Miami TV deal drawing flak
The proposed sale of NBC WTVJ-TV Miami from NBC to Post-Newsweek, and into a rare big-four duopoly with P-N’s ABC WPLG-TV, is generating so much protest that the FCC has put the proceeding on a permit-but-disclose basis to accommodate more commentary
Buyer found for TV Guide Network
Macrovision got quite a bit more for TV Guide Network and tvguide.com than the $1 it got for the actual magazine. Allen Shapiro and...
Pappas stations draw $260M bid
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has received the $260M bid of New World TV Group LLC for a substantial...
Tranasctions: 12-16-08
N/A WPXN-TV New York NY; KPXN Los Angeles CA (San Bernardino, CA); WCPX Chicago IL; WPPX Philadelphia (Wilmington DE); KPXD Dallas-Ft. Worth TX (Arlington...
Transactions: 12-15-08
$1.001M WCWF-TV CP Burlington VT-Plattsburgh NY (Saranac Lake NY) from Channel 61 Associates LLC (Floyd Cox Jr., Donald J. McHone) to Twin Valley Television...
Transactions: 12-10-08
$484,375 WJXS-CA Birmingham AL (Jacksonville AL, Ch. 20). 66.81% of Alabama Heritage Communications LLC from Thomas G. Williams (32.75% to 0%), Production Properties (15%...
Small Charleston TV gets religion
Raul Infante Jr. is spinning his low power Charleston SC television station, WRYS-LP, to the Faith Assembly of God of Summerville, headed by Larry...
Transactions: 12-08-08
N/A KCNS-TV San Francisco CA; WRAY-TV Raleigh-Durham NC (Wilson NC); WMFP-TV Boston MA (Lawrence MA); and WOAC-TV Cleveland OH (Canton OH) from Multicultural Television...
Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster
The Lima OH market is limited to only two full-power television stations, which is how West Central Ohio Broadcasting Inc. will be able to...
Big markets in play for Ion/Urban
The agreement which would make Ion Media Networks and Urban Television time-share co-licensees at over 40 Ion television stations involves an impressive collection of...
Twin Valley scores upstate CP
Saranac Lake NY will be the hometown of a new television station, and Twin Valley Television will be the company that will be there...
A vulture’s eye view of Pappas
On the block: Four television stations in California, two in Texas and one each in Washington, Nebraska, Iowa and North Carolina. That’s the geographical...
Pappas trustee gavels 10 stations into auction
The bankruptcy proceedings involving Pappas Telecasting, in progress since May, have moved to the next step. Bids are being accepted on 10 stations scattered throughout the US, including
Two thirds of Class A CP moves
Forney McMichael is spending just shy of half a million dollars to acquire just a stake just shy of 67% in a Class A...
Journal Boise duop dropped
The FCC has nixed a failing station waiver, sending a proposed television duopoly by the boards in Boise ID. Journal Broadcast Group’s $8M proposal...