WKBN wants to provide WYTV newscasts

The owner of WKBN-TV is proposing to take over the newscasts of WYTV and provide other services for $750,000 a year.

It’s too early to say, however, how the agreement would affect news operations, said Dave Trabert, general manager of WYTV Channel 33.

There could be job reductions at WYTV, but perhaps reporters and others “could be freed up for other things,” he said.

He added that he couldn’t speculate on how the news anchors at the stations would be affected.

Details have not been decided because an ownership change at WYTV has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission. That is expected by June 30.

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