affiliation switch

First on New England One - It seems as if NBC will not be putting up a fight in the negotiations with Sunbeam television for the affiliation renewal for WHDH-TV.

CBS Corporation has signed an affiliation agreement with Media General, Inc. for its station WNCN-TV in Raleigh, N.C.

Speculation that NBC would yank its affiliation with WHDH has been going on for months, with owner Ed Ansin confirming that NBC told him they would be moving the affiliation away from WHDH.

NBC Nightly News ended its broadcast on Friday night with a reminder to viewers in New England - come Sunday evening, they need to tune in to the new NBC Boston to watch Nightly News.

WHDH-TV owner Ed Ansin is vowing to contest NBC's plans to move its affiliation from WHDH to its owned and operated station WNEU-TV in January 2017.