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Exclusive: Sinclair approaches Tribune Media about possible deal - sources

I thought that Meredith would have bought WXMI Fox17 didn't see a new player called Standard Media which should get a better name than that to buy Fox17.
 
I want to know what will happen in Greensboro NC. WXLV is the only station I can pick up dependably with an indoor antenna. With WGHP sometimes I get interference or lose the signal. But if I'm watching live I can pick up the antenna and move it around. How will repacking change how I pick up these stations? I don't even bother with WMYV but if I could be sure of picking it up I might.
 
Well, not much. Considering the conversation is about Sinclair acquiring Tribune.
 
https://www.fiercecable.com/video/sinclair-s-smith-sees-total-compensation-jump-to-6-6m

Update on Sinclair

Sinclair Executive Chairman David Smith saw his total compensation for 2017 jump to about $6.6 million, according to the company’s new proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Smith’s total compensation of $6,638,369 represents a significant bump from the $5,206,439 he brought home in 2016. His raise consisted of an increase in his salary—from about $1 million in 2016 to $1.25 million in 2017—and an increase in option awards, up from $4 million in 2016 to about $5.2 million in 2017.

As Smith’s compensation went up, Sinclair President and CEO Chris Ripley’s pay went down slightly. Ripley’s total compensation for 2017 was about $1.8 million, down from $1.9 million in 2016. Although Ripley’s pay increased from $782,225 in 2016 to $1.25 million in 2017, he earned a smaller bonus and did not get any option awards after claiming nearly $490,000 in 2016.
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At least one station—most likely WGHP—will have to be divested. Sinclair could still control operations of whatever is sold under local marketing arrangements.
 
Ccook55 said:
At least one station—most likely WGHP—will have to be divested. Sinclair could still control operations of whatever is sold under local marketing arrangements.
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They could also pull off what they've done in at least a few cities already--Charleston, Milwaukee, Peoria, and Las Vegas--move the intellectual property and programming from the odd-signal out, place the programming on another subchannel, and the old station lives as one of those Howard Stirk-owned zombie channels.
 
https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/allied-progress-tackles-sinclair-tribune-in-iowa

Here is an Update

Allied Progress, which is opposed to the Sinclair-Tribune deal, says it has placed a six-figure TV ad buy in Iowa to try to get viewers to pressure Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to hold hearings on the proposed merger.

Sinclair would own or control a dozen stations in the state if the deal goes through, the group points out.

Grassley is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

The group says Grassley has done nothing to scrutinize the merger despite the companies "many controversies."

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In that category Allied Progress puts the fact that Sinclair could reach 72% of TV households given the UHF discount, the company's much-talked-about "fake news" talking points for anchors and other must-run segments, and a decade-old retransmission consent dispute with Mediacom, among others.

The ad says that "those choosing to compete in the state’s cherished Iowa Caucuses may be forced to face much more than a field of other candidates if the Sinclair-Tribune merger succeeds."
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anabate123 said:
WXLV-45 (ABC) is being sold to Standard Media, so Sinclair is more likely going to have a duopoly of WGHP-8 (Fox) and WMYV-48 (MyN) in the Piedmont Triad
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So the question is how repacking will be affected.

WFMY has to move somewhere since I believe Channel 51 will no longer be used for broadcasting.
 
WFMY will move to RF 35. It will still broadcast on the UHF spectrum. Others in the Piedmont Triad repacking: WGHP from 45 to 31, WXII from 31 to 16, WGPX from 14 to 26, WCWG from 19 to sharing with WXII at 16, WUNL from 32 to 33, WLXI from 43 to sharing with WUNC (Chapel Hill) at 25, later to move to 20, and WMYV from 33 to 28. Only WXLV will not repack, staying at 29.
 
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https://nypost.com/2018/04/25/fox-will-allegedly-buy-seven-tv-stations-from-sinclair/

Update Fox is named to get some of the divested Sinclair Stations. Sacramento, Seattle, Denver, Cleveland, San Diego and Salt Lake City are named as cities where Fox Will get the divested Sinclair/Tribune stations.
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I can't imagine ANY possible scenario where KDVR is sold WITHOUT KWGN as it won't survive as a standalone CW affiliate (That would be like TEGNA selling KUSA 9 to Comcast/NBC (Which we know they couldn't do anyway but it's A HYPOTHETICAL analogy that would fit) but keeping KTVD 20)

My guess is that Fox buys KWGN & KDVR & then move Fox to KWGN (They can EASILY flip the newscast times around as needed to accomondate the switch). They can then either opt to lure MyNet away from KTVD 20 at the end of the current affiliation deal or simply keep KDVR as a Fox O&O Indie

Besides, I don't think DOJ would let Sinclair keep KWGN but sell KDVR anyway as EVEN WHEN they sell off stations where there are conflicts, there's this thing called A CAP which they ALSO have to comply with. While there aren't any conflicts here in Denver, THE CAP could force Sinclair out of Denver (Which of course would be a relief :) )
 
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WFMY will move to RF 35. It will still broadcast on the UHF spectrum. Others in the Piedmont Triad repacking: WGHP from 45 to 31, WXII from 31 to 16, WGPX from 14 to 26, WCWG from 19 to sharing with WXII at 16, WUNL from 32 to 33, WLXI from 43 to sharing with WUNC (Chapel Hill) at 25, later to move to 20, and WMYV from 33 to 28. Only WXLV will not repack, staying at 29.
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WXLV being the one station with a dependable signal, I consider this good news.

WGHP is actually on 35. Now when the moves happen, where will everyone's towers be? Same as now as long as there's no channel sharing? I think WCWG has already moved to WXII's tower.
 
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