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WEEK ENDING FEB. 20

Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $26,150,000

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The purchase of WHKY Hickory, N.C., by Family Worship Center Church tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.

WHKY-TV Hickory, NC — PRICE: $12,000,000 BUYER: Family Worship Center Church (Jimmy Swaggart, president) SELLER: Long Communications LLC (Jeffrey Long, member manager) BROKER: Kalil & Co. FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 14, 260.000 kW, ant. 528 ft. AFFILIATION: IND

WPGA-TV Perry, WPGA-LD Macon, GA — PRICE: $6,000,000 BUYER: Gray Television Inc (Hilton Howell Jr, chairman/CEO) SELLER: Marquee Broadcasting Inc (Patricia Lane, president/CEO) FACILITIES: WPGA-TV: DTV Ch. 23, 82.200 kW, ant. 623 ft.; WPGA-LD: DTV Ch. 18, 15.000kW, ant. 446 ft. AFFILIATIONS: WPGA-TV: IND; WPGA-LD: ScN

KNIN-TV Caldwell, ID — PRICE: $6,000,000 BUYER: Marquee Broadcasting Inc (Patricia Lane, president/CEO) SELLER: Gray Television Inc (Hilton Howell Jr, chairman/CEO) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 10, 25.000 kW, ant. 2,684 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX

KSVN-CD Ogden, UT — PRICE: $2,000,000 BUYER: Bridge News LLC (Eric Wotilia, founder/president) SELLER: Azteca Broadcasting Corp (Rolando Collantes, president) BROKER: Sterling BCG FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 25, 14.000 kW, ant.3.983 ft. AFFILIATION: EST

KCVB-LD Logan, UT — PRICE: $150,000 BUYER: Bridge News LLC (Eric Wotilia, founder/president) SELLER: Cache Valley Broadcasting Inc (Earl Rouse, sole proprietor) BROKER: Sterling BCG FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 26, 0.535 kW, ant.1,716 ft. AFFILIATION: IND

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