Television Ownership Transfers

Virginia Broadcasting Corp. (Russell A. Collins, receiver for John Daley & of Roanoke Inc. (owned by Park Communications Inc.). FCC others). Sale price: $54.000 (including WACH(AM)). FCC approved: approved: March 21. 1997. Previous owner: Shenandoah Life Stations July 19. 1956 [For the Record. July 30, 1956]. Inc. (Shenandoah Life Insurance Co., G. Frank Clement & others). WPPV(TV) Ashland (ch 65)-- Licensed to Bell Broadcasting L.L.C. Sale price: $7 million (including WSLS- AM -FM). FCC approved: (owned by TV 65 Broadcasting L.C.). Former owner: Bell Broadcasting September 10, 1969 [For the Record, September 22, 1969]. Note: L.L.C. (James E. Campana, J. Philip Goldman; Campana retained WPXV(TV) Norfolk (ch 49)-- Licensed to Paxson Communications founded in November 1952 by Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. annuity trust and Chad Campana memorial foundation). FCC License Co. L.L.C. (owned by Paxson Communications Corp., see approved: July 18, 1997. Previous owner: Christel Broadcasting Inc. Group Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: Channel 49 Acquisition to Broadcasting System FCC approved: February 7. 1997. Former call letters: WAWB(TV). Corp. (assignee). Former call letters: WJCB(TV). Previous owner: WVFT-TV Roanoke (ch 27)-- Licensed Grant Channel 49 Acquisition Corp. (assignor). FCC approved: May 20, II Inc. Former owner Family Group Ltd. [owned by Ian (Sandy) 1997. Prior owner: Tidewater Christian Communications. Sale price: Wheeler. et al]. Sale price: $5.5 million, including WJPR(TV) WCYBTV Bristol (ch 5)-Licensed to Appalachian Broadcasting $6.75 million merger. FCC approved: December 31. 1996. Previous Lynchburg, VA. FCC approved: May 21, 1993 [For the Record, June Corp. (owned by DGH Corp.). Former owner: Starr Broadcasting owner William Geisler & D. Ruhe. Sale price: $117,975 for CP. FCC 14. 1993]. Previous owner: Roanoke Christian Broadcasting. Sale Group Inc. Sale price: $8.61 million. FCC approved: March 17, 1977 approved: March 22, 1985 (For the Record. April 8. 1985). Previous price: $500.000 for CP. FCC approved: April 28. 1986 [For the Record, [For the Record, March 28, 1977]. Previous owners: Robert H. Smith, call letters: WUHX(TV). March 24, 1986]. J. Fey Rogers. Charles H. Gore & Harry M. Daniel. Sale price: $5.2 million. FCC approved: November 12. 1970. WTKR-TV Norfolk (ch 3)- Licensed to Knight-Ridder Broadcasting. Washington Former owner Landmark Communications. Sale price: $48.3 million. WVIR -TV Charlottesville (ch 29)- licensed to Waterman FCC approved: January 16, 1981 (Changing Hands. January 26, Broadcasting Co. Former owner: Virginia Broadcasting Corp. (Charles KWOG(TV) Bellevue (ch 51)-- Licensed to Christopher Racine. 1981]. E. Echols, et al). Sale price: $8.69 million. FCC approved: October 30. Former permittee: African- American Broadcasting Co. of Bellevue Inc. 1986 [For the Record. September 29, 19861. Sale price: $500,000 for 76 %. FCC approved: July 14. 2000. Previous Former WTVZ -TV Norfolk (ch 33)-- Licensed to WTVZ Inc. owner: perittee: African- American Broadcasting Co. FCC approved: January TVX of Nashville Inc. Sale price: $10.75 million. FCC approved: July WPAJ(TV) Danville (ch 24)-- Licensed to Danville Television 31, 1997. Former call letters: KBEH. 19. 1989 [For the Record, August 14, 19891 Partnership (Caroline K. Powley, Melvin N. Eleazer). Former owner: Danville Communications (William R. Mouer). Sale price: $10,000. KWPX(TV) Bellevue (ch 33)- Licensed to Paxson Communications FCC approved: June 12, 1992 [For the Record, June 29. 1992]. WRIC -TV Petersburg (ch 81-Licensed to Nationwide License Co. L.L.C. (owned by Paxson Communications Corp.. see Communications Inc. (see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Group Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: WI Seattle Inc. Sale price: Petersburg Television Corp. (Thomas G. Tinsley, et al). Sale price: letters: ' WNVT(TV) Goldvein (ch 53)-- Licensed to Central Virginia $35 million. FCC approved: February 2. 