Transactions: 12-1-10
$500K WVBK-CA Manchester VT and WVBQ-LP Charlestown NH from Vision 3 Broadcasting Inc. (Daniel N. Carbonara) to New Hampshire 1 Network Inc. (William H....
NRJ files to buy WSAH in New York DMA
The book is about to be closed on the ill-fated foray into TV ownership of Multicultural Broadcasting, known for its multilingual radio group. Its...
NRJ Holdings takes a ride on the Reading with WTVE
The owners of WRNN-TV Kingston NY (part of the New York City DMA) bought WTVE-TV Reading PA (part of the Philadelphia DMA) out of...
LPTV CP acquisitions continue
John Kyle’s DTV America is on a mission to buy up construction permits for low power television stations.
PBC buying Topeka ABC affiliate
KTKA-TV in Topeka KS is changing hands. The station is headed to PBC Broadcasting LLC, giving it a third network affiliate and a third...
LIN and ACME enter into conditional nuptials in three markets
LIN Media will be in the driver’s seat in a set of shared services agreements with ACME Communications in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, Dayton OH, and...
Behar is pivot in TV deal
Robert Behar is both part of the selling and the buying group in a 100M deal which will send a pair of fringe large-market...
Multicultural group going into breakup mode
Arthur Liu’s Multicultural Television Broadcasting has suffered defaults involving two sets of lien holders and is headed into a trust under the care and...
LPTV CP Sold In Idaho’s Treasure Valley
Like the drip-drip-drip of a leaky faucet, the FCC's deal database has offered just a trickle of fresh news of late. Wednesday is no different, with the lone deal involving the sale of a low-power TV station construction permit in Idaho's most populous area. There's also an STA involving Townsquare Media to talk about.
Sold In Jackson Hole: A LPTV Property to a Spanish TV Entity
In the resort town of Jackson, Wyoming, a low-power TV station is being sold. The buyer is an intriguing one, and suggests Spanish-language television is coming to the community.
Buyer steps forward for Orlando noncom TV
$3.3M WMFE-TV Orlando FL from Community Communications Inc. (Jose A. Fajardo) to University of Central Florida (Michael J. Grindstaff et al). $330K escrow, $1.07M...
Close encounter for Boston TV station
Carlisle One Media Inc. is now in control of MyNetwork TV affiliate WZNY-TV Derry NH, which serves the Boston DMA. The seller was ShootingStar...
Acme to Byrne Madison TV deal is done
According to brokerage firm CobbCorp, the deal in which ACME Communications is sending its WBUW-TV Janesville WI to Byrne Acquisition Group has reached the...
Details of the Cox/Newport dealings
$235M KMYT-TV/KOKI-TV Tulsa OK and WAWS-TV Jacksonville FL from Newport Television LLC (Sandy DiPasquale) to Cox Media Group. Cox is also acquiring WTEV Jacksonville...
Mako Makes A LPTV Deal With Ramar
In February 2018, the founder of Lubbock-based radio and TV station owner Ramar Communications passed away. Today, his family continues to run Ramar, and it's growing — it is purchasing a future low-power TV station in the market from a company blessed with a unique set of construction permits.