The swap/sale of stations between Media General, LIN Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Kelsey.
WEEK ENDING AUG. 25
Station Trading Roundup: 7 Deals, Over $116M
Multistate Deal — Sinclair Broadcast Group is swapping KXRM-TV, KXTU-LD Colorado Springs, CO & WTTA-TV St Petersburg, FL for Media General‘s WJAR-TV Providence, RI, LIN Media‘s WLUK-TV Green Bay & WCWF-TV Suring, WI and Vaughan Media‘s WTGS-TV Hardeeville, SC. As part of the transaction Sinclair will pay $31 million for an additional $3.4 million of cash flow being swapped.
Colorado: KXRM-TV & KXTU-LD Colorado Springs FACILITIES: KXRM-TV: DTV Ch. 22, 51.000 kW, ant. 2,103 ft.; KXTU-LD: DTV Ch. 20, 1.500 kW, ant. 2,218 ft. AFFILIATION: KXRM-TV: FOX; KXTU-LD: CW
Florida: WTTA-TV St Petersburg FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 32, 1000.000 kW, ant. 1,531 ft. AFFILIATION: My BUYER: Sinclair Broadcast Group (David Smith, president/CEO) SELLER: Media General Inc (Vincent Sadusky, president/CEO)
Rhode Island: WJAR-TV Providence FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 51, 1,000.000 kW, ant. 1,004 ft. AFFILIATION: NBC BUYER: Sinclair Broadcast Group (David Smith, president/CEO) SELLER: LIN Media (Vincent Sadusky, president/CEO)
Wisconsin: WLUK-TV Green Bay & WCWF-TV Suring — FACILITIES:WLUK-TV: DTV Ch. 11, 40.000 kW, ant. 1,260 ft.; WCWF-TV: DTV Ch. 21, 800.000 kW, ant. 1,089 ft. AFFILIATION:WLUK-TV: FOX; WCWF-TV: DTV Ch. CW BUYER: Sinclair Broadcast Group (David Smith, president/CEO) SELLER: Vaughan Media (Thomas Vaughan, manager)
South Carolina: WTGS-TV Hardeesville FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 28, 1000.000 kW, ant. 1,306 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX BUYER: Hearst Television (Jordan Wertlieb, president) SELLER: Media General Inc (Vincent Sadusky, president/CEO) COMMENT: Hearst Television is acquiring Media General’s WVTM-TV Birmingham, AL and LIN Media LLC’s WJCL-TV Savannah, GA for an undisclosed amount.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Alabama: WVTM-TV Birmingham — FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 13, 20.000 kW, ant. 1,322ft. AFFILIATION: NBC BUYER: Hearst Television (Jordan Wertlieb, president) SELLER: LIN Media (Vincent Sadusky, president/CEO) COMMENT: Hearst Television is acquiring Media General’s WVTM-TV/Birmingham, AL and LIN Media LLC’s WJCL-TV/Savannah, GA for an undisclosed amount.
Georgia: WJCL-TV Savannah — FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 22, 470.000 kW, ant. 1,224 ft. AFFILIATION: ABC
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WALA-TV Mobile, AL — PRICE: $85,000,000 BUYER: Meredith Corp (Stephen Lacy, chairman-pres-CEO) SELLER: LIN Media (Vincent Sandusky, president/CEO) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 9, 29.000 kW, ant. 1,250 ft. AFFILIATION: FOX
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WEWA-LD Wewahitchka, FL — PRICE: $175,000 BUYER: Nichols Broadcasting Group LLC (William Keith Nichols, member/manager SELLER: Gulf TV LLC (R.W. White, member/manager) FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 17, 14.000 kW, ant. 463 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
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W17CI-CA Claremont, NH — PRICE: $30,000 BUYER: Novia Communications LLC (William Christian, president/member) SELLER: Sound Communications LLC (Paige Christian, VP/secretary) FACILITIES: Ch. 17, 1.500 kW, ant. 1,911 ft. AFFILIATION: RTV
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KTVJ-LP San Francisco — PRICE: Gift BUYER: One Ministries Inc (Keith Leitch, president) SELLER: John Fiori FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 4, 0.400 kW, ant. 2,179 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
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K26CK-D, K48DH-D, K43CI-D Cottonwood, ID — PRICE: Donation BUYER: Friends of KSPS (Gary Stokes, general manager) SELLER: Central Idaho TV Inc (Ralph Mathison, president) FACILITIES: K26CK-D: DTV Ch. 26, 2.071 kW, ant. 2,031 ft.; K48DH-D: DTV Ch. 48, 0.196 kW, ant. 2,031 ft.; K43CI-D: DTV Ch. 43, 0.221 kW, ant. 2.031 ft. AFFILIATION: K26CK-D: PBS; K48DH-D: PBS; K43CI-D: PBS
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KEVO-LD Sun Valley, NV — PRICE: Gift BUYER: One Ministries Inc (Keith Leitch, president) SELLER: Joseph Fiori FACILITIES: DTV Ch. 40, 0.001 kW, ant. 233 ft. AFFILIATION: IND
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