New Jersey LMAs public TV station to WNET New York
Gov. Chris Christie (R) of New Jersey has made no secret of his desire to take his state out of the broadcast business, and...
Sinclair is all in for Allbritton
Chalk up another blockbuster acquisition for rapidly-growing Sinclair Broadcast Group. It is getting the all-ABC all-the-time television
TV sale to Native Americans gets senatorial boost
LIN Television has a deal pending to sell KREZ-TV Durango CO to Native American Broadcasting LLC. The deal received an unusual friend-of-the-deal letter from...
Tribune scores latest TV acquisition blockbuster
If there was any doubt about Tribune’s strategic plan to emphasize its broadcast business
The Top 10 Broadcasters’ Calendar Items For 2018
What are the key regulatory items of note for broadcasters that they should keep their eye on in 2018? The team at Pillsbury Withrop Shaw Pittman LLP has put together a 2018 Broadcasters' Calendar that includes 10 top items of note What's the top item of concern?
Family Stations files for Camping trip in Boise ID
Harold Camping’s non-profit religious outfit Family Stations Inc. is picking up a low power television station licensed to Boise ID. The seller is Lopes...
An Evansville, Ind., LPTV’s Sale Closes. It’s A Winemiller Win
In late June, a licensee led by John Kyle II agreed to sell a host of low-power television stations in various locales. One of those transactions has now closed, putting the Evansville, Ind., facility in the hands of Jeff Winemiller.
Wireless company snaps up Vegas low power TV
$425K KEED-CD Las Vegas NV from Christian Media Associates International Inc. (Dale Davidson, Guy R. Williams) to Landover Wireless Corporation (Laurence S. Zimmerman). $42.5K...
No joke as Hoak drives MGs off the lot
Two Media General television stations are now officially in the hands of Hoak Media. The sale sending NBC KALB-TV Alexandria LA and ABC WMBB-TV...
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.
Massive multimillion LPTV extravaganza
$46.5M WKOB-LD New York NY; W25DW-D Chicago IL (Arbury Hills IL); KATA-CD/ KJJM-LD, KHPK-D/KNAP-LP/K31GL-D & KODF-LD Dallas-Fort Worth (Mesquite, De Soto, Britton TX); KUVM-CD/...
MSG Exploring Splitting in Two
Paperwork is in to the Securities and Exchange Commission
Three In A Row: HC2 Strikes Again With Motor City CD
For the third consecutive business day, there's a TV transaction that involves the swiftly growing HC2 Station Group. That's the entity led by Philip Falcone that owns the Azteca América broadcast TV network and a whole bunch of television stations. It's just added a Detroit property.
Down East TV headed for new owner
WPXT-DT brings The CW into the Portland-Auburn ME DMA, as well as Me-TV on a digital side channel. Once part of the ill-fated Pegasus...
NRJ moving into Harrisburg DMA
$9M WGCB-TV Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York PA (Red Lion PA) from Red Lion Broadcasting Company (Anna L. Plourde-Norris, Executrix) to NRJ Holdings LLC (Robert G. Andrews, Ted...