Mission Broadcasting
FCC Bears Down on Stations With JSAs
The Federal Communications Commission is giving TV stations two years to sort out joint sales agreements that allow companies to own two stations in small or medium markets. read more >
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Sinclair Proposes Restructuring of Allbritton Buy
Sinclair Broadcast Group of Hunt Valley, Md. is proposing changes to its $985 million purchase of ABC affiliate stations owned by Allbritton Communications of Arlington, Va., following some objections by the Federal Communications Commission. read more >
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Sinclair Profit Drops But Broadcast Revenue Up 28 Percent
Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is the ABC affiliates owned by Allbritton Communications, reports a drop in second-quarter profit while broadcast revenue rose 28 percent. read more >
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Nexstar, Mission Get Control of 19 Stations in 10 Markets
The Nexstar Broadcasting/Mission Broadcasting juggernaut continues, as a single, $270 million deal gives the two companies control of 19 stations in 10 markets. read more >
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Chuck Spohn Opens Media & More Consulting in Little Rock
Chuck Spohn, who was general manager of two Little Rock television stations for more than 15 years, has opened his own public relations firm. read more >
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Nexstar Broadcasting Buys 2 More Stations in Vermont, New York
Nexstar Broadcasting, owner of KARK-TV in Little Rock and KNWA-TV in Fayetteville, completes the purchase of two more television stations, these in Vermont and New York, according to TV Spy. read more >
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Nexstar Broadcasting Purchases Mean 2 New Duopolies in California
Nexstar Broadcasting Corp. of Irving, Texas, is continuing its run of television station acquisitions with the purchase of three stations in California from two companies, Newport Television and Granite Broadcasting. read more >
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Consolidation of TV Stations Attracts Opposition from American Cable Association
Many of the changes coming to the Little Rock TV market due to the consolidation of the operations of KLRT-TV, Channel 16, and KARK-TV, Channel 4, are yet to be seen. read more >
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Nexstar, Mission Separate Companies in Eyes of FCC Despite Appearances
By Federal Communications Commission standards, Nexstar Broadcasting of Irving, Texas, doesn’t own Mission Broadcasting. However, recent developments make Mission and Nexstar look a lot like a single entity. And if they were a single entity, that entity would now own four TV stations in Little Rock. read more >
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Almost 30 Lose Jobs at KARK, KLRT as TV Owners Consolidate
Almost 30 employees of two Little Rock television stations are being laid off this week as the stations' owners consolidate operations. read more >
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Updated: Mission Closes $60M Deal for KLRT, KASN; Chuck Spohn Out as General Manager
Mission Broadcasting's $60 million deal to buy two Little Rock TV stations closes, and Nexstar Broadcasting enters into an "outsourcing agreement" with Mission to provide services to those stations. read more >
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KARK, KNWA Owner Nexstar Cuts Staff at Utah Station
Nexstar Broadcasting has laid off staff at two newly acquired stations in Utah. The two stations were part of a package of stations, including KLRT-TV, Channel 16, in Little Rock, that Nexstar purchased from Newport Television. read more >
by Lance Turner -