TV Transfers WJHF(TV) Raleigh (ch 22, now deleted) - 000. FCC approved: Aug. 24, 1966. Note: Founded Licensed to Springfield Television Broadcasting Corp. (with KTHI -TV Fargo) in 1959 by Harry Rice, Harry C. (see Group Ownership). Former owners: William H. Lukkason and associates. Sold to Polaris in 1962 for White, Terry Sanford and Hugh Cannon, owned 50% $675,200 (with KTHI -TV and KNOX -TV Grand Forks, with Springfield Television holding remaining 50 %). N.D.). Sales price: between $100,000 and $150,000 in WLOS -TV Asheville (ch 13) Licensed to - stock. FCC approved: Dec. 27, 1966 [for the Record, Wometco Skyway Bcstg Co. (see Wometco Jan. 2, 1967]. Ohio Enterprises Stns in Group Ownership). Sales price: $277,940 for additional 35.2% interest from Charles WITN -TV Washington (ch 7)- Licensed to North *WOUC -TV Cambridge (ch 441- Licensed to Ohio A., Henry J. and Joe H. Britt, Julia L. Stamberger, and Carolina TV Inc. (Robertson family, 62.5%; William S. University. Former owner: Ohio Educational Television Harold K. Bennett. FCC approved: July 24, 1958 [For Page, 25 %; others). Original owners: H.W. Anderson Network Commission. Sales price: No consideration. the Record, July 28, 19581. and R.M. Fountain. Sales price: $121,840. FCC FCC approved: Dec. 10, 1975 [For the Record, Dec. approved: Sept. 23, 1955 [For the Record, Oct. 3, 22, 19751. WCCB(TV) Charlotte (ch 18)- Licensed to 1955]. WCCB -TV Inc. (see Bahakel Bcstg in Group Owner- WLWT(TV) Cincinnati (ch 5)- Licensed to Chan- ship). Sold by: Century Advertising Inc. (Dwight L. WECT(TV) Wilmington (ch 8)- Licensed to Atlan- nel 5 of Cincinnati Inc. (see Multimedia Broadcasting Phillips, Cecil J. Haines, Leonard Wilson Coppala and tic Telecasting Corp. (Dan D. Cameron, 42.86 %; J.S. in Group Ownership). Original owner: Avco Broad- others). Sales price: 6175,000. FCC approved: Aug. Brody, 21.51%; Leo Brody, 11.93%; Estate of J.W. casting Corp. (see Group Ownership). Sales price: 20, 1964 [For the Record, Aug. 31, 1964). Note: Jackson, 14.29 %, and others). Former owners: Richard $16.3 million. FCC approved: Jan. 16, 1976 [For the Founded by George W. Dowdy, Hugh Deadwyler and A, Dunlea and Louise M. Dunlea. Original call letters: Record, Feb. 2, 1976]. associates as WQMC(TV) in 1954. Transferred to Mr. WMFD -TV. Sales price: $153,850 for 60 %. Mr. WCTF(TV) Cleveland (ch 19, now deleted) - Deadwyler for $4 and assumption of obligations total- Cameron retained 40%. FCC approved: Dec. 11, 1957 Permittee: Zingale Broadcasting Co. (100% owned by ing $150,000 in [For 16, 19571. 1954. Transferred to receiver and the Record, Dec. Joseph T. Zingale). Previous owner: Community back to Mr. Deadwyler in 1956. Sold by Mr. Deadwyler WWAY -TV Wilmington (ch 3) Licensed to Clay Telecasters of Cleveland Inc. (Charles W. Steadman, to Century Advertising in 1957 for $130,000 as - Broadcasting Corp. (see Clay Communications Inc. in pres, et al). Sales price (for CP): $180,976. FCC WAYS -TV. Group Ownership). Sold by: Cape Fear Telecasting approved: Oct. 25, 1973 [For the Record, Nov. 5, WRET -TV Charlotte (ch 38)- Licensed to Turner Inc. (William G. Broadfoot Jr., Charles B. Britt and 1973). Communications Inc. (see Group Ownership). Pre- others). Sales price: $1,353,572.52. FCC approved: WHK -TV Cleveland (ch 19, now deleted) - vious owner: Harold W. Twisdale, David L. Steel Sr. Aug. 28, 1968 [For the Record, Sept. 9, 1968]. Note: Licensed to Metropolitan Bcstg. Corp. (formerly Founded Fear Telecasting Inc. in 1964 and others. Sales price: $1,225,000 in liabilities. FCC by Cape DuMont Bcstg. Corp.). Former owner: Cleveland Plain approved: July 27, 1970 [For the Record, Aug. 3, WGNN -TV Winston- Salem, N.C.- Licensed to Dealer and News. Sales price: S700,000 (with WHK- 19701. Note: Founded in 1967. Former call letters: Good News TV Inc. (John L. Simms and family). Pre- AM-FM). FCC approved: April 16, 1958 [For the WCTU -TV. vious owner: Good News TV Network Inc. (non -profit Record, April 21, 1958]. WSOC -TV Charlotte (ch 9)- Licensed to Carolina religious organization). Sales Price: $698,000. FCC Licensed to Storer Bcstg. (see Cox Broadcasting Corp. in Group Owner- approved: Sept. 17, 1979. WJW -TV Cleveland (ch 8) - Bcstg. Co. (see Group Ownership). Original owner: ship). Original owner: WSOC Broadcasting Co. (E.E. WXII(TV) Winston -Salem (ch 12)- Licensed to Herbert Mayer. Original call letters: WXEL(TV). Sales Jones, 45 %; R.S. Morris, 21%; Hunter Marshall, 20 %; Multimedia Inc. (see Group Ownership). Previous price: $8.5 KPTV[TV] Portland, Ore., and and others). Sales price: $5.6 million (with WSOC- million (with owner: Triangle Bcstg. Corp. (Gordon Gray & family, Empire Coil Co., New Rochelle, N.Y.). FCC approved: AM-FM). FCC approved: April 9, 1959 [For the Record, 100 %). Former call letters: WSJS -TV. Sales price: 1954 Nov. 1, 1954]. April 13, 1959]. Oct. 27, [For the Record, $7,312,500. FCC approved: Sept. 7, 1972 [For the (ch 81, now deleted) WTVD(TV) Durham (ch 11)- Licensed to Capital Record, Oct. 23, 1972]. WKBF -TV Cleveland - Kaiser Cities Communications Inc. (see Group Ownership). Licensed to Broadcasting Co., 77.5% owned by Kaiser Broadcasting Corp. (see Group Original owner: Durham Bcstg. Enterprises Inc. Sales Ownership) North Dakota 22.5% by Field Communications Corp. (owned price: S1,417,800. FCC approved: May 24, 1957 [For and by Field Enterprises Inc., Chicago). Previous owner: the Record, June 3, 1957). KXMB -TV Bismarck (ch 12)- Licensed to Kaiser Broadcasting Corp. (100%). Sales price: no Bismarck Television Inc. Former owner: KXMB -TV Inc. WFMY -TV Greensboro (ch. 2)- Licensed to consideration. FCC approved merger of Kaiser Broad- (John Boler, pres). Sales price: $1.2 million. FCC WFMY Television Corp., subsidiary of Harte -Hanks casting Corp.'s five independent UHF's approved: Jan. 27, 1971 [For the Record, Feb. 8, (including Communications Corp. (see Group Ownership); 19711. WKBF -TV) and Field Communications Corp.'s one acquired from Landmark Communications for 619 independent UHF in May 1973 [BROADCASTING, May million. FCC approved: Oct. 29, 1976 [For the Record, KTHI -TV Fargo (ch 11) -Licensed to Spokane 14, 1973]. Note: Former owner, Superior Bcstg. Corp., Nov. 22, 1976]. Note: WFMY Television Corp. was Television Inc. (see Morgan Murphy Stations in Group sold 50% of CP to Kaiser Bcstg. Corp. for $200,000 purchased from: Mrs. Margaret A. Godbey, 19.9 %; Ownership). Sold by: Pembina Broadcasting Co. (see less expenses not to exceed $50,000 already incurred Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co., 19.9% and Fuqua Industries Stations in Group Ownership). Sales by Superior. Kaiser obtained the option to purchase others for $17,168,875 (including Greensboro News price: $1,491,000. FCC approved: Jan. 22, 1969 [For 50% interest of Superior on certain terms and condi- and Record ). FCC approved: Dec. 6, 1964. the Record, Feb. 3, 1969]. Previous owner: Polaris tions. Former call letters: WAFT-TV. FCC approved: Corp. See WTVW(TV) Evansville, Ind. for details. Sept. 19, 1967 [For the Record, Sept. 25, 1967). Kaiser WNCT -TV Greenville (ch 9) Licensed to Roy H. - purchased the remaining 50% from Superior Bcstg. for Park Bcstg Inc. (see Group Ownership). Original KXJB -TV Valley City (Fargo), N.D.- Licensed to $280,000 in 1972. FCC approved: Aug. 14, 1972 [For owner: Carolina Bcstg System Inc. (Earl McD. Central Minnesota Television Co. (Thomas K. Barnstu- the Record, Sept. 4, 1972]. Westbrook and associates). Sales price: $2,557,458. ble estate (53 %), Joseph O. Perino and John FCC approved: Feb. 6, 1962 [For the Record, Feb. 12, McCarten (11% each) and others. Barnstuble interests WKYC -TV Cleveland (ch 3)- Licensed to NBC 19621. are voted by Thomas K. Barnstuble Jr. and brother (see Group Ownership). Previous owner: Bruce E.). Previous owner: North Dakota Broadcasting Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. (see Group Owner- WHKY -TV Hickory (ch 14)- Licensed to Catawba Co. (John W. Boler (79 %) and four others). Sales price: ship). Previous call letters: