Withers looks to double in Clarksburg
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W. Russell Withers and his Withers Broadcasting Company already has CBS 5 WDTV-TV in the Clarksburg-Weston WV DMA, along with three LPTVs, according to brokerage Kalil & Company. (Is there a station anywhere that is better prepared, in a call-letter sense, for the digital television transition?) He now has a deal in place which would add another full power station and two networks.
The station is Davis Television's WVFX-TV which plays Fox on Channel 46 and carries CW programming on a DT multicast side channel. The catch: Clarksburg isn't exactly a big signal-drenched market, and it is not big enough to combine two major network affiliates. Withers is seeking a failed station waiver from the FCC to allow the transaction to go forward. The price was not immediately available.
TVBR observation: Withers recently came to Washington to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the XM/Sirius merger. However, we believe it unlikely that Mel Karmazin will journey back to the Capitol to return the favor in opposition to this deal.
The station is Davis Television's WVFX-TV which plays Fox on Channel 46 and carries CW programming on a DT multicast side channel. The catch: Clarksburg isn't exactly a big signal-drenched market, and it is not big enough to combine two major network affiliates. Withers is seeking a failed station waiver from the FCC to allow the transaction to go forward. The price was not immediately available.
TVBR observation: Withers recently came to Washington to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the XM/Sirius merger. However, we believe it unlikely that Mel Karmazin will journey back to the Capitol to return the favor in opposition to this deal.
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