The swap of Cox Media Group’s KTVU Oakland and KICU San Jose, Calif., for Fox Television Stations' WHBQ Memphis and WFXT Boston tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Kelsey.
WEEK ENDING JUNE 30
Station Trading Roundup: 4 Deals, $15,000
Multistate Deal — PRICE: Swap BUYER: Cox Media Group (Bill Hoffman, president) SELLER: Fox Television Stations (Roger Ailes, chairman) COMMENT: Cox Media Group is swapping KTVU Oakland & KICU San Jose, CA for Fox Television Stations’ WHBQ Memphis, & WFXT Boston
Massachusetts: WFXT Boston FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 31, 780.000 kW, ant. 1,191 ft. AFFILIATION: Fox
Tennessee: WHBQ Memphis — FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 13, 95.000 kW, ant. 1,001 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
KTVU Oakland & KICU San Jose, CA — PRICE: Swap BUYER: Fox Television Stations (Roger Ailes, chairman) SELLER: Cox Media Group (Bill Hoffman, president) FACILITIES: KTVU-TV: DTV Ch. 44, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,680 ft; KICU-TV: DTV Ch. 36, 550.000 kW, ant. 2,251 ft. AFFILIATION: KTVU-TV FOX: KICU-TV: FOX COMMENT: Cox Media Group is swapping KTVU Oakland & KICU San Jose, CA for Fox Television Stations’ WHBQ Memphis & WFXT Boston.
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W24CS Reading, Pa. — PRICE: $10,000 BUYER: Maranatha Broadcasting Co. (Barry Fisher, president) SELLER: WITF Inc (Kathleen Pavelko, president/CEO) FACILITIES: Ch. 24, 0.365 kW, ant. 709 ft. AFFILIATION: PBS
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KEXT-CA Modesto, Calif. — PRICE: $5,000 BUYER: Venture Technologies (Lawrence Rogow, chairman) SELLER: Univision (Randy Falco, president/CEO) FACILITIES: Ch. 27, 90.000 kW, ant. 1,286 ft AFFILIATION: UnM
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