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‘Streaming Unwrapped’: SVOD Originals Lack Bite

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 15:00

From Stranger Things and Beef to Ted Lasso and Silo, subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix and Apple+ have counted on original programs to drive interest — and revenue — for the pay-for-access OTT platforms that many homes across the U.S. have embraced.

Interestingly, newly released data from Nielsen suggest original programming isn’t as popular as acquired shows — presenting a fresh concern for a platform rapidly evolving to include advertising … and more programs that are purchased, rather than produced.

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José Cancela Promoted To Head Telemundo Station Group

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:59

MIAMI — A veteran Hispanic market media executive who today is the longtime leader of Telemundo Puerto Rico has been selected to serve in the bigger role of President of Telemundo Station Group.

He takes a role last held by Manuel Martinez, who retired in 2023.

Now in command of the Telemundo O&Os under NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is José Cancela. He reports to NBCUniversal Local Chairman Valari Staab, and oversee Telemundo stations in 31 markets across the U.S. as well as Telemundo Puerto Rico. Cancela will work closely with Luis Fernández, Chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

“José is an experienced leader who has earned the respect of his colleagues and peers during a successful career dedicated to the Spanish-language marketplace,” said Staab. “We are pleased that he will expand his impact and influence across our Telemundo stations to guide their continued growth and act as a resource and mentor to our established and emerging leaders across our division.”

Cancela has more than 35 years in leadership roles and more than four decades of media experience. He served as President & General Manager of WKAQ for nearly 12 years, where he led the expansion of local news and entertainment content from 15 hours a week in 2012 to more than 70 hours today.

Cancela joined WKAQ from KVEA / Telemundo 52 Los Angeles, where he was President & General Manager. Previously, he was President & COO of Telemundo Station Group from 1992 to 1998. A published author of the book ‘The Power of Business en Espanol,’ Cancela began his career as a sales trainee for Miami’s WLTV after serving in the U.S. Air Force, eventually rising to President & General Manager of the Univision station.

With Cancela’s promotion, Staab has selected Migdalia Figueroa to succeed Cancela in San Juan as President/GM of its WKAQ-2, the hub for Telemundo Puerto Rico.

Figueroa relocates to Puerto Rico after serving as President/GM for Telemundo-owned properties in Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers-Naples, Fla.

WKAQ-TV has not been associated with WKAQ Radio for several years, with WKAQ-AM and sibling “KQ105” owned by WAPA Media Group.

 

Figueroa, who has an extensive background in Spanish-language television, will oversee all aspects of WKAQ. Reporting to Cancela, she will manage the station’s leadership team across news, sales, technology, human resources, programming, production and public relations.

“Migdalia is a seasoned local leader who has distinguished herself as a strategic and dynamic executive over her nearly two-decade tenure with our Telemundo and NBC stations,” said Staab. “She’s the ideal person to take the helm in Puerto Rico and build on the outstanding foundation José and his team have established. I’m excited she’s returning home to take on this very important position and add to WKAQ’s rich history.”

Figueroa has spent nearly 35 years in media and has held several news and leadership roles for NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations since 2005. She led WTMO / Telemundo 31 Orlando for nearly four years, beginning in 2020, and added WRMD / Telemundo 49 Tampa and WWDT / Telemundo Ft. Myers-Naples to her responsibilities in early 2023, leading all three stations simultaneously since.

Prior to joining WTMO, Figueroa served as Vice President of News for WTVJ / NBC 6 Miami for eight years after two years as Telemundo Station Group’s Senior Vice President of Content & Branding. She was previously Vice President of News for WSCV / Telemundo 51 Miami after nearly 15 years with Univision. She began her career as a producer for Puerto Rico’s WSJN after graduating from the University of Puerto Rico.

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Rosenworcel Names New Deputy Chief of Staff

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:39

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chairwoman of the FCC has chosen who will succeed Deena Shetler, who has formally departed the Commission.

The role, Jessica Rosenworcel revealed, has worked in various roles at the FCC since 1999.

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What Makes a College Radio Station Work?

Radio World - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:24

The author is associate professor and chair of the TV/Film Department of DeSales University at Center Valley, Pa.

As the faculty manager of WDSR Campus Radio, DeSales University’s online and on-campus Part 15 radio station, my primary tasks are populating the station with students who handle the on-air functions, ensuring the equipment is functioning and up to date, and monitoring the internet feed as well as the FM broadcast.

