The sale by Sander Media of three stations to Meredith Corp. for $407.5 million tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Kelsey.
WEEK ENDING DEC. 23
Station Trading Roundup: 7 Deals, $466.2M
Multistate Deal — PRICE: $407,500,000 BUYER: Meredith Corp (Stephen Lacy, chairman, president,CEO) SELLER: Sander Media LLC (Jack Sander, manager of the manager)
Arizona: KASW-TV and KTVK Phoenix FACILITIES: KASW-TV: DTV Ch. 49, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,745 ft.; KTVK-TV: DTV Ch. 24, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,775 ft. AFFILIATION: KASW-TV: CW; KTVK-TV: IND
Missouri: KMOV St. Louis FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 24, 1000.000 kW, ant. 1,119 ft. AFFILIATION: CBS
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Multistate Deal — PRICE: $33,500,000 BUYER: Gray Television (Hilton Howell, Jr, president/vice chairman/CEO) SELLER: Nexstar Broadcasting Group (Perry Sook, president, CEO,chairman)
Colorado: KREG Glenwood Springs, KREX & KGJT-LP Grand Junction, KREY Montrose FACILITIES: KREG-TV: DTV Ch. 23, 16.100 kW ant.2,530 ft.; KREX-TV: DTV Ch. 2, 0.800 kW ant.91 ft.; KGJT-LP: Ch. 27, 19.400 kW, 2,898 ft.; KREY-TV: DTV Ch. 13, 2.600 kW, ant. 115 ft. AFFILIATIONS: KREG-TV: CBS; KREX-TV: CBS; KGJT-LP: My; KREY-TV: CBS
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Florida: WMBB Panama City FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 13, 42.000 kW ant. 1,424 ft. AFFILIATION: ABC
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WLTZ-TV/Columbus, Ga. — PRICE: $13,500,000 BUYER: SagamoreHill of Columbus GA LLC (John Wall, president) SELLER: SagamoreHill Broadcasting (John Duff, Jr, chairman board of managers) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 35, 50.000 kW, ant. 1,238 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC
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South Dakota
KIVV Lead & KEVN Rapid City, SD — PRICE: $7,750,000 BUYER: Gray Television (Hilton Howell, Jr, president/vice chairman/CEO) SELLER: Mission TV LLC (Bill Reyner, president) FACILITIES: KIVV-TV: DTV Ch. 5, 9.200 kW, ant. 1,841ft.; KEVN-TV: DTV Ch. 7, 43.500 kW, ant. 669 ft. AFFILIATIONS: KIVV-TV: FOX; KEVN-TV: FOX
KRNV Reno & KENV Elko, Nev. — PRICE: $6,250,000 BUYER: Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation (Michael Anderson, president) SELLER: Intermountain West Communications Company (James Rogers, chairman/CEO BROKER: Kalil & Co. FACILITIES: KRNV-DT: DTV Ch. 7, 16.100 kW, ant. 2,884 ft.; KENV-DT: DTV Ch. 10, 1.500 kW, ant. 1,860 ft. AFFILIATIONS: KRNV-DT: NBC; KENV-DT: NBC
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KFQX Grand Junction, Colo. —PRICE: $4,000,000 — BUYER: Excalibur (Don Ray, president of sole member) SELLER: Mission Broadcasting Inc (Nanci Smith, chairman, secretary) FACILITIES: DTV Ch.15, 71.500 kW ant. 1,335 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
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KCNL-LD Reno, Nev. — PRICE: $10,000 BUYER: DNV Spectrum Holdings LLC (Mary Castelli, managing partner) SELLER: John Fiori FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 3, 0.100 kW, ant. 512 ft.
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KASW Phoenix — PRICE: NA BUYER: SagamoreHill Broadcasting (John Duff, Jr, chairman board of managers) SELLER: Meredith Corp (Stephen Lacy, chairman, president,CEO) FACILITIES: KASW-TV: DTV Ch. 49, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,745 ft AFFILIATION: KASW-TV: CW
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