• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Quincy Media trying to form duopoly with KBJR and KDLH

Mr Tony

Mr Tony

from northpine

Quincy Media is seeking FCC approval for a Duluth duopoly. Quincy currently owns NBC/CBS affliate KBJR/6 (Superior-Duluth) and would buy CW affiliate KDLH/3 (Duluth) from SagamoreHill Broadcasting for $792,577, subject to adjustment. KDLH has been located in KBJR's building since 2005, though KDLH's longtime CBS affiliation was moved to a KBJR subchannel in 2016 when a new agreement limited KBJR's ability to sell ads on KDLH. (The 2016 agreement was needed to comply with ownership rules in place when Quincy purchased KBJR.) Since KDLH's affiliation change, Quincy says KDLH's ratings have now fallen to fifth place in the market, allowing KBJR and KDLH to be co-owned. Documents filed with the FCC say the CW affiliation is included in the deal but provide no other clues about Quincy's plans for KDLH.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS...?appn=101785154&qnum=5120&copynum=1&exhcnum=1
 

Attachments

  • KDLH.pdf
    9 KB · Views: 8
approved

per northpine

The FCC has approved Quincy Media's purchase of a second full-power station in the Duluth market. As previously detailed here, Quincy owns NBC/CBS affiliate KBJR-TV/6 (Superior-Duluth) and is buying CW affiliate KDLH/3 (Duluth) from SagamoreHill Broadcasting for $792,577, subject to adjustment. KDLH has been located in KBJR's building since 2005, but Quincy has not been able to sell ads on KDLH since its 2016 purchase of KBJR due to FCC rules that were in place at that time. KDLH's longtime CBS affiliation was moved to KBJR-DT2 in 2016, and KBJR-DT2 assumed KDLH's channel 3 position on cable and satellite systems. Now, outright co-ownership of KBJR and KDLH is being allowed because KDLH has fallen to fifth in the ratings since the 2016 affiliation switch. No programming changes have been announced, but there is no rule preventing Quincy from moving the CBS affiliation, branded as "CBS3," back to KDLH. A similar Quincy purchase in Fort Wayne, Indiana, also received FCC approval.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom