Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition Backs Standard General-Tegna Deal
Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder Rev. Jesse Jackson has told the FCC it should approve the merger of Standard General and Tegna. In a letter …
WEEK ENDING DEC. 5
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $2,535,000
The purchase of 17 translators by Ruralink Broadband tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, …
WEEK ENDING NOV. 28
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $1,400,000
The purchase of KWSD-TV and KCWS-LD Sioux Falls, SD, by Forum Communications tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to …
Former Station Exec Pulls For Standard General-Tegna Deal
Standard General continues to collect anecdotal backing for its proposed merger with Tegna, which the FCC is still vetting on day 221 of its …
WEEK ENDING NOV. 21
Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $6,305,000
The purchase of two LPTV stations by Bridge News tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, …
WEEK ENDING NOV. 14
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $15,000
The purchase of a new construction permit by Roseland Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for …
Mako Communications Sells Bakersfield LPTV Construction Permit
Mako Communications, a Texas limited liability company, has agreed to sell the construction permit for low-power television station K07AAJ-D …
Castelli Media Closes On Purchase Of Six LPTV Construction Permits
Castelli Media has closed on the purchase of the following construction permits: W19EW-D FCC ID: 181944 Evansville, IN; W10DG-D FCC ID: …
WEEK ENDING OCT. 31
Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $3,7500,000
The purchase of WGCT-LD Tampa, Fla., by Bridge News tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, …
Nancy Pelosi Attacks Media Merger — After Getting Big Campaign Donation
Nancy Pelosi is creating static over the proposed Tegna-Standard General merger that would take a massive group of TV stations private — …
WEEK ENDING OCT. 17
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $3,500,000
The purchase of WQAV-CD Glassboro, N.J., by Lighthouse Support tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its …
WEEK ENDING OCT. 3
Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $10,100,000
The purchase of WLFT-CD Baton Rouge, La., by Family Worship Center Church tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the …
WEEK ENDING SEPT. 26
Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $3,172,271
The purchase of nine LPTV stations by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, …
WEEK ENDING SEPT. 19
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $850,000
The purchase of K24OE-D Jackson, Wyo., by International Spanish Network tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC …
WEEK ENDING SEPT. 12
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $564,500
The purchase of three Arkansas low-power stations by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC …
WEEK ENDING SEPT. 5
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $12,000
The purchase of K14TB-D College Station, Texas, by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for …
WEEK ENDING AUG. 22
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $150,000
The purchase of W18DQ-D Santa Isabel, P.R., by Telenorte Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC …
FCC Probes Arguments Of Standard General-Tegna Deal Opponents
Opponents of the $8.6 billion Standard General-Tegna deal met with top FCC officials this week to talk about the former's issues with the …
ATVA To FCC: Tegna Deal Needs Enforceable Conditions
Standard General, Apollo General and Tegna have pledged to the Federal Communications Commission that they will not jointly negotiate or …
UPDATED, 2:24 P.M. AUG. 3
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $1,300,000
The purchase of KVSD-LD San Diego, Calif., by Daystar TV Network tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for …
Imagicomm Completes Its CMG Station Purchases
The sale of CMG stations in 12 markets to INSP’s Imagicomm marks INSPs expansion into broadcasting.
West Palm Beach LPTV CP Sale Has Closed
Windsong Communications Inc. has closed on its purchase of the construction permit for W15EO-D in Sebastian, Fla., from DTV America 1 for …
WEEK ENDING JULY 25
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $3,020,000
The purchase of WXNY-LD New York, by Daystar TV Network tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its …
Standard General: FCC Tegna Comment Extension Could Cost Millions
Standard General (SGCI) has told the FCC that the two-week comment extension it has granted on the proposed Standard General-Tegna merger …
Civil Rights Group Sends FCC Letter In Support Of Standard General-Tegna Deal
Civil rights group Arc of Justice sent a letter to the FCC urging it to approve Standard General’s acquisition of Tegna. The letter …
FCC Gives Tegna Commenters More Time
The FCC has agreed to give key communications unions and advocacy groups a two-week extension on the deadline for comment on the proposed …
Standard General, Tegna: Deal Opposition Is Legally Irrelevant
Attorneys for Standard General and Tegna have told the FCC that the petitions to deny their $5 billion-plus merger/station spinoff are both …
WEEK ENDING JULY 4
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $83,500
The purchase of WSFG-LD Berry and WSSF-LD Fayette, both Alabama, by Center Point Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station …
Standard General CEO Soo Kim Doesn’t Understand Tegna Deal Opposition
He maintains that Apollo Global Management will have no role in running the combined company, following the $5.4 billion merger with Tegna.
WEEK ENDING JUNE 27
Station Trading Roundup: 7 Deals, $4,341,000
The purchase of WBEH-CD Miami, by Daystar TV Network tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, …
NCTA Seeks FCC Retrans Conditions On Standard General-Tegna
NCTA-The Internet & Television Association, said it has no problem with the FCC approving the Standard General-Tegna deal, but only if …
Standard Media’s Deb McDermott Cites Track Record Amid Challenges To Tegna Deal
Standard Media CEO Deb McDermott (r) says she has a track record running TV stations. So does Soo Kim, founder and managing partner of …
Standard General-Tegna Deal Could Aid Diversity In TV Ownership
“One of our key initiatives is to give our communities a voice,” says Soo Kim (l), founding partner of Standard General and current managing …
Castelli Media Buys 4 LPTV CPs For $40,000
Castelli Media has agreed to purchase the following construction permits from King Forward Inc., pending FCC approval: W30EU-D Albany, Ga. — …
Graham Media Joins Opposition To Standard General-Tegna Deal
Station owner Graham Media has joined the opposition to Standard General’s acquisition of Tegna, filing a petition against the deal with the …
Unions Try To Block Tegna-Standard General Deal
The NewsGuild-CWA and and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET)-CWA filed a petition to dismiss or deny …
WEEK ENDING JUNE 20
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $900,000
The purchase of WWAX-LD Westmoreland, N.H., by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its …
WEEK ENDING JUNE 13
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $41,020,000
The purchase of KDOC-TV Anaheim, Calif., by Radiant Life Ministries tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for …
WEEK ENDING JUNE 6
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $40,000
The purchase of K35OX-D Selma, Ala., by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its …
FCC Asks More Questions About Tegna Sale
The FCC is asking more questions about private equity company Standard General’s planned purchase of Tegna and take it private. Tegna’s …
WEEK ENDING MAY 23
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $450,000
The purchase of two low-power stations in Florida, by Goshen LLC tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for …
Tegna Deal Critics Say FCC Needs More Data
Critics of the $8 billion-plus purchase of Tegna's TV station group by investment fund Standard General have told the FCC it needs to …
WEEK ENDING MAY 9
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $1,000,000
The purchase of KDTL-LD St Louis, by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, …
Good News Broadcasting Closes On Purchase Of K14RK Phoenix
Low-power TV station K14RK Phoenix has been sold to Good News Broadcasting Network, a religious broadcaster based in Scottsdale, Ariz. The …
WEEK ENDING MAY 2
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $25,000
The purchase of KMSQ-LD Mesquite, Nev., by Center Point Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC …
Cox Media Closes On Two Eugene, Ore., Stations
The $7.2 million purchase from California Oregon Broadcasting adds KLSR (Fox) and KEVU (MNT) to the group’s TV station portfolio.
WEEK ENDING APRIL 25
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $10,700,000
The purchase of WHIZ Zanesville, Ohio, by Marquee Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its …
WHIZ-TV And Radio Sold To Marquee Broadcasting
Marquee is buying the Zanesville, Ohio, NBC affiliate and four radio properties from the Littick family.