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rwwW oopitoW Tuesday May 241994 I Fort Worth Star-Telegram Section A Page 9 The Fort Worth Star Cowboys will still play 33 this fall eAolao0 I May 27 28 29 Saginaw Loop 820 Hwy 287 Open Team Roping Women's Team Roping Calf Roping Junior Roping Washer Pitch Steer Wrestling Steer Roping Seniors Roping benefitting 4-H FFA Scholarship programs for information 817-624-1707 oN ojic cj FHA TITLE I LOAN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE If you own or are buying your home and need money for: SIDINGTRIM () KITCHENS I CABINETS () SCREENROOMS GAMEROOMS WINDOWS BATHROOMS ()DECKS SPAS FENCES DOORS PATIOS I CARPORTS () CENTRAL AIR I HEAT ELECTRICAL ROOFING ENCLOSURES () FLOOR I VINYL CARPET DRIVEWAYS PAINTING () GARAGE CONVERSIONS This money isto help you fix your home and requires zero down no equity on Loans of $15000 or Under COM BY WEND Foil The Fox Nei KDFWChaAl effect on this the Dallas CON Football Leak ball Con ferenc Fox whict telecasts for when it paid 1 in December that as part New World had bought I that were affil three" netwol NBC sale Fox a new home to more VHF VHF or stations are through 13 1 stronger sign lished presel "ultra-high those number consequently Ofthe 1551 33 is among owns Fox sail the deal goes 1 ell of Chan based Argyle Fox will "disp "The reatil remain Fox-o comes a Fox i Petroskey vii 1 i rate comm Petroskey sal I yesterday lip 1 US audiena prove our cov (from 25 perce Jeff Bosse' Channel 4 sa -i occur for "at I year" CBS g' -I contracts wi more than a Channel 4 There are op agreement I of a( "None of ti i Rosser said Communicat to approve it The arm reaching effr 1 Channel 33 1 pects of Fox'' 1 air the NFL1 II a big-budget would premi morning the BY WENDELL Foil The Fox KDFWChaAnel effect on this the Dallas Football Conference Fox which telecasts for when it paid in December that as part New World had bought that were three" networks NBC sale Fox a new home to more VHF VHF or stitions are through 13 stronger signal presence "ultra-high those numbered consequently Of the 155 33 is among owns Fox said the deal goes of Channel Argyle Fox will "dispose" 1 "The reality Lremain comes a Fox i Petroskey vice Petroskey said 1 yesterday i US audiences our from 25 percent 1 Jeff Rosser Channel 4 said occur for "at year" CBS contracts with more than a Channel 4 -1 There are agreement 1 of "None of Rosser said Communications to approve it The reaching Channel 33 pects of Fox's i air the NFL a big-budget 4 would premiere morning the 737-3377 FREE ESTIMATES Payments start at $55 a month 1st payment due 30 days after work complete esit Auto to adoaArtope Was q000ugateoet Aortas s' wvC on Channel 33 and its telecasts of Cowboys or NFC games this season" said Dennis Patroski Fox vice-president of communications "Channel 33 is a Fox-owned station and it will continue to service the community and provide programming including Cowboys games until such time as Channel 4 becomes a Fox affiliate Fox which owns KDAFChannel 33 locally won't take over Channel 4 before March The station acquisitions must be approved by the Federal Communications Commission Channel 4 and Channel 33 are assigned the same 33-county coverage area by the FCC but because it is a VHF station (Channel 33 is UHF) Channel 4's signal is stronger In March KDFWChannel 4 will become a Fox network affiliate station Here Is a current lineup of Fort Worth-Dallas television stations and their affiliations: Local TV stations KOTNChannel 2 PBS KDFWChannel 4 CBS KKASChannel 5 NBC WFAAChannel 8 ABC KIVTChannel 11 independent KERAChanne113 PBS KIXAChannel 21 Paramount KINNChannel 23 independent KDRChannel 27 independent KMPXChannel 29 independent KDAFChannel 33 Fox KXTXChannel 39 independent KLDTChannel 55 independent KDTXChannel 58 independent Fort Worth Star-Tblegram have morning noon and evening newscasts If that practice is followed in the Metroplex Channel 4 will probably not need nearly as large a news staffas it has now The complicated deal has Fox investing $500 million in New World Communications Group In return New World will change up to 12 VHF stations which it either owns or plans to acquire to Fox affiliation The FCC which must approve the deal allows one company to own a maximum of 12 