WSMV Adding More News
- Posted August 19th, 2022 at 11:11pm
Just found out that WSMV will be adding an hour long newscast at 3pm. Also, they will be expanding the midday newscast. It will start at 11am and go to 1pm, and they will be moving "Today in Nashville" to 2pm and expanding it also to an hour. The 3pm newscast will be anchored by Tracy Kornet and weather by Dan Thomas. Click here for the full article. Until more news breaks, that's all for now.
19 Comments
Leatherneck97
- Posted on August 20th, 2022 at 12:03am
That's good of them to expand news coverage on WSMV.
Brentwood OTA
- Posted on August 20th, 2022 at 11:09am
All made possible because NBC is movie that old soaper, Days of Our Lives, to Peacock. I'd hate to be working the phones the day that switch takes place.
xmguy
- Posted on August 21st, 2022 at 6:21pm - Edited
Maybe they'll add more UHF translators for the upper cumberland/east middle TN. I hate losing WSMV (and RF 5, WTVF) every night from stupid LED based security lights.
n2radio
- Posted on August 22nd, 2022 at 9:48am - Edited
So, in September, WSMV's early morning/daytime weekday schedule will look like a News channel rather than a general entertainment station. 16 straight hours of basically news programming. Just goes to show the media landscape is changing and WSMV is trying to find a niche they can sell. News and Sports is what still captures "live" viewers. We are going to streaming providers for our entertainment programming. It's probably only a matter of time until one of the big 4 converts to this model. 3am-4am Early Today|4am-7am News 4 Today|7am-9am Today|9am-10a Third Hour Today|10am-11a Today with Hoda & Jenna|11am-1p News 4 Midday|1p-2p NBC Network Newscast|2p-3p Today in Nashville|3p-4p News 4 at 3:00|4p-5p News 4 at 4:00|5p-5:30p News 4 at 5:00|5:30-6pm NBC Nightly News|6p-7p News 4 at 6 & 6:30
Brentwood OTA
- Posted on August 23rd, 2022 at 8:35am
It's hard to call the various "Today" shows news anymore. Yes they include news, but they've really become more of a general entertainment program with a variety of other kinds of segments including commentary, cooking, music acts, how-tos, celebrity worship, shopping tips, pet helps, etc. Infotainment maybe?
itgrouch
- Posted on August 24th, 2022 at 10:40pm
I see this as simply a cost savings move. They will be eliminating having to pay for two syndicated talk shows they are currently airing that have lousy ratings. Plus, they will be losing any ratings numbers they had once Days of Our Lives moves to Peacock. Much cheaper to use staff for news, sports, and entertainment programming to fill those slots. On another interesting note, The Kelly Clarkson Show will be moving from 9am to 3pm in September on WTVF, since The Ellen Show is no more. I haven't heard what is going to fill the 9am time slot.
Leatherneck97
- Posted on August 25th, 2022 at 9:55pm
Taking off some old shows and replacing it with new content with cheaper results is something businesses will do everytime they can.
NashDigie
- Posted on August 25th, 2022 at 11:00pm
Here is the new post about the 9am slot - https://nashvilledtvnews.info/post/NC5s_9am_Slot_Revealed
itgrouch
- Posted on August 28th, 2022 at 4:40pm
Long gone are the days when daytime programming, especially the soaps on the big three, had 10-15 million viewers. Same goes for the network morning shows. I remember when WTVF only broadcast the final hour of CBS' morning show until CBS made it a requirement for affiliates to broadcast the entire two hours.
firetruck150
- Posted on August 26th, 2022 at 5:12am
They are not adding content, only increasing repetition. Same stories repeated every thirty minutes.
RonG
- Posted on September 27th, 2022 at 3:37pm
Is WSMV getting GetTV? I'm getting a test pattern on channel 4.6. It is identifying as GetTV.
Leatherneck97
- Posted on September 27th, 2022 at 4:47pm
I seen that on Rabbitears Get TV is being moved from 30.2 to 4.6. I think Quest will be on 30.2 instead of Get TV and I seen a few weeks ago that Quest showed up on 30.2 guide and programming was tailered from what Quest was showing at the time but still showed Get TV programming.
RonG
- Posted on September 27th, 2022 at 7:27pm
GetTV is now on 4.6. It is also still on 30.2. I wonder when it will be replaced on 30.2.
Leatherneck97
- Posted on September 27th, 2022 at 7:31pm
Possibly it will be changed sometime in the near future.
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