Baltimore TV Critic Shares 5 Things to Know About Sinclair Broadcast Group
Yesterday, we noted how some folks are unhappy about Sinclair Broadcast Group's purchase of Allbritton television stations, which includes KATV-TV, Channel 7. Here's some more things to keep in mind about the rapidly growing company. read more >
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Here Are Some People Unhappy With Allbritton’s Sale to Sinclair
Some television station employees, media analysts and media critics are unhappy with Allbritton Communication's decision to sell its portfolio of ABC affiliates to Sinclair Broadcast Group. read more >
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Allbritton to Sell ABC Affiliates, Including KATV, to Sinclair Broadcast Group
Allbritton Communications, which owns KATV-TV, Channel 7, and other ABC affiliates, says it is selling those television stations to Sinclair Broadcast Group. read more >
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WSJ: Allbritton Stations Could Fetch $1B
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at Allbritton Communications' planned sale of eight television stations, including KATV-TV, Channel 7. read more >
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Report: Allbritton Might Sell Station Group, Including KATV, to 2 Buyers
TVNewsCheck cites sources who say Allbritton Communications Corp., which owns KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock, and other ABC affiliates, might sell its TV properties to two groups. read more >
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Gannett Nearly Doubles TV Portfolio with $2B Deal for Belo
Gannett Co., which owns KTHV-TV, Channel 11, in Little Rock and the Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home, announced Thursday that's buying Belo Corp. of Dallas in a $2.2 billion deal that includes $175 million of debt. read more >
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KATV: Long-Time General Manager Dale Nicholson Has Died
Dale Nicholson, who presided over one of Arkansas' most influential television stations for 25 years as general manager, died Saturday. He was 74. Bob Steel, KATV's news director from 1994-2001, called him "a terrific individual" and "a great broadcaster." Includes video. read more >
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Politico: KATV Owner Allbritton Mulls TV Station Sale
Politico, the daily political news website, is reporting that its owner, Allbritton Communications, is exploring a potential sale of its TV stations, which includes ABC affiliate KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock. read more >
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Randy Dixon Named Director of Pryor Center
Randy Dixon, a former news director of KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock, has been named director of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas. read more >
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Joe L. Allbritton, Founder of KATV Parent Company, Is Dead at 87
Joe L. Allbritton, the founder of Allbritton Communications, which owns KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock and Politico, has died at age 87. read more >
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KATV Photographer Starts Harding Job
Longtime KATV-TV, Channel 7, photographer Tim Hamilton has left a 32-year career with the Little Rock TV station to work for his alma mater. read more >
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Businessman Turns to TV, Puts P. Allen Smith on the Air
What began as a weekly gardening segment on KATVTV, Channel 7's "Daybreak" has grown into a Little Rock-based multimedia operation working tirelessly to promote one man, P. Allen Smith. read more >
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May’s Day: Anchor to Join Boston Station in January
KATV-TV, Channel 7, knew for several weeks that news anchor Chris May was leaving for a position with the NBC affiliate in Boston. The station kept it quiet, though, for an important reason: the November Nielsen ratings period. read more >
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