Update: Gray, Allen Close on Purchases of Quincy Stations

Gray TV and Allen Media closed on their purchases of Quincy Media’s stations on Monday, with Allen buying stations in the markets where Gray already had stations.

The closing comes one business day after the FCC’s formal approval of the deal. It also involved subchannel moves in some markets.

As detailed earlier, Gray TV’s new holdings after the $925 million purchase from Quincy will include:

• Duluth: NBC/CBS affiliate KBJR/6.1-6.2 and CW affiliate KDLH/3.1, as well as KBJR satellite KRII/11.1 (Chisholm)
• Quincy: NBC/FOX affiliate WGEM/10.1-10.2
• Rochester: NBC affiliate KTTC/10.1 and operation of SagamoreHill FOX affiliate KXLT/47.1
• Sioux City: NBC affiliate KTIV/4.1
• Wausau market: WYOW/34.1 (Eagle River), which will become a satellite of CBS/FOX affiliate WSAW/7.1 (Wausau)
• Stations in Peoria, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Binghamton, and Bluefield

Meanwhile, Allen Media’s new stations as a result of its $380 million purchase include:

• Eau Claire: ABC affiliate WQOW/18.1
• La Crosse: ABC affiliate WXOW/19.1 (La Crosse and Eau Claire are considered the same market for regulatory and ratings purposes)
• Madison: ABC affiliate WKOW/27.1
• Waterloo-Cedar Rapids: NBC affiliate KWWL/7.1
• Wausau: ABC affiliate WAOW/9.1, as well as satellite WMOW/4.1 (Crandon)
• Stations in Rockford, Paducah, and Tucson

Allen’s only current holding in the Upper Midwest is CBS affiliate KIMT/3.1 (Mason City-Rochester).

Meanwhile, Gray TV’s purchases will give it ownership of stations in 19 of 22 Upper Midwest markets, lacking only Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Des Moines.