The purchase of seven LPTV stations, six radio stations and a news production business by Coastal Television Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
WEEK ENDING AUG. 2
Station Trading Roundup: 7 Deals, $54,101,788
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $36,900,000 BUYER: Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC (William Fielder III, president/CEO) BROKER: Kalil & Co. COMMENT: Star City Broadcasting’s WPBI-LD, WPBY-LD/Lafayette, IN, Jonesboro TV LLC’s KJNB-LD, KJNE-LD, K14SW-D, K34QK-D Jonesboro, AR, SagamoreHill of Jackson LLC’s WNBJ-LD Jackson, TN and Star City Broadcasting’s radio stations WAZY-FM, WSHY-AM, W282CJ-FX Lafayette, WBPE-FM/Brookston, WYCM-FM Attica, W222AS-FX West Lafayette, IN to Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC. The sale also includes News Production Business NewsHub.
SELLER: Star City Broadcasting (Michael Reed, president) — WPBI-LD, WPBY-LD Lafayette, IN FACILITIES: WPBI-LD: DTV Ch.17, 15.000 kW, ant. 180 ft.; WPBY-LD: DTV Ch. 35, 13.000 kW, ant. 180 ft. AFFILIATION: WPBI-LD: FOX; WPBY-LD: ABC
SELLER: Jonesboro TV LLC (Michael Reed, president) — KJNB-LD, KJNE-LD, K14SW-D, K34QK-D Jonesboro, AR FACILITIES: KJNB-LD: DTV Ch.27, 15.000 kW, ant. 364 ft.; KJNE-LD: DTV Ch. 22, 15.000 kW, ant.545 ft.; K14SW-D: DTV Ch. 14, 15.000 kW, ant. 325 ft.; K34QK-D: DTV Ch. 34, 15.000 kW, ant.325 ft. AFFILIATION: KJNB-LD: FOX; KJNE-LD: FOX; K14SW-D: CP off Air; K34QK-D: CP off Air
SELLER: SagamoreHill of Jackson LLC (William Christian, CEO) — WNBJ-LD Jackson, TN FACILITIES: DTV Ch.16, 15.000 kW, ant. 259 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $12,500,000 BUYER: Comcast/NBC (Jeff Shell, CEO NBCUniversal) SELLER: Ramar Communications (Brad Moran, president) BROKER: Kalil & Co COMMENT: Ramar Communications’ KASA-TV, KTEL-CD, KRTN-LD, KUPT-2LD Albuquerque, KTEL-TV Carlsbad, KUPT-TV Hobbs, K31NB-D Santa Fe, KRTN-TV Durango, CO to Comcast/NBC’s NBC Telemundo License LLC. Purchase price is $12.5M
New Mexico: KASA-TV, KTEL-CD, KRTN-LD, KUPT-LD Albuquerque, KTEL-TV Carlsbad, KUPT-TV Hobbs, K31NB-D/Santa Fe, NM FACILITIES: KASA-TV: DTV Ch. 27, 369.000 kW, ant. 4,232 ft.; KTEL-CD: DTV Ch. 15, 15.000 kW, ant. 4,105 ft.; KRTN-LD: DTV Ch.18, 15.000 kW, ant. 4,193 ft.; KUPT-LD: DTV Ch. 32, 15.000 kW, ant. 4,193 ft.; KTEL-TV: Ch. 25, 50.000 kW, ant. 394 ft.; KUPT-TV: DTV Ch. 29, 50.000 kW, ant. 515 ft.; K31NB-D: DTV Ch. 31, 8.000 kW, ant. 1,762 ft. AFFILIATION: KASA-TV: TEL; KTEL-CD: TEL; KRTN-LD: Me: KUPT-LD: Mov; KTEL-TV: TEL; KUPT-TV: H&I; K31NB-D: Me
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Colorado: KRTN-TV, KXZQ-LD Durango FACILITIES: KRTN-TV:DTV Ch. 33, 30.000 kW, ant. 271 ft.; KXZQ-LD: DTV Ch. 35, 0.380 kW, ant. 331 ft. AFFILIATION: KRTN-TV: IND; KXZQ-LD: FOX
WYDC-TV, W15EG-D, WJKP-LD Corning, WECY-LD, W26BF Elmira, W20BL-D Bath, NY — PRICE: $9,500,000 BUYER: Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC (William Fielder III, president/CEO) SELLER: Vision Communications LLC(William Christian, president) BROKER: Kalil & Co FACILITIES: WYDC-TV: DTV Ch.30, 55.000 kW, ant. 1,021 ft.; W15EG-D: DTV Ch. 15, 4.000 kW, ant. 676 ft.; WJKP-LD: DTV Ch.14, 3.000 kW, ant. 676 ft.; WECY-LD: DTV Ch. 19, 15.000 kW, ant. 358 ft.; W26BF: Ch. 26, 1.090 kW, ant. 643 ft.; W20BL-D: DTV Ch. 19, 15.000 kW, ant. 449 ft. AFFILIATION: WYDC-TV: FOX; W15EG-D: IND; WJKP-LD: My: WECY-LD: FOX; W26BF-LD: FOX; W20BL-D: FOX
WMDN-TV Meridian, MS — PRICE: $2,550,000 BUYER: Big Horn Television Group (Michael Hogan, member/manager) SELLER: WMDN-TV LLC (Wade Threadgill, member) BROKER: Kalil & Co FACILITIES: DTV Ch.24, 1,000.000 kW, ant.597 ft AFFILIATION: CBS
WGBC-TV Meridian, MS — PRICE: $2,501,788 BUYER: Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC (William Fielder III, president/CEO) SELLER: Michael Reed BROKER: Kalil & Co FACILITIES: DTV Ch.31, 1,000.000 kW, ant.542 ft AFFILIATION: FOX
WLFM-LD Cleveland — PRICE: $1,655,000 BUYER: Gray Television Inc (Hilton Howell Jr, chairman/CEO) SELLER: Murray Hill Broadcasting LLC (Thomas Wilson, managing member) FACILITIES: DTV Ch.20, 15.000 kW, ant.804 ft AFFILIATION: IND
WTXI-LD Miami, WTBT-LD Tampa, FL — PRICE: $800,000 BUYER: Major Market Broadcasting (Ravi Kapur, president) SELLER: New York Spectrum Holding Company LLC (Charles Wong, member) FACILITIES: WTXI-LD: DTV Ch.33, 15.000 kW, ant.705 ft.; WTBT-LD: DTV Ch. 8, 3.000 kW, ant. 755 ft. AFFILIATION: WTXI-LD: CCT; WTBT-LD: CCT
KDAO-CD Marshalltown, IA — PRICE: $195,000 BUYER: Weigel Broadcasting (Norman Shapiro, president) SELLER: MTN Broadcasting Inc (Mark Osmundson, president) FACILITIES: DTV Ch.17, 1.800 kW, ant.105 ft AFFILIATION: RTV
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