The purchase of 26 former Ion Media stations by INYO Broadcast Holdings from E.W. Scripps tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
WEEK ENDING OCT. 19
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $45,450,000
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $45,000,000 BUYER: INYO Broadcast Holdings LLC (John Chachas, chairman, CEO, Mgr) SELLER: EW Scripps (Adam Symson, president,CEO) COMMENT: Upon consummation of the merger between EW Scripps Co and Ion Media Networks, Scripps will sell to INYO Broadcast Holdings LLC, for $45M, certain stations that are owned and operated currently by subsidiaries of Ion that will become subsidiaries of Scripps.
Alabama: WPXH-TV Hoover FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 33, 300.000 kW, ant. 1,045 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Arizona: KPPX-TV Tolleson FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 31, 645.000 kW, ant. 1,788 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
California: KKPX-TV San Jose FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 33, 510.000 kW, ant. 1,417 ft AFFILIATION: Ion
Colorado: KPXC-TV Denver FACILITIES: DTV Ch.18, 330.000 kW, ant. 1,081 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Connecticut: WHPX-TV New London FACILITIES: DTV Ch.28, 500.000 kW, ant. 1,656 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Delaware: WPPX-TV Wilmington FACILITIES: DTV Ch.34, 310.000 kW, ant. 1,024 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Florida: WPXP-TV Lake Worth FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 36, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,263 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Hawaii: KPXO-TV Kaneohe FACILITIES: DTV Ch.32, 17.000 kW, ant. 2,339 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Idaho: KTRV-TV Nampa FACILITIES: DTV Ch.13, 17.000 kW, ant. 2,720 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Indiana: WCLJ-TV Bloomington, WIPX-TV Bloomington FACILITIES: WCLJ-TV: DTV Ch.28, 175.000 kW, ant. 1,049 ft.; WIPX-TV: DTV Ch.28, 175.000 kW, ant. 1,049 ft. AFFILIATION: WCLJ-TV: Ion; WIPX-TV: Ion
Kentucky: WUPX-TV Richmond FACILITIES: DTV Ch.25, 465.000 kW, ant. 1,162 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Massachusetts: WLWC-TV New Bedford FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 17, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 748 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Michigan: WPXD-TV Ann Arbor, WZPX-TV Battle Creek FACILITIES: WPXD-TV: DTV Ch.24, 370.000 kW, ant. 955 ft.; WZPX-TV: DTV Ch. 21, 400.000 kW, ant. 913 ft. AFFILIATION: WPXD-TV: Ion; WZPX-TV: Ion
Minnesota: KPXM-TV St Cloud FACILITIES: DTV Ch.16, 470.000 kW, ant. 950ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
Missouri: KPXE-TV Kansas City FACILITIES: DTV Ch.30, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,112 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
New York: WYPX-TV Amsterdam, WPXJ-TV Batavia FACILITIES: WYPX-TV: DTV Ch. 19, 600.000 kW, ant. 966 ft.; WPXJ-TV: DTV Ch. 24, 500.000 kW, ant. 1,222 ft. AFFILIATION: WYPX-TV: Ion; WPXJ-TV: Ion
North Carolina: WGPX-TV Burlington FACILITIES: DTV Ch, 26, 125.000 kW, ant. 1,648 ft AFFILIATION: Ion
Ohio: WDLI-TV Canton, WVPX-TV Akron FACILITIES: WDLI-TV: DTV Ch.22, 950.000 kW, ant. 952 ft.; WVPX-TV: DTV Ch. 22, 950.000 kW, ant. 952 ft. AFFILIATION: WDLI-TV: Ion; WVPX-TV: Ion
Oklahoma: KOPX-TV Oklahoma City FACILITIES: DTV Ch18, 200.000 kW, ant. 1,533 ft AFFILIATION: Ion
Tennessee: WPXX-TV Memphis FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 33, 537.000 kW, ant. 1,024 ft AFFILIATION: Ion
Virginia: WPXV-TV Norfolk FACILITIES: DTV Ch.32, 865.000 kW, ant. 1,141 ft AFFILIATION: Ion
Washington: KGPX-TV Spokane FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 34, 60.000 kW, ant. 1,524 ft. AFFILIATION: Ion
WOHZ-CD Mansfield, OH — PRICE: $450,000 BUYER: Gray Television (Hilton Howell Jr, chairman/CEO) SELLER: Mid-State Multimedia (Robert Meisse, president) BROKER: Patrick Communications FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 20, 8.000 kW, ant.495 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
Comments (0)