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Seeing Phil working on a Sunday morning is no surprise. But coming in on the weekend of Lollapolooza is. Ever since Lolla came to Chicago, he seems to be off on the weekend of the event, except for today. With Tracy in tonight. It would be no surprise if Phil comes in tomorrow.

The top-4 rule was slightly changed to allow certain top-4 combos under a case-by-case basis.

So they wanted Fox so bad after losing it several years ago, when KOZL was KSFX. Looking at Nexstar's press release (which includes WHDF's deal as well) they're buying both of those stations for $19.45M. So the KRBK deal is worth $17.20M?

The eight-voice test was eliminated when Pai changed the media ownership rules last year. That's how Hearst acquired WCWG from Lockwood. I wouldn't be surprised if Hearst move MeTV to WMTW, relieving some of the clutter on WPXT.

New M&A from Hearst. They're acquiring Portland, ME's CW station WPXT from Ironwood Communications. Hearst already owned the ABC station there, WMTW. WPXT also carries MyNetworkTV & MeTV on its subchannels (in which the latter is carried on many Hearst properties). No price was disclosed, but we'll see when the paperwork gets posted.

New M&A from Nexstar tonight. They're buying Lockwood's CW station WHDF in Huntsville for $2.25M. Nexstar already owns the Fox station, WZDX. And as of 7/15, they're operating WHDF under a TBA.

It's been greenlighted.

Yeah they did, based on this document. But Major Market filed a must-carry complaint to keep the Channel 4 position. The FCC granted Major Market's request.

There's been alot of Gray/Raycom news lately. Let me add another...... The Augusta Chronicle stated yesterday (7/12) that Gray has broken ground on a brand new facility for WRDW & WAGT, which is slated to open in 2020. The facility will replace a studio WRDW has been in for over six decades.

As the KDLT deal is being challenged, this KCPM deal has also been challenged by the owners of KRDK (the former full-power of KXJB).

The FCC has greenlighted the KDLH/WISE deal to Quincy. Let's go back to the question that was asked when this deal was announced: I wouldn't be surprised if they reverse the network switches.

Well, the FCC greenlighted Gray's KGWR/KGWL deal under the condition that KGWC donation to CWC gets consummated (either concurrent or afterwards). FCC greenlighted the KTWO deal to Legacy. But the KFNB/KFNE deal is still pending as of right now. What I didn't understand throughout all of this is that they'd used a low-power station (KYWF-LD) to count with the rest of the full-power stations in Casper, in the multiple ownership compliance part of the application. I thought LPs didn't count. Only full-powers.

Not sure. But I've always thought he only did it on an interim basis.

I watched the station's live stream last week. But here's the station's mention. [MEDIA=twitter]1010654783680761856[/MEDIA]

Perez. And that was a surprise to all. I remember that day vividly.

I see grant papers for KGWC, KGWR & KTWO. But not KFNE (which includes KFNB).

She was the weekend sports anchor in the early 2000s.

Former WABC sports anchor Samantha Ryan is doing sports tonight. She was on at 5pm.

Samantha Davies is a meteorologist, but she only does traffic on the AM show. There's no Wx tag-teaming with Grant Johnston.

Why do we need TWO weather anchors on the same show? Sister stations WCAU & WRC also follows this same practice.

A couple of M&As tonight. Ion is getting another spectrum-less station. They're getting KILM for $10M. KILM has a CSA with Ion-owned KPXN, Also, Marquee Broadcasting acquires another GA station, WSST for $700K.

KSBF-LD is now KGWC-LD.

Don't know what Brady is going to do with this little station. Brady bought P/B's other station, KIEM.

Some M&As tonight. Pollack/Belz is selling KLAX to Lost Coast Broadcasting for $3.5M. Also Ion will be acquired four stations from TBN (Ohio's WDLI & WSFJ and Indiana's WCLJ & WKOI). WDLI will duo with WVPX in Cleveland, while WCLJ will duo with WIPX in Indianapolis.

America's Watching's ABC. I remember that look vividly.