stations New World owns five VHF stations: WJBK in Detroit WJW in Cleveland WAGA in Atlanta WTVT in Tampa Fla and WIT! in Milwaukee All are CBS affiliates and will become Fox affiliates In addition New World is acquiring four VHF stations owned by Great American Communications Corporation: KSAZ in Phoenix a CBS affiliate WDAF in Kansas City Mo an NBC affiliate WGHP in High Point-Greensboro NC an ABC affiliate and WBRC in Bir- mingham Ala an ABC affiliate All these will become Fox affiliates too The upshot: CBS could be looking for a new home in eight markets ABC in two markets NBC in one CBS which lost the battle for the NFL contract last fall issued a terse statement: "CBS is the programming leader in prime time daytime and late-night We are confident in the continued strength of our network and in the value of CBS affiliates We will maintain strong affili fro 1 tndent bunt Telegram presents pang' lob this coupon 5E61 mr 1 CARdoo 1 I coysiojs4cEttlERA cs) pAINTERs I COVIOVELIIERA SWAIN ROOFING on Channel over a greater distance All of the new stations acquired in the Fox New World deal are VHF Patroski' said that the stations cover about I 5 percent of the country and are expected to improve Fox's ratings Channel 33 has had two bouts of transmitter problems in the past six months in the fall the station was off the air for almost three days because of transmitter problems However Channel 33's general manager Kathy Saunders has said that the problems have been corrected and a backup transmitter is available Saunders did not return telephone calls yesterday As part of Fox's acquisition of the The big questions BY STEVEN COLE SMITH Question: Which channel is CBS likely to wind up on? Is there any possibility of somebody starting up a new channel? Answer The most logical place for CBS would be KTVTChannel 11 but Channel 11 may not want to be an affiliate Yes it is possible that a new station could be started but it would probably take years to push it through the Federal Communications Commission which moves slowly (1: What is likely to happen to KDAFChannel 33 the present Fox affiliate? Fox which owns it will sell it if the FCC approves the deal It could conceivably become the CBS affiliate Will I miss any episodes of Late Show with David Letterman or other CBS shows? Is there a chance that CBS will be absent from this market for a while? Very unlikely because Fort WorthDallas is the eighth-largest TV market in the country CBS still has strength and it is inconceivable that the network will not find a Metroplex home But it could well be on a UHF station (channels numbered 14 and above) and UHF stations usually have weaker signals ation in all of the markets affected" Argyle which took possession of Channel 4 the first of this year also owns KTV1 in St Louis an ABC affiliate and KTBC in Austin a CBS affiliate Both those like Channel 4 will become Fox affiliates Argyle also owns a statioh in Birmingham but because New World's deal already includes a Birmingham station the fate of Argyle's station there is unclear Fox officials said that New World's option to "acquire debt and equity securities" controlled by Argyle will not be exercised before March meaning that little change is expected in the daily operations of Channels 4 and 33 for at least 10 months Vince Wladika spokesman for Fox Sports said he expects NFL games to air this season in Fort WorthDallas on Channel 33 and move to Channel 4 before the beginning of the I 995-96 season CBS' plans for the DallasFort Worth area remain in flux The network would prefer to remain on a VHF station and the Fort Worth Dallas market has five others: KDTNChannel 2 and KERA Channel 13 which are Public Broadcasting System affiliates KXASChannel 5 an NBC affiliate WFAAChannel 8 an ABC affiliate and KTVTChannel 11 an inde- care and prevent their enrollment in public schools and colleges The measure would also require police teachers and health-care workers to report undocumented immigrants to federal authorities MEND AN EXCMNG GEB2323 or ME DALE COLLEGE come SST DHOALITEHNOSN Dale Sea How This Famous I Training Can You it "NOW Ft Worth (817) Presented NFC Channel 31 had planned to start a local newscast during the summer in order to get involved with sports coverage According to several news