HUGE changes are going down in Marquette! WJMN loses CBS, WZMQ gains it and both add more local news.

WJMN-TV 3 / Escanaba – Marquette, Mich. (“Local 3”)

WZMQ-DT 19.2 / Marquette, Mich. (expected to be “CBS 19”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: WE HAVE TO PAUSE THE SERIES! I repeat… WE HAVE TO PAUSE THE SERIES! Never in my seven years of doing this blog have I seen changes go do so fast and so unexpected that it needs to be reported NOW. If your reading this and live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, I will give you what you need to know the best I can from what I know now. The series will return with the next post, but this news has an emergency-type of feel so it needs to be reported now.

Small minor newscast changes… #338.

KSDK 5 / St. Louis (“5 On Your Side”)

WVIR-TV 29 / Charlottesville (“NBC 29”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: Some small changes to report from two different markets, but are both NBC affiliates.

A small minor newscast change… #337.

WZZM 13 / Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo – Battle Creek (“13 On Your Side”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: A small change has been noted in the West Michigan market recently.

WFLD and KHNL are launching hour-long 4:00 p.m. newscasts within a month of each other.

WFLD 32 / Chicago (“FOX 32 Chicago”)

KHNL 13 / Honolulu (“KHNL”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: As previously mentioned, 4:00 p.m. news has become the trend lately and have somewhat increased this year. The following post is no exception to that rule.

A small minor newscast change… #336.

KNOE-TV 8 / Monroe, La. – El Dorado, Ark. (“KNOE 8”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: A small change to report from the Ark-La-Miss region and is similar to a situation I reported on days ago at a different station from Georgia.

A small minor newscast change… #335.

WDTV 5 / Weston – Clarksburg – Fairmont, W.V. (“WDTV”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: A small change to report from North-Central West Virginia, one of the country’s smallest markets.

A small minor newscast change… #334.

WMBD-TV 31 / Peoria – Bloomington (“WMBD”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: A small change to report today from Central Illinois and one that mainly went unnoticed on the radar.

Milwaukee adds more news from WTMJ and WITI…

WTMJ-TV 4 / Milwaukee (“TMJ 4”)

WITI 6 / Milwaukee (“FOX 6 Milwaukee”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: Southeast Wisconsin is now seeing more news on its TV screens as a result of two stations adding more news on its schedules.

Morning changes in Savannah, involving WTOC and WJCL.

WTOC-TV 11 / Savannah (“Channel 11”)

WJCL 22 / Savannah (“WJCL 22”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: There have been some recent changes in Georgia’s Coastal Empire and South Carolina’s Lowcountry, one that includes making history for one station.

More changes have taken place in Jacksonville, Florida’s First Coast.

WTLV 12 / Jacksonville (“WTLV NBC 12”)

WJXX 25 / Jacksonville (“WJXX ABC 25”)

WFOX-TV 30 / Jacksonville (“FOX 30”)

FIRST ON THE BLOG: There have also been some changes in Jacksonville’s First Coast too. Let me explain.