WEEK ENDING SEPT. 18

Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $19,700,000

The purchase of three Michigan stations by Morgan Murphy Media tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.

WBKB-TV Alpena, WBUP-TV Ishpeming and WBKP-TV Calumet, all MI — PRICE: $13,375,000 BUYER: Morgan Murphy Media (Elizabeth Murphy Burns, president/CEO) SELLER: Thunder Bay Broadcasting Inc (Mary Marks, personal representative) BROKER: Patrick Communications FACILITIES: WBKB-TV: DTV Ch.11, 20.000 kW, ant. 662 ft.; WBUP-TV: DTV Ch. 10, 9.000 kW, ant. 771 ft.; WBKP-TV: DTV Ch. 5, 6.400 kW, ant. 988 ft. AFFILIATIONS: WBKB-TV: CBS; WBUP-TV: ABC; WBKP: CW

Multistate Deal — PRICE: $3,000,000 BUYER: Bridge News LLC (Eric Wotilia, founder, president) SELLER: Estrella Media Inc (Peter Markham, CEO)

  • Arizona: KVPA-LD Phoenix — FACILITIES: DTV Ch.34, 15.000 kW, ant. 1,483 ft. AFFILIATION: EST
  • California: KSDX-LD San Diego — FACILITIES: DTV Ch.9, 0.275 kW, ant. 1,798 ft. AFFILIATION: EST

Multistate Deal — PRICE: $2,250,000 BUYER: Bridge News LLC (Eric Wotilia, founder, president) SELLER: Media Vista Group (Orlando Rosales, CEO)

  • Missouri: KUKC-LD Kansas City FACILITIES: DTV Ch.14, 15.000 kW, ant. 846 ft. AFFILIATION: UNI
  • Minnesota: WUMN-D Minneapolis FACILITIES: DTV Ch.21, 15.000 kW, ant. 548 ft. AFFILIATION: UNI

Multistate Deal — PRICE: $600,000 BUYER: Bridge News LLC (Eric Wotilia, founder, president) SELLER: J&J Winemiller

  • New Mexico: K19NF-D Socorro FACILITIES: DTV Ch.19, 0.200 kW, ant. -413 ft.
  • Pennsylvania: W24EU-D Erie FACILITIES: DTV Ch.24, 1.000 kW, ant. 325 ft.

WTNG-CD Rockfish, NC — PRICE: $475,000 BUYER: Bridge News LLC (Eric Wotilia, founder, president) SELLER: Mercy’s Bridge Media LLC (Walt Smith, president) FACILITIES: DTV Ch.33, 15.000 kW, ant. 361 ft. AFFILIATION: HTN


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