WEEK ENDING NOV. 25

Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $59.2M

The purchase of nine stations by Standard Media Group tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.

Multistate Deals — PRICE: $59,200,000 BUYER: Standard Media Group LLC (Deborah McDermott, CEO) COMMENT: Standard Media Group LLC is purchasing KJNB-LD, KJNE-LD Jonesboro, AR, WPBI-LD, WPBY-LD Lafayette, IN, WGBC-TV Meridian, WHPM-LD Hattiesburg, MS, WYDC-TV, WJKP-LD Corning, NY, WNBJ-LD Jackson, TN from Waypoint Media, Vision Communications et al. for $59.2M. As part of the transaction Standard is also acquiring Waypoint’s news production operation in Little Rock, AR as well as Star City Broadcasting’s WAZY-FM, WSHY-AM/Lafayette, WBPE-FM Brookston, WYCM-FM Attica, IN and Sound Communications LLC’s WGGO-AM, WQRS-FM/Salamanca, WMXO-FM, WOEN-AM Olean, WZKZ-FM Alfred, WENI-AM, WGMM-FM Corning, WENY-AM Elmira, WENY-FM Big Flats, WKPQ-FM Hornell, NY, WENI-FM South Waverly, PA.

  • Arkansas: KJNB-LD, KJNE-LD Jonesboro SELLER: Jonesboro TV LLC (Michael Reed, president) FACILITIES: KJNB-LD: DTV Ch. 27, 15.000 kW, ant. 364 ft.; KJNE-LD: DTV Channel: 22, 15.000 kW, ant. 545 ft. AFFILIATIONS: KJNB-LD: FOX; KJNE: FOX

 

  • Indiana: WPBI-LD, WPBY-LD Lafayette SELLER: Waypoint Media (Michael Reed, president) FACILITIES: WPBI-LD: DTV Ch. 17, 15.000 kW, ant. 180 ft.; WPBY-LD: DTV Channel: 35, 13.000 kW, ant. 180 ft. AFFILIATIONS: WPBI-LD: FOX; WPBY-LD: ABC

 

  • Mississippi: WGBC-TV Meridian, WHPM-LD Hattiesburg SELLER: Michael Reed FACILITIES: WGBC-TV: DTV Ch. 31, 828.000 kW, ant. 542 ft.; WHPM-LD: DTV Channel: 23, 10.400 kW, ant. 466 ft. AFFILIATIONS: WGBC-TV: FOX; WHPM-LD: FOX

 

  • New York: WYDC-TV, WJKP-LD Corning SELLER: Vision Communications (Paige Christian, VP/secretary) FACILITIES: WYDC-TV: DTV Ch. 30, 55.000 kW, ant. 1,021 ft.; WJKP-LD: DTV Channel: 14, 3.000 kW, ant. 676 ft. AFFILIATIONS: WYDC-TV: FOX; WJKP-LD: My

 

  • Tennessee: WNBJ-LD Jackson SELLER: SagamoreHill of Jackson LLC (William Christian, member) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 16, 15.000 kW, ant. 259 ft AFFILIATION: NBC

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