GoldenShine9 1509 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 If entire companies leave markets, there may be more areas where duopolies would be banned under current rules (fewer than 8 owners)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 670 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 If entire companies leave markets, there may be more areas where duopolies would be banned under current rules (fewer than 8 owners)... Yes, but in today's digital landscape, it's much easier for an owner to put two HD streams on 1 signal - effectively 2 separate stations, one chunk of frequency spectrum (and with the auction, $$$ in the bank...). (As well as "play" with LD stations, *cough* Laredo *cough*) J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Yes, but in today's digital landscape, it's much easier for an owner to put two HD streams on 1 signal - effectively 2 separate stations, one chunk of frequency spectrum (and with the auction, $$$ in the bank...). (As well as "play" with LD stations, *cough* Laredo *cough*) J Laredo was exceptional. They probably didn't even need to shut off the transmitter while doing what they did. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 WUAB in Cleveland has sold its transmitter, but will remain on the air. The station will move to WOIO's transmitter. http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2017/02/channel_43_will_remain_on_the_air_only_its_transmitter_was_sold.html#incart_river_index There have been rumors that 43 was going to go off the air. Not actually the case, but it will be interesting how the station will remain off the air. BTW, 19 is now billing its 11pm newscast as "Tucker and Tanaka at 11" with its new team in that slot. There's a new opening too. So WUAB is going on WOIO's WEAKER signal on VHF 10?!? Why didn't Raycom turn in WOIO's VHF 10 signal and then go on WUAB's UHF 28 signal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 So WUAB is going on WOIO's WEAKER signal on VHF 10?!? Why didn't Raycom turn in WOIO's VHF 10 signal and then go on WUAB's UHF 28 signal? We don't know if they're keeping VHF 10 post-repack or not. We will know eventually when the FCC releases the new post-repack allotments after the assigment phase of the forward auction concludes. Eventually most stations are going to move anyway. As a heads up, the FCC mailed the broadcasters a confidential letter, stating which new allotment the station(s) are moving to, so they could get a headstart in their repacking plans. I doubt these stations are going to say which RF channel they're moving to, only to further confuse the public. Only one station I've seen announced its post-repack channel and that was WBGU (RF 22). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 So WUAB is going on WOIO's WEAKER signal on VHF 10?!? Why didn't Raycom turn in WOIO's VHF 10 signal and then go on WUAB's UHF 28 signal? Since WUAB broadcasts on Channel 28, it would command more value to cash in since it's UHF. Since it's also "in the zone" for repacking, it could be the future home for a going concern that wants to stay on the air and currently exists above channel 30 or 31..whatever that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 363 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 With all the news of WUAB, what other station in Cleveland could move or go off the air. Some viewers are worried about WVPX, WEAO, WBNX, and WQHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2876 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 KMCC is going to Entravision for $3.7 million: http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/102368/entravision-buys-las-vegas-indie-for-37m The owners of KMCC also own KYVV Del Rio, Texas, which has been silent for ten months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 New Media M&A. John Malone's Liberty Media is acquiring Alaska's telecom company, GCI for $1.1B. Also the Lilly TV stations are blacked out from DirecTV. This occured over the weekend. And Verizon is planning on merging the assets of two "franken"-internet companies Yahoo & AOL into a new subsidiary, entitled Oath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 New Media M&A. John Malone's Liberty Media is acquiring Alaska's telecom company, GCI for $1.1B. I'm assuming that this deal includes KTVA, amirite? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 TVNewsCheck reports that Max Media is selling WNKY to Marquee Broadcasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 TVNewsCheck reports that Max Media is selling WNKY to Marquee Broadcasting. That's a strange M&A, giving its only big-3 affil station is Delmarva's WMDT. But I'm not surprised that Max was ready to unload WNKY. It was only a matter of time. Would've vision groups like Lockwood or Heartland getting WNKY (although Prather has yet to get a station in a Gray market). EDIT 4/7: The paperwork states the purchase price for WNKY is $5.6M. Another Media M&A. MGM is acquiring Lionsgate & Viacom's controlling stake in premium channel Epix for $1.03B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 392 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 WHTV has sold its spectrum and will go off the air on April 30th. http://my18.tv/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Lots of paperwork this morning. First, some closings. Three names have now gone away in the broadcast TV world. Calkins have completed its sale its three stations on Sunday (4/30) (even though it was announced in a press release Monday (5/1), the 4/30 date was stated in the FCC closing papers). WTXL & WWSB went to Raycom, while WAAY went to Heartland Media. Withers completed its sale of WDTV/WVFX to Gray on Monday. Gray has operated the duo since last June. Withers owned WDTV since 1973. And Diversified has completed its sale of its two stations to Gray. The WCJB one was closed Monday, while the WABI one was closed on Tuesday (5/2), ending 64 years of family ownership of the TV outlet (and 68 years in broacasting altogether; it founded WABI-AM in 1949). Here's a little tidbit, this was the same firm that gave Perry Sook his first television station in 1996. And look how his company have ballooned since........ Diversified, Withers & Calkins. RIP to Horace Hildreth & Russell Withers. Now even though they're no longer in the TV world, they're involved in other businesses. Withers is not out of the broadcasting biz entirely, as it continues to own several radio stations in the Jackson Purchase region (southern IL, Paducah-Cape Girardeau). Calkins owns newspapers in Pennsylvania & New Jersey, and has recently launched some digital services, including OTT. And Diversified has a thriving convention/trade show business in the U.S., Canada & overseas. Second, the transaction of Laughlin, NV station KMCC by Cranston TV to Entravision was greenlighted yesterday (5/3). Finally, last month someone asked if the stations owned by Alaska Telecom, GCI (through subsidiary Denali Media Holdings) are included in the transaction to Liberty Media. Here's the paperwork for KTVA (that and the other Alaska stations are included in this sale). When the deal closes, the parent company General Communication Inc. will become GCI Liberty, Inc. but the Denali subsidiary and the licensee names will stay a status quo. This will be the first time in six years Liberty is involved in a television station. They previously owned the former CBS O&O WFRV from 2007 to 2011. