The purchase of Meredith Corp.’s 17 TV stations by Gray Television tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
WEEK ENDING MAY 3
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $3 Billion
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $2,700,000,000 BUYER: Gray Television Inc (Hilton Howell, Jr, chairman/CEO) SELLER: Meredith Corporation (Tom Harty, chairman/CEO) COMMENT: Gray Television is acquiring all the shares of Meredith Corporation for $2.7B. Immediately prior to closing this acquisition, Meredith will spin off to its existing shareholders its National Media Group operating division, which owns the nation’s largest portfolio of magazines as well as digital and marketing assets. At the closing, Gray will acquire Meredith’s other operating division, known as the Local Media Group, which owns 17 television stations in 12 local markets.
Arizona: KPHO-TV, KTVK-TV Phoenix FACILITIES: KPHO: DTV Ch.17, 1000.000 kW, ant.1,663 ft.; KTVK-TV: DTV Ch. 24, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,644 ft. AFFILIATION: KPHO-TV: CBS; KTVK-TV: IND
Alabama: WALA-TV Mobile FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 9, 29.000 kW, ant.1,250 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
Connecticut: WFSB-TV Hartford FACILITIES: DTV Ch 36, 1,000.000 kW, ant.948 ft. AFFILIATION: CBS
Georgia: WGCL-TV, WPCH-TV Atlanta FACILITIES: WGCL-TV: DTV Ch.19, 1000.000 kW, ant.1,079 ft.; WPCH-TV: DTV Ch. 31, 805.000 kW, ant. 1,079 ft. AFFILIATION: WGCL-TV: CBS; WPCH-TV: IND
Massachusetts: WGGB-TV, WSHM-LD Springfield FACILITIES: WGGB-TV: DTV Ch.26, 345.000 kW, ant.1,050 ft.; WSHM-LD: DTV Ch. 20, 6.000 kW, ant.525 ft. AFFILIATION: WGGB-TV: ABC; WSHM-LD: CBS
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Michigan: WNEM-TV Bay City FACILITIES: DTV Ch 30, 585.000 kW, ant.994 ft. AFFILIATION: CBS
Missouri: KMOV-TV St Louis, KCTV-TV, KSMO-TV Kansas City FACILITIES: KMOV-TV: DTV Ch.24, 1,000.000 kW, ant.1,119 ft.; KCTV-TV: DTV Ch. 24, 1000.000 kW, ant. 1,129 ft.; KSMO-TV: DTV Ch. 32, 750.000 kW, ant. 1,175 ft. AFFILIATIONS: KMOV-TV: CBS; KCTV-TV: CBS; KSMO-TV: My
Nevada: KVVU-TV Henderson FACILITIES: DTV Ch 9, 120.000 kW, ant.1,257 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
Oregon: KPTV-TV Portland FACILITIES: DTV Ch 12, 24.500 kW, ant.1,736 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
South Carolina: WHNS-TV Greenville FACILITIES: DTV Ch 17, 364.000 kW, ant.2,490 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
Tennessee: WSMV-TV Nashville FACILITIES: DTV Ch 10, 42.400 kW, ant.1,362 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC
Washington: KPDX-TV Vancouver FACILITIES: DTV Ch 30, 741.000 kW, ant.1,732 ft. AFFILIATION: My
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $380,000,000 BUYER: Allen Media Broadcasting LLC (Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO) SELLER: Gray Television Inc (Hilton Howell, Jr, chairman/CEO) COMMENT: Gray Television Inc is divesting certain television stations which it is in the process of acquiring from Quincy Media to Allen Media Broadcasting LLC.
Arizona: KVOA-TV Tucson FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 23, 405.000 kW, ant.3,685 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC
Iowa: KWWL-TV Waterloo FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 7, 49.000 kW, ant.1,972 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC
Illinois: WSIL-TV Harrisburg, WREX-TV Rockford FACILITIES: WSIL-TV: DTV Ch.34, 1000.000 kW, ant.955 ft.; WREX-TV: DTV Ch. 13, 30.000 kW, ant. 709 ft. AFFILIATION: WSIL-TV: ABC; WREX-TV: NBC
Wisconsin: WKOW-TV Madison, WXOW-TV La Crosse, WAOW-TV Wausau FACILITIES: WKOW-TV: DTV Ch.26, 800.000 kW, ant.1,493 ft.; WXOW-TV: DTV Ch. 28, 251.000 kW, ant. 1,142 ft.; WAOW-TV: DTV Ch. 9, 100.000 kW, ant. 1,207 ft. AFFILIATION: WKOW-TV: ABC; WXOW-TV: ABC; WAOW-TV: ABC
K21MC-D Hobbs, NM — PRICE: $5,000 BUYER: J&J Winemiller (Jeffrey Winemiller, co-owner/manager) SELLER: New Media Partners LLC (Dan Calderone, managing member) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 21, 4.000 kW, ant.492 ft.
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