The sale of KBCB Bellingham, Wash., by Venture Technologies Group to Fox Television Stations tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Kelsey.
WEEK ENDING OCT. 6
Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $10M
KBCB Bellingham, Wash. — PRICE: $10,000,000 BUYER: Fox Television Stations (Roger Ailes, CEO/chairman/director) SELLER: Venture Technologies Group LLC (Lawrence Rogow, chairman) BROKER: CobbCorp LLC FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 19, 165.000 kW, ant. 2,484 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
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WJSU Anniston, Ala. — PRICE: $50,000 BUYER: Howard Stirk Holdings LLC (Armstrong Williams, manager) SELLER: Sinclair Broadcast Group (David Smith, president/CEO) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 9, 15.600 kW, ant. 1.178 ft. AFFILIATION: ABC COMMENT: Howard Stirk Holdings LLC is purchasing from Sinclair Broadcast Group the FCC license, transmission assets, antenna/tower lease agreement and the public inspection file and any technical information and engineering data relating to the transmission assets in STG’s possession of WJSU for $50K. HSH acknowledges that it is not buying the business of WJSU as a going concern. STG shall retain the right to the call letters “WJSU,” certain FCC licenses, all programming, agreements with programmers, agreements with advertisers, employees, studio equipment, and studios and other offices used in the operation of WJSU.
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WKNI-LP Andalusia, Ala. — PRICE: Undisclosed BUYER: WT. LLC (John Tisdale, Jr, managing member) SELLER: Silver Wings Broadcasting Inc (Eddie Knight, president) FACILITIES: Ch. 25, 19.200.000 kW, ant. 338 ft. AFFILIATION: Am1
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BRAND CONNECTIONS
W42AE Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — PRICE: Undisclosed BUYER: WMHT Educational Telecommunications (Robert Altman, president/CEO) SELLER: Dutchess Community College (Pamela Edington, president) FACILITIES: Ch. 42, 19.300 kW, ant.1,247 ft. AFFILIATION: PBS
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