Television Ownership Transfers cations Group). Previous owner: Bainbridge Communi- Rowe Communications Inc. Sale price: $11.75 million. owned by Heftel Broadcasting Corp. & 10% by Lani G. & cations Ltd. (owned by Gregory Capogna). Sale price: FCC approved: 1995. James Donohoe Jr., daughter & son -in -law of Cecil & $85,000 for CP FCC approved: September 1987 [For the Joyce Heftel, principals of Heftel Broadcasting Corp.) WMAZ -TV Macon (ch 13 )-Licensed to Multimedia Inc. Record, November 3, 1986]. Sale price: $10,000. FCC approved: September 10,1985 Stn was transferred in 1967. No details available. Pre- (see KGMB -TV Honolulu). Previous owner: Heftel WGSA(TV) Baxley (ch 34)-Licensed to Southern TV vious owner: Southeastern Broadcasting Corp. Original Broadcasting Corp. Former call letters: KPUA -TV. Note: Corp. (Dan L. and Betty Jo Johnson, 42.5%). Former owners: George P Rankin Jr., Wilton E. Cobb, & Mr. & Stn operates as a satellite of KGMB -TV Honolulu. owner: Upchurch Broadcasting Inc. Sale price: 53.2 mil- Mrs. Wallace Miller. Sale price: $2 million (including to Emmis TV License lion. FCC approved: June 3, 1998. Former call letters: WMAZ- AM -FM). FCC approved: March 13, 1963 [For the KHAW -TV Hilo (ch 11)- Licensed (owned by Emmis Communications W UBI (TV). Record, March 18, 1963]. Corp. of Honolulu. Inc., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Morris Net- WBSG-TV Brunswick (ch 21)-CP licensed to W BSG- WMGT(TV) Macon (ch 41 )-Licensed to Burnham Broadcasting Co. FCC approved: August 1998. Former owner: TV Ltd. Former owner: Richard L. Huff. FCC approved: work Inc. (Charles H. Morris & others). Previous owner: Simpson Communications Inc. (non- million. July 17, 1989 [For the Record, August 7, 19891. Bibb Television Inc. (F.E. Busby). Sale price: S2.8 profit corporation owned by Simpson College, Indianola, FCC approved: November 30, 1978 [Broadcasting, De- IA). Sale price: unknown. FCC approved: March 10, WLTZ(TV) Columbus (ch 38)- Licensed to Columbus cember 18, 1978]. Former call letters: WCWB -TV. 1986. Note: Simpson purchased stn from Western Sun Television Inc. (owned by J.C. Lewis Jr.). Former owner: Note: Founded by WTVY Inc. (Charles E. Woods) on Inc. after Western bought McCoy Broadcasting. (See Eagle Broadcasting Co., subsidiary of American Family August 26, 1968. Sold to Bibb for $800,000. FCC ap- KHON -TV Honolulu.) FCC approved: March 8, 1979. Corp. Sale price: $3.25 million. FCC approved: June 16, proved: August 9, 1974 [Broadcasting, August 26, 1981. Former call letters: WYEATV. Original owners: 1974]. KHBC -TV Hilo (ch 2)- Licensed to Raycom National Broadcasting Co. (Charles Grisham, Aaron Aronov, Inc. (owned by Raycom Media Inc., see Group Owner- Gala WOKA(TV) Macon (ch 47, now deleted )-Licensed to Tine W. Davis & Bryghte Godbold, David Rothschild, J. ship, Sect. A). Former owner: King Holding Corp. (owned Macon TV Co. (J.C. Barnes & E.K. Cargill). Original own- Kyle Spencer, John H. Swift & S. Douglas Smith). Sale 50% each by Providence Journal Co. & Kelso Partners ers: W.A. Fickling & WNEX(AM) Macon. Sale price: S1 price: $1.5 million. FCC approved: February 1978 IV). FCC approved: September 2, 1999. Previous owner: million & assumption of $260,000 in obligations. FCC [Broadcasting, March 13, 1978]. King Broadcasting Co. Sale price: $355 million. FCC ap- approved: April 19, 1955 [For the Record, April 25, proved: August 27, 1991 [For the Record, September 9, WRBL-TV Columbus (ch 3 )-Licensed to Avant Devel- 1955]. 