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. Sale price: $5.4 billion Television Station Partners). FCC approved: February 26, 1997. Prior million (including WRDW approved: July 31, 1986 [For the Record, April 21, 1986]. Previous (as part of the Westinghouse Electric Corp. purchase of CBS Inc.). owner: Ziff-Davis Corp. Sale price: $57 -TV owner: Taft Broadcasting Co. Traded for WCIX(TV) Miami, FL. FCC FCC approved: November 22, 1995. Augusta, GA; WEYI -TV Saginaw, MI; 8 WTOV -1V Steubenville, OH). 18, 1983 7, 1983]. approved: February 24, 1983. Former call letters: WGR -TV. Original FCC approved: January [For the Record, February Note: Founded as WHAM -TV in 1949 by Stromberg-Carlson Co. owner. Transcontinent TV Corp. Sale price: $26.9 million (including WNBC(TV) New York (ch 4)-- Licensed to National Broadcasting Bought by Transcontinent TV Corp. for $5.6 million in 1956. Bought by WGR- AM -FM; WDAFAMFM -TV Kansas City, MO; & WNEP -N Company (subsidiary of General Electric Company, see Group Veterans Broadcasting Co. & WHEC Inc. for $6.5 million in 1961 Scranton, PA). FCC approved: February 19, 1964. Ownership, Sect A). Former owner: NBC (subsidiary of RCA Corp.). (WHEC received full occupancy of ch 10, which it had shared with the Sale price: $6.28 billion for RCA Corp. (including KNBC-TV Los then WVET-TV, & in return, Veterans Broadcasting became full owner WIVBTV Buffalo (ch 4)-- Licensed to Buffalo Broadcasting Inc. Angeles; WMAO -TV Chicago; WRC -TV Washington; WKYC -TV of WROC -TV on ch 8). Sold February 10, 1965, to Veterans (subsidiary of Howard Publications Inc.). Former owner: Buffalo Cleveland; plus the network & radio stns & all other RCA properties. Broadcasting Co. (with WROC-AM -FM) for $7 million [For the Record, Evening News Inc. Sale price: $25.5 million. FCC approved: FCC approved: June 5, 1986. Former call letters: WNBC -TV. February 16, 1965]. Sold to Rust Craft Broadcasting of New York Inc. September 16, 1977 [For the Record, October 3, 1977). Former call as part of $69 million deal (see Broadcasting, May 15, 1978). Sold to letters: WBEN -TV. WNYW(TV) New York (ch 5)-- Licensed to Fox Television Stations Ziff-Davis 1979. (For details of sale. see WTOV -N Steubenville, OH.) Inc. (see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Metromedia Inc. Sale price: $2.2 billion (including KTTV(TV) Los Angeles; WFLDTV WKBW-TV Buffalo (ch 7)-- Licensed to Queen City Broadcasting of WUHF -TV Rochester (ch 31)-Licensed to Sullivan Broadcasting Chicago; KRLD -TV (now KDAF) Dallas; WCVB -TV Boston; & KRIV -TV New York. Former owner: Capital Cities Communications Inc. Sale Co. II Inc. (owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., see Group Houston. FCC approved: November 14. 1986. Former call letters: price: $65 million. FCC approved: November 14, 1985 [For the Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: ACT Ill Broadcasting of WNEW -TV. Record, September 30. 1985]. Previous owner: Rev. Clinton H. Rochester Inc. FCC approved: July 1, 1998. Previous owner: Malrite Churchill & group. Sale price: $14 million (including WKBW- AM -FM). TV of New York. Sale price: $12 million [For the Record. February 6, FCC approved: August 1, 1961 [For the Record, August 14, 1961]. WPXN -TV New York (ch 31)-Licensed to Paxson Communications 1989]. FCC approved: January 23, 1989. License Co. L.L.C. (owned by Paxson Communications Corp., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Paxson Communications WNYO -TV Buffalo (ch 49)-- Licensed to Grant Television II LLC. WMHX(TV) Schenectady (ch 45)-- Licensed Mohawk -Hudson York -31 million. FCC March (Milton Grant, owner). Former owner: Tri-State Christian TV. Sale of New Inc. Sale price: $257.5 approved: Council on Educational Television Inc. Former owner: Union Street price: $12 million (plus transfer of WNYB(TV) Jamestown). FCC 4, 1998. Video Inc. Sale price: $1.8 million. FCC approved: July 1987 [For the approved: March 1, 1996. Previous owner: Aud Enterprises Inc. Record, June 22, 1987]. Former call letters: WUSV(N). Previous owner: TVX Buffalo Inc. (subsidiary of TVX Broadcast Group WWOR -TV New York (ch 9)-Licensed to BHC Communications Inc. Inc.). Sale price: $4.9 million. FCC approved: August 1987 [For the (owned by Chris Craft Industries