Television Ownership Transfers
Television Ownership Transfers WBUF(TV) Buffalo (ch 17, now deleted)-Licensed to NBC. Original WABC -TV New York (ch 7)-- Licensed to ABC Inc. (see Group price: $65 per share (including WEAU -TV Eau Claire, WI; WLUC -TV owner: WBUF -TV Inc. (Sherwin Grossman, Gary L. Cohen & others). Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: ABC Inc. Sale price: $3.417 billion Marquette, MI; KTVO Ottumwa, IA; WLUK-TV Green Bay, WI: & two Sale price: $312,500. FCC approved: September 21, 1955 For the purchase of ABC Inc. FCC approved: November 14, 1985 [For the radio stns). FCC approved: June 14, 1984. Record, September 29, 1955]. Stn went off the air in 1958. Record. July 15, 1985]. Note: This was change of ownership when ABC merged with United Paramount Theaters Inc. Original owner: WROC -TV Rochester (ch 8)-Licensed to Nexstar Broadcasting of American Broadcasting Co. Inc. FCC approved: February 9, 1953 [For Nexstar Broadcasting Inc., see WGRZ-TV Buffalo (ch 2)- Licensed to Multimedia Entertainment Inc. Rochester L.L.C. (owned by Group the Record, February 16. 1953]. (owned by Gannett Broadcasting, see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: SN Acquisition License Former owner: WGRZ License Corp. (owned by Smith Broadcasting). Co. (owned by Sunrise Broadcasting Corp.) Sale price: $46 million. FCC approved: January 27, 1997. Previous owner: WGRZ Television WCBS -TV New York (ch 2)-- Licensed to CBS Inc. (see Group FCC approved: 1999. Previous owner: WROC Inc. (owned by Corp (owned by General Cinema Corp.). Sale price: $56 million. FCC Ownership. Sect. A). Former owner: CBS Inc.
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