Nexstar has acquires independent station KUSI in San Diego & will form a duopoly with FOX affiliate KSWB. I'd expect the CW affiliation to get pulled from KFMB 8.2 to KUSI although I wonder if they'll change this up & make KUSI the FOX affiliate & have KSWB become the CW affiliate, it'd be for cord-cutters an upgrade to have FOX on 51.1 instead of what it is right now at 69.1. Nexstar Media Group To Expand Leading Local News Presence in San Diego with Acquisition of KUSI-TV for $35 Million | Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
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Nexstar acquires McKinnon indepensent KUSI in San Diego
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Wait a minute SD has 5 commercial stations not counting Tijuana, will the FCC block it?
How is moving Fox to KUSI an upgrade? Looking at the signals on FCC Data the coverage, power and HAAT are practically identical as is the location. KUSI is on RF 18 and KSWB is on RF 26. Any reasonable antenna system should be able to pull in both equally.
FOX will stay where it is, am sure of it. Changing affiliates among the top 4 networks had too many negative effects when it was tried back in the 90's. It is a lot easier to keep it as is, and avoid viewer confusion.
The McKinnon owned KUSI is well known for newscasts with a conservative stance. Will be interesting to see what Nextstar will do with the morning show, and the newscasts.
I wonder if this sale is a result of fallout from KUSI losing the age discrimination lawsuit, and paying out 1.5 million dollars to former anchor Sandra Maas.
The McKinnon owned KUSI is well known for newscasts with a conservative stance. Will be interesting to see what Nextstar will do with the morning show, and the newscasts.
I wonder if this sale is a result of fallout from KUSI losing the age discrimination lawsuit, and paying out 1.5 million dollars to former anchor Sandra Maas.
The sale will go through, as the FCC mainly frowns on mergers between 2 of the top 4 stations in a market, and even then will consider it with a waiver. KUSI is not in the top 4 in San Diego.
can it go to mission broadcasting perhaps
Mission Broadcasting? They have no SD TV stations. Are they somehow involved with this deal?
in case fcc complys with the duopoly rules, SD has 5 full powered stations 4 fewer less
KIII and KBMT would later become sisters to KUSI rival KFMB when Tegna bought it in 2017
Hearst recently announced the planned purchase of WBBH (NBC affiliate) and WZVN (ABC affiliate)in Ft Myers (DMA 55) for a combined $250 million assuming they exercise the option to buy WZVN at a bargain $4.4 million.
KUSI was a steal in comparison.
I think this has everything to do with padres rights up for grabs MLB to begin producing Padres broadcasts after Diamond Sports Group misses rights fee payment, per report
Group asks FCC to deny WADL acquisition by Mission
June 20, 2023 - A consortium of pay television providers is asking the FCC to deny Mission Broadcasting's acquisition of a Detroit-area independent station.
thedesk.net
Well there might be a delay on Nexstar getting KUSI-TV because of a similar situation involving a Nexstar Related company Mission getting WADL-TV Detroit.
SD only has 5 full power commercial stations 4 bellow the duopoly limitGroup asks FCC to deny WADL acquisition by Mission
June 20, 2023 - A consortium of pay television providers is asking the FCC to deny Mission Broadcasting's acquisition of a Detroit-area independent station.
Well there might be a delay on Nexstar getting KUSI-TV because of a similar situation involving a Nexstar Related company Mission getting WADL-TV Detroit.
Good one.
Nexstar Media Group, parent company of FOX 5, closes acquisition of KUSI
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), Friday announced that it has closed its acquisition of the assets of KUSI-TV in San Diego from McKinnon Broadcasting Company and Channel 51 of San Diego
fox5sandiego.com
Update Nexstar now owns KUSI-TV.
MyTV San Diego on 8.2?
i meant if Nexstar snatches CW affiliation from Tegna's KFMB
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