1991]. Note: Part of multi -stn purchase. (See KING -TV Tom Watson Inc., opment Corp. (Estate of Walter J. Brown, WTLK -TV Rome (ch 14)- Licensed to Sudbrink Broad- Seattle.) Prior owners: Clio Enterprises preceded Bank, Atlanta). Former owner: Avant price of Clio -Hilo transaction: Brown & Suntrust casting Co. Former owner: Rome Television Inc. (owned by Hilo Broadcasting. Sale (Walter J. Brown). Sale price: invol- April 1987 [For the Record, Development Corp. by American Communications & Television Inc.). Sale $325,000. FCC approved: March 5, 1996 untary transfer of control. FCC approved: price: $250,000 (including CP for WSOY-TV Forest City, March 23, 1987]. [For the Record, March 18, 1996). Previous owner: TCS NC). FCC approved: August 13, 1986 [For the Record, to LeSea Broadcast- Television Partners. Previous owner: Columbus Broad- KHIK(TV) Hilo (ch 14 )-Licensed June 30, 1986]. Former call letters: WZGA(TV), pre- King Broadcasting Co. Sale casting Co. (owned by Avant Development Corp). Sale ing Corp. Former owner: ceded by WAWA -TV. approved: December 7, 1989 price: $56 million [including WTWO(TV) Terre Haute, IN; price: $8,277 for CP FCC Record, December 26, 1989]. & KQTV(TV) St.Joseph, MO (see Changing Hands, Feb- WJCL(TV) Savannah (ch 22)- Licensed to Grapevine [For the ruary 12, 1990)). FCC approved: April 6, 1990. Prior of Savannah License Sub. L.L.C. (owned by Grapevine KHVO(TV) Hilo (ch 13)-Licensed to KITV Hearst-Ar- owner: Columbus Broadcasting Co. (estate of James W. Communications Inc., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). gyle Television Inc. (owned by Hearst-Argyle Television Jr., Woodruff). Sale price: $7 million. FCC approved: Sep- Former owner: Lewis Broadcasting Corp. (J.C. Lewis Inc., see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Former owner: Tak tember 11, 1978 [Changing Hands, September 18, 100%). Sale price: $19 million. FCC approved: October Communications. FCC approved: July 16, 1997. Pre- 1978]. Note: Avant Development is owned by Malcolm I. 2, 1998. vious owner: Shamrock Broadcasting Inc. (For details Glazer, who owns WTWO -TV Terre Haute, IN. Original -TV Savannah (eh Licensed to Media Gen- see KITV(TV) Honolulu.) owner: R.W. Page Corp. Sale price: $2.24 million (includ- WSAV 3)- Broad- FCC approved: 1972. eral Broadcasting Inc. (owned by Media General KBFD(TV) Honolulu (ch 32)- Licensed to Kea Sung ing WRBL-AM-FM). Former cast Group, see Group Ownership, Sect. A). Chung. Former owner: Leroy Allen. Sale price: $35,000 WTVM(TV)Columbus(ch 9)- Licensed to WTVMTeIe- owner: Elcom of Georgia Inc. (see Ellis Communications for CP FCC approved: January 7, 1986 [For the Record, Pre- vision Inc. Former owner: Pegasus Broadcasting of Co- in Group Ownership). FCC approved: July 25, 1997. December 16, 1985]. lumbus, Georgia Inc. Sale price: $45 million. FCC vious owner: New Vision Television I Inc. Sale price: $220 approved: February 16, 1989 [For the Record, March 6, million in group purchase. (For details of sale, see KOLD- KFVE(TV) Honolulu (ch 5)- Licensed to KFVE Joint 1989]. Previous owner: Commacq