South Bend LPTV deal questioned
Media watchdog Free Press is asking the FCC to deny a proposal from Schurz Communications to buy a trio of low power television stations...
Transactions: 9-23-08
$1.25M KVPA-LP Phoenix AZ from Latin American Broadcasting of Arizona Inc. (Charles Wesley Burd) to KRCA Television LLC, a subsidiary of Liberman Broadcasting Inc....
Transactions: 9-22-08
$22M WBND-LP, WCWW-LP & WMYS-LP South Bend IN (ABC/CW/MNT) from Weigel Broadcasting Company (Norman H. Shapiro) to Schurz Communications Inc. (Todd F. Schurz). $1.1M...
Liberman builds on Phoenix low power base
Hispanic specialist Liberman Broadcasting is committing $15M cash to the acquisition of a bilingual FM station in Phoenix AZ. It has agreed to acquire...
Transactions: 9-18-08
N/A KSWY-TV Rapid City SD (NBC, Sheridan WY) from Bozeman Trail Communications Company (Ralph Toddre) to Western Family Television Inc. (roger Lonnquist, Verdell Lonnquist,...
Tribune, Local get together in two markets
Two Local TV (Oak Hill) Fox affiliates and two Tribune CW affiliates will be joining forces via an LMA and an SSA. The local...
Transactions: 9-15-08
$5.25M WDRL-TV Roanoke-Lynchburg VA (Danville VA, Indy) from MNE Broadcasting LLC (Melvin N. Eleazer) to Living Faith Ministries Inc. (Michael David Smith). $187.5K escrow,...
FCC allows PR satellites to stay in orbit
The control of two related holding companies for a group of Puerto Rican television stations are being transferred. The companies are S&E Network, licensee...
Transactions: 9-11-08
$19.78M KZTV-TV Corpus Christi TX (CBS) from Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Corpus Christi LLC (Brian W. Brody) to SagamoreHill of Corpus Christi Licenses LLC...
Transactions: 9-08-08
$205M WTVJ-TV Miami FL (NBC) from NBC Telemundo License Co. (Lynn Calpeter, CFO) to Post-Newsweek Stations Florida Inc. (Alan W. Frank). Cash. Duopoly with...
Transactions: 9-02-08
$209M WTVF-TV Nashville TN (CBS). 100% of Newschannel 5 Network LLC from Landmark Television Inc. (Decker Anstrom et al) to Bonten Media Group (Randall...
Transactions: 8-25-08
$37.5M KJPR-DT CP Denver-Boulder CO (Greeley CO) from Richland Reserve LLC (Dale A. West) to Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc. (Paul F....
Luken lookin’ for discounted Equity
Equity Broadcasting Corporation has a multipronged deal in place that will bring in much needed cash in exchange for full- and low-powered television stations...
Transactions: 8-20-08
$8M KNIN-TV Boise ID (Caldwell ID, CW) from Banks-Boise Inc. (Lyle Banks) to Journal Broadcast Group (Douglas G. Kiel et al). $800K escrow, balance...
Schurz splurge in South Bend
Schurz Communications has filed FCC paperwork, a key step on the road to building an extremely rare and completely legal four-station television cluster featuring...