KYW-TV. Consideration: In Valley Broadcasting Inc. (Edmund S. Long & family, $3.2 million. FCC approved: Nov. 30, 1978 (See For for NBC's Philadelphia KYW- 51%). Original owner: Catawba Valley Broadcasting exchange stations (with the Record and Changing Hands Dec. 18, 1978). AM-FM) under FCC order. FCC approved: Feb. 17, Inc. (Edmund S. Long & family, 32 %). Sales price: No 1965 [For the Record, March 1, 1965]. Note: Founded consideration. FCC approved: Aug. 26, 1976 [For the WDAY -TV Fargo (ch 6)- Licensed to WDAY Inc. as WNBK(TV) by NBC in 1948. Exchanged for Record,.Oct. 11, 19761. (Fargo Forum). Original owner: E.C. Reineke and wife, Westinghouse's Philadelphia stations in 1955 plus $3 55.6 %; N.D. Black Jr. and family Fargo Forum), 35% WGHP -TV High Point, N.C. (ch 81- Licensed to million to Westinghouse. and others. Sales price: $900,000 for 55.6%. FCC Gulf Broadcast Group (see group ownership), subsidi- approved: July 20, 1960 [For the Record, July 25, WCMH -TV Columbus Licensed to The ary of Gulf Life Co. Harte -Hanks had bought station in (ch 4)- 1960]. Outlet Co. (see Group Ownership). Original owner: June of 1978. Hanks in turn sold station to Gulf. Pre- Avco Broadcasting Corp. (see Group Ownership). vious owner: Southern Bcstg. Co. (Hart -Hanks sub- KNOX -TV Grand Forks (ch 10, now deleted) - Original call letters: WLWC(TV). Sales price: $16.1 sidiary). Sales price: 624,000,000. FCC approved: Licensed to Pembina Broadcasting Inc. (see Fuqua million. FCC approved: Dec. 22, 1975 [For the Record, June 16, 1978. Industries stations in Group Ownership). 94.34% sold Jan. 12, 19761. by Community Radio Corp. in 1962 for $225,000. WCTI -TV New Bern (ch 12)- Licensed to Malrite WTVN -TV Columbus (ch 8)- Licensed to Taft of North Carolina Inc. (see Malrite Broadcasting Co. in KXMC -TV Minot (ch 13)- Licensed to KXMC -TV Bcstg. Co. (see Group Ownership). Original owners: Group Ownership). Previous owner: Continental TV Inc. (Chester M. Reiten, 55 %). Former owner: KXMC- Picture Waves Inc. (Edward Lamb). Sales price: $1.5 Inc. (owned 100% by Continental Communications TV Inc. (Chester M. Reiten, 40 %; Lloyd R. Amoo, 30 %; million. FCC approved: Feb. 25, 1953 [For the Record, Inc.). Sales price: S2 million. FCC approved: Oct. 14, W.L. Hurley, 30 %). Sales price: Transfer involved March 2, 1953]. 1976 [For the Record, Nov. 1, 19761. Note: Founded as . cquisitìon of stock from Security Pacific National WNBE -TV in 1963 by Nathan Frank. He sold 50% to Bank, executor of estate of Lloyd R. Amoo. FCC WDTN(TV) Dayton (ch 2)- Licensed to Grinnell Harold H. Thomas that year for $60,000. Piedmont approved: July 31, 1974 [For the Record, Aug. 19, Communications Corp. (owned 100% by trustees of Television Corp. (Mr. Frank and Mr. Thomas) sold sta- 1974]. Note: Original owner, North Dakota Broadcast Grinnell College). Original owner: Avco Broadcasting tion in 1969 to Continental TV Inc. for $960,000. FCC ing Co., sold 52.5% of KXMC -TV to KXMC -TV Inc. Corp. (subsidiary of Avco Corp.). Original call letters: approved: April 15, 1969 [For the Record, May 5, (Chester M. Reiten, Lloyd R. Amoo and W.L. Hurley) in WLWD(TV). Sales price: $12.9 million. FCC approved: 1969]. 1959 for 51,040,000. FCC approved: Oct. 21, 1959 April 28, 1976 [For the Record, May 10, 19761. [For the Record, Nov. 2, 19591. WRDU -TV Raleigh- Durham (ch. 28)- Licensed to WKEF(TV) Dayton (ch 22)- Licensed to Durham Life Broadcasting Service Inc., subsidiary of KCND -TV Pembina (ch 12, now deleted) - Springfield Television Broadcasting Co. (group Durham Life Insurance Co.; acquired from Triangle Licensed to McLendon Corp. (Gordon B. McLendon, owner). Previous owner: WONE -TV Inc. (Brush-Moore Telecasters Inc. for $2,275,000. FCC approved: May Ares). Polaris Corp. Sales price: $850,000 for 68 Newspapers). Sales price: $153,000 for CP. FCC 16, 1977 [For the Record, June 20, 1977]. months lease, with option to buy for additional $500,- approved: Dec. 6, 1963. [For the Record, Dec. 16,

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