Seattle firm buys home of 2 Denver TV stations for $23 million.

A Seattle based Commercial real-estate firm called  Urban Renaissance Group, has purchased the 100,000 square-foot FOX 31 & Channel 2 News studios (AKA: "The FOX31 News & Technology Center") at 100 E. Speer Blvd in Denver for $23 Million.  KDVR & KWGN's parent company Tribune Broadcasting continues to hold a long term lease for the whole building.

Tribune Media has been selling off assets, including it's iconic Tribune tower in Chicago.

H/T: Denver Business Journal.

(Picture #2 is from the Denver Business Journal)
(*Picture #1 is from Google via KDVR.com)  *Photo originally appeared on the Fox Television Stations website*  

Full Article here: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/27/seattle-firm-buys-home-of-2-denver-tv-stations-for.html    <----Note there might be a pay wall at this website
 
(This is a photo from when the studios first opened in 2000)



(This is from the front and is a current picture)

9NEWS @ 11AM is no longer on the air.

Apparently January 24th was the last broadcast of 9NEWS @ 11AM on Channel 20.    There have been no press releases or any mention of the newscast since that date.  It has been replaced by a repeat of Colorado & Company. 9NEWS @ 11AM was a replacement for NBC's THE DAILY CONNECTION.  

If anyone knows anymore info email us: coloradonewscenter@gmail.com 


                                

                              

Tom Green will leave Channel 2 KWGN

Longtime Denver anchor Tom Green will leave Colorado's own Channel 2 this spring after his contract expires at the end of May.  He has been on the air for 32 years.

More from The Denver Post: http://theknow.denverpost.com/2017/01/26/tom-green-leaving-channel-2-daybreak-denver/134975/ 

KRDO Returns to DirecTV.

NEWS CHANNEL 13 Returned to DirecTV lineups Saturday evening, after a week long blackout.  KRDO's parent company News Press & Gazette Television came to terms  after hang up's in contract negotiations with DirecTV/AT&T.  24 Other stations around the country owned by News Press & Gazette Television were also removed during negotiations and restored Saturday.  

H/T: Colorado Springs Gazette. ( http://gazette.com/agreement-restores-krdo-for-directv-customers/article/1594886 )

Blackouts are becoming more common as TV stations seek composition from pay TV providers.
                 

KWGN--Channel 2 adding more newscasts.

       

Colorado's Own Channel 2 has added newscasts a new 4pm broadcast & an 11pm newscast.

And now a former KWGN Veteran is re-joining the news team, Natalie Tysdal is returning to anchor the morning newscasts with Tom Green, she was with KWGN from 2002-2013 when she decided to leave to focus on her family and run her own production company.   

They are also building a new news set & studio that will emphasize the Colorado feel.

Welcome Back Natalie. 

More here: http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/09/kwgn-channel-2-natalie-tysdal-return-daybreak/