Gray’s LPTV Growth Continues In Arkansas

Gray Television has proven to be a big buyer of low-power television stations across the U.S. across 2022. Now, Gray is at it again, and is agreeing to purchase a trio of LPTVs

Gray’s LPTV Stable Grows Again

Gray Television is a big believer in low-power TV stations, using them in various ways as NEXTGEN TV's voluntary rollout promises new nontraditional ways to make money while delivering better quality picture and sound to consumers. In its home state, Gray is grabbing another LPTV property.

Gray Goes Forward With Another LPTV Deal

John Kyle and his King Forward Inc. has been a busy trader of low-power television stations in recent months. On August 29, the latest deal to involve Kyle — this time as a consultant — was struck. It's a deal that sends a LPTV property to Gray Television.

A ‘Stick Value’ Service Comes from Clifton Gardiner

A division of a broadcast media brokerage has launched a new monthly service that delivers radio station "Stick Value POPS multiples" to those seeking to get a true sense of what their broadcast facility is worth, should they wish to sell it.

LPTV Pair In Puerto Rico Trade Hands

Until now, Jorge Figueroa and his TV Red de Puerto Rico has held the licenses to two low-power television stations — one serving Ponce and the southern portion of the island and another located near Mayaguez, serving the western areas of Puerto Rico. Paperwork filed with the Commission shows that TV Red de Puerto is selling the stations.
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An Evansville, Ind., LPTV’s Sale Closes. It’s A Winemiller Win

In late June, a licensee led by John Kyle II agreed to sell a host of low-power television stations in various locales. One of those transactions has now closed, putting the Evansville, Ind., facility in the hands of Jeff Winemiller.

An Appalachian Combo Trades Hands

Serving Lee County, Va., is an AM/FM Country-formatted combo that serves a geographical area to the northwest of Kingsport, Tenn., and to the south of Cumberland, W. Va. Pending FCC approval, this radio pair will be heading to a new owner.
Dick Harlow, COO of Dick Broadcasting

Nearly Five Years Later, Dick Moves Ahead On Alpha Deal

With Dick Harlow as COO and Allen Dick as CEO, Dick Broadcasting has been operating 18 Alpha Media properties via a LMA ever since a transaction first announced in September 2017. That's about to change, however, as the FCC has received freshly signed Asset Purchase Agreement paperwork seeking regulatory approval of the long-planned transaction.

A Future LPTV Property Formally Heads To New Owner

An unbuilt low-power TV station licensed to a Florida surfing mecca in Indian River County is now the property of Windsong Communications. The deal, which saw Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group serve as the exclusive broker for the seller, has closed.
Panama City Beach, Fla., prior to Hurricane Michael's arrival [Photo: Adam R Jacobson]

Castelli Takes A Winemiller LPTV On Florida’s Panhandle

The licensee led by Jeff Winemiller has moved forward with the sale of a low-powered television station serving the one-time Spring Break capital of Panama City Beach, Fla. The buyer? It's a Georgia-based entity also hip to LPTV ownership.

Gray Grows Its Class A Station Stable

It's been an avid acquisitor of low-power television stations across the country, as it seeks to fill in coverage holes in the DMAs in which it owns full-power stations while building out a broadcast data footprint that stands ready for optimized monetization in the ATSC 3.0 age. Now, Gray Television is growing its LPTV stable again, this time in Wyoming.
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Winemiller Scores A South Carolina LPTV CP

He's been involved in numerous deals tied to low-power television stations in recent months. Now, Jeff Winemiller is securing an unbuilt property serving a city in the Palmetto State.
Karlo Maalouf

Update: FCC Snafu Leads To Erroneous Application Dismissal

A proposed sale of a LPTV station had recently been submitted to the FCC for its approval. However, the Commission dismissed the application. The legal counsel who made the filing said that was an error, tied to problems associated with the Commission's e-Filing system. He's correct, and the deal is back to "pending" status.
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Sima Birach Says Goodbye To Little Rock Signals

A 5kw Class B AM and its FM translator serving the capital city of Arkansas are being spun. How much is Sima Birach earning from the sale of the facilities, and who is he selling them too? The answer involves a local Hyundai dealer who got into broadcasting two decades ago.

Several LPTVs Are Spun By King Forward. Most Are Going to Castelli

King Forward Inc. in recent months has been the seller of low-powered TV stations across the South. Now, the licensee is at it again. The company led by John Kyle II is selling four properties in the region, and two in the Hoosier State.  There's also a California LPTV in the mix.