Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Notes From the Editor: Things We Are Watching & Waiting

Greetings everyone...

Although we are over the hump of May sweeps and heading for the finish line next Wednesday, we basically have nothing new to report from the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center. This is why I haven't posted much new material lately.

We are watching and waiting on the resolution of a few items of interest that should be wrapped up shortly...

1) Who replaces Abby Ham on the morning show

2) How tight May sweeps are at 6 & 11 p.m.

3) The completion of our new broadcast tower. (Now about 2/3rds finished)

4) The signing off of Channel 3 analog on June 12th.

5) How soon the advertising market recovers, especially locally.

So, we are still here with plenty of new stuff to share when the time is right. In the meantime, I'm posting some of the programming stuff I receive from NBC and upstairs about our new fall shows, which of course will be joined by the addition of Jay Leno in prime time at 10 p.m.

Jay's new show both excites and makes NBC affiliates, like WKYC, a little nervous in charting new territory like this. But, of course, television is changing - almost daily - and nothing is outside the realm of possibility now.