FCC upholds Reading rescue
A challenge to the $13.5M acquisition of WTVE-TV Reading PA (serving the Philadelphia DMA) has been rebuffed by the FCC. Richard French’s WRNN-TV Associates...
New World’s new portfolio
The new television group on the block will have duopolies in Fresno CA and San Francisco-Oakland CA, as well as stations in Yakima-Pasco-Richland WA,...
Pappas stations closer to New World
The $260M Chapter 11 transaction sending ten Pappas Telecasting television stations to a company formed by creditors has been filed with the FCC. New...
Transactions: 3-16-09
$1.55M WBIJ-TV Wausau-Rhinelander WI (Indy, Crandon WI) form Selenka Communications LLC (Joanne Selenka, personal representative of the Estate of Dennis Selenka) to WAOW-WYOW Television...
Waiver not in time to save WYLE-TV
A Florence AL television station spent too much time off the air and has been reeled back in the by the FCC with its...
Two Hamiltons move in low-powered Georgia deal
Bill G. Garlen’s Southern Media Associates will pay $10 to acquire WPHJ-CA Vidalia GA, in the Savannah GA DMA, and another $10 to LMA...
Two trustees for Jackson duop
Lee Shubert will be the trustee for WUFX-TV Vicksburg MS and two LPTVs, but he is not involved in the associated Jackson MS station,...
Jackson duopoly on the block
REVISION to the story below: Lee Shubert will be the trustee for WUFX-TV Vicksburg MS and two LPTVs, but he is not involved in...
Transactions: 3-09-09
$19K WLEP-LP Erie PA from KM Communications Inc. (Myoung Hwa Bae) to Hapa Media Properties LLC (Kevin Joel Bae). Cash payments of $9.5K apiece...
Liberman prepping for Apple entry
WASA-LP is expected to be ready to bring Liberman Broadcasting’s TV Network into the heart of the New York City market by early Q3....
Sunbelt spins a Wyoming TV
PMCM TV LLC is getting its second television station, and for the second time it will be coming from a subsidiary of Sunbelt Communications....
Transactions: 3-02-09
$18M WCWJ-TV Jacksonville FL (CW) from Media General Communications Inc. (James Zimmerman et al) to Nexstar Broadcasting Inc. (Perry Sook). $1M escrow, balance in...
Two more LPTVs spoken for
Tiger Eye Finance is spinning two low power television stations to Latina Broadcasters for a total of $600K cash. WEEE-LP Knoxville TN is valued...
Houston low power on the move
KCVH-LP, a silent low power television station in Houston, is commanding a $750K pricetag, as Ruben Villarreal’s Daij Media will take steps to get...
Transactions: 2-23-09
$42K WWPS-LP Hawley PA from John A. Franklin to Charles A. Cooper. $2K escrow, balance in cash at closing.