Friday, April 27, 2018

KDVR will not become a Sinclair Broadcasting station.

Denver TV Station KDVR--FOX31 will become part of a divestiture bid that Sinclair has proposed to allow it's merger with Tribune to go through. It will be among 23 stations that Sinclair will spin off to gain federal approval.

Standard Media Group, LLC will pick up some stations.  Meridth Group will pick up some stations. Howard Stirk Communications will gain a few.  Cunningham Broadcasting Corp will get some stations and of course FOX Television Stations, Inc will get some stations.   (Cunningham Broadcasting Corp has loose ties with Sinclair Broadcasting)

Here is what appears to be the breakdown of stations so far...

Standard Media Group, LLC 
Will own the following stations:

KOKH Oklahoma City, OK  (FOX)
WXMI  Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI  (FOX)
WPMT  Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA (FOX)
WXLV  Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC  (ABC)  
WLRH  Richmond, VA  (FOX)
WOLF  Wilkes Barre-Hazelton-Scranton, PA (FOX) 
WSWB Wilkes Barre-Hazelton-Scranton, PA (the CW)
KDSM  Des Moines-Ames, IA (FOX)                                                          ______________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                                                   WGN TV, LLC    (Atlantic Capital Group)  Stephen B. Fader a business partner of David Smith Sinclair's executive chairman, in Atlantic Automotive Corp., which owns dozens of car dealerships.

WGN TV, LLC Will own the following station:
 
WGN  Chicago, IL  (Independent)
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CUNNINGHAM BROADCASTING is owned by the estate of Carolyn Smith, the mother of the Sinclair's chairman, David Smith and owns other stations in Sinclair markets.

CUNNINGHAM BROADCASTING Will own the following stations:

KDAF Dallas, TX   (the CW)
KIAH  Houston, TX (the CW)
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Meridth Broadcasting will own a station:

KPLR St. Louis, MO  (the CW)
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Although not official it appears that as of now, the following stations are going to FOX Television Stations, INC.   *stations most likely to be re-sold to a 3rd party: Tegna Media, COX Media, or Scrips Broadcasting are the most likely parties.* 

KCPQ Seattle, WA    (FOX)
KDVR Denver (including KFCT) (FOX)
KSWB San Diego, CA (FOX)
WJW   Cleveland, OH  (FOX)
*KTXL Sacramento, CA (FOX)
*KSTU Salt Lake City, UT (FOX)
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As of now it appears that KWGN Colorado's own Channel 2 will go to Sinclair broadcasting, when this happens I expect that we will see KWGN moving to a different studio location. 




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