Nexstar Files Extension to Increase DTV Power
Nexstar, the parent company of KARK/Little Rock and KTAL/Shreveport, is asking the FCC to grant them an extension in the deadline to up the power for some of its station's DTV signal. KTAL is one of those stations. Nexstar says can't afford to make the needed upgrades at the moment. Read the full letter HERE.
posted by ATN @ 12:53 PM
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12 Comments:
How about Nextstar start by paying their employees enough money to live on. Then get a Satalite truck, then a new set, a doppler radar, a way to have live shots that don't look like they're from the moon walk. I guess once they get all of that they can get HD for the 9,000 or so people who suffer through a newscast in Eastern Oklahoma/ Texarkana.
I do think both of Nexstar's stations have talent, I just think Shreveport is more like a 1980's station while the other shreveport stations are like 1998.
Channel 4 is on par and doing much better than in the early 90's.
I think this is turning into the Nexstar blog.
It's not that it's turning into the nexstar blog, it's just that no one else is doing stuff that merits posting except nexstar. Nexstar sucks.
Untrue, things from other stations are being ignored.
i live down in a rural area and get PERFECT digital HDTV with an antenna - better than anything cable ever tried to offer. but since deathstar's stations aren't full power DTV I can't watch 'em since I no longer have an analog tuner for my HD monitor.
as crappy as deathstar stations are it's no big loss for me.
KARK is full power DTV. By the way, KATV is still working on their transition to full power.
KNWA-DT is not even on the air yet Deatstar has also filed for an extension of time for this pitiful station.
With rare exceptions, television (and radio) stations are now owned by investors, not broadcasters. These days, the licensees are supremely interested in resale value vs. just cash flow. Stations are investment commodity, not a privilege that comes with serious obligations. The Dem-Gaz is a far better newspaper than many others in comparable markets. A key reason is because Hussman lives in the market and wants to be well thought of by his neighbors. Nexstar is obviously under much financial pressure; too bad for NWA–viewers and staff– that Griffin decided to cash out.
Oh yea I forgot how better it was when Griffin had the station. Are you kidding me? KNWA has a way to go but it's a lot better and at least it has a chance now for the future.
I agree Nexstar needs to first pay it's employees! Nexstar can not pull the "Nexstar's poor" card. Nexstar needs to live up to it's obligations and dish out the money that is being required of them or GET OUT OF THE TV BUSINESS! Who do I send the letter asking for no extension for Nexstar.
Hey Duane Lammers and Perry Sook are getting paid by Nexstar
NEXSTAR PLEASE PLEASE SELL KTAL PLEASE PLEASE!!! BRING US OUT OF THE 80S!!!
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