KFOR and KAUT Sold!

**drumsncode** · 01-09-2007, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by writerranger

Amen.

What happened to the TV stations having a Capitol Bureau? They used to have full-time reporters at the capitol; you know, that place where real news is being made?

Oh! I just thought of something that real gets me. Whenever there's a crime - even if it happened at 10AM, there's a reporter "LIVE!" from the scene at 10PM. Can they somehow tell us more from the scene "LIVE!" 12 hours later than from the newsroom? It's all a carnival.

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I'm not sure if KOCO having Laura Kinney (something like that) in Washington is what you want, but she's on a lot, and it's live.

And your second point, OMG, I'm so glad someone else out there noticed that and is annoyed by it!!! It does no good whatsoever to put a reporter "live" at a non-live scene, only to have them introduce a story that they put together hours earlier. I've seen all the stations I watch do this, so they're equally guilty. It's a pointless waste of reporter time and gasoline. FOX25 is really bad about this. I can't tell you how many times I've watched Sana Syed introduce a story from somewhere out in the cold, dark night, when she could be standing in the warm studio. Why punish the reporters like that?

This whole thread has been interesting and I'm glad it hasn't degenerated into a name-calling fiasco, as many TV-related threads did in 2006. Maybe it really IS a kinder, gentler OKCTalk! Ya think?

**writerranger** · 01-09-2007, 07:03 PM

Actually, drumsncode, I meant the state capitol. The press room used to be a bustling place!

You are SO right, Fox is the worst on the "LIVE!!!" business. I don't get it.

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**metro** · 01-09-2007, 07:27 PM

In fact, I prefer to watch the movie "AnchorMan" with Will Ferrel, it tends to be more entertaining than the "Non News" that is on local stations.

**jbrown84** · 01-09-2007, 08:43 PM

Fox is an absolute joke. I wouldn't watch if you paid me.

**SoonerBorn1973** · 01-09-2007, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by writerranger

Amen.

What happened to the TV stations having a Capitol Bureau? They used to have full-time reporters at the capitol; you know, that place where real news is being made?

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OETA works the Capitol beat pretty hard. How did they do in the last ratings period?

Seriously, everyone always talks about how they're fed up with local news "sensationalizing" news. But ratings for all three stations are higher than ever. So if the news is so bad, why are more people watching?

**BDP** · 01-12-2007, 05:14 PM

Yeah, and it sounds like most people on this very thread watch a lot of it. I have probably watched less than 5 hours total of local news in the last 6 years and that includes stuff on the newsok.com site. I have yet to be blind sided by anything because I missed it on the local TV news. Trust me, no one is missing anything that will actually affect their life by not watching Oklahoma City news casts. If you hate irrelavent and sensationalized news, there really is no reason to watch it at all.

**drumsncode** · 01-29-2007, 11:10 AM

I've been wondering about KFOR and its ratings, and the sale of their station.

I've noticed how difficult it is to obtain Nielsen Ratings in the past couple of years. Over the weekend, I did some reading on the web and discovered that Nielsen Media guards their data like Fort Knox. Some people were posting local ratings information on a website and Nielsen got WAY bent out of shape.

This explains to me why it is virtually impossible to read how the ratings turned out in the OKC market. We only get vague information as to who took first place at a given time. We seldom get to hear who took second and third, and by how much.

It's too bad they can't just publish the information in a delayed manner, such as a month later. I'd love to know how close some of the races are. It's obviously one of the most competitive markets in the nation.

Maybe someone should put up a website cleverly designed to replace the Nielsen Ratings book and put a dent in the Nielsen arrogance.

Anyway, I eagerly wait to see if any changes will occur at KFOR as a result of its new owner.

**jbrown84** · 01-29-2007, 01:00 PM

Yeah with the primetime ratings they only allow the top 20 or so to be listed and the websites have to take them down after a couple of weeks. It's crazy.