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Allbritton Next on the Block?

I would think Disney would want WJLA, but not the others.
 
KeithE4 said:
I would think Disney would want WJLA, but not the others.
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If they're willing to sell them piece by piece, my guess would be it'd be easier to get more money for the smaller markets if they are put into a deal with DC.

Sinclair is only 40 miles away in Baltimore.
 
e-dawg said:
Maybe Citadel or EW Scripps could buy them off, since most of them are abc affiliates.
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A smart group owner does not want most of its stations affiliated with the same network. A balanced portfolio spread across multiple networks is best for maintaining overall ratings and revenue, as network fortunes will ebb and flow. Much like having a mix of investments in the stock market.
 
Scripps would have duplication in Tulsa as they've owned KJRH for at least 40 years. I can remember my mom saying, "When did it become KJRH?", because it had been KTEW for quite a number of years before.
 
Kent said:
Scripps would have duplication in Tulsa as they've owned KJRH for at least 40 years. I can remember my mom saying, "When did it become KJRH?", because it had been KTEW for quite a number of years before.
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...and KVOO-TV even before that.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
e-dawg said:
Maybe Citadel or EW Scripps could buy them off, since most of them are abc affiliates.
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A smart group owner does not want most of its stations affiliated with the same network. A balanced portfolio spread across multiple networks is best for maintaining overall ratings and revenue, as network fortunes will ebb and flow. Much like having a mix of investments in the stock market.
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Yeah, but it seemed to never truly hurt Allbritton's bottom line.
 
I've been hearing speculation for years that one day WJLA would
become an ABC o&o. I think that possibility now exists, although I
wouldn't say probability, since I don't think Disney is in the station-
buying business at the moment.

What won't happen (short of a bunch of station sales):

Gannett will not buy WJLA or KATV; it owns WUSA in Washington
and KTHV in Little Rock.

Hearst will not buy WHTM; it owns WGAL in Lancaster, PA.

Media General is out in Charleston, Birmingham, and Roanoke; it owns WCBD
in Charleston, WVTM in Birmingham, and WSLS in Roanoke. However, unless
WJLA would put Media General over the legal limit for station ownership, I
could see it; Media General is based 100 miles away in Richmond, and WJLA
could become its flagship station.

Tulsa, I think, is open to just about anyone except Scripps.

I wonder if Cox would be interested in any of these.
 
nomadcowatbk said:
Sinclair?
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Not in Washington, Birmingham, or Charleston. Sinclair couldn't afford (financially or legal capacity) to acquire WJLA. In Birmingham, they already own WTTO and WABM, so nope. In Charleston, they won WTAT and WMMP.
 
I have a feeling that the potential buyers are ABC/Disney (due to WJLA forcing them either go with the all or none approach to the group), Scripps, and Hearst.
 
Walt Disney/ ABC buying WJLA would be terrific since ABC already operates a news bureau in Washington, DC and for competitive reasons for both the Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland TV DMA
 
kilamanjero said:
I have a feeling that the potential buyers are ABC/Disney (due to WJLA forcing them either go with the all or none approach to the group), Scripps, and Hearst.
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As I mentioned before, it can't be Scripps or Hearst, due to DC's close proximity with Baltimore, which has Scripps' WMAR and Hearst's WBAL.

Kent said:
azumanga said:
Not in DC or Tulsa, at least -- Cox has cable systems in those areas.
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Cox already has KMYT and KOKI in Tulsa.
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I thought broadcasters couldn't own a radio or TV station in the same market with a cable system owned by the same company? Unless they sought a waiver, or Cox planned on selling off its cable system.
 
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