Fox 44 News

[Scott Fybush]

Bill O'Neill wrote:
> The BFree Press reporting today that WFFF (44 Burlington) will unveil 
> its 10:00 News this Monday.  I was actually expecting the product to be 
> an extension of sister - WPTZ (5) news but it is an all new set-up.  And 
> just to be consistent with print reporting of this aural, the author of 
> the Press story erroneously identifies the location of WCAX (3) as 
> studios across the lake in Plattsburgh.  
> http://burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071201/LIVING/712010323/1004 

It's been many years since WFFF and WPTZ were operated jointly. WFFF is 
now a sister station to WVNY, with those two stations sharing studio 
facilities just behind the WPTZ Burlington studios up off US 7 north of 
town.

> The new cast marks the return of a third TV news option in the market 
> since the ABC affiliate (22) headed for the hills a couple of years ago.

And, given that WFFF and WVNY are sisters now, it wouldn't surprise me 
to see news make a return to WVNY eventually, too.

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