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Indeed, it will be a long way before KCAL gains traction and a stable audience against KTLA and KTTV, which are the longer established shows. We need to wait and see if CBS has indeed made the right move.

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To other news now, Gray-owned WPTA, a trio ABC/NBC/MyNetworkTV affiliate, is merging the separate news operations of the ABC and NBC subchannels into a single operation; the process began on October 31, when their separate morning shows were merged into a single one; this merger process continues into 2023: the NBC subchannel broadcasts will air their final shows on Friday, December 16, with the main WPTA shows replacing them on January 9 (no news during Christmas in order to prepare the changes); that same day, WPTA will launch a 4pm newscast, alongside a morning news expansion on the MNTV sub channel. Additionally, WPTA will return to its longtime 21 Alive brand and expand it to its NBC subchannel; the 21 Alive brand was dropped in 2016 after Quincy Media (bought by Gray last year) launched a standardized graphics package on the station; it is also expected to debut the new Atlanta News First graphics by Matt Quinn, which is likely to become Gray's new standardized package (replacing the mishmash of horrible graphics packs designed by the teams at WNDU and KOLN).



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