1998. Former call $7.15 million (including WLEE(AM)). FCC approved: November 3. KBGE(TV). Educational Television Corp. (B.W. Spil ler. pres). Original owner: 1967 (For the Record. November 13, 1967]. Former call letters: Northern Virginia Educational Telecommunications Association WXEX -TV. (Robert D. Smith, VP & gen mgr). Sale price: $550.000. FCC KVOS -TV Bellingham (Vancouver, BC) (ch 12)-- Licensed to approved: July 3, 1974 [For the Record. July 22, 1974]. KVOS -TV Inc. (owned by Ackerly Communications Inc.. see Group WAVY-TV Portsmouth (ch 10)-Licensed to WAVY TV Inc. (owned Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: KKR Assoc. Sale price: $26 by LIN Broadcasting. see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: million. FCC approved: June 5, 1985. Previous owner KVOS TV WVEC -TV Hampton (ch 13)-- Licensed to WVEC Television Inc. Tidewater Teleradio Inc. (J. Glen Taylor & others) Sale price: $8 Corp. (For details of sale, see WTVJ(TV) , FL.) Original owners: (owned by Belo Broadcasting, see Group Ownership. Sect. A). Former million. FCC approved: March 27, 1968 [For the Record, April 11, Rogan Jones & associates. Sale price: $3 million. FCC approved: owner: Corinthian Broadcasting (a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet 1968]. Note: founded in 1957 by Tidewater Teleradio Inc. March 29. 1961 [For the Record, April 3, 1961]. Companies). Sale price: $40 million (part of a six stn deal totaling $606 million. which included KHOU -TV : KXTV(TV) Sacramento. CA; WISH -TV Indianapolis; KOTV(TV) Tulsa, OK; & WGNT(TV) Portsmouth (ch 27)-- licensed to Broadcasting KEPRTV Pasco (ch 19)-Licensed to Fisher Broadcasting Inc. WANE -TV Ft. Wayne. IN). FCC approved: November 28, 1983 [For of Seattle Inc. (owned by Paramount Stations Group, see Group (owned by Fisher Television Regional Group, see Group Ownership, the Record, December 19, 1983]. Previous owner: Thomas P. Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Centennial Communications Inc. Sect. A). Former owner: Retiow Enterprises Inc. FCC approved: July Chisman, et al. Sale price: $34 million. FCC approved: February 12. (Raymond Bottom Jr.). Sale price: $42.5 million. FCC approved: 1, 1999. Previous owner: NWG Broadcasting Corp. (For details of 1980. Note: stn founded September 15. 1953. October 31, 1997. Previous owner: Chnstian Broadcasting Network. sale, see KLEW -TV Lewiston, ID.) FCC approved: November 25, 1986 Sale price: $8.2 million. FCC approved: May 22. 1989 [For the Record, [For the Record, October 27, 1986]. June 12, 1989]. Former call letters: WYAH -TV. Prior owner: Tim Brite WHSV-TV Harrisonburg (ch 3)-- Licensed to Benedek Broadcasting Inc. not disclosed for CP. Former call Inc. (see Group Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: Worrell (Temus R. Bright). Sale price: KBGC(TV) Pullman (ch 24)-Permitted to Pullman Broadcasting Inc. Broadcasting Corp. Broadcasting Inc. (owned by Worrell Newspapers Inc.). (For details of letters: WTOV-TV. Original owner: Commonwealth (owned by Equity Broadcasting Corp.. see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Robert Wasdon, Siegel). Sale pace: $17,500 plus this sale, see WIFR(TV) Freeport, IL.) FCC approved: November 5, (EL. Scott, Jack FCC approved: August 23, 1999. in FCC approved: March 9, 1955 1986 [For the Record, September 29. 1986]. Previous owner: Gilmore assumption of $78,000 obligations. Tor the Record. March 14, 1955]. Broadcasting Corp. of Virginia. Sale price: $3.15 million plus $100,000 KNDU(TV) Richland (ch 25)- Licensed to KHO Inc. Former owner: covenant not to compete. FCC approved: January 15. 1976 (For the KNDO/KNDU Subsidiary Inc. (owned by Federal Broadcasting Co., Record, February 2, 1976]. Former call letters: WSVA -TV. Note: WRLH(TV) Richmond (ch 351-Licensed to Sullivan Broadcasting see Group Ownership. Sect. A). Sale price: $22.25 million (with founded by Frederick L. Allman in 1953. Sold to Transcontnent TV Co. Il Inc. (owned by Inc., see Group KNDO(TV) Yakima). Previous owner: Farragut Communications. Sale Corp. & Hamilton Shea jointly in 1956 for $560,000. Washington Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Gillett Group Inc. FCC approved: price: $13 million (including KNDO(TV) Yakima). FCC approved: Evening Star bought 51% interest in 1959 for $700,000. Sold with July 1, 1998. Previous owner: Times Mirror Broadcasting. Sale price: March 16, 1996. Prior owner: Columbia Empire Broadcasting Corp. WSVA -AM -FM in 1965 to Gilmore Broadcasting for $1.69 million. FCC $200 million (including WMAR -TV Baltimore). FCC approved: October (For details of sale, see KNDO(TV) Yakima). approved: August 9, 1965 [For the Record, August 16, 1965]. 31, 1986 [For the Record, July 21, 1986]. Prior owner: Television Corp. of Richmond. Sale price: $14.4 million. FCC approved: April 24. 