It will soon be COX 25

[Ken VanTassell]

"WFXT will remain a Fox affiliate, so don’t expect any changes to your
prime time viewing (aside from Fox canceling quality efforts like “I Wanna
Marry Harry
<http://www.boston.com/life/relationships/2014/04/17/fake-prince-harry-reality-show-makes-highly-uncomfortable/ntWeC52AuHMH7Qqg1QKrXJ/story.html>”).
The deal must meet regulatory muster before it can be completed, according
to Fox."


http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/06/24/boston-wfxt-traded-fox-cox-media/3yXT0LmZoSEpAseXKueWFN/story.html


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Mike Ward <mward@iname.com> wrote:

> I think I read somewhere that WFXT will certainly remain a Fox affiliate,
> as if there was any question.
>
> The same thing happened here, when Fox sold off the Local TV stations (now
> Tribune). WJW "Fox 8" and its Local TV Fox affiliate sisters signed a
> long-term deal (reportedly 10 years) to stay with Fox. That was many years
> ago, and "Fox 8" hasn't changed networks since.
>
> Unless there was some other linked deal to move the affiliation, which
> would be somewhat unlikely in Boston as already pointed out here, I can't
> see Fox selling off WFXT without a long-term affiliation deal.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Ken VanTassell <kenwvt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> According to the article "After the deal closes, the Memphis and Boston
>> stations will remain FOX affiliates."
>>
>> -Ken
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Scott Fybush <scott@fybush.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On 6/24/2014 9:41 PM, Maureen Carney wrote:
>> >
>> >> I see it as the opposite - there's now one more established channel NBC
>> >> could shop the affiliation to if they want to be rid of WHDH. Not
>> saying
>> >> it will happen, but 25 is a more acceptable choice than trying to
>> >> retrain the public to watch a station they currently don't think about
>> >> (WTMU for example).
>> >>
>> >
>> > It's possible, I suppose - and Cox does have established relations with
>> > NBC, too, most notably at WPXI in Pittsburgh. But I'd be a little
>> > surprised, once we see the full terms of this deal, if it doesn't
>> include
>> > an extended contract to keep WFXT with Fox.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>