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Nexstar//Ch 8 for Sale???

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SpinNY

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According to this article in Broadcasting and Cable ((http://www.broadcastingcable.com/)), Nexstar is looking to unload their stations:

Nexstar Broadcasting has hired Goldman Sachs to "look into strategic alternatives," including selling the company's stations. [EDIT]

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6442953.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP&nid=2228

[EDIT-post truncated because originating material is copyprotected. Unauthorized use of copyrighted content is in violation of Radio-Info's TOS. Correct URL provided by Radio-Info as a courtesy to other users.]
 
SpinNY said:
According to this article in Broadcasting and Cable ((http://www.broadcastingcable.com/)), Nexstar is looking to unload their stations:

Nexstar Broadcasting has hired Goldman Sachs to "look into strategic alternatives," including selling the company's stations. [EDIT]

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6442953.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP&nid=2228

[EDIT-post truncated because originating material is copyprotected. Unauthorized use of copyrighted content is in violation of Radio-Info's TOS. Correct URL provided by Radio-Info as a courtesy to other users.]
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For the employees of WROC that would be the best news coming from Humboldt Street in many many years. Nexstar is just another in a series of owners that has ruined that station. It's about time a decent broadcasting company came in and actually gave WROC the ability to compete in the Rochester market. With a decent staff Channel 8 could beat out 10 for second place in the ratings. Unfortunately 8 has had to deal with not only with cheap owners but recently a news director who fired or forced out veteran reporters and replace them with Barbie dolls and rejects from other TV stations. Let's hope this new station owner isn't another penny-pinching operation that puts the almighty dollar above product. Hire some decent talent, both on and off camera, and let's make 8 a viable competitor again.
 
The people who work at WROC should pray that Granite doesn't show an interest. They already have stations in Buffalo, Syracuse and Binghamton. The head of Granite, Don Cornwell used to work for Goldman Sachs...
 
Nexstar should sale WROC-TV To Sinclear owned WUHF-TV Both Station work out of The Same Station, and Shared Service, WROC Suck under Nexstar ownedship,
 
dmott3 said:
Nexstar should sale WROC-TV To Sinclear owned WUHF-TV Both Station work out of The Same Station, and Shared Service, WROC Suck under Nexstar ownedship,
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Sinclair is in the same category as Nexstar. That company ruined WUHF's local news department by airing that god-awful network news program of theirs, News Central, along with reducing 31's local news staff to a bunch of amateurs. What Channel 8 needs is a company that actually gives a damn about their product and staff. Nexstar would fire several employees just to make their bottom line look good. You can see for yourself the results of Nexstar's mishandling of WROC.
 
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