news director. “From the standpoint of exposure, this visibility in the 7 p.m. time slot on the new WBKI should give us the opportunity to expand both of our audience bases even further.”

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With NBC's Olympic coverage beginning Friday, 14 News adjusts schedule

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NBC will begin its coverage of the Summer Olympics from London tomorrow (Friday, July 27), and with that will come a few changes for viewers of 14 News.

The station's 10 p.m. newscast will air one hour later than usual during the Games, at 11 p.m. each night.  This begins Friday night and will run for the duration, except for Aug. 8 (10:30 p.m.) and Aug. 12, the night of the closing ceremonies (10 p.m.).

Those who can receive 14Xtra (which is available over-the-air on channel 14.2 and on several area cable systems) can still watch the 9 p.m. newscast, which will also be streamed live online at 14news.com.  A "mini" newscast will also be available at the website each night at 10.

In addition to the late news change, beginning Monday, July 30, there will be no Midday program through Aug. 10.

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