{"id":31900,"date":"2023-04-30T13:55:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T17:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=31900"},"modified":"2023-04-30T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T17:55:42","slug":"the-death-of-local-news-on-tv-sinclair-is-shutting-down-some-local-news-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/04\/30\/the-death-of-local-news-on-tv-sinclair-is-shutting-down-some-local-news-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death of Local News on TV? Sinclair is Shutting Down Some Local News Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"330\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-26.png 564w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-26-300x176.png 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local news has been one of the fastest-growing areas in TV recently. Now though, it seems that Sinclair, one of the largest owners of broadcast TV, is cutting back on how many stations offer local news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week Sinclair announced that several of its smaller TV station\u2019s local news efforts, including NBC 24 in Toledo and CBS 10 KTVL in southern Oregon and Northern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update you can now add NBC 15 WPMI from Mobil, Alabama, and Pensacola, Flordia to this list of stations no longer offering local news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Sinclair will replace local news broadcasts with a national show. This new program called The National Desk will feature national and regional news but no longer local news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of these stations have struggled in rating recently, and now it seems that Sinclair has decided the cost of the local news effort was not worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC 24 posted this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nbc24.com\/news\/local\/nbc-24-statement-on-modified-news-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement&nbsp;<\/a>on its website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC 24 is changing the way we produce news in Toledo to ensure our long-term success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning May 15, The National Desk, which provides real-time national and regional news from Sinclair\u2019s television stations across the U.S., will air during our regularly scheduled news time periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TND, which offers an alternative choice for news and provides an opportunity for local news cut-ins, has grown exponentially over the last year, reaching nearly 3 million viewers per week across all dayparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly this means both stations will see news staff laid off as part of the shutdown of their news operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, if you live in one of these markets, you will need to turn to one of the other TV stations in the area to find local news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local news has been one of the fastest-growing areas in TV recently. 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