Chuck Gloman

Jarret Brown, our part-time engineer and adjunct professor, teaches our students the concepts of radio in his TV230 class and troubleshoots any problems that may arise.

My goal over the last 20 years has been to find those students interested in radio (very easy), training them to operate the equipment in our station (not too difficult), have them willing to spend a block of time as on-air talent (a little more difficult), and replacing the veteran talent once they graduate (very difficult).

Do college students still listen to radio? They have many options, including SiriusXM, AM, FM and internet. College students watch videos on their phones, but do they still listen to music, sports or the news in just an aural format? With CDs no longer being the trend, vinyl and MP3s seem to be the formats of choice. 

My question still stands: How do we get students excited about listening to radio — on their phones, computer, or in the car? Does anyone still have a desire to work in radio? 

Once that question is answered, how do we get our leaders of tomorrow interested in becoming radio broadcast engineers? 

I reached out to Jarret and asked how he believes we can get students excited about listening to or possibly working in radio. 

“It’s important that we expose young people to radio’s versatility and uniqueness,” he told me.

“Radio gives listeners and industry professionals things they can’t get anywhere else. Even in this era of podcasts, social media and streaming video, radio has an immediacy that allows for discovery for listeners, and creativity from presenters, in a platform accessible to everyone. That combination simply cannot be matched by any other current means of communication. 

“When young people recognize this, they become more receptive to the idea of listening to radio and perhaps even exploring a career in the field.”

Ally Agnellino, Joe Biello, Ben Bateman and William Borusiewicz are among the team keeping the station on-air 24 hours a day.

William Borusiewicz, our student station manager and 2023 DeSales theater graduate, had this to say when I asked the same question: 

“Younger people are more interested in what radio provides than they think. It provides a way to express your voice and who you are to the public at large through the comfort of a studio and allows for listeners to connect on what can feel like a personal level,” he said.

“These are the exact things that social media like Instagram and Tiktok are built on. The difference is that radio has a structure and form that can be built on to fit a creator’s or broadcaster’s voice.”

I asked William if he thought we could get students interested in becoming radio broadcast engineers.

“I think that they can be. I think there is still a feeling of prestige when broadcasting on air,” he replied.

Jarret Brown

“When students broadcast here, you can see them understand the weight and for some, the rush, of putting themselves out there. I think it is very much about showing younger people that the format is alive, well, and willing to accept their unique and interesting perspectives more than any other entertainment industry. 

“On-air is still the glamourous job. Engineering is behind the scenes. Each student who uses our station acts as an engineer too. A few prefer the behind-the-scenes aspects and don’t want to be on the air. This number of students is much smaller, but there are still a few who would rather work on the technical aspects and be an engineer.”

Jarret Brown thinks that not enough young people are even aware of the radio engineering profession.

“When we do take the time to explain it to students, we can easily find ourselves barking up the wrong tree trying to promote engineering to aspiring on-air talent or radio producers. These are not necessarily the most likely folks to be interested,” he said.

“The nature of modern engineering relies heavily on a combination of computer/IT and technical skills, and I find more interest among computer science majors rather than those majoring in TV, film or journalism. I think we should spend more time making a case for engineering by reaching out to those passionate about computer technology.” 

Freshman Michael Dugan starts his shift during the lunch hour.

At WDSR, Jarret continued, he tries to emphasize to students the many opportunities that college radio offers.

“The freedom to express themselves in a thoughtful way to an audience of their peers. The spontaneity and creativity associated with a truly live platform and the opportunity to learn the preparation/presentation skills needed to do a radio show. Skills that are useful to all students going forward regardless of their career choice. 

“Combined with the sense of camaraderie that develops among the students over time, all help make for a successful college radio station.”

So what makes a college radio station work? I believe it’s the passion students have and their willingness to share that passion with others. Putting our radio station in a prominent spot on the campus attracts the attention of other students. 

“How can I be a part of that?” The more we can get students to ask that question, the faster our station will grow — and yours can too.

[Related: “College Radio Is Not a Right, It’s a Privilege”]

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Ex-FCC Attorney, Now At Wiley, Wants Enforcement Bureau Reform

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:59

As Tom Johnson sees it, recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions could impact the FCC’s enforcement work — including potential reforms that the Commission could consider to its current processes.

Johnson is particularly well-versed on the subject, as he served as General Counsel at the FCC from 2017 through 2021 and today serves as co-chair of the Issues & Appeals practice at key Washington, D.C., communications law firm Wiley Rein LLP.