Inc., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). WRGB(TV) Schenectady (ch 6)-Licensed to WRGB Broadcasting Record, August 3, 1987]. Former call letters: WNYB -TV & WBKL -TV. Former owner: MCA Inc. Sale price: $310 million. FCC approved: Inc. (owned by Freedom Newspapers Inc.. see Cross -Ownership, August 1992. Previous owner: RKO General Inc. Sale price: $387 Sect. A). Former owner: Universal Corp. (subsidiary of Forstmann million. FCC November 1986. Previous Bamberger Little & Co., New York). Sale price: million. FCC approved: WUTV(TV) Buffalo (ch 29)- Licensed to Sullivan Broadcasting Co. approved: owner: $56 Broadcasting Service Inc. (R.H. Macy Co.). Sale price: $4.5 million January 6, 1986 [For the Record, November 25, 1985]. Previous II. (owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., see Group Ownership, (including WOR- AM -FM) plus $315,000 per year for 25 -year lease on owner: General Electric Broadcasting Inc. Sale price: $35 million. FCC Sect. A). Former owner: Citadel Communications Corp. FCC studio & transmitter properties plus 10% interest in General Teleradio approved: June 30. 1983 [For the Record, July 25, 1983]. Note: Stn approved: July 1, 1998. Previous owner: Whitehaven Entertainment Inc. by R.H. Macy Co. FCC approved: January 17, 1952 [For the founded November 6, 1939. Corp. (Herman Pease, 53.4%). Sale price: $15.2 million. FCC Record, January 21. 1952]. approved: September 12, 1984 [For the Record, July 23, 1984]. Original owner: Ultravision Broadcasting Co. Inc. Sale price: $3.5 WSNL-TV Smithtown (ch 67)-- Licensed to Silver King Broadcasting million. FCC approved: 1977. WPTZ(TV) North Pole (ch 57)-Licensed to Heritage Media. formerly (owned by Home Shopping Network Inc.). Former owner: Wometco Rollins Telecasting Inc., which merged with Heritage in March 1987 Broadcasting (owned by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.). Sale price: WWHT(TV) NJ). FCC (see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Original owner: Cad F. Stohn Sr., $25 million (including Newark, approved: WWNY -TV Carthage (Watertown) (ch licensed to 7)- 18, Vincent S. Jerry, Joel H. Schier, Harry Schulman, Martin L. Schulman, September 1986 [For the Record, August 25, 1986]. Previous Watertown/Carthage Television Corp. (Subsidiary of United Cyril Schulman & others. Sale price: $500.000. FCC approved: March owner: Wometco Enterprses, 75 %, & Long Island Subscription Communication Corp., owned principally by Howard J. Brown). Former 28, 1956 [For the Record, April 2, 1956]. Original call letters: Television, 25 %, (principally owned by Universal Subscription owner: Johnson Newspaper Corp. Sale price: $8.1 million. FCC WIRI(TV). Television, Burlingame, CA-based SN franchise holder for approved: May 11, 1981 [For the Record. June 1, 1981]. WO-11/(TV) Boston; WGPR(TV) Detroit & KSTS -TV San Jose, CA). (See W VJ(TV) Miami. FL.) Sold by Suburban Broadcasting Corp.. WTBY(TV) Poughkeepsie (ch 54)-- licensed to Trinity Broadcasting WYDC(TV) Corning (ch 48)-- Licensed to WYDC Inc. Former owner: publicly traded corporation (no other broadcast interests). Sale price: of New York Inc. (affiliated with noncommercial Trinity Broadcasting Standtast Broadcasting Corp. (David A. Grant). Sale price: $1.75 $3.6 million. FCC approved: November 18, 1980 [Changing Hands, Network, see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Family million. FCC approved: November 19, 1997. Previous owner: November 24, 1980]. Previous owner: Suburban Broadcasting Corp. Television Inc. [closely held group owned by Evangelical Christian Cornerstone Television Inc. Sale price: $565. FCC approved: February [Stanley R. Yarmuth, Burton I. Koffman & Christian Yegen (80 %); Corp. (35 %) & eight others]. Sale price: $2.97 million plus assumption 28, 1994 [For the Record, May 2, 1994]. Prior owner: Dr. Robert Robert A. Rosen, David H. Polinger, et al (13 %)]. Sale price: no of $367.000 in leases. FCC approved: June 2, 1982. [For the Record, Walker. Sale price: $0, assignment of CP was donation. FCC financial consideration. FCC approved: March 31. 