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WLWC is carrying Ion Life.

This deal has been greenlighted. .....and this deal too.

.....And this deal is DONE.

No lie, but I did see that though. There's another link that streamed the local Mardi Gras coverage. The stream normally switches over from 4 to 54 after 7am, when local news shifts. But today, 54 is airing CTM, and that's probably why you saw that.

Remember last year, when I stated that WWL was airing the 7-9am local Mardi Gras coverage om WUPL? Well this year, they've corrected this wrong and as I speak, they're airing the local coverage "straight-through" on channel 4, moving CBS This Morning to 54.

Look under transaction description to either KFNB or KTWO. All Gray is going to do is move CBS stream to a sub of KCWY. Or didn't they already bought some LPs in that market?

We have a NEW M&A tonight. Gray is bulking up in Wyoming. Gray will acquire Mark III's KGWL/KGWR for $15.7M ($15,716,667). KGWC will be spun-off to an indie buyer. Legacy Broadcasting will acquire Silverton's KTWO (and its sats) for $1.5M. Plus they'll be getting the Wyomedia stations (including KFNB) for $3.28M ($3,283,333). Legacy is claiming KFNB as the fifth-largest rated station in Casper, and its MeTV LP station KYWF-LD as the fourth largest.

Paperwork is up. Purchase price is $255K. The sale does not include KCPO-LP.

Five days after the new "dereg" rules went in effect, the FCC has greenlighted this deal.

Yep. They're clearly taking advantage of Pai's new ownership rules that went in effect last Wednesday. The elimination of the "eight-voices test" have made it easier for these groups to acquire a second (non top-4) full-power station in these smaller markets, without a need to request a "failed station waiver". Expect to see more deals like this in the coming days & weeks........

WWL's new website just went live. ....And so did KXTV.

And here's the KENV paper posted tonight. The KTXD deal was also closed (1/11).

The consummation notice only posted KRNV. The KENV notice should be posted soon. And I wouldn't be surprised if that closing date is the same as KRNV's (1/9).

As of January 9th, KRNV is now a Cunningham Broadcasting station. So "in-name-only", Intermountain West Communications. RIP Jim Rogers.

And you say this, on the first anniversary since those new idents launched.....

Former Fox 11 LA anchor John Beard signed-off of WGRZ's Daybreak this morning. He was the anchor of the morning program since 2009.

Some closings tonight. So eight months after its approval, the KMCC deal was closed on Tuesday (1/16). Also Weigel's acquisition of the Seattle properties of OTA Broadcasting (KVOS/KFFV) was also closed Tuesday. They're still waiting for the greenlight on the Bay Area stations (KTLN/KAXT-CD). They've also made changes to the KVOS/KFFV lineup after closing of the deal. KFFV 44.1 MeTV 44.2 Movies 44.3 H&I/KVOS KVOS 12.1 H&I 12.2 Movies 12.3 MeTV/KFFV 12.4 Decades

Thanks a million for this info! IMO, this was Channel 5's best sound.

New M&A. It looks like Estrella wants to buy Miami's WGEN for $11M.

I think this is a first time WLS has done abbreviated weekday morning newscast. The last Xmas newscast that fell on a weekday (two years ago on a Friday) went full 2hr-30m length. I remember many years ago (even as late of the mid 90s) when on major holidays like this, they didn't have a morning broadcast at all. But would do a local news cut-in from the newsroom @ :25/:55 on the 6am hour during World News This Morning. Phil was back on this AM, with his red blazer. That tradition continues.

Can't believe this was ten years ago tonight (12/23/07). Video Courtesy of thrawnbutler from YT.

The FCC greenlighted this deal today.

Ritter did not anchor the Xmas broadcast last year either.

This is normal. They anchor from the newsroom just for the 4am half-hour.

Weigel has closed its KNLC sale. Former KNLC programming has moved to 24.2.