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A Call to Resolve Basic AM Allocation Problems

Radio World - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:47

Ben Dawson is former managing partner of Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers and now a senior consultant to the firm. He is a recipient of the Radio Engineering Achievement Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.

This interview is excerpted from the ebook “Maximizing Your AM Infrastructure.”

Radio World: What technical changes could the FCC make to help U.S. AM stations that it has not already made? Is it realistic to think the commission will ever change nighttime and critical hours protection of Class A AMs?

Ben Dawson: The FCC has simply been derelict in not moving forward with most of the allocation changes proposed in the AM improvement rulemaking. FM translators are nice, but they don’t solve the basic allocation problems of AM stations attempting to make improvements or lower operating costs by changing sites or antenna configurations.

Ben Dawson

The change from 0 dB to 6 dB first-adjacent-channel protection in the previous rulemaking created enormous amounts of overlap, and using the 1 mV/m rather than 0.5 mV/m as the protected contour had already been the case under the previous version of §73.37, not to mention the power increase for Class C (Class IV to us old-timers) to 1 kW. 

FEMA’s concerns for the Class A allocation standards were nearly paranoid, given the federal government’s powers in true emergency situations. But even if the Class A standards aren’t changed, the standards for all other stations should be. 

Parenthetically, once digital transmission on the “medium-wave” begins to proliferate, the implications for allocation standards need study as well.

RW: It became easier for U.S. broadcasters to deploy MDCL 10 or 15 years ago. How widely has it been adopted?

Dawson: A modest percentage of users of modern high-power transmitters — 10 kW and above — have begun to employ MDCL. In the United States, the use of Amplitude Modulation Companding (AMC) with either 3 or 6 dB compression is essentially universal. 

Although a few companies have discontinued its use at some stations based on putative fringe-area coverage issues, many others report no coverage issues. One user did make field tests and comparative recordings in a very low-signal area with important demographics and discontinued AMC as a result. 

Modern audio processing has proven to be very beneficial to users of AMC, according to the reports we’ve received. And of course in areas where AC power is very costly, it results in significant savings. 

In a few cases, MDCL has been used to reduce or eliminate voltage stress on old antenna systems (arcing and other VSWR cutbacks), since peak voltages with AMC are the same as peak carrier, substantially reduced from peak DSB modulation values.

[Here’s a link to the National Radio Systems Committee usage guidelines for AM modulation-dependent carrier level technology. –Ed.]

RW: What impact have you seen on AMs from increases in the land value of their tower sites?

Dawson: For the past decade or more, many licensees have found that AM antenna site real estate had substantial value and that the rate of return on that value was not competitive with other investments. This has led to consolidation by diplexing (and triplexing) operations of multiple stations on a single site, and to turning in the licenses of once significant AM stations. It has also led to sales of antenna towers and sites to tower management and development companies. 

We expect these activities to continue, and it may be an industry benefit. Some stations have been able to make improvements in facilities because others have gone dark or reduced their frequency allocation footprint.

RW: How can stations determine if they are getting the best performance from their ground systems?

Dawson: It’s not well known, but it’s important information that many AM station ground systems are overkill. 

The “120 ninety-degree radial” specification does not properly consider the actual requirement for a given ground system loss. The original ground system study from the 1930s that led to the erroneous specification was not evaluated properly by its authors but was taken as gospel without any corroboration. 

Particularly at the low end of the AM band, where the radials would normally be physically long to meet the quarter-wave requirement, substantially less ground system is fully adequate in many cases. This is clearly shown in at least one standard reference “Radio Electronic Transmission Fundamentals” by Whit Griffith. 

Determination of the condition of an existing ground system can be made by careful field strength measurements and analysis of them, and conditions around tower bases can be determined with a sharp shovel. A field strength meter can also be used to locate ground radial wires

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Radio’s Revenue Portrait, Painted By Marketron

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:28

“Radio continues to be a viable and vital channel for advertisers, as it has been for the past 100 years.”

That’s how Marketron, the radio industry ad sales software maker, opens a just-released 2024 outlook for radio revenue in the U.S. In short, Marketron believes that “the outlook is bright for the most part, with radio’s resiliency shining through” — even as one major publicly traded radio station owner is a debtor-in-possession and another is rapidly paring down debt with property and non-broadcast-unit divestments.

To bolster its pro-radio arguments, Marketron declares that AM/FM