Following quite a while of contest, the Pittsburgh TV station chopper wars are done with only one helicopter left flying.
The start of the end began a long time back when KDKA-TV and WPXI-TV chose to share one helicopter. Before that, each station contracted for its own chopper.
Presently, KDKA and WPXI have dropped the common helicopter through and through. KDKA general manager Chris Cotugno and WPXI general manager Kevin Hayes didn't answer a solicitation for input. Yet, one can without much of a stretch expect the helicopter was possible cut for monetary reasons.
WTAE-TV will keep on involving a helicopter in its news coverage.
"We will keep up with our chopper and Sky4 will be the main dynamic news-gathering helicopter on the lookout," Channel 4 general manager Charles Wolfertz III said by means of email.
Contracting to fly a helicopter is an exorbitant suggestion for TV stations, frequently during the huge number of dollars each month. An Indianapolis TV station quit involving a helicopter in 2017 and a Cincinnati station finished its chopper use in 2020.
Locally, Channel 11 featured Chopper 11 in live promotions even after it began imparting a helicopter to Channel 2. With KDKA and WPXI leaving the chopper game, expect WTAE promoting its new upper hand.
Mr Rogers second
Last week ahead of this evening's 75th commemoration Emmy Grants (8 p.m., Fox), some TV Institute of Expressions Sciences individuals decided on "The Main 75 Most Effective TV Minutes."
"Mr Rogers' Area" episode No. 1065, highlighting Fred Rogers welcoming Official Clemmons (Francois Clemmons) to share a swimming pool on a hot day, positioned No. 7 behind just the Apollo 11 moon landing ("One little step for man … "), 9/11 psychological oppressor goes after live news coverage, The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the miniseries "Roots," Walter Cronkite declaring the demise of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther Lord Jr's. "I have a fantasy" discourse.
Debut dates
NBC's "Quantum Jump" gets back with new episodes at 10 p.m. Jan. 30.
New episodes of "Judy Equity" will stream work days Jan. 22-April 5 on the two Amazon Freevee and Prime Video.
Season two of "Tokyo Bad habit" debuts Feb. 8 on Max.
Syfy's "Occupant Outsider" returns for its third season at 10 p.m. Feb. 14.
Apple TV+ debuts a new "Peanuts" unique, "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin," on Feb. 16 and season two of "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Stone" on Walk 29.
Peacock will stream likely Oscar candidate "Oppenheimer" starting Feb. 16.
Channel surfing
Peacock says the AFC Trump card game that circulated Saturday was the most-streamed live occasion in U.S. history averaging 26.3 million watchers across Peacock, NFL+ and NBC stations in Kansas City and Miami. … The CW's "LIV Golf" coverage for 2024 starts off at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 3 on WPNT-TV locally. … Link's Reelz requested 90 extra episodes of "On The lookout: Live," keeping the series on air through essentially January 2025. … Netflix will deliver a new "Dread Road" film, this one in light of R.L. Stine's "The Prom Sovereign." … Greg Daniels, maker of "The Workplace," meets a scholars' room this week for a potential new series set in "The Workplace" universe yet with new characters and a new office setting.
