More Additions To My Network TV

This from Broadcasting & Cable:

My Network TV Signs With Five Affils
By Allison Romano -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/7/2006 6:37:00 PM
Fox’s new My Network TV inked deals with five affiliates Tuesday, bringing its distribution to 40% of the country. Raycom Media is committing three of its stations – WUAB Cleveland, KFVE Honolulu and WBXH Baton Rouge, La. – to the new mini-network, which is launching Sept. 5.
“I love the concept of My Network TV’s business and programming model, and am betting on the unparalleled track record behind the My Network TV leadership and News Corp.,” Raycom CEO Paul McTear said in a statement.
Also signing on are Mirage Media’s KPSE Palm Springs, Calif., and Capitol Broadcasting’s WB affiliate WWWB Charlotte, N.C. Capitol owns both the UPN and The WB in Charlotte, and committed the UPN affiliate last week to The CW network.
The deals come the same day that the CW also signed five more stations to bring its clearance to about 55% of the country. Both networks say they will reach more than 90% of U.S. TV homes by launch.

My Network TV Logo

Here is the logo for the newly-formed My Network TV. 

Stations Lining Up To Join My Network TV

March 03, 2006

Sinclair affils ink for My Network TV

My Network TV, Fox's new national program service that launches in the fall, got a boost Thursday with the announcement that station group owner Sinclair Broadcast Group had secured affiliation agreements with the network for 17 of its stations. The stations owned or operated by Sinclair that have signed on with My Network TV, a Monday-Saturday primetime block of programming set to launch Sept. 5, cover 11.9% of U.S. television households. These are in addition to the previously announced 10 stations from the Fox Television Stations group. Together, the Fox and Sinclair-owned stations give My Network TV clearances in markets covering about 36% of U.S. television households. The 17 Sinclair stations include current WB Network affiliates WTTA in Tampa, Fla., WCWB in Pittsburgh, WSTR in Cincinnati, WBSC in Greenville, S.C., KRRT in San Antonio, WTVZ in Norfolk, Va., WNYO in Buffalo, N.Y., KVWB in Las Vegas, WDKA/Paducah, Ky., and WNYS in Syracuse, N.Y. They also include current UPN affiliates WRDC in Raleigh, WUXP in Nashville, WCGV in Milwaukee, WABM in Birmingham, WUPN in Greensboro, N.C., and WMMP in Charleston, S.C., as well as the independent WFGX in Mobile, Ala.


That was an excert of a Hollywood Reporter report by Kimberly Nordyke.

New News Corporation Broadcast Network

This past Wednesday, News Corporation (which owns the Fox Network, Fox News Channel, and FX, amongst others) announced plans for the launching of a new broadcast television network called My Network TV, which is intened to serve the nine Fox-owned stations that are losing their UPN affiliations (CBS-owned UPN and Warner Brothers-owned WB are closing up shop in September to make room for The CW Network) and other would-be orphaned UPN and WB outlets. Roger Ailes, the chairman of Fox News and the Fox Television Stations group, would head up this new network.

Trace Gallagher Become Weekend "TFR" Anchorman

Fox News veteran Trace Gallagher beginning this past Saturday (February 4) became the new weekend anchorman of The Fox Report as well as the host of the new weekend editions of Studio B.

Jane Skinner As Regular On Weekday Version Of "The Big Story?"

Looks like for the past few weeks that Jane Skinner has become a regular correspondent on The Big Story with John Gibson, perhaps taking over the spot formerly held by the now-long-departed Heather Nauert (who moved over to ABC last Spring).

Here's Rick!

Here is a look at the other Fox News Channel veteran heading for News Corporation O&O WNYW in New York City. That's Rick Folbaum on the left, co-hosting with Carol Iovanna, FNC's Hurricane Dennis coverage from July 11, 2005. 

Here's A Look At Dari

Here is a look at outgoing Fox News Channel anchorwoman/news updater, WNYW(New York)-bound Dari Alexander. 

Rick and Dari Transferred To WNYW

Two Fox News Channel anchormen, Rick Folbaum, who has hosted the weekend editions of The Fox Report, and who has been the number 1 back-up on weeknights to Shepard Smith, and Dari Alexander, who until recently had regularly hosted Saturday afternoon editions of Fox News Live, and who has also been a news updater, are being shifted to the News Corporation owned and operated station, WNYW-TV, in New York City to become co-anchormen of that station's 6:00 PM (Eastern Time) local newscast.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

On behalf of the Fox News Channel America's Newsroom blog, please allow me the opportunity to wish you and yours a Happy and Prosperous 2006!

Still More From Uma's Special

Here is Uma with former Olympian and World War II prison camp survivor Louis Zamperini. 

More From Uma's Special

Here is Uma, with famed surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey.

Uma's Fox News Channel Special

Here, we see Uma Pemmaraju hosting a Fox News Special titled A Special For Young People, which originally aired on December 24, 2005, Christmas Eve. This show is slated to air twice more on New Years Night, this coming Sunday, first at 6:00 PM Pacific/9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and again three hours later. Of course, this schedule is subject to change in case of major breaking news. Jack LaLaine was one of three people that Uma interviewed herself on the special, out of seven people who were profiled on the show.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

On behalf of all of us at the Fox News Channel weblog, please permit me to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Steve, E.D., and Brian Yuck It Up

It appears that the Fox & Friends trio of Steve Doocy, E.D. Hill, and Brian Kilmeade were having a good laugh on the December 13, 2005 telecast of FNC's popular morning show. 

Newcomer to Fox News

Harris Faulkner, who until recently was a correspondent on the failed attempted revival of A Current Affair, and who earlier was an anchorwoman on Twin Cities local television, has recently joined Fox News Channel. Welcome aboard, HF!

Here's Another Uma Promo

Here is another promotional graphic for this Saturday's scheduled FNC special (on achievements and accomplishments by today's seasoned citizens) hosted by the talented Uma Pemmaraju.  

New Graphic For "SkinnerVille"

A new graphic for the "SkinnerVille" subsegment debuted last week during Studio B with Shepard Smith. 

A Friendly Reminder For All You Uma Pemmaraju Fans Out There

Fox News Channel's very own Uma Pemmaraju is slated to host a Fox News Channel special entitled A Special For Young People this coming Christmas Eve, which is this Saturday. The times for the first airing and re-airing of Uma's special are Eastern times and are subject to pre-emption or rescheduling in the event of major breaking news.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Those of us here at the Fox News Channel blog would love to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Thanks for reading.