A petition was filed Jan. 3 with the Federal Communications Commission charging that Nexstar Broadcasting is violating FCC rules by owning two top TV stations in the Springfield market.
In Springfield, Nexstar owns KSFX, the Fox station which formerly had the call letters KDEB, and operates KOLR, the CBS affiliate, which is purportedly owned by Mission Broadcasting. FCC rules prohibit a company from owning more than one of the top four stations in a market.
The same situation exists in Joplin, where Nexstar owns KSNF and Mission allegedly owns KODE, which are the numbers two and three stations in the market.
CableAmerica Corp. filed the petition after it was forced to drop the Springfield stations after negotiations with Nexstar were unsuccessful, according to Multichannel News.
Do you not think that KOAM owns FOX here also it is only news to you if Nexstar does it just teach the kids and leave broacasting to others.
ReplyDeleteThe above poster does have a point. Why would this effect 12 & 16 and not 7 & 14. Anyway, I don't think Nexstar ever has to worry about having the top 2 stations in this area.
ReplyDeleteObviously, it would affect 7, 14 and other duopolies, but the whole point is that if Nexstar is told it cannot do that in Springfield, it will immediately affect the Joplin market and the whole basis on which Nexstar operates. And for the first poster, the word is spelled broadcasting and my kids can handle that.
ReplyDeleteGo to Joplindaily.com, click to play the video for the joplin family worship center...doesn't that look like an KODE anchor?
ReplyDeleteAs a member of Joplin Family Worship Center, that is an anchor from KODE-TV (Tara Brown), she attends my church!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, even people in the media can put their faith in Jesus.
journalists can put their faith in anything they want, but putting your face on a commercial for a church is completely unethical. it's no different than dowe quick endorsing a strip club.
ReplyDeleteis it true they're replacing bryan hamman with pat robertson?
Tara Brown or any other TV anchor has the right to endorse any organization, product, and yes even a church if they so choose. The only thing that could make it unethical would be if what is being endorsed is deemed unacceptable professional behavior...which this is not. Take the time to do the research before you post. By the way do any of you own "Air Jordans", eat "Wheaties", or have any product endorsed by an athlete or TV personality. Think first.
ReplyDeleteLast time I checked, Michael Jordan wasn't a journalist anchoring a newscast, nor has any reporter ever gone on air pushing basketball shoes.
ReplyDeletewould it be ok to read a news story with a bush/cheney sticker on your forehead? of course not. you couldn't be taken seriously, and no one would believe youre objective. it's the same situation, completely unethical.
Is it OK for a TV station to have a gambling casino or hooters to support their revenue, so to speak? I think if an anchor does a commercial for a church, big deal! There is alot more worse things out there in this world. So "anonymous" I am trying to understand that a journalist is not allowed to express their faith?
ReplyDeleteI think having faith in Jesus is great, but what about honoring a contract?
ReplyDeleteOkay, let me clarify my earlier statement. Yes, Micheal Jordan does endorse his shoes on TV by doing paid commercials. Tara Brown helped film and then produced this commercial. She did not endorse JFWC while she was "on air" during her contract time. This was done on her own time. It is not only acceptable but allowed. Any news anchor has opportunities to do endorsements. Second, the comment about anchors endorsing politics that is clearly an area that falls with the range of a conflict of interest. They report on the info and it would seem wrong, to many people, to show bias to one candidate or another. Thanks anonymous for giving me the chance to straighten this out!
ReplyDeleteYou must not be in the business...any news anchor does not have the right to do endorsements. Have you ever seen Katie Couric do a commercial??? Name a commercial you have seen with an anchor in it.
ReplyDeleteKaty has been in several commercial spots for the Jay Monahan Research facility, she has even spoken about why she decided to start this program, during other interviews. She has a life outside the newsroom, as does Tara.
ReplyDeleteJim Jackson did the commercial for the laser vision place. Carol Parker does numerous commercials. KSN's news director is voice talent for commercials.
ReplyDeleteBack to the subject.......It is becoming more common for a television station in a town to offer services to another television station in that town. It saves money. There are specific rules as to what can be done and what can not. If you follow the rules, no harm, no foul. If you violate the rules, you are at risk. I have noticed locally, especially in the cable hub bub that Nexstar has represented itself regularily as the king pin for both stations. It is always Nexstar says, Lammers says, or Hoffman says. Where is a single comment fron KODE's ownership or General Manager or do they even have a General Manager? Read back to previous press releases. I believe that is a foul.
ReplyDeletepolitics and religion go hand-in-hand. you wouldnt want to see an anchor endorsing a candidate while reading the news. it's just as bad as appearing in a church's commercial. how could any non-christian, or non-jesus freak ever take her seriously when reading a story concerning religion. it's biased and the furthest thing from objective.
ReplyDeleteBack to the subject please....
ReplyDeleteSay what? Politics and religion go hand in hand? Are you saying all christians, catholics and church going people are Republicans? Wow, what an idiotic thing to say.
ReplyDeleteBack to topic...the myth that another company owns KODE is exactly that. Mission broadcasting was created simply to comply with the rules. All decisions for stations under their umbrella are made by Nexstar brass.
An insider to CableAmerica told me that Nexstar does exclusively represent both Springfield stations and refused to allow CableAmerica the right to only carry one under their retransmission terms. In other words say Nexstar wanted $.50 a sub for their Fox station and $.50 a sub for Mission's CBS station. They could not just agree to carry CBS, they had to do both. That is a violation of the Duopoly laws and goes against the spirit of the 92 Cable Act. The market needs to balance the negotiations. In this case CableAmerica had very little power. No amount of appeals to Mission ever produced an Mission "employee/manager" The only discussions were with Nexstar's staff.
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