1976 [For the June 21, 1982]. Former call letters: WFTI -TV. approved: August 31, 1992 [For the Record, September 21, 1992]. Record, April 19, 1976]. Note: former owner Suburban Broadcasting Previous owner: Rural New York Broadcasting. Sale price: $13.000 for Corp. [Robert A. Rosen, David H. Polinger, el al (66 %)] transferred stn CP. FCC approved: August 23, 1989 [For the Record, September 11, WHEC -TV Rochester (ch 18)-- Licensed to WTOG -TV Inc. (owned in 1975 to Suburban Broadcasting Corp. [Messrs. Yarmuth, Koffman & 1989]. by Hubbard Broadcasting Inc., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Yegen (80%)]. FCC approved: February 24, 1975 [For the Record, Former owner: Viacom Inc. (Viacom International Inc. merged with March 10, 1975]. Arsenal Acquiring Corp., September 1987, see Group Ownership). WENY-TV Elmira (ch 36)- Licensed to Lilly Broadcasting L.L.C. FCC approved: September 19, 1996. Previous owner: Broadcast Broadcasting Former owner: WENY Inc. Sale price: $4.8 million. FCC approved: WFWY(TV) Syracuse (ch 43)-- Licensed to Orion TV of Network Inc. (Ragan Henry is Enterprises controlling stockholder). Syracuse (Richard F. Shivery & John B. Tupper). Former owner: Orion March 3, 2000. Sale price: $24.5 million plus transfer of Viacom's KDIA(AM) Oakland, Pictures Corp. Sale price: $436,000. FCC approved: December 5. CA & WDIA(AM) Memphis to BENI. FCC approved: October 17, 1983 1985 [For the Record, October 28, 1985]. WETM -TV Elmira (ch 18)- Licensed to WETMTV Inc. (owned by [For the Record, November 17, 1983]. Note: Stn founded November Smith Broadcasting, see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: 1. 1953. FCC approved sale of stn from Gannett Co. to BENI June 7, WIXT(TV) Syracuse (ch 9)-Licensed to WIXT -TV Inc. (Barry A. Times -Mirror Co. Sale price: $79 million (including WHTM(TV) 1978. (Sale was a spin -off of the Gannett-Combined Communications Ackerley, principal owner). Former owner. Transcontinent Harrisburg, PA, & WTSM(TV) Syracuse, NY). FCC approved: January merger.) Sale price: $27 million. Communications Corp. [WIXT Disposition Trust (51 %), Larry Israel 29, 1986 [For the Record, December 16, 1985]. Previous owner: (34 %), Steven J. Kumble (6.5 %) & others). Sale price: $13.8 million. Newhouse Broadcasting Co. Sale price: $82 million (including WOKR(TV) Rochester (ch 13)-Licensed to WOKR Associates WIXT Disposition Trust is administered by forer directors of WAPI -N Birmingham. AL; KTVI(TV) St. Louis, MO; WSYR -TV (owned by Guy Gannett Communications, see Group Ownership, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York, which transferred its interest into Syracuse & satellite WETM -TV (formerly WSYE -TV) Elmira, both NY; Sect. A). Former owner Hughes Broadcasting Partners [owned by trust alter merging with Coca-Cola, Atlanta. Proceeds from sale went & WTPA(TV) Harrisburg, PA). FCC approved: March 27, 1980 VS&A Communications Partners L.P., (55.8% class A stock) & Smith to former stockholders of Coca -Cola Bottling Co. of New York. FCC [Broadcasting, March 31 & April 7, 19801 Barney Investors L.P., (29.5% class A stock)]. Sale price: $68 million. approved: April 16, 1982 [For the Record, May 10, 1982]. Note: FCC approved: January 31, 1995 [Changing Hands, December 12, W.R.G. Baker TV Corp. [W.R.G. Baker Inc. (40 %), Six Nations WTZA(TV) Kingston (ch 62)-- Licensed to WTZA -TV Associates Ltd. 1994]. Previous owners: WOKR Partners (owned by George N. Gillett Broadcasting Co. (20%), Onondaga Broadcasting Co. (18 %), Salt City (Richard French Jr., president of Kingston Television Group Inc.). Jr. & Edward W. Kamels). Sale price: $50 million. FCC approved: May Broadcasting Co. (2%)] sold stn as WNYS -TV to The Outlet Co. in Former owner: WTZA -TV Associates (Edward Swyer, president of L.A. 10, 1991 [For the Record. May 27, 1991]. Previous owners: Falmouth 1972 for $4.8 million. FCC approved: July 19, 1972 [Broadcasting, Swyer Realty & Management Co.). Sale price: $2.5 million for a 66% Broadacsting Corp. & Falmouth Communications, preceded by WOKR July 24, 1972]. Outlet sold WNYS -TV to Coca -Cola Bottling Co. of share. FCC approved: October 27, 1993 [For the Record. November Partners. Sale price of Falmouth -WOKR transaction: $57.5 million. New York, Larry Israel, & others in 1977. Sale price: $11 million. 15, 1993]. FCC approved: February 8, 1990. Previous owner: Post Corp. Sale [Broadcasting, November 28. 1977].

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