He entered broadcast television ownership after years of hard work, working the halls of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach during NATPE conferences, building the resources necessary to become a station owner. With properties in hand, he expressed his desire to become the single-biggest owner of over-the-air TV stations in the U.S.
Now, Byron Allen is placing some, but not all, of Allen Media Group‘s broadcast properties on the market. The decision, which is tied to a debt relief effort, comes at a moment where industry consolidation and an end date for ATSC 1.0 digital transmission are poised to reshape the TV landscape.
