The sale by Tribune Co. of three stations and eight translators to Dreamcatcher Broadcasting for $27 million tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Kelsey.
WEEK ENDING JULY 22
Station Trading Roundup: 5 Deals, $28.8M
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $27 million BUYER: Dreamcatcher Broadcasting LLC (Ed Wilson, manager) SELLER: Tribune Co. (Peter Liguori, CEO)
Pennsylvania: W07DC-D Allentown, W14CO-D Clarks Summit, W26CV-D Mansfield, W28DP-D Pottsville, WNEP-TV Scranton, W36BE-D State College, W10CP-D, W15CO-D Towanda, W20AD-D Williamsport FACILITIES: W07DC-D: DTV Ch. 7, 0.025 kW ant. 646 ft.; W14CO-D: DTV Ch. 14, 0.092 kW, ant. 725 ft.; W26CV-D: DTV Ch. 26, 0.098 kW, ant. 804 ft.; W28DP-D: DTV Ch. 28, 0.800 kW, ant. 404 ft.; WNEP-TV: DTV Ch. 50, 500.000 kW, ant. 1,696 ft.; W36BE-D: DTV Ch. 36, 0.205 kW, ant. 950 ft.; W10CP-D: DTV Ch. 10, 0.066 kW, ant. 794 ft.; W15CO-D: DTV Ch. 15, 0.034 kW, ant. 820 ft.; W20AD-D: DTV Ch. 20, 0.056 kW, ant. -4 ft. AFFILIATION: W07DC-D: ABC; W14CO-D: ABC; W26CV-D: ABC; W28DP-D: ABC; WNEP-TV: ABC; W36BE-D: ABC; W10CP-D: ABC; W15CO-D: ABC; W20AD-D: ABC
Virginia: WTKR-TV Norfolk, WGNT-TV Portsmouth FACILITIES: WTKR-TV: DTV Ch. 40, 950.000 kW, ant. 1,237 ft.; WGNT-TV: DTV Ch. 50, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,004 ft AFFILIATION: WTKR-TV: CBS; WGNT-TV: CW
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WSKY-TV Manteo, N.C. — PRICE: 1,104,944.20 BUYER: Lockwood Broadcasting (David Hanna, president) SELLER: Sky Television LLC (William Lamm III, president) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 70.000 kW, ant. 1,004 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
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BRAND CONNECTIONS
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $700,000 BUYER: Jericho Partners LLC (Michael Jahrmarkt, manager) SELLER: Una Vez Mas (Terry Crosby, chairman/CEO) COMMENT: In the proposed transaction, Una Vez Mas and certain of its subsidiaries will transfer all of its equity and voting interest in the Licensee Subsidiaries, and thus its interest in all UVM television licenses, to Northstar Media, LLC, a limited liability company wholly owned by Jericho Partners LLC, which has no common ownership with UVM. Upon consummation of the transaction, the Licensee Subsidiaries will become subsidiaries of Northstar. Una Vez Mas also has entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which, immediately following the consummation of the transfer of control of the Licensee Subsidiaries to Northstar, UVM, which, at that point, will not hold any broadcast licenses or control any licensees, will be merged into a subsidiary of Azteca International Corp., a Delaware corporation under common control with the Azteca America television network, the television network with which each of UVM’s stations is affiliated
Arizona: KAFL-LP& K41MR-D Flagstaff, KPDF-CA Phoenix, KDFQ-LP Prescott FACILITIES: KAFL-LP: Ch. 45, 1.000 kW, ant. -161 ft.; K41MR-D: DTV Ch. 41, 1.000 kW, ant. 1,965 ft.; KPDF-CA: Ch. 41, 45.900 kW, ant. 1,519 ft AFFILIATION: KPDF-CA: AZT; KDFQ-LP: AZT