1985 KHCV(TV) Seattle (ch 45)-- Licensed to North Pacific International WJPR(TV) Lynchburg (ch 21)- Licensed to Grant Broadcasting [For the Record. March 25, 1985]. Television Inc. Former owner: Allen E. Hom. Sale price: no cash System II Inc. Former owner: Lynchburg-Roanoke TV Partners. Sale consideration for CP. FCC approved: November 3, 1992 (For the price: $5.5 million, including satellite stn WVFT(TV) Roanoke, VA. WTVR -TV Richmond (ch 8)- Licensed to Elcom of Georgia Inc. Record, November 23, 1992]. FCC approved: May 21, 1993 [For the Record, June 14, 1993]. (owned by Raycom Media Inc., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Previous owner: Carney Communications of Virginia Inc. Sale price: Former owner: Broadcasting Inc. FCC approved: July KING -TV Seattle (ch 5)-- Licensed to King Holding Corp. (owned $335,000 for CP. FCC approved: December 24. 1985 (For the Record. 25. 1997. Previous owner: Roy H. Park Broadcasting of Virginia Inc. 50% each by Providence Journal Co. & Kelso Partners IV). Former November 4, 1985]. (owned by Park Communications Inc.). FCC approved: March 21, owner: King Broadcasting Co. Sale price: $355 million (including 1997. Prior owner: Wilbur M. Havens & associates. Sale price: $5 KGW-TV Portland, OR; KREM -TV Spokane, WA; KTVB(TV) Boise, ID; WSET-TV Lynchburg (ch 31)-- Licensed to WSET Inc. (owned by million (including WMBG(AM) & WCOD(FM)). FCC approved: October & KHNL(TV) Honolulu, KOOG(TV) Wailuku, & KHBC -TV Hilo, all HI). Joseph Allbritton Communications). Former owner: Evening Star 13. 1965 [For the Record, October 25, 1965]. FCC approved: August 27. 1991 [For the Record, September 9, 1991]. Broadcasting (Washington Star Communications). Sale price: $28.5 Original owners: Radio Sale Corp. (P.K. Leberan). Sale price: million (including WLVA(AM) Lynchburg. VA: WMAL- AM -FM -TV FCC approved: July 20, 1949 [For the Record, July 25, WWBT(TV) Richmond (ch 12)-Licensed to Jefferson -Pilot $375.000. FCC approved: January 1949]. call letters: KRSC -TV. Note: Hearst Corp. bought 25% Washington: & WCIV(TV) Charleston, SC). Broadcasting (see Group Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: Laws Original 1976. Former call letters: WLVA -TV. Previous owners: Phillip P. Allen interest in King Broadcasting Co. for $375,000 in 1951, which was Investing Co. Sale price: $5 million. FCC approved: 1968. (25.56 %), Champe C. Allen (25.56 %) & others. Sale price: $1.25 repurchased for $450.000 by licensee in 1953. million (including WLVA-AM -FM). FCC approved: August 23, 1965 [For WDBJ-TV Roanoke (ch 7)-Licensed to WDBJ Television Inc.(South the Record. August 30. 1965]. KIRO -TV Seattle (ch 7)- Licensed to WPXI Inc. (owned by Cox Bend Tribune, WBST- AM -FMTV South Bend. IN). Former owner: Broadcasting, see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Third Times-World Corp. (Roanoke Times & World News). Sale price: $8.2 WPXW(TV) Manassas (ch 66)-- licensed to Paxson Washington Avenue Television Inc. (owned by A.H. Belo. Broadcast Division, see million. FCC approved: October 29, 1969 (For the Record, November License Inc. (owned by Paxson Communications Corp, see Group Group Ownership). FCC approved: April 16. 1997. Previous owner: 10, 1969]. Note: Founded by Times -World Corp. in October 1965. Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: ValueVision Intemational Inc. Bonneville Holding Co. (see Bonneville International Corp. in Group Sale price: $30 million. FCC approved: April 16. 1997. Former owner: Ownership). Sale price: $162.5 million. FCC approved: February 1, to VVI Manassas Inc. (Robert L. Johander). FCC approved: January 31. WEFC(TV) Roanoke (ch 38)-- Licensed Paxson Communications 1995 (Changing Hands, February 6, 1995). Prior owner: Saul Haas & 1997. Previous owner: National Capital Christian Broadcasting Inc. Corp. (see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner; Vine and others. Sale price: $5 million for 50.2% of stn (including 1997. Sale price: $5.4 million. FCC approved: January 27, 1994 [For the Branch Inc. Sale price: $5.5 million. FCC approved: August 21, KIRO- AM -FM). FCC approved: December 17. 1963 [For the Record. Record, March 21 19941. Former call letters: WTKK(TV). December 23. 1963]. WSLS -TV Roanoke (ch 101-Licensed to Media General WACH -TV Newport News (ch 33, now deleted) -- Licensed to United Broadcasting Inc. (owned by Media General Broadcast Group, see KTZZ -TV Seattle (ch 22)-Licensed to Tribune New York Radio Inc. Broadcasting Co. of Eastern Virginia Inc. Original owners: Eastern Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Roy H. Park Broadcasting (owned by Co., see Group Ownership. Sect. A).

Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001

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