Civic Media has announced the formation of the Milwaukee Black Media Trust, which will ultimately run two radio stations and a newspaper.
Category: Station sales
Weekly Log: Nexstar/Tegna Combination On Hold
The Nexstar-Tegna deal is paused after a federal judge issued an order put the combination of the companies on hold until the legal challenge of the sale is completed.
Local Broadcaster Buys Silent Omaha AM Station
About two months after it took KXSP/590 (Omaha) off the air, SummitMedia has reached an agreement to sell the station to locally-owned Walnut Media.
Twin Cities PBS Takes Over Operations of Southern Minn. Station
Following a major loss of federal funding, southern Minnesota’s only PBS station has transferred control to Twin Cities Public Television.
Update: Connoisseur Requests Waiver to Buy Lincoln Competitor
Connoisseur Media is seeking a waiver of ownership rules to buy NRG Media’s competing radio group in Lincoln.
Rincon Selling TV Stations to Community News Media
Community News Media is buying Rincon Broadcasting, which owns several stations in the Upper Midwest, just a month after Rincon closed on a deal to buy several of the stations from CNM.
Connoisseur Media Sells Another Midwest Radio Group (Updated)
Connoisseur Media is selling its radio stations in Brookings, S.D., to a group headed by the stations’ current market manager.
Nexstar-Tegna Approved: New Owner for KARE, New Duopolies in Iowa
The FCC has approved a sale that forms new top-four duopolies in Des Moines and the Quad Cities and puts Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE 11 under Nexstar ownership.
Midwest Seeks Waivers to Buy NRG Stations in North-Central Wis.
Midwest Communications is seeking waivers of ownership caps to buy ten radio stations in Wisconsin from NRG Media, telling the FCC that it plans to change some formats.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Thunder Bay TV Stations Seek Relief
Thunder Bay’s TV stations want to temporarily cut the amount of local news. Meanwhile, some stations are changing callsigns after a recent sale and more LPTV moves have been granted.