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KIRO 7 went pretty much semi-wall to wall at the opening of the new Seattle Pier 58 Waterfront.  The station trying to get back in the ballgame after so many internal issues, defections and bad hires, and also to promote the Torchlight Parade telecast on Saturday.  Horcher and Monique and Morgan live at the pier and Sloss anchoring in studio.   Tied to Seafair.   Forced at times, but a noble effort.

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Noting a bunch of quick promos on KING 5, pushing their 430 a.m. news start a half hour ahead of Fox 13's planned move from from 4:30 to 5 on Aug 4.   BTW, Fox will go from 5 to 11 that day and Studio 13 moves from 10 to 11 am.    Good strategy.   

My original post has taken on a life of its own.   I first projected Simms was gone from KOMO because of missing bio pic on the website, and no stories posted for a month and no recent appearances.    Then a loyal reader indicated that he was on an extended vacation and that his picture had never been posted by the station.  So, I temporarily updated.    However, in a never ending effort to find the truth, I went to his linkedin profile and found this: Ryan Simms is open to work https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-simms-42023a24/ (should have checked there first, I suppose)

Is Nikki Torres gone from Fox 13?   Bio is missing.   Hmmm.  Hearing some rumblings that she's left the station.   Versatile on weather and field reporting.    Meanwhile, I am told KOMO reporter Ryan Simms is on an extended vacation but remains with the station despite no story posts in a month and no pic on the on-air team page.  I am told his pic has never  been for some reason?   He used to be periodic Live Desk talent, too, but that's no longer in play on the evening shows.   I guess I stand corrected, but a bit confused.

It looks like big media companies will now be allowed to own two stations in the same market.   Could CBS finally buy KIRO and also own KSTW as well? 7-11?  Another duopoly?    Just one idea for Seattle. Tegna, Fox and Sinclair might be boxed out, but who knows.     The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) long-standing "Top-Four Prohibition," a rule that prevented a single company from owning two of the top four highest-rated television stations in the same local market. The court deemed the FCC's justification for keeping the rule "arbitrary and capricious" and unsupported by evidence reflecting today's competitive media landscape. While proponents hail the decision as a necessary modernization, the practical outcome for local newsrooms is stark. The ruling effectively allows a single corporation to own, for example, both the NBC and CBS affiliates in a given city. Industry analysts anticip...