The purchase of KQDS Duluth, Minn.; KBRR Thief River Falls, Minn.; KVRR Fargo, N.D.; and KNRR Pembina, N.D., and seven translators by Forum Communications tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
WEEK ENDING JAN. 24
Station Trading Roundup: 6 Deals, $24,223,000
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $24,000,000 — BUYER: Forum Communications Company (Bill Rouse, COO) BROKER: Kalil & Co.
SELLER: KQDS Acquisition Corp (Kathy Lau, COO)
Michigan: W32CV-D Ironwood — FACILITIES: DTV Ch.32, 8.452 kW, ant. 564 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
Minnesota: KQDS-TV Duluth, K29EB-D Grand Rapids, K15GT-D Hibbing, K20NR-D International Falls, K22MR-D Virginia — FACILITIES: KQDS-TV: DTV Ch.18, 1.000 kW, ant. 974 ft.; K29EB-D: DTV Ch. 29, 14.909 kW, ant. 633 ft.; K15GT-D: DTV Ch. 15, 8.035 kW, ant.381 ft.; K20NR-D: DTV Ch.: 20, 0.045 kW. ant. 394 ft.; K22MR-D: DTV Ch. 22, 0.055 kW, ant. 469 ft. AFFILIATION: KQDS-TV: FOX; K29EB-D: FOX; K15GT-D: FOX; K20NR-D: FOX; K22MR-D: FOX
Wisconsin: K31GH-D Hayward, W15EE-D Ashland — FACILITIES: K31GH-D: DTV Ch.31, 9.484 kW, ant.413 ft.; W15EE-D: DTV Ch.: 15, 4.930 kW, ant. 249 ft. AFFILIATION: K31GH-D: FOX; W15EE-D: FOX
SELLER: Red River Broadcasting (Kathy Lau, COO)
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Minnesota: KBRR-TV Thief River Falls FACILITIES: DTV Ch.10, 9.300 kW, ant. 650 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
North Dakota: KVRR-TV Fargo, KJRR-TV Jamestown, KNRR-TV Pembina FACILITIES: KVRR-TV: DTV Ch.19, 1000.000 kW, ant.1,243 ft.; KJRR-TV: DTV Ch.: 721.300 kW, ant. 443 ft.; KNRR-TV: DTV Ch. 12, 4.440 kW, ant. 1,401 ft. AFFILIATIONS: KVRR-TV: FOX; KJRR: FOX; KNRR-TV: FOX
WMJN-LD Huntsville, AL— PRICE: $330,000 BUYER: Gray Television Inc (Hilton Howell Jr, chairman/CEO) SELLER: Emmanuel Broadcasting Corp (James Henderson, president) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 32 15.000 kW, ant. 1,480 ft. AFFILIATION: HTN
KGEC-LD Redding, CA — PRICE: $90,000 BUYER: UCB USA Inc (Perry Atkinson, president) SELLER: Cooper Communications LLC (Millie Cooper, managing member) BROKER: Sterling BCG FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 26, 7.500 kW, ant. 1,529 ft. AFFILIATION: RTV
WCQT-LP Cullman, AL — PRICE: $60,000 BUYER: Combs Broadcasting Inc (Tommy Combs, president, CEO) SELLER: Alabama Cable Network Inc (James Early, president) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 28 15.000 kW, ant. 236 ft. AFFILIATION: Wik
W17EA-D Arroyo, PR — PRICE: $25,000 BUYER: Ebenezer Broadcasting Group Inc (Ricardo Montanez, president) SELLER: TV Red De Puerto Rico Inc (Jorge Figueroa, president) FACILITIES: DTV Ch.17, 2.500 kW, ant. 673 ft. AFFILIATION: DRK
W23FA-D Columbus, GA — PRICE: $15,000 BUYER: Maurice Bailey SELLER: HC2 Holdings (Wayne Barr Jr. president/CEO) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 23, 15.000 kW, ant. 289 ft.
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