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Exclusive: Sinclair approaches Tribune Media about possible deal - sources

Towers should stay where they are. They just have some technical tweaking to do to move their RFs, unless they opt to move to a new transmitter site. Yes, WCWG has moved to WXII’s tower (RF 31, moving to 16 when their phase of the repack starts).
 
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https://www.statesman.com/business/...ould-soon-own-fox-too/fLk0IMhWcJ9wuPzIww9kTJ/

Update Sinclair could get KTBC Austin and WPWR Chicago as part of Fox getting 7 divested Sinclair stations if deal goes through.

Sinclair Broadcast Group – already the operator of two Austin network affiliates – could soon own another local TV station.

The Maryland-based broadcaster said Wednesday it had reached a deal to sell seven stations – located in Seattle, Miami, Denver, Cleveland, Sacramento, San Diego and Salt Lake City – to Fox Broadcasting in an arrangement designed to appease federal regulators reviewing Sinclair’s pending acquisition of Tribune Broadcasting

As part of the agreement with Fox, Sinclair – which has owned CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin since 2012 – also picked up the option to acquire two Fox-owned stations: Austin’s KTBC Fox 7 and WPWR in Chicago.

There’s no guarantee that Sinclair would exercise its option to pick up one or both of the Fox stations. The two companies have had similar arrangements in other markets in the past that have gone unexecuted.

Sinclair owns multiple stations in a number of markets across the country. Typically, it consolidates the stations into a single building and merges many back-office functions. Fox 7 has studios on East 10th Street in downtown Austin, while CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin are located in an industrial area off Metric Boulevard in North Austin.
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Ccook55 said:
Towers should stay where they are. They just have some technical tweaking to do to move their RFs, unless they opt to move to a new transmitter site. Yes, WCWG has moved to WXII’s tower (RF 31, moving to 16 when their phase of the repack starts).
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It just surprises me no one else is taking advantage of opportunities to share channels.
 
RadioPatrol said:
https://www.statesman.com/business/...ould-soon-own-fox-too/fLk0IMhWcJ9wuPzIww9kTJ/

Update Sinclair could get KTBC Austin and WPWR Chicago as part of Fox getting 7 divested Sinclair stations if deal goes through.
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I could see WPWR being sold to Sinclair but not KTBC. KTBC has had a very strong partnership with neighboring KDFW in Dallas since I believe the 70s. With Dallas being an NFC city and how much Fox wants the NFC cities, I don't think Fox would give away KTBC, which is a strong Cowboys city as much as Dallas.

I'm surprised that Fox hasn't thought about giving away KRIV or sister KTXH in Houston (seeing they are an AFC team)...but having KIAH there being sold to Sinclair from Tribune, I think that's what keeping Fox from keeping KRIV/KTXH.
 
I was surprise that Fox is selling Austin to Sinclair didn't know Sinclair was already in Austin as I thought that was a strong Cowboy secondary market for Fox.
 
Megatron said:
I was surprise that Fox is selling Austin to Sinclair didn't know Sinclair was already in Austin as I thought that was a strong Cowboy secondary market for Fox.
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It's not set in stone or official yet. Sinclair already owns KEYE and could get KTBC to form a duopoly between the two.
 
RadioPatrol said:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/feature...-may-lose-fox-affiliation-20180511-story.html


http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/113547/ansin-confident-in-wsvns-ongoing-success

Now Ed Ansin responds to rumors that WSVN could lose their Fox affiliation in 2019 because Fox got WSFL-TV as part of Fox getting 7 divested Sinclair stations.
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With the CW on WSFL now, I can see the CW move to WBFS (and share the main channel with MyNetworkTV similar to Chicago, except WBFS is a CBS-owned station whereas WPWR is a Fox-owned station. There's also the option of MNTV on 33.2.). It would be a better move if WSVN does go independent if Fox goes to WSFL.
 
Seeing how My Network TV is categorized as a "syndication service" as opposed to a network, WBFS would most likely put it on a subchannel. (Of course, that's provided they get the CW.) The number of stations in the country doing secondary affiliations on their main channel can be counted with the fingers on one hand.
 
E-Cam said:
With the CW on WSFL now, I can see the CW move to WBFS (and share the main channel with MyNetworkTV similar to Chicago, except WBFS is a CBS-owned station whereas WPWR is a Fox-owned station. There's also the option of MNTV on 33.2.). It would be a better move if WSVN does go independent if Fox goes to WSFL.
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So WSVN goes the WHDH route then.
 
ftballfan said:
However, WSVN could end up with the CW as WHDH's sister in Boston is the CW affiliate there
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Not a chance. Aslin said it himself that if Fox leaves WSVN, it would be a news-inclusive independent station like WHDH. It would make more sense if the CW goes to WBFS since it's a CBS-owned station.
 
RadioPatrol said:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/feature...-may-lose-fox-affiliation-20180511-story.html


http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/113547/ansin-confident-in-wsvns-ongoing-success

Now Ed Ansin responds to rumors that WSVN could lose their Fox affiliation in 2019 because Fox got WSFL-TV as part of Fox getting 7 divested Sinclair stations.
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If WSVN DOES lose Fox, expect them to pursue ABC to replace it

OTOH.....Fox COULD simply convert WSFL into a MyNet O&O (As the current affiliate IS owned by CBS) & not tuch WSVN at all

Fox, expect them to pursue
 
ftballfan said:
However, WSVN could end up with the CW as WHDH's sister in Boston is the CW affiliate there
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Actually it isn't WHDH but rather WLVI but yeah.....

Another scenario COULD be what may also play out here in Denver with KTVD 20. That would be to make WSVN 7 a CW primary / MyNet secondary (With MyNet programming time shifted till after the late news)
 
JeeperOne said:
It wouldn't surprise me if Fox threw in KRIV 26 & WOFL 35 into the mix as well to sweeten things
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Well those wouldn't be thrown in, meaning that my WOGX 51 is safe too. If WOFL 35 threw in, then WOGX 51 would've been thrown in too but I'm glad that's safe.
 
Maybe sell KRCG as part of deal to Hearst then Movies Channel comes to Central MO or Meredith or Scripps then Kratz Networks come to Central MO.
 
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