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Transactions: 2/28/05-3/4/05
The beginning of March saw a modest increase in deal value filed at the FCC, although the number of deals filed actually went down a smidge. A 32.1M Hispanic TV deal in Las Vegas accounted for over two thirds of that all by itself in what was really another slow week.
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Total |
Mkts 1-50 |
Mkts 51-100 |
Mkts >100 |
Unrated
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| AMs |
5
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4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| FMs |
6
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| TVs |
1
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
12 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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Type of deal
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Deals |
Stns |
Value
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| Radio, 1 mkt |
8
|
11 |
14.873M |
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TV, 1 mkt
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1 |
1 |
32.1M |
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Rad-TV, 1 mkt
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0 |
0 |
$0
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Radio, multimkt
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0 |
0 |
$0
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TV, multimkt
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0 |
0 |
$0
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Rad-TV, multimkt
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0 |
0 |
$0
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| Totals |
9 |
12 |
46.973M |
TV Deal of the Week
Telemundo brings affil into the fold
NBC's Hispanic television group Telemundo spent 32.1M to bring a Las Vegas affiliate - - KBLR-TV - - into the O&O column, and is also getting an LPTV in fringe area Pahrump. It marks the first ownership foray into the market for parent GE.
Radio Deal of the Week
J Sports spends Mega millions in Beantown
Well, perhaps megamillions is an exaggeration, but Mega Communications is the seller, and at least there are nine of the millions being spent for WLLH-AM Lowell & WAMG-AM Dedham in the Boston market. Buyer is J Sports Boston LLC.
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