Inc., preceded by TV Tucson, AZ). FCC approved: December 21, 1994 [For Venture (owned by Southern Media Inc.). Former owner: SFN Companies Inc. (acquired by E.M. Warburg, Pincus the Record, February 13, 1995]. Prior owner: News - Western Systems Inc. FCC approved: May 15, 1997. Hallmark Cards Inc). (For details of latter sale, Press & Gazette Co. (David R. Bradley 31 %, Henry H. & Co. & KGMB -TV Honolulu (ch 9)- Licensed to Lee Enter- FL, for details of Commacq Bradley 21 %, David R. Bradley Jr. 21 %). Sale price: $110 see WFTV(TV) Orlando, prises Inc. Former owner: Heftel Broadcasting- Honolulu -TV San Juan, PR.) FCC approved: Oc- million. FCC approved: September 7, 1993 [For the Re- sale, see WAPA Inc.. owned by Heftel Broadcasting Corp. Sale price: Western Broadcasting cord, September 27, 1993]. Note: Part of multi -stn pur- tober 2, 1986. Previous owner: $10.5 million (including KGMB(AM), KGMD -TV Hilo & Co. Sale price: $116 million (see WJBF(TV) Augusta, chase (see KOLD -TV Tucson, AZ]. Original owner: KMAU(TV) Wailuku; all HI). FCC approved: 1976. Pre- FCC December 13, 1984. Previous WSAV Inc. (Harben Daniel 52.78 %, William K. Jenkins GA). approved: vious owner: Pacific Broadcasting Inc. (80% owned by Fuqua Industries (see WJBF(TV) Augusta, GA). estate 19.83 %, Arthur Lucas estate 19.83 %, & others). owner: The Standard Corp.). Note: Mr. & Mrs. Heftel gained con- Sale price: $19.5 million. FCC approved: July 10, 1980 Sale price: $4.75 million & $500,000 covenant not to trol of KGMB- AM -FM -TV Honolulu & KPUA -AM -TV Hilo; Hands, July 21, 1980]. Previous owner: Mar- compete. FCC approved: September 21, 1976 [For the [Changing both HI, by exchanging all of their stock in Standard Corp. tin Theaters of Georgia Inc. (E. D. Martin & Roy E. Martin Record, October 11, 1976). (25 %) for all of Standard's stock (80%) in Pacific. Transfer Sale price: Exchange of stock valued at about $19 Jr.). WTOC -TV Savannah (ch 11)-Licensed to American of control involved no cash consideration. The Standard million, including WTVC(TV) Chattanooga. FCC ap- Savannah Broadcasting, owned by American Family Corp. owns 80% of KUTV(TV) Salt Lake City. FCC ap- proved: February 7, 1969 [For the Record, February 17, Corp. Original owner: Savannah Broadcasting Co. (Wil- proved: September 1972 [Broadcasting, September 25, 19691. Note: Went on air October 6, 1953, on ch 28. liam T. Knight & family). Sale price: $7.72 million (includ- 1972]. Note: Founded by Consolidated Amusement Switched to ch 9 November 3, 1960. See WTVC(TV), ing WTOC- AM -FM). FCC approved: August 8, 1979 Corp. in 1952. Bought by Hialand Development Corp. in Chattanooga. [Broadcasting, August 20, 1979). Note: WTOC -AM -FM 1958 forS8.7 million including real estate. Honolulu Star- WXTX(TV) Columbus (ch 54)- Licensed to Fisher were subsequently spun off for S1.2 million. Bulletin became 24.5% owner in 1959 & later that year Fisher Televi- became 100% owner by paying $2.35 million for 75.5% Broadcasting of Georgia L.L.C. (owned by WCTV(TV) Thomasville (ch 6)-Licensed to Gray (with sion Regional Group, see Group Ownership, Sect. A). interest. Honolulu Star -Bulletin sold stn Communications Systems Inc. (see Group Ownership, KGMB(AM), KHBC -AM -TV Hilo & KMAU(TV) Wailuku; Former owner: Retlaw Broadcasting of Columbus L.L.C.