California: KASC-CA Atascadero, KLDF-CA Lompoc, KPAO-CA Paso Robles, KSBO-CA San Luis Obispo, KZDF-LP Santa Barbara, KDFS-CA Santa Maria, KEMO-TV Santa Rosa FACILITIES: KASC-CA: Ch. 7, 0.249 kW ant. 1,165 ft.; KLDF-CA: 17, 12.100 kW, ant. 753 ft.; KPAO-CA: Ch. 22, 12.400 kW, ant. 762 ft.; KSBO-CA: Ch. 42, 14.000 kW, ant. 1.603 ft.; KZDF-LP: Ch. 8, 0.940 kW, ant. 935 ft.; KDFS-CA: Ch. 30, 28.400 kW, ant. 1.637 ft.; KEMO-TV: DTV Ch. 32, 50.000 kW, ant. 3,061 ft. AFFILIATION: KASC-CA: AZT; KLDF-CA: AZT; KPAO-CA: AZT; KSBO-CA: AZT; KZDF-LP: AZT; KDFS-CA: AZT; KEMO-TV: AZT
Florida: WXAX-LP Clearwater FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 26, 15.000 kW, ant. 1,116 ft. AFFILIATION: AZT
Georgia: WUVM-LP Atlanta FACILITIES: Ch. 4, 2.500 kW, ant. 810 ft. AFFILIATION: AZT
Louisiana: WTNO-LP New Orleans FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 22, 15.000 kW, ant. 305 ft. AFFILIATION: AZT
Maryland: WQAW-LP Lake Shore FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 20, 6.500 kW, ant. 751 ft. AFFILIATION: AZT
Nevada: KHDF-CD Las Vegas FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 19, 9.600 kW, ant. 974 ft. AFFILIATION: AZT
New Mexico: KQDF-LP Albuquerque FACILITIES: Ch. 25, 150.000 kW, ant. 4.223 ft. AFFILIATION: AZT
Texas: KAEU-LP Alice, KAMM-LP Amarillo, KADF-LP Austin, KNSW-LP Brownsville, KYDF-LP Corpus Christi, KYAZ-TV Katy, KAZD-TV Lake Dallas, KDFL-LP Lubbock, KAZH-LP McAllen, KYAZ-LP Midland, KAXW-LP Mullin, KAZP-LP Port Arthur, KVDF-CA San Antonio, KADY-LP Sherman, KTJA-LP Victoria, KAWF-LP Wichita Falls FACILITIES: KAEU-LP: Ch. 34, 10.000 kW ant. 348 ft.; KAMM-LP: Ch. 30, 21.600 kW; KADF-LP: DTV Ch. 20, 15.000 kW; KNWS-LP: DTV Ch. 27, 3.500 kW, ant. 308 ft.; KYDF-LP: Ch. 34, 14.000 kW, ant. 417 ft.; KYAZ-TV: DTV Ch. 47, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,959 ft.; KAZD-TV: DTV Ch. 39, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,671 ft.; KDFL-LP: DTV Ch. 17, 1.500 kW, ant. 413 ft.; KAZH-LP: DTV Ch. 39, 3.410 kW, ant. 371 ft.; KYAZ-LP: Ch. 41, 9.500 kW, ant. 190 ft.; KAXW-LP: DTV Ch. 51, 15.000 kW; KAZP-LP: Ch. 45; KVDF-CA: Ch. 31, 150.000 kW, ant. 433 ft.; KADY-LP: Ch. 34, 10.000 kW, ant. 279 ft.; KTJA-LP: Ch. 51, 48.800 kW, ant. 469 ft.; KAWF-LP: Ch. 51, 7.400 kW, ant. 509 ft. AFFILIATION: KAEU-LP: AZT; KAMM-LP: AZT; KADF-LP: AZT; KNWS-LP: AZT; KYDF-LP: AZT; KYAZ-TV: AZT; KAZD-TV: AZT; KDFL-LP: DRK; KAZH-LP: AZT; KYAZ-LP: AZT; KAXW-LP: DRK; KAZP-LP: DRK; KVDF-CA: AZT; KADY-LP: AZT; KTJA-LP: AZT; KAWF-LP: AZT
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K19CX Yuma, Ariz. — PRICE: $25,000 BUYER: Arizona State University (Michael Crow, president) SELLER: KAZT LLC (Jeff Burnton, manager/member) FACILITIES: Ch. 19, 1.860 kW, ant. 1,782 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
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W25ED-D Albany, W21DA-D Dublin, W43CY-D Swainsboro, W38FL-D Tallahassee, all Ga. — PRICE: $19,000 BUYER: King Forward Inc (John Kyle II, president) SELLER: Georgia Eagle Media Inc (Cecil Staton, president) BROKER: Kristina Bruni of Bella Spectra FACILITIES: W25ED-D: DTV Ch. 25, 9.000 kW; W21DA-D: DTV Ch. 21, 15.000 kW; W43CY-D: DTV Ch. 43, 0.800 kW; W38FL-D: DTV Ch. 38, 15 kW, ant. 568 ft.
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K41CX Yuma, Mont. — PRICE: NA BUYER: Northwest Investment Corp (Roger Lonnquist, president) SELLER: Regal Media Inc (George Cooney, CEO) FACILITIES: Ch. 41, 9.800 kW, ant. 289 ft. AFFILIATION: TBN COMMENT: Buyer will assume the debt seller owes to Hi-Line Radio Fellowship and will assume and obtain a release from all obligations to Hi-Line Radio Fellowship.
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