The addition of NBC affiliate adds a 12th NBC affiliate to the Hearst station group. Hearst will now operate two NBC and two ABC stations in Florida.
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $220,540,010
The purchase of WBBH Fort Myers Fla., by Hearst Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
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.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck include openings for two promotions producers, local sales manager, news photographer, reporter, special projects producer and MMJ/reporter.
Exclusives
WBBH-WZVN Drops Sports Director Position
WBBH Forecaster Robert Van Winkle To Retire
FL Prosecutor Sues Station For ‘Hurt Feelings’
Waterman Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate WBBH Fort Myers, Fla., is being sued for defamation, along with two of its anchors and one of its reporters, by State Attorney Stephen Russell after an investigative report that aired in November left Russell, according to his lawsuit, with “hurt feelings.”
WBBH, WINK Rift Dates To Hurricane Charley
Waterman To Add Baron Lynx In Ft. Myers
Waterman Broadcasting has signed a long-term TV measurement agreement with Rentrak for its Fort Myers, Fla., duopoly of WBBH (NBC) and WZVN (ABC). In addition to Rentrak’s daily demographic and […]
WBBH Crew Gives Police A Lead In Murder Case
WBBH Gives Viewers Tour Of New Set, Newsroom
Fort Myers Stations Pay Tribute To Jim Reif
WBBH’s Jim Reif Dies After Bike Accident
Are News Ratings Key To Monetizing Digital?
WTHR Indianapolis GM John Cardenas thinks so, having seen the news ratings at the NBC affiliate (and the related ad revenue) rise along with the usage of its digital offerings. WorldNow, WTHR’s digital technology provider, thinks so, too. It’s been preaching that a real commitment to digital will pay off at noon, 6 and 11, but not all its clients are entirely convinced.
WBBH Adds Studio Technologies Live-Link Jr.
WBBH, the NBC affiliate in Fort Myers-Naples, Fla. (DMA 62), relies on Studio Technologies’ Live-Link Jr. Remote Camera System for its recently deployed HD satellite truck. The Live-Link Jr. camera […]
