Florida News Center

UPDATE 10:30am – After posting the story below, representatives from New Age Media (the owners of WTLH) contacted us to deny rumors that Fox is looking to purchase the station. “WTLH is NOT for sale,” says New Age Media President Michael Yanuzzi.

We believe Mr. Yanuzzi. However, Florida News Center stands by its sources that have delivered reliable information time and time again. This wasn’t the first time we have heard about Fox being interested in WTLH (and other FL non-Fox affiliates). That said, if you read the story below we never said that WTLH was for sale just that “rumor says” Fox was interested.

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Sources tell Florida News Center that Newscorp has been eyeing Tallahassee’s WTLH Fox 49. The station, owned by New Age Media, LLC runs sister CW Network station WFXU and produces a newscast, made in cooperation with competitor WCTV CBS 6. Rumor has it that Fox wants to have a stronger news prescence in Florida and wants to buy WTLH or at least partially fund and bolster its news operation. Fox already owns and operates affiliates WTVT (Tampa), WOFL (Orlando) and WOGX (Ocala/Gainesville). WTLH has already adopted the Fox O&O graphics package and uses a Fox O&O style logo (similar to WOFL, right) on newscasts, but continues to use the logo above/left as general station branding. WTLH has also adopted the “myfoxCity” website branding with its URL www.MyFoxTallahassee.com. Stay tuned for further information.

On a side note..is this the start of a Fox take over of FL? Probably not, but Fox has snatched up website addresses for other non-Fox owned FL markets. Example: MyFoxPalmBeach.com, MyFoxFortMyers.com, MyFoxSouthFlorida.com, MyFoxPanamaCity.com, MyFoxMobile.com.

President Obama’s address to Congress tonight was ignored by most FOX network affiliates across the country, to play the scheduled premiere?episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” All ten Florida FOX affiliates did not air the address for “Dance.”

I don’t often offer commentary on the main page, but your webmaster found this action, by FOX and their affiliates, truly insulting to America and it’s viewers, despite who the President is. This was a MAJOR address and should have been broadcast…FOX should be ashamed.

Below is a list of Florida FOX affiliates and their Obama address coverage:

• WTVT-13 (Tampa/St Petersburg) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on website
• WSVN-7 (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on website
• WOFL-35 (Orlando/Daytona Beach) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on sister station WRBW/website
• WFLX-29 (West Palm Beach) – Did NOT air
• WAWS-30 (Jacksonville/Brunswick,GA) – Did NOT air, aired on CBS sister station WTEV
• WALA-10 (Mobile,AL/Pensacola) – Did NOT air, did simulcast on website
• WFTX-36 (Fort Myers/Naples) – Did NOT air
• WTLH-49 (Tallahassee/Thomasville,GA) – Did NOT air
• WPGX-28 (Panama City/Ft Walton Beach) – Did NOT air
• WOGX-50 (Gainesville/Ocala/Lake City) – Did NOT air

And if you didn’t see the address, watch it below via CNN