And the winner is Randy Bongarten’s Bonten Media Group Inc. in what is literally a landmark transaction – that is, the seller is Landmark Communications. Although terms weren’t immediately released, it is expected that the sale price of CBS WTVF-TV Nashville will be north of $200M. Nashville will instantly become the crown jewel in the Bonten portfolio. Backed by Diamond Castle Holdings, it has 16 other television facilities of one type or another, serving eight additional markets, including Tri-Cities, TN/VA; Greenville-New Bern, NC; Chico-Redding, CA; Abilene, TX; Missoula, MT; Butte-Bozeman, MT; San Angelo, TX; and Eureka, CA.
