KSAT12 SET TO SHUFFLE DAYTIME LINEUP TO MAKE ROOM FOR EXPANDED EDITION OF “GOOD MORNING SAN ANTONIO @ 9AM”
“Good Morning San Antonio” will grow and the entire line-up
will get better time periods.
(San Antonio, TX)—KSAT12 is making big changes to its lineup, in order to
capitalize on the power of “Good Morning San Antonio” and to give viewers
better viewing options into the afternoon, it was announced by
KSAT12 VP/General Manager Phil Lane. “We have never been more excited
about changes to our lineup, because the shift will also help ABC Daytime
programming, while giving us a bigger local presence in the morning,” said
Lane.
KSAT12 News Director Bernice Kearney Bonner said “Good Morning San
Antonio @ 9” will be hosted by Leslie Mouton and Mark Austin, with
Justin Horne providing weather stories and updates. “It will be different from our
other newscasts, and will be perfect for college age viewers and work-at-home moms who can’t always watch so early in the morning,” said Kearney-Bonner.
Details about the 9am newscast format will be coming soon, but KSAT12 bosses agree it won’t be a typical news format. KSAT12 worked with its network partner ABC to research the best time periods for some of its shows, including “The View”, “The Chew” and “General Hospital”. In the new line-up, “Live with Kelly” will move to 10am, “The View” moves to 11am, “The Chew” moves to 2pm and “General Hospital” returns to its long-held former time period at 3:00pm. “TD Jakes”, which currently airs at 3:00pm, will be removed from the schedule.
“We and ABC really feel these moves will shore-up our daytime line-up and provide KSAT12 viewers with more local viewing options,” said Phil Lane, “these are time period upgrades for “Live with Kelly”, “The View” and “The Chew”. With “The Chew” airing at 11:00am currently, the station is forced to air the show one-day delayed. This move will place “The Chew” on a same-day schedule, which will most certainly make the show more enjoyable, as it will air on the same day it’s produced.
The new schedule will launch on March 27, 2017 and will feature the follow:
9:00am: “Good Morning San Antonio @ 9”
10:00am: “Live with Kelly”
11:00am: “The View”
12:00pm: “KSAT12 News @ Noon”
1:00pm: “SA Live”
2:00pm: “The Chew”
3:00pm: “General Hospital”
4:00pm: “Inside Edition”
4:30pm: “Entertainment Tonight”
5:00pm: “KSAT12 News @ 5”
KSAT12 is the “ABC”, “MeTV”, and the “Movies!” affiliate in San Antonio, Texas. KSAT12 is also home to www.ksat.com.
For more information: David Cuccio, Director of Creative Services, KSAT12
Phone: 210-351-1245 Email: