Fetch Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Am I getting Fargo local news on channel 8 - I used to get the Grand Forks local crew ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 It says WDAY ? Wasn't it WDAZ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfanofcourse Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 We were wondering that same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 hours ago, Fetch said: Am I getting Fargo local news on channel 8 - I used to get the Grand Forks local crew ? You're lucky you can still get WDAZ... I have DirecTV There's a train of thought that eventually there will only be one ABC in the eastern part of the state. It will be in Fargo. Notice when Phill left they didn't fill his spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, Goon said: You're lucky you can still get WDAZ... I have DirecTV Which means less money for WDAZ. You're probably right in that WDAZ will cease to exist and it'll be a sad day when Grand Forks will no longer have a news station and every tv newscast in GF will have little Bison logos constantly at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawksHoops Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I'm hoping that it is only during the holidays and the good folks at WDAZ are getting the week off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I miss WDAZ, especially the sports. Valley News live is very anti-UND in everything but hockey, WDAY does a better job with Dom Izzo so I guess its better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 8 hours ago, Cratter said: Which means less money for WDAZ. You're probably right in that WDAZ will cease to exist and it'll be a sad day when Grand Forks will no longer have a news station and every tv newscast in GF will have little Bison logos constantly at the bottom. I hope WDAZ stays around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Are there any stories why this is happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 13 minutes ago, Fetch said: Are there any stories why this is happening Who would cover it - The Grand Forks Forum? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux_FF Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Per a recently retired employee, they are carrying WDAY newscasts Dec 24th thru Jan 8th. Then back to the 10 per week locally. Also, its the first time in decades that DAZ has neither a local Station Manager or a local News Director. Not looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 What happend to regimbal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 21 hours ago, Cratter said: Which means less money for WDAZ. You're probably right in that WDAZ will cease to exist and it'll be a sad day when Grand Forks will no longer have a news station and every tv newscast in GF will have little Bison logos constantly at the bottom. I hope WDAZ stays around, too. Two of my two favorite sports personnel Maddie and Phil have left and I no longer really watch them online anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 18 minutes ago, gfhockey said: What happend to regimbal I thought with your Good Ole Boys connection you would let us know the low down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux_FF Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Reggie been gone for a couple years, still in town. I know he runs camera for Midco, not sure what else. His wife, Stacie, is the anchor on WDAZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 14 hours ago, Goon said: I hope WDAZ stays around. 1 hour ago, Goon said: I hope WDAZ stays around, too. Early onset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Just now, Cratter said: Eary onset? of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 minutes ago, Goon said: of? You'd probably forget if I told you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90siouxfan Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I used to make buggy whips, this seems familiar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSioux Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The answer to "Why" can be found by following the money. Less staff = lower overhead = higher profits for Forum Communications. No amount of complaining in GF will have an impact - it is inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 8 hours ago, CMSioux said: The answer to "Why" can be found by following the money. Less staff = lower overhead = higher profits for Forum Communications. No amount of complaining in GF will have an impact - it is inevitable. And it is also inevitable that I will not bother watching their newscast anymore. Fargo really thinks it is Minneapolis. What's next, the Grand Forks Heraldo gets shut down and we are force-fed the Fargo Forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfanofcourse Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I think forum communications already owns the Herald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford torgerson Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, siouxfanofcourse said: I think forum communications already owns the Herald. Yes they do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 4 hours ago, siouxfanofcourse said: I think forum communications already owns the Herald. Yeah, I know that. I was speculating that they would get rid of the Heraldo to save money and replace it with the Fargo Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeutralObserver Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Bismarck has local news on two stations. The Grand Forks market is a little smaller, but close enough that the idea of not having any local news is stupid. Even Minot has one full local news and one partial local news (unless that's changed with the new owners of both the CBS and NBC station groups). Even Williston has partial local news on their NBC station. The selfishness of the Fargo TV stations has always bothered me, and I don't even live in the Eastern part of the state. Instead of covering their part of the state with multiple towers giving multiple over the air signals like western ND, you have a couple instances of putting up one tower to reach part of the area, and saying screw you to the areas in Eastern ND that it can't reach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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