Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $191M

The sale by Granite Broadcasting and Malara Broadcasting of nine stations to : Quincy Newspapers Inc. for $191 million tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Kelsey.

By Staff | February 25, 2014 | 7:52 p.m. ET.

Multistate Deal — PRICE: $191,000,000 BUYER: Quincy Newspapers Inc (Ralph Oakley, president/CEO) SELLER: Granite Broadcasting (Lawrence Wills, vice president) BROKER: Houlihan Lokey & Wells Fargo

Illinois : WEEK Peoria — FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 25, 246.000 kW ant. 694 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC

Minnesota: KRII Chisholm FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 11, 63.000 kW ant. 658 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC

New York: WBNG Binghamton FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 7, 34.000 kW ant. 1,123 ft. AFFILIATION: CBS

Wisconsin: KBJR Superior FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 19, 384.000 kW ant. 1,023 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC

BUYER: Quincy Newspapers Inc (Ralph Oakley, president/CEO) SELLER: Malara Broadcasting (Toby Malara, CEO/president)

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Indiana: WPTA Fort Wayne FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 24, 335.000 kW ant. 736 ft. AFFILIATION: ABC

BUYER: SagamoreHill Midwest LLC (Louis Wall, sole member, president/CEO) SELLER: Granite Broadcasting (Lawrence Wills, vice president)

Indiana: WISE Fort Wayne FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 18, 320.000 kW ant. 735 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC

BUYER: SagamoreHill Midwest LLC (Louis Wall, sole member, president/CEO) SELLER: Malara Broadcasting (Toby Malara, CEO/president)

Minnesota: KDLH Duluth FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 33, 381.000 kW ant. 1,023 ft. AFFILIATION: CBS

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K21KJ-D, K26KC-D Mineral Wells; K43MX-D Lingleville, Texas — PRICE: $30,000 BUYER: Weiss, Randall and Adrienne SELLER: Granbury Communications Inc (Charles Beard, president) FACILITIES: K21KJ-D: DTV Ch. 21, 15.000 kW, ant. 364 ft.; K26KC-D: DTV Ch. 26, 15.000 kW, ant. 364 ft.; K43MX-D: DTV Ch. 43, 15.000 kW, ant. 384 ft.