Pappas spins Class A in Houston
Bankrupt Pappas Telecasting has found a buyer for KHMV-CA, a Class A television station licensed to Houston TX. The buyer, Uniglobe Central America Network...
FCC waives through Amarillo TV duopoly
Midessa Broadcasting is getting FCC permission to go ahead with the acquisition of KEYU-TV Borger TX, a Univision affiliate in the Amarillo TX DMA,...
Transactions: 1-26-10
N/A KLEI-TV Kailua-Kona HI from Pacific Christian Church (Diane M. Sandlin) to One Love Outreach Inc. (David W. Tipton et al). Donation.
Transactions: 1-19-10
$5.75M KIMO-TV Anchorage AK; KATN-TV Fairbanks AK; and KJUD-TV Juneau AK from Smith Media License Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Smith Media LLC (Ian...
Alaska TV group sold
A trio of ABC affiliates covering each of Alaska’s DMAs are going to a new owner. Stephen C. Brissette’s Vision Alaska LLC will be...
Transactions: 1-14-10
$1M WFUM-DT Flint MI from University of Michigan (Timothy Slottow) to Central Michigan University (Gail F. Torreano, Edward B. Grant). $100K deposit, $400K progress...
Small cable company sold
WENR Corporation, a holding company with media aspirations, is making them come true via the acquisition of Satview Broadband Ltd., a cable TV and...
Close encounter in Raleigh: WRAY-TV
Radiant Life Ministries Inc., headed by Garth W. Coonce, has closed on its acquisition of WRAY-TV, serving the Raleigh-Durham DMA from Wilson NC. The...
Transactions: 1-05-10
$24.8M KNWS-TV Houston TX (Katy TX) and KLDT-TV Dallas-Ft. Worth TX (Lake Dallas TX) from Johnson Broadcasting Inc. (Douglas Johnson) to Una Vez Mas...
Texas TVs fetched more than met the eye
The sale of KNWS-TV and KLDT-TV in Houston and Dallas came home with a much higher price tag than that listed in the contract...
Texas TVs sold out of bankruptcy
Acting as Limited Purpose Fiduciary, Kalil & Co.’s Frank Higney found a buyer for television stations serving the top two Texas markets. The buyer...
Transactions: 12-21-09
$1.00 WTBL-LP Lenoir NC. 100% of Catawba Broadcasting LLC from Andrew Marriott to Ernesto S. Bustos. Cash.
Travel Channel sale is a done deal
Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) has closed its transaction to form a joint venture with Cox Communications giving SNI a 65% stake in Travel Channel...
Transactions: 12-14-09
$9K KRRI-LP from Equity Media Holdings Corporation debtor-in-possession (Connie Vaughn) to NGENSOLUTIONS LLC (Tariq Ahmad). Bankruptcy proceeding.
Transactions: 12-11-09
$70K KPDR-LP Salt Lake City UT (Park City UT) from Craig and Marilyn Caples and William Mitchell to MCUSA Inc. (Ruben Rodriguez Jr.). Cash....