Can KRON-TV Be Added to the Channel Line-up?

[Jason Bezis]

Thank you for the new antenna and for adding KQEH channel 54 (a.k.a. the former KTEH).  Would it be possible to add KRON-TV channel 4, too?   Regardless, I am grateful that seven channels are now available.

[Paul Nilon]

[Paul Nilon]

You guys are awesome.

,

[rwb...@gmail.com]

I would also like to see KRON added to the list. 

On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 3:51:34 AM UTC-4 Jason Bezis wrote:

[Francis Y. Yan]

We tried to add the 7th channel but the network between our antenna (on campus) and streaming servers (in the data center) cannot sustain the aggregate bitrate, resulting in unreliability. That said, we are okay with replacing channels with other more popular channels, e.g., if KRON has more viewers than KBCW.

Best,

Francis

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[Ben Rippel]

For those not from the Bay Area, here's what KRON is:

1) Owned by Nexstar, a company that owns many stations nationwide, including the "NewsNation" cable TV network

They claim to work closely with the other Nexstar TV stations that cover most of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Montana, and Colorado https://www.kron4.com/regional-news-partners/

2)Weekday daytime programming -  Local newscasts 5 am - 11 am PT M-F, then "Hot Bench," then news again (12-1), then "Live in the Bay!" lifestyle show (1-2), then reruns of "Dateline," (2-3) then news (3-4), then Dr. Phil (4-5). Afternoon news block. then 7p-8p closes out pre-primetime with Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight.

3) Prime time seems to be local newscasts

4) Late night is Inside Edition / Entertainment Tonight (11p-12mid), MyNetwork TV "prime time" block (various shows) 12a-2a

5) Weekends look like mostly junk, but then again, many TV stations seem to largely have gone into less desirable programming on weekends unless they have sports secured.

So, my thought is that if the students are seeing a lot of viewership during local newscasts on stations like the Fox affiliate or KBCW (when they tend to be time shifted) over CW Prime time programming, it might be worth making the change.

KBCW daytime consists of:
Judge shows (some of which are old reruns, Judge Judy isn't making new episodes)

Reruns of sitcoms (King of Queens, 2 and 1/2 Men, Young Sheldon, American Housewife, The Neighborhood)

Family Feud (6 pm Pacific)

Nexstar also bought this network and canceled a majority of the scripted television, it is unclear what the future of prime time programming may be

LIV Golf has been carried on this network

CBS announced it would exercise that right (To leave CW after the Nexstar acquisition) on May 5, 2023, disaffiliating KBCW from the network at the end of August and returning the station to independent status.

So, after the end of August, KBCW may be "independent" (news?) and KRON will likely be the home of the CW Broadcast Network programming.

[Mike Beckham]

Can we get rid of PBS which is almost always just pledges and add KRON?

[cofycat]

Oh, heck no! Regular KQED viewed here.

KRON has no value to me...30 year old shows and local news run on repeat every hour is a big yawn. 

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[Hoops]

Yes we should add KRON TV as that network will soon have the CW and also mynetworktv programming, and also why don’t you add back KBCW to be used as a CBS alternative when KPIX airs local programs and KBCW airs CBS programming, and ION?