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”.