Buyers for Gray spinoff stations announced

[Samantha 2902]

The six stations Gray is spinning off in Hoak markets have new owners:

 

KXJB: Major Market Broadcasting (KAXT San Francisco, KRJK-LP Chicago). Their stations specialize in South Asian broadcasting content (including their own network), but what audience will it have in Fargo, which punches under its weight on the Asian-American DMA rankings (DMA #116 versus Asian DMA #134)?

 

KJCT: Jeff Chang and Gabriela Gomez-Chang, who already own stations in LA and San Francisco (KQSL). Indications are that KJCT will feature Hispanic programming. Univision would be available in this market which actually punches above weight (DMA 185, Hispanic DMA 133).

 

KHAS, KAQY, KNDX+KXND: Legacy Broadcasting, a joint venture of two women.

 

Gray is only asking for sale-related costs for the stations.

[GoldenShine9 1514]

KJCT makes sense, but KXJB, really? Could KHAS try to take back the NBC affiliation?

[ABC 7 Denver 1729]

 

The six stations Gray is spinning off in Hoak markets have new owners:

 

KXJB: Major Market Broadcasting (KAXT San Francisco, KRJK-LP Chicago). Their stations specialize in South Asian broadcasting content (including their own network), but what audience will it have in Fargo, which punches under its weight on the Asian-American DMA rankings (DMA #116 versus Asian DMA #134)?

 

KJCT: Jeff Chang and Gabriela Gomez-Chang, who already own stations in LA and San Francisco (KQSL). Indications are that KJCT will feature Hispanic programming. Univision would be available in this market which actually punches above weight (DMA 185, Hispanic DMA 133).

 

KHAS, KAQY, KNDX+KXND: Legacy Broadcasting, a joint venture of two women.

 

Gray is only asking for sale-related costs for the stations.

 

Wait. What?! KJCT will cut it's contract with ABC, fire all English speaking personnel and become a Univision affiliate? Who would carry ABC in Grand Junction? They aren't going to pipe it from Denver!

[channel2 982]

They might have to make a deal with KREX or KKCO to be on a subchannel...

[CircleSeven 1960]

KJCT's programming will be moved to a multicast channel on KKCO. Just like KAQY's programming will be moving to a sub of KNOE, and KXJB's programs will move to a sub of KVLY.

 

After the program shifts, KJCT, KAQY & KXJB will be unaffiliated with any network, until the deals with the new owners closed.

[Mrtraveler01 738]

I wonder how the branding would work then when ABC moves to KKCO 11.2. They obviously can't use the KJCT call letters in the branding because that would just confuse people.

[GoldenShine9 1514]

I wonder how the branding would work then when ABC moves to KKCO 11.2. They obviously can't use the KJCT call letters in the branding because that would just confuse people.

Best branding, if not overlapping with an OTA channel, would be the cable channel for the primary cable provider.

[Mrtraveler01 738]

 

KJCT's programming will be moved to a multicast channel on KKCO. Just like KAQY's programming will be moving to a sub of KNOE, and KXJB's programs will move to a sub of KVLY.

 

After the program shifts, KJCT, KAQY & KXJB will be unaffiliated with any network, until the deals with the new owners closed.

 

Considering that KXJB was gutted a few years back and just simulcasts KVLY's newscasts, it shouldn't be too much of an impact in Fargo.

[DirtyHarry 727]

 

I wonder how the branding would work then when ABC moves to KKCO 11.2. They obviously can't use the KJCT call letters in the branding because that would just confuse people.

 

If this keeps up, maybe the FCC will start issuing separate call letters for subchannels?

[input2 2]

 

If this keeps up, maybe the FCC will start issuing separate call letters for subchannels?

 

KKCO.A? :awesome:

[CircleSeven 1960]

Follow-Up Time!

 

It appears that Gray turned off KAQY's main signal back on Monday. Looking at the guide, programming was shifted to KNOE's 8.2, moving the CW to 8.3.

 

It has also tweaked with the logo to remove the "11".

 

[Samantha 2902]

 

 

You can't get the "KAQY" to fill the space, or the current ABC ball logo? That's not effort, that's laziness.

[channel2 982]

I have no idea why that looks the way it does. It looks like the old ABC Sports logo, or that ESPN logo from about 15 years ago.

[LTSC1980 114]

From Gray buying Hoak & Prime thread

Grand Junction's KJCT Channel 8 now have new calls.

 

Effective today, KJCT is now KGBY.

 

I wouldn't be shocked if new calls come about for KXJB, & KAQY post-transaction.

[Samantha 2902]

Hrm, KGBY. I bet you that's for GaBbY (as in Gabriela Gomez-Chang).

[LTSC1980 114]

Just found this too. The FCC granted Gray a waiver to switch the virtual channels of KJCT (now KGBY) 8 & KKHD-LP 20.

 

The LP station (which will also move the ABC programming too) will have VC 8, while full-power KGBY will have VC 20.

[LTSC1980 114]

Update out of Fargo.

 

According to a user on AVS Forum, KVLY 11.2 began broadcasting KXJB programming this morning, with Me-TV moving to 11.3, although it appears KXJB is still on the air.

[LTSC1980 114]

And' date=' KXJB's transmitter has been turned off as of tonight.[/url'] KXJB's programming continues to air on KVLY 11.2.

[LTSC1980 114]

New callsigns for two Gray Spinoffs.

 

KAQY is now KMLU. And KHAS is now KNHL.

 

And back on November 19, KJCT went back to the old callsign. I'm not sure why they did it, but I assume that they'll probably change it back to KGBY when the deal closes.

 

It'll be interesting to see what KXJB's new callsign is going to be.

[LTSC1980 114]

I suggest this thread merge with Gray buying Hoak & Prime Stations thread.