Station to Station covers the odds, ends, ups and downs of the local televison business across America en-us http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406.html?nid=3796 Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use October 7, 2008 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1290034529.html?nid=3796 The NY Times has an interesting page one story on the republic of Georgia and what it's like to be a broadcaster there. Georgia is of course held u... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/740034474.html?nid=3796 KUSA Denver releases a mobile application with Rocketron tomorrow that will allow users to dial up a phone number and get free news from the Gannet... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1030034303.html?nid=3796 Detroit's deaf community has its own correspondent, as CW outlet WKBD has tapped Kenya Lowe to cover issues for the hearing-impaired on its Stree... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1360034136.html?nid=3796 Local TV may be stuck in an advertising slump for the next few years, reports Media Life Magazine, thanks in part to the shrinking revenue from the... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/300034030.html?nid=3796 As the Oct. 1 federal deadline approaches for broadcasters to tell cable operators their plans for retransmission consent, several are putting cash... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1470033947.html?nid=3796 Because there's just not enough presidential talk on the air these days, KMSP Minneapolis debuts Fox at 6: You Decide on Monday. Hosted by Jeff Pas... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1090033909.html?nid=3796 Stations across the country are under increasing pressure to drop controversial ads from third-party interest groups, reports the Wall Street Journ... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/700033870.html?nid=3796 Three dozen protestors are urging WPIX New York to yank syndie rookie Jeanine Pirro from its airwaves, the Journal News reports. Pirro was the West... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1710033771.html?nid=3796 Some high-profile suitors are kicking the tires at rich-people network Plum TV, reports the New York Post, including Barry Diller, Ted Forstmann an... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/630033663.html?nid=3796 As is often the case with new LPM markets, a couple stations are happy with the new young-skewing Nielsen metrics in the Twin Cities, and a couple ... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/340033634.html?nid=3796 The mood inside WNBC, the force behind the 24/7 New York news channel NBC is launching later this fall, is a bit anxious, reports Crain's New York.... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/450033445.html?nid=3796 With New York's financial institutions crumbling, the Wall Street debacle loomed large over CBS Corp. boss Leslie Moonves' presentation at the Gold... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1350033335.html?nid=3796 With at least half of the DMA still without power in the wake of Hurricane Ike, stations are clamoring to get back to normal life. KTRK staffers ar... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1550033155.html?nid=3796 WGN Chicago debuts its Midday News at 11:30 and its Evening News at 5:30 Monday. The new newscasts bring the Tribune flagship's total to 37 ho... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1090033109.html?nid=3796 The golf season is winding down in many parts of the country, leaving several general managers with a lot more time on their hands. WCBS New Y... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/810032881.html?nid=3796 If you want to see how Wilmington handles the arrival of its analog TV shutoff in about an hour, the FCC is streaming live coverage of the press co... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1890032789.html?nid=3796 As WNBC New York's 7 p.m. news turns 1 next week, NY Daily News TV guy Richard Huff delivers a gimlet-eyed take on its rookie season. He likes th... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1590032759.html?nid=3796 Detroit stations of course had a field day covering former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick this week. Fox O&O WJBK, which went wall to wall coverin... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1030032703.html?nid=3796 Pat Polillo, who ran KYW Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984, passed away September 2 from brain cancer. He was 75. Polillo had several news di... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/540032654.html?nid=3796 WFLD Chicago is launching "YourDatingSpot" on MyFoxChicago.com--a "free, easy to use local online dating site" aimed at pairing... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1500032550.html?nid=3796 If you haven't had a chance to check out Meredith's homespun syndie program Better, here's a snippet of the women's show, featuring an interview on... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1450032545.html?nid=3796 Always one to do things its own way, Tribune Broadcasting has stripped "CW" branding off many of its CW affiliates, reports Variety.&nbsp... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/1330032533.html?nid=3796 The station Websites in New Orleans are offering up some interesting and harrowing videos from Gustav. WGNO offers this from the AP, which shows th... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/440032444.html?nid=3796 Around 14 employees were laid off at KEYE Austin earlier this month, reports the Austin Statesman, with high-profile anchor cuts on the way. ... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/60000406/post/50032405.html?nid=3796 KDSM Des Moines debuts a 9 p.m. news on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Produced by WHO, the hour-long newscast will be anchored by longtime weekend face Lynn Me...