Tribune paper, TV station to merge operations

Don Day March 20th, 2008

The Tribune Co. will combine its Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper operations with those of WFSL - the CW affiliate in the Miami market. Right now, WFSL does not produce its own news - but instead airs a 30 minute nightly newscast produced by WTVJ. The story in the Sun-Sentinel today has one of those “sounds great” passages:

The broadcast collaboration also is designed to broaden the Sun-Sentinel’s audience, particularly for younger viewers who favor CW programming such as One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.

The combo will have a single GM/publisher - and all operations will be based in the same building. Tribune has cross-ownership in other markets of course - notably KTLA & The Los Angeles Times - and WGN and The Chicago Tribune.

5 Comments Add your own

  • 1. me  |  March 20th, 2008 at 11:06 am

    how is that legal?

  • 2. kelly  |  March 20th, 2008 at 11:52 am

    I don’t think they would be allowed to do this if it wasn’t legal.

  • 3. Joe - fourhman.com  |  March 20th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    “particularly for younger viewers who favor CW programming such as One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl.”

    Well, there’s about five additional Sun readers. Ba-zing!

  • 4. oakling  |  March 20th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    wait, are they suggesting that their news broadcast is going to be changed to appeal to One Tree Hill fans? because i can’t even imagine how gruesome that might be. :)

  • 5. discreet_chaos  |  March 21st, 2008 at 2:23 am

    Oakling - It’d be like a dumber version of “The Daily Buzz”.

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