What's PTZ up to?

[am_directional]

Channel 5 WPTZ has been running these elusive "news from your backyard - coming soon" promos.  Any thoughts?  Are they going to back to anchoring in multiple cities (like they did back in the 80's)?

HMMMMM....


regards, Joe

[rugrats1]

> Channel 5 WPTZ has been running these elusive "news from
> your backyard - coming soon" promos.  Any thoughts?  Are
> they going to back to anchoring in multiple cities (like
> they did back in the 80's)?

That, or they'll increase their news coverage outside of the Plattsburgh and Burlington areas.

[odomski]

Do they still have the satellite station down in White River Junction?  If so, do they use it as a "Southern VT Bureau" or something for the WPTZ newscasts?  What do they do with the old WNNE-31?  I ask this because I'm not familiar with either station.  All I know is that a few years back, WNNE used to do their own newscasts or did "cut-ins" during the WPTZ newscasts.

[TheViking]

> Do they still have the satellite station down in White River
> Junction?  If so, do they use it as a "Southern VT Bureau"
> or something for the WPTZ newscasts?  What do they do with
> the old WNNE-31?  I ask this because I'm not familiar with
> either station.  All I know is that a few years back, WNNE
> used to do their own newscasts or did "cut-ins" during the
> WPTZ newscasts.
>

WNNE was a standalone station with its own (small) news operation up until early 2001.  There were morning local cut-ins, a 30 minute 6 and 11 newscast, and nothing on weekends.  Once Hearst-Argyle had WNNE in its stable they simulcasted WPTZ's news on 31 but dedicated one block to Upper Valley news with a seperate anchor.

Shortly after this arrangement, WCAX established an "Upper Valley Bureau" in Leb/WRJ with former WNNE reporter Kate Duffy... not sure if it's still running.

[radiovermonter]

Newschannel 5 is adding a 5:30 pm newscast starting Monday, canceling the noon show as well.  News from 5pm - 7 pm now.

> Do they still have the satellite station down in White River
> Junction?  If so, do they use it as a "Southern VT Bureau"
> or something for the WPTZ newscasts?  What do they do with
> the old WNNE-31?  I ask this because I'm not familiar with
> either station.  All I know is that a few years back, WNNE
> used to do their own newscasts or did "cut-ins" during the
> WPTZ newscasts.
>

[lesnessman]

> Newschannel 5 is adding a 5:30 pm newscast starting Monday,
> canceling the noon show as well.  News from 5pm - 7 pm now.
>
> > Do they still have the satellite station down in White
> River
> > Junction?  If so, do they use it as a "Southern VT Bureau"
>
> > or something for the WPTZ newscasts?  What do they do with
>
> > the old WNNE-31?  I ask this because I'm not familiar with
>
> > either station.  All I know is that a few years back, WNNE
>
> > used to do their own newscasts or did "cut-ins" during the
>
> > WPTZ newscasts.
> >
>


The noon show ends Friday 9/6, but I believe the 5:30 show doesn't start until Monday 9/19.