mvcg66b3r 100 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 KOFY would lose half its coverage and probably flip to a Spanish/ethnic format. Where would the syndicated shows go? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-189139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 KOFY would lose half its coverage and probably flip to a Spanish/ethnic format. Where would the syndicated shows go? What did I say earlier? I was hoping Weigel would've gotten it and move all the programming to their newly acquired outlets. After all, KOFY carries Me-TV on its sub. If you've seen the successes of operating independents in Chicago & Milwaukee, KOFY's shows would be a perfect fit for Weigel. In fact about it, after getting the shows, drop the KTLN calls and make that station KOFY. ________ Anywho, Brady is unloading one of its stations. Brady is donating its Twin Falls station, KXTF to religious broadcaster, TCT. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-189344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Anywho, Brady is unloading one of its stations. Brady is donating its Idaho Falls station, KXTF to religious broadcaster, TCT. KXTF is in Twin Falls. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-189483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 We have a new M&A on this Black Friday. Woods (owners of WCOV) wants to acquire Cozi station WIYC for $1M. And wants to use the 'failed waiver" to get it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-189665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 We have a new M&A on this Black Friday. Woods (owners of WCOV) wants to acquire Cozi station WIYC for $1M. And wants to use the 'failed waiver" to get it. Tbh, I always wondered why someone didn't do that way back in the day when it was with MyNetwork. It certainly could have qualified back then. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-189681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3942 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 We have a new M&A on this Black Friday. Woods (owners of WCOV) wants to acquire Cozi station WIYC for $1M. And wants to use the 'failed waiver" to get it. I could see Woods using WIYC as a full powered version of their WALE-LD to broadcast their multicasts to a larger audience. WIYC has been pretty worthless ever since the MyNetwork affiliation went away. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-189767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 KIEM 3 owners Pollack/Belz is selling the station to Bryan Brady (Redwood Television Partners) for $3.5M. Brady is selling KVIQ to Prime Cities Broadcasting (former owner of KNDX/KXND) for a measly $10K. It also says on the purchase agreement that they have to apply for a new callsign by the deal's closing. The KIEM deal was closed on Friday. And KVIQ has changed its calls to KJRW. Not sure where Brady will place the KVIQ calls, since they did acquire some LPs with the KIEM purchase. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-190542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 The KIEM deal was closed on Friday. And KVIQ has changed its calls to KJRW. Not sure where Brady will place the KVIQ calls, since they did acquire some LPs with the KIEM purchase. According to the FCC Database, the KVIQ calls have been moved to an LPTV formerly known as K10FS. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-190544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 According to the FCC Database, the KVIQ calls have been moved to an LPTV formerly known as K10FS. More from TVNewsCheck: The buyer, Redwood Television, will also operate KVIQ-LP (CBS) in conjunction with KIEM on digital ch. 14. Redwood Television said this change will not disrupt viewership, particularly those watching CBS programming on satellite or cable. Some TV's may need to be re-scanned. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-190559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Some deal closings tonight. The KIEM deal was closed on Friday. And KVIQ has changed its calls to KJRW. Not sure where Brady will place the KVIQ calls, since they did acquire some LPs with the KIEM purchase. Here's KJRW's closing paper. The deal was closed last Friday. Lets see how long they'll air the CBS programming since Brady is simulcasting it on an LP. Also, Weigel has completed its sale of Utah station KCSG. Making it the first station they own outside the areas adjacent to Lake Michigan. Interestingly enough Weigel sold WMLW's spectrum for $69.6M. They've already used half of those proceeds in buying TV stations in a few markets. Will they spend the remaining amount to buy more stations in the future? Finally, WRNN is buying another station. They're getting Cherry Hill, NJ's WMCN from Lenfest Broadcasting for $6M. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-190737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Some deal closings tonight. Here's KJRW's closing paper. The deal was closed last Friday. Lets see how long they'll air the CBS programming since Brady is simulcasting it on an LP. Also, Weigel has completed its sale of Utah station KCSG. Making it the first station they own outside the areas adjacent to Lake Michigan. Interestingly enough Weigel sold WMLW's spectrum for $69.6M. They've already used half of those proceeds in buying TV stations in a few markets. Will they spend the remaining amount to buy more stations in the future? Finally, WRNN is buying another station. They're getting Cherry Hill, NJ's WMCN from Lenfest Broadcasting for $6M. More from TVNewsCheck: The coverage of both KJRW and KVIQ-LP are nearly the same! http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=2007490&map=N&contour=Y&lppc=N&int=N&pop=N&incpop=&excpop=&z1=N&nrqz=N&lprw=N&head=Y&asrn=&extras=677310&cir=&circen=40.730277777778%2C-123.95305555556 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-190823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 The coverage of both KJRW and KVIQ-LP are nearly the same! http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=2007490&map=N&contour=Y&lppc=N&int=N&pop=N&incpop=&excpop=&z1=N&nrqz=N&lprw=N&head=Y&asrn=&extras=677310&cir=&circen=40.730277777778,-123.95305555556 Damn, it almost feel like Laredo (KVTV > KYLX) all over again. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-190845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 New M&A. Ion is buying Ironwood's WPME in Maine for $900K. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 New M&A. Ion is buying Ironwood's WPME in Maine for $900K. Is WPXT going with it? Or is WPME going alone? More importantly, if its the latter then what happens? Does My Network simply go to a WPXT subchannel? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Is WPXT going with it? Or is WPME going alone? More importantly, if its the latter then what happens? Does My Network simply go to a WPXT subchannel? The purchase agreement says that the sale does not include WPME's existing programming contracts and that Ion will have to change WPME's call sign, so it seems that MyNetworkTV will be moving to a WPXT subchannel. Interestingly, there's also an SSA in which Ironwood will continue to provide Technical services to WPME after the sale. EDIT: According to Wikipedia, WPME is already carrying Ion on 35.2, so that will probably just move to 35.1 after the sale. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The purchase agreement says that the sale does not include WPME's existing programming contracts and that Ion will have to change WPME's call sign, so it seems that MyNetworkTV will be moving to a WPXT subchannel. Interestingly, there's also an SSA in which Ironwood will continue to provide Technical services to WPME after the sale. EDIT: According to Wikipedia, WPME is already carrying Ion on 35.2, so that will probably just move to 35.1 after the sale. It appears that Ion is returning to Maine as they started what is now WPFO as WMPX, thus I would not be surprised should WPME become WMPX. Personally, I would like to see someone take over the current WPFO and allow FOX to move to WGME’s stick and allow FOX to be on par with the other networks in western Maine. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB4TV 347 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I wonder what this means for WPXT long-term. With the Top 8 rule poised to go away, you would think that Tegna and Hearst would be chomping at the bit for WPXT at minimum if not Gray using it as a trojan horse to enter the Portland market if no other avenues open up. As per WPXT’s Wikipedia page, Ironwood is in the process of selling WPXT to Sincair, which would pair it up with WGME & WPFO, but there was no citation or other sources. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Weigel has closed its KNLC sale. Former KNLC programming has moved to 24.2. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 100 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 As per WPXT’s Wikipedia page, Ironwood is in the process of selling WPXT to Sinclair, which would pair it up with WGME & WPFO, but there was no citation or other sources. Trip from RabbitEars just confirmed it was a mistake on their part. Yep, that's a mistake. WPME got sold to ION, and WPFO (not WPXT) filed something on the same day that was apparently an internal reorganization at Sinclair. I misread it as WPXT being sold separately to Sinclair. (Which could have made sense as well.) Sorry about that. - Trip http://www.avsforum.com/forum/45-local-hdtv-info-reception/123548-portland-me-hdtv-170.html#post55323924 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-191555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 New M&A. It looks like Estrella wants to buy Miami's WGEN for $11M. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-193423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 New M&A. It looks like Estrella wants to buy Miami's Spanish indie WGEN for $11M. I love Estrella TV more than Telemundo in the 90's. Estrella has only one set for all it's shows... The only have one little person...but he does all the shows. And the only have 3 skanky go-go girls which get rotated all afternoon through all the various creepy shows. ...and a donkey...and a few chickens. Full Disclosure: I am 1/3 Mexican and I live near the border. I also once bought a "slimmer" thing off one of the ads they run....but it didn't work. (sad trumpet.wav) 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-193435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Some closings tonight. Second, the transaction of Laughlin, NV station KMCC by Cranston TV to Entravision was greenlighted yesterday (5/3). 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 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-194484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 237 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 As reported, Telemundo completed its acquisition of all ZGS Communications' TV properties. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/110882/nbcu-completes-zgs-stations-buy Now with ZGS finally sold its only radio property: https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122862/station-sales-week-2-2/ you can officially say ZGS. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-195790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 As reported, Telemundo completed its acquisition of all ZGS Communications' TV properties. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/110882/nbcu-completes-zgs-stations-buy Now with ZGS finally sold its only radio property: https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122862/station-sales-week-2-2/ you can officially say ZGS. Not quite. They still have to transfer the Raleigh and Providence stations to NBC, which they have to enter into channel-sharing agreements for. After that though, ZGS will be officially gone. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-195931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 367 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 There's a station in the Cleveland-Akron market that is for sale, according to TVNewsCheck: CLEVELAND, OHIO CLASS A TV FOR SALE Excellent market coverage of over 2.5 million people in the Cleveland DMA, including the urban and suburban areas of Cleveland and Akron. Pre-repack Ch. 16. Post-repack Ch. 27. 15KW at 1000ft in the Cleveland Antenna Farm. New transmission equipment. Contact Bill Klaus at 330-671-3351 or [email protected] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18065-at-the-fcc/page/27/#findComment-196667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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