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMassMediaGeek 98 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Lots of paperwork this morning. First, some closings. Three names have now gone away in the broadcast TV world. Calkins have completed its sale its three stations on Sunday (4/30) (even though it was announced in a press release Monday (5/1), the 4/30 date was stated in the FCC closing papers). WTXL & WWSB went to Raycom, while WAAY went to Heartland Media. Withers completed its sale of WDTV/WVFX to Gray on Monday. Gray has operated the duo since last June. Withers owned WDTV since 1973. And Diversified has completed its sale of its two stations to Gray. The WCJB one was closed Monday, while the WABI one was closed on Tuesday (5/2), ending 64 years of family ownership of the TV outlet (and 68 years in broacasting altogether; it founded WABI-AM in 1949). Here's a little tidbit, this was the same firm that gave Perry Sook his first television in 1996. And look how his company have ballooned since........ Diversified, Withers & Calkins. RIP to Horace Hildreth & Russell Withers. Now even though they're no longer in the TV world, they're involved in other businesses. Withers is not out of broadcasting entirely, as it continues to own several radio stations in the Jackson Purchase region (southern IL, Paducah-Cape Girardeau). Calkins owns newspapers in Pennsylvania & New Jersey, and has recently launched some digital services, including OTT. And Diversified has a thriving convention/trade show business in the U.S., Canada & overseas. Second, the transaction of Laughlin, NV station KMCC by Cranston TV to Entravision was greenlighted yesterday (5/3). Finally, last month someone asked if the stations owned by Alaska Telecom, GCI (through subsidiary Denali Media Holdings) are included in the transaction to Liberty Media. Here's the paperwork for KTVA (that and the other Alaska stations are included in this sale). When the deal closes, the parent company General Communication Inc. will become GCI Liberty, Inc. but the Denali subsidiary and the licensee names will stay a status quo. This will be the first time in six years Liberty is involved in a television station. They previously owned the former CBS O&O WFRV from 2007 to 2011. Withers still owns its radio stations. So Withers is still alive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Add another company that's leaving the business and cashing out to Gray....Mt. Mansfield Television's WCAX... http://www.tvnewscheck.com/mobile/index/article/id/103820 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Add another company that's leaving the business and cashing out to Gray....Mt. Mansfield Television's WCAX... http://www.tvnewscheck.com/mobile/index/article/id/103820 We saw that coming a mile away, didn't we? Gray will take over operations on June 1. http://www.wcax.com/story/35342251/wcax-sold-to-gray-television 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 We saw that coming a mile away, didn't we? Gray will take over operations on June 1. http://www.wcax.com/story/35342251/wcax-sold-to-gray-television I wonder if someone from Gray reads these and takes our thoughts? Just like Diversified we called it from a mile away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 269 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I wonder if someone from Gray reads these and takes our thoughts? Just like Diversified we called it from a mile away. We shouldn't give ourselves that much credit. Both operations are in Gray's wheelhouse - small-market stations that are ratings-dominant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Ready for another deregulatory measure? Remember back in late 2015 when congress added a rider to the appropriations bill that grandfathered existing joint sales agreements until 2025. But that provision didn't include keeping the JSAs when the stations changed hands. And Wheeler still made stations unwind JSAs during transactions after the bill went into effect. Lawmakers were pissed. This new appropriation bill (mentioned earlier this week) modifies its provision to protect stations with existing JSAs from either unwinding or modifying them in relating to station transfers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMassMediaGeek 98 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Saga is selling its TV stations to Morgan Murphy Media. It is also acquiring Apex Broadcasting radio wise https://radioinsight.com/headlines/117820/saga-sells-tv-stations-acquires-apex-media-charleston-hilton-head/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Saga is selling its TV stations to Morgan Murphy Media https://radioinsight.com/headlines/117820/saga-sells-tv-stations-acquires-apex-media-charleston-hilton-head/ Interesting and unexpected! Maybe they had offers from bigger companies but want to keep things relatively localized. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 And we have a new M&A. Remember the Roberts Broadcasting stations WRBU & WZRB that went to a Broadcast Trust? It appears that we have a new buyer for those two stations. And that buyer (y'all ready) is Brian Brady!!! Through a new subsidiary Cedar Creek Broadcasting, Brady will be buying WZRB & WRBU for $6M. Follow-Up. After over twenty-seven months after the announcement of this sell, The Broadcast Trust has withdrawn the application. With the recent reinstatement of the UHF loophole, could Ion end up buying these stations outright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1843 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 WHTV 18 in Lansing - Jackson was scheduled to go off-air on April 30th at Midnight. Instead, it gave itself a last-minute retrieval and was then scheduled to go off-air on May 17th at Midnight. Now, it has given itself another retrieval and will NOW sign-off at midnight on May 31st at Midnight, a full month after it was originally supposed to go off-air. In the meantime, the station is airing Jewelry Television full-time on Channel 18.1, which means the 18.2 subchannel has been discontinued. No word on where MyTV has landed or where those programs have since gone to in the market. WHTV just keeps extending its own life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 TVNewsCheck reports that Max Media is selling WNKY to Marquee Broadcasting. It's been greenlighted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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