Its a tiny town in Lewis County, Mo., that had under 550 residents in the 2010 U.S. Census.
It’s important enough of a locale for Gray Television to make a deal for a low-powered TV station based in this tiny burgh.
There’s a perfectly good reason it is buying the facility, when one looks at a map.
For a token price of $1, Gray is agreeing to grab KRKG-LP 9 in Lewiston, Mo., from SagamoreHill of Ottumwa LLC, tied to SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
Why would Gray want this property? It is likely thanks to its blockbuster $925 million merger with Quincy Media, Inc., as Quincy, Ill., is just to the east of Lewiston.
With WGEM-TV the flagship property of QMI and set to become a Gray Television property, KRKG could be used to boost the station, which is the home of NBC, FOX and The CW Network programming in the Quincy, Ill.-Hannibal, Mo., area.
KRKG was formerly K09XZ.
