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More HC2 LP-permit shedding. DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting is buying five LPs in Indiana for $60K. W28EY-D Fort Wayne, IN W31ET-D Fort Wayne, IN WEDX-LD Fort Wayne, IN W29FI-D Terre Haute, IN W16CZ-D Terre Haute, IN And Marquee Broadcasting is getting two LPs in Albany, GA for $28K. WDRJ-LD Albany, GA WFDY-LD Albany, GA This deal would make total sense for Marquee. Most folks in the immediate part of Albany can't receive WSWG (CBS) since its OTA signal far to the east.

That still doesn't mean they're buying the LP permits for them (which sounds foolish). I'm sure Gray could've easily bought these same permits (that SagamoreHill is getting) on their own accord, without playing sidecar. Look at Lake Charles & Watertown where SagamoreHill owns an LP there. Are they're getting any assistance or influence from Gray in those markets? No.

No. I'm sure SagamoreHill bought these permits for themselves. LPs don't count in the main ownership limits like full powers. And there is no numerical limit on the amount of LPs (built or unbuilt) a single owner can get. Why use a sidecar to get an LP? That doesn't make any sense. ______________________________________ Anywho, Gray has filed another PRM. They want to move Weston, WV's WDTV from VHF 5 to UHF 33.

HC2 is shedding more of its unbuilt permits. Just like Gray, SagamoreHill is acquiring some for $260K. W26FE-D Montgomery, AL W20DX-D Panama City FL W36EA-D Tallahassee, FL W22EJ-D Macon, GA W32FO-D Albany, GA WUEE-LD Albany, GA W14ES-D Champaign, IL K17OJ-D Saint Cloud, MN K36LJ-D Jefferson City, MO KQJB-LD Carson City, NV W18EW-D Jackson, TN W17EI-D Jackson, TN K33QK-D Port Arthur, TX

New station. WNDU just switched to the WBTV/WBAY package. It debuted just now on the 4pm.

New M&A. It appears TCT is buying more sticks. Through Faith Broadcasting Network, they're acquiring KWKB (Iowa City, IA) & KPNZ (Odgen, UT) from HC2 for $4M.

New petition today. This time its a PBS outlet. New Orleans' WYES wants to vacate VHF 11 for UHF 28. They're the only major station on the VHF allotment so this PRM makes tons of sense.

Don't they have a 10pm show on Fox or something? In any event, that station would have to pretape as well.

Because the Network is showing the Grammys. And some stations would use its weekday team to anchor after the awards.

Well the KCWX PRM is back on again. I think the reason they withdrew was that they the forgot to attach the actual "petition for rulemaking" PDF. They only posted the engineering part. So on page 1-2 of the petition PDF, it stated this: So if a UHF allotment is not available now, why expect it be available later.......

New M&A. Looks like Gray is LP-picking again. They're acquiring some un-built permits of ten LPs owned by HC2 Holdings for $475K. K24NY-D Paragould, AR W23EF-D Tallahassee, FL W20DW-D Clarksdale, MS WDDY-LD Jackson, TN WHJK-LD Jackson, TN KMZB-LD Amarillo, TX K31PR-D Tyler, TX W33DH-D Eau Claire, WI W14ER-D Eau Claire, WI W31EV-D Wausau, WI

They've now withdrawn its petition. Why even file in the first place?

New PRM. But this station is staying on VHF. Fredericksburg, TX's KCWX wants to vacate RF 5 for RF 8. For one thing, getting off the VHF-low is an improvement. But I doubt anyone from Austin or San Antonio would pick up the Channel 8 signal without getting a good antenna.

And we have another New Station. WITN has joined the Carolina Coastline sisters (sans WMBF) with the WMC pack. Videos courtesy of "DADOSUPERMARIO 2" from YT.

The FCC greenlighted the Newport deals without any conditions. Nexstar surely didn't keep KARK & KLRT separate in Central Arkansas.......

Then why is KMGH/KCDO master control is in Indy then?

We have a Report & Order (R&O). The FCC has greenlighted KOMU's channel change from VHF 8 to UHF 27. They'll have one month to file a minor change application for a construction permit on their new allotment. Tegna's KARE (31) & KPNX (18) just recently gotten permits for their UHF allotments last week. And lastly, four PRMs have advanced into NPRMs yesterday (3/4). WFXL (12 > 29) WLUK (12 > 18) KHQA (7 > 22) WLMB (5 > 35) ______________________ Unrelated to channel changes, The FCC has greenlighted the WWCP transaction to Cunningham Broadcasting yesterday (3/4).

Another departure. Longtime reporter Eileen Frere is leaving the station after nearly twenty years. She was the OC Bureau Chief for most of her time there.

Ain't nothing custom about it. They're using Guardian.

And it looks like the Lighthouse are going pack it in with eight streams (Ion & the 7 subs) on the Ion spectrum (once those contracts from the other distributors run out). As what Lisa Knutson said: I'm surprised they didn't eliminate HSN/QVC while they canned Qubo & Ion Plus over the weekend.

Follow-up. The transfer was consummated yesterday (2/22).

There's an amendment in one of the Sinclair channel change PRMs. WCYB wanted to move from VHF-low 5 to UHF 30. They now proposed to move to RF 35 instead.

Three PRMs have now jumped to NPRMs. Two of the petitions were just filed within the last two weeks. Damn that was fast. KCBD (11 > 36) KRIS (13 > 26) KSNB (4 > 24; Superior, NE > York, NE)

They have the "overused" WMC package.