South Florida PTV Stations To Merge
Two South Florida TV stations, Miami’s WPBT and WXEL in Boynton Beach, have agreed to merge into a new entity, South Florida PBS. The stations jointly announced the agreement Wednesday. The two stations announced in June 2014 that they would embark on discussions about a merger. CPB contributed $150,000 to support planning behind the effort.
Noncoms WPBT And WXEL In Merger Talks
A proposed merger of two Florida public TV stations would serve a combined market area roughly equivalent to the country’s seventh-largest Nielsen market. WPBT in Miami and WXEL in Boynton Beach, some 60 miles away on the state’s east coast, today announced their intention to work toward becoming a new entity, PBS South Florida. The two stations have informally discussed collaborations over the past decade, but this is the first announcement of a possible merger.
College Selling WXEL Palm Beach For $1.4M
Two years after selling WXEL-FM Palm Beach, Fla., for $3.85 million, Barry University has agreed to sell its public TV sister station for $1.44 million. The buyer is the WXEL Public Broadcasting Corp., a nonprofit set up by the TV station’s executives.