reports the newscast plans have been scrapped When Fox takes over Channel 4 doesn't mean that CBS Sports events the NCAA Tournament the Masters and the US Open won't be seen locally It's more than likely that CBS will find an outlet in Fort Worth-Dallas which is the nation's eighth largest television market A CBS press representative who requested anonymity said that the network has every intention of maintaining a presence in the DallasFort Worth area" than VHF stations Where will I be watching Dallas Cowboys games this fall? Apparently on Channel 33 because any deal affecting Channel 4 will not be consummated before March well after the football season which will begin Sept 4 on Fox (1: What happens to Clarice Tinsley and John Criswell and the other Channel 4 news personalities? Nothing for now Considering that Tinsley's and CrisweIrs combined salaries are reportedly more than $800000 that would be a place for the station which presumably would have fewer newscast viewers to save some money What happens to the people hired for the Channel 33 news program which was going to start Aug are looking for work How does this affect the deal Channel 4 just struck with MI Channel 27 which has Channel 4 supplying the programming for Channel 27? It will happen says Channel 27 general manager John McKay Channel 27 would be interested in becoming the CBS affiliate but the Channel 4 deal apparently does not give KFDI any preference pendent Channel 11 would seem to be a likely spot for CBS But that station owned by Gaylord Broadcasting is reportedly one of the most profitable independent stations in the country benefiting from sports programming that includes Texas Rangers baseball and Dallas Mavericks basketball General Manager Ed Trimble did not return phone calls but other sources at Channel 11 suggested that management would be interested in hearing a CBS proposal Apparently out of the question is any attempt to make Channel 2 or 13 a commercial CBS affiliate possibly by offering North Texas Public Broadcasting which controls the PBS affiliates a UHF slot and financial compensation "That would be prohibited by FCC rules so it's a moot point" said Dr Richard Meyer NTPB president That leaves UHF stations such as KDF1Channel 27 which struck a deal with Channel 4 just last week That deal calls for Channel 4 to provide most of the programming on Channel 27 "We're available" said John McKay KDF1 general manager and former Channel 4 executive "We'd certainly listen" McKay said the deal with Channel 4 is still in effect Proponents include Harold Ezell a former western regional director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Alan Nelson INS commissioner under President Reagan Carnegie Training BARNHOUSE Worth Star-Telegram Network's acquisition of 4 will have little season's telecasts of Cowboys or the National League's National Football games acquired the NFC the next four years the NFL $158 billion announced yesterday of an agreement with Communications it 12 television stations affiliates ofone of the "big ABC CBS and will have no effect at all From Page 1 but it will also move stations "very high frequency" those numbered 2 They generally have a and a more established than UHF or frequency" stations 14 and up and are coveted by networks Fox affiliates Channel I 1 stations that Fox in a statement that if through with the own-ell 4 San Antonio-based Television Holding ofChannel 33 is that KDAF will Fox-owned until KFDW be affiliate" said Dennis president of corporate communications for Fox the deal announced involves 15 percent of and that it "will improve coverage in those markets to 40 percent" general manager of that no changes will least 11 months or a generally has three-year its affiliates and year remains on the contract Rosser said options to terminate the but it takes "many advance notice he said this will be automatic" "The FCC Federal Commission has all" announcement has far- effects in North Texas spurred by the pros long-term contract to had been preparing for 9 pm newscast that Aug 1 Yesterday people hired for that newscast learned that they no longer I have jobs i What will happen to the almost completed news set and to expen4 sive equipment already delivered i 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