Transactions: 9/17/07-9/21/07
Did you think the summer was slow? You're right. And in the third week of September, broadcast traders managed to dial it down a notch, posting the lowest total value since the first week of June. A Michigan TV trade provided about two thirds of the value in a week with only seven total contracts placed on file at the FCC.
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Total |
Mkts 1-50 |
Mkts 51-100 |
Mkts >100 |
Unrated
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AMs |
4
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0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
FMs |
3
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0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
TVs |
2
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0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Total |
9 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Type of deal
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Deals |
Stns |
Value
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Radio, 1 mkt |
6
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7 |
5.62M |
TV, 1 mkt
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1 |
2 |
10M |
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 |
7 |
9 |
15.62M |
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TV Deal of the Week
Tucker gets max overdrive in Michigan
Max Media is spinning its pair of northern Michigan ABC stations to Tucker Broadcasting. WGTU-TV serves up ABC fare to the Traverse City-Cadillac DMA from Traverse City, while WGTQ-TV operates on the Northern Peninsula from Sault Ste. Marie, The price is 10M
Radio Deal of the Week
All in the family in Albany
WDCD-AM & WPTR-FM in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy market are going from Donald B. Crawford to Donald B. Crawford for 4.05M. Actually, seller Kimtron Inc. is DBC Sr.'s company, and buyer DJRA Broadcasting belongs to DBC Jr. It's the top filing in another slow week for radio.
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