Klaus Completes Cleveland Spin of LPTV Property

A transaction that sees Greg Guy of Patrick Communications serve as the broker has just closed. As such, the parent company of the MeTV Network is now the owner of a Class A low-power television station in Cleveland.
The Las Vegas Strip and the Bellagio Hotel & Casino just before sunrise on Jan. 7, 2022.

FCC Approves Tiny Tortoise Spin

The FCC has given its blessing to a deal that sees Scott Centers agree to take on ownership of a low-power television station licensed to Mesquite, Nev., a municipality within the Las Vegas DMA just over the state line from St. George, Utah.
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Mako Completes Eastern Washington LPTV CP Spin

The transaction, which involves the sale of low-power TV construction permits with a 2023 construction deadline, closed late last week. Serving as the exclusive broker in the deal is Robert Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group.

Ramar Completes Mako Deal In Lubbock

On April 4, a future low-power TV station in a Lone Star State market was acquired from a company blessed with a unique set of construction permits. Now, this transaction brokered by Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group, who represented the seller, has closed.
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Windsong Wins A Future LPTV Property In Florida’s Treasure Coast

Sebastian Inlet is known by locals as a favorite surfing point, one of the few locals in Southeast Florida that feature significant waves. It's also the home of an unbuilt low-power TV station, and it will now be the task of Windsong Communications to build it. That's because Windsong has just agreed to purchase the future LPTV property.
Not this Roseland, but a Roseland, just grabbed more HC2 LPTV spins.

Roseland Picks Up Two LPTVs In Twin Deals

Roseland Broadcasting, led by Julie Huang and Matt Davidge, is picking up two low-power TV stations in concurrent deals filed with the FCC for regulatory approval on Wednesday. One is in Aspen, Colo. The other is in South Dakota.

Even Better News for Good News: An AZ Closing

In mid-December 2021, the leaders of Spanish Independent Broadcast Network opted to part ways with its low-power television station serving the Valley of the Sun. The transaction has now closed, awarding the property to a company that two years ago snagged a LPTV facility serving Arizona's Verde Valley.

Tiny Tortoise Spins Las Vegas DMA LPTV Property

It may be far from the Las Vegas Strip and closer to St. George, Utah than the Bellagio, but the city of Mesquite is within the Las Vegas DMA. Thus, having a low-power TV station in the burgh along Interstate 15 may be of interest to some. Count Scott Centers among those that see value in such a property, as he's just bought a LPTV station licensed to Mesquite.

Gee, WHIZ: A Marquee Deal Is Sealed

In a deal brokered by Greg Guy of Patrick Communications, a longtime NBC affiliate in the Buckeye State and its four radio station siblings are being sold. The buyer? The Maryland operation led by Brian and Patricia Lane.

Mako Makes A LPTV Deal With Ramar

In February 2018, the founder of Lubbock-based radio and TV station owner Ramar Communications passed away. Today, his family continues to run Ramar, and it's growing — it is purchasing a future low-power TV station in the market from a company blessed with a unique set of construction permits.

Marquee Completes Bowling Green CP Buy

A small broadcaster with TV stations in its home market of Salisbury-Ocean City, Md.; adjacent city Dover, Del.; Bowling Green, Ky.; Glenwood Springs, Colo.; and two Georgia markets has closed on its acquisition of a construction permit for a low-power television station in one of those markets — a move that bolsters its presence there.

Gray Grows Its LPTV Stable Once Again

With ATSC 3.0 bringing Broadcast Internet and NEXTGEN TV opportunities, the company led in tandem by Hilton Howell Jr. and Pat LaPlatney has actively been seeking to secure full-DMA over-the-air coverage of its stations through these LPTV deals. The FCC has two more transactions it will need to approve.
The Las Vegas Strip and the Bellagio Hotel & Casino just before sunrise on Jan. 7, 2022.

A Las Vegas LPTV Property Trades Hands

It uses digital Channel 30 and enjoys a PSIP of Channel 7. For the past year, it has been owned by Craig Ruark, who acquired the property from a Christian-focused broadcasting entity. Now, Ruark is spinning the LPTV station serving Southern Nevada.

FYI: Winemiller Donates a LPTV To Indy Pubcaster

Its assets include NPR Member station WFYI-FM and PBS Member station WFYI-20 in Indianapolis. Soon, it will be adding a low-power TV station to its property collection — thanks to a donation being made by a prolific trader of late in the LPTV arena.

Gray Completes LPTV Acquisition from Kyle

As 2021 came to a close, Gray Television executed an agreement to purchase five Construction Permits from the original CEO of DTV America. The transaction, which sees Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive broker, representing DTV America, has just closed.