The purchase from Waterman Broadcasting, announced April 5, of the NBC affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla. (DMA 55) from Waterman Broadcasting was surprising to many. The previoius highest price paid for a single station not sold as part of a group transaction was $145 million, plus working capital, in a 2015 deal.
The purchase of the NBC affiliate in DMA 55 from Waterman Broadcasting will give Hearst its fifth station in Florida.