WHDH New Look

7 News' First at 4 intro with new "7 Weather Alert". Graphics done in-house and music by the best in the biz, Chris Crane (of course!)

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[muso65]

re:Weather Alert signature here is the main signature from the WSVN 1998 package? The ever resourceful Chris Crane... he recycles!

Actually no, it's from a music library.

[theoriginalmigs]

Actually no, the Weather Alert/7Weather music WAS composed by Chris Crane. It is NOT, however, from the WSVN 1998 package, that is false.

[hkfreak]

Still, Hearst-Argyle is pretty tight with their stations. Heck, I'd like ABC to go to 7, then 5 could get the better programming! And the screw up may cause a bit of chaos, too. So WBZ's continuity and reliability can go up! Still, I don't think a ownership change, or even a affiliation change will happen. Heck, a pipe dream's what it is. I'm sure we're all on that same pipe. It's just going into the sewage tank.

[grahambrunk]

Sunbeam would never sell WSVN, thats their baby, WHDH i dunno, i sort of doubt it. Ed Ansin the owner of Sunbeam is one of the richest men in the US. ABC is happy with WPLG since WPLG is #1 in Miami. I do think WPLGs ratings will plunge once they move to Broward tho. No Station that has ever moved OUT of Miami has done well. Miami is the city in that market and thats where the news is. If WPLG plummets ABC could think about an O&O in Miami.

[mrceleb2006]

@jhshifris1 Not from my point of view...I wish WCVB was an NBC O&O station because they refuse to air their weekday midday newscasts for Bell TV subscribers in Canada. Infomercials suck, except during overnight hours.

[jhshifris1]

@mrceleb2006 No, what if WCVB is happy with ABC? They probably are.

[OTownNews]

Don't matter what you mean - Ansin would sooner dumb down the hellish 7 News formats to the Euro trend (simplicity) than sell to the networks.

[growingup15]

WSVN Is similar to this station with graphics and logo

[grahambrunk]

I am sure that Ed Ansin inked an undisclosed deal with NBC to air that show. Such as if the Leno Show fails, Ansin can do whatever he wants with 10pm regardless of what NBC does. One thing for sure, NBC does not want to spend more money such as buying and setting a new station up in Boston. They will do everything they can to keep affiliation with WHDH. Remember, WHDH gets NBC very good ratings in comparison to NBCs ratings in other urban areas.

[rickhh1]

I think the recent situation with the Jay Leno 10pm show and WHDH wanting to put on a newscast instead of the show is an example of how Sunbeam isn't ready to lose the station.

The quick turnaround to allowing the Leno show on shows that Sunbeam doesn't want to lose the lucrative NBC affiliation to another channel.

[itlaiaboy514]

I don't think that WCVB&WHDH are going to change owners and become O&O. That just the way i see it.

[mrceleb2006]

THANKS A LOT!!

[hkfreak]

Stop pipe dreamin'! Your proposal won't happen. That's that./