“Weekend Adventure” nabs top syndie spot
Weekend Adventure (ABC Syndication) nabbed the top spot in the syndie ratings round-up for the week of December 9-15, with CBS Television Distribution’s Wheel...
Here’s What Gray’s Paying For Alaska Grab
RBR+TVBR was first to report Thursday on Gray Television's decision to acquire a low-power TV station in Juneau, and translator KSCT-LP 5 in Sitka, Alaska. Details, including the sale price, are now available, as a Form 345 filing with the FCC was made following the seller's release confirming a sale had been consummated.
Transactions 06-25-07
10M KPNZ-TV Salt Lake City (Ogden UT, Ch. 24, indy) from Utah Communications LLC (Donald J. Tringali, mediator) to KRCA License LLC, a subsidiary...
Fox drops the other affiliation shoe in Seattle
Fox has bought a television station serving the northern fringe of the market
3ABN Deals Away 14 LPTV Properties
The sell-off of low-power TV stations by a religious non-commercial broadcaster continued Friday, as a Form 314 filing with the FCC confirms it is shedding 14 more LPTVs in such big markets as St. Louis, Minneapolis, and San Antonio. The divestment follows a $3.2 million deal finalized in March.
Serious Money for Large Market LPTVs
There is no reason to invest in low power television as things stand unless
NBCUniversal Completes First Phase Of ZGS Station Buy
A full-power TV station serving the El Paso market and a collection of 8 Class A and LPTV facilities in five other markets are now officially owned by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group, with four other deals still pending at the FCC. It's the lead item in RBR+TVBR's TRANSACTIONS TODAY for Feb. 1, which also sees two deals involving AM stations in Big Sky Country and the Keystone State.
Lockwood expands into Greensboro NC
$2.75M WCWG-TV Greensboro/Winston Salem NC (Lexington NC) from TTBG/WCWG License Sub LLC (David Pulido et al), related to Titan Television Broadcast Management to Greensboro...
Frank Copsidas Snags A Texas Hill Country LPTV Property
"SuperFrank" Copsidas has gained attention over the years for his television industry activity across New England. Now, he's decided to invest in a low-power TV station in a popular area of Texas due northwest of San Antonio.
Prime Time adds Florida Class A
$500K WSPF-CA Tampa-St. Petersburg FL (St. Petersburg FL) from City of St. Petersburg (Muslim Gadiwalla) to WSPF-CA Station LLC, a subsidiary of Prime Time...
Louisiana station brings $10M
KAQY-TV Columbia, LA is a relatively young station, having signed on in 1998 to bring the ABC network back into the Monroe, LA market....
ACME shuffles its executive deck in wake of LIN deal
Television group ACME Communications will be in the back seat in a set of LMA-type arrangements with LIN Media affecting stations in Albuquerque-Santa Fe...
Transactions: 5-28-09
$800K KUOK-TV, KCHM-LP/KWDW-LP & KCHM-LP Oklahoma City OK (Woodward, Oklahoma City, Sulphur OK) and KUTU-CA Tulsa OK from Equity Media Holdings Corporation (Jason Roberts,...
Transactions: 09-18-07
5.1M WABG-TV Greenwood-Greenville MS (Greenwood MS, ABC Ch. 6) from Mississippi Broadcasting Partners (Beverly B. Poston) to Commonwealth Broadcasting Group Inc. (Charles Harker). 250K...
Trinity turning Tidewater LMA into full ownership
Paul Crouch’s Trinity Church Center of Santa Ana is going from renter to owner in the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News DMA, striking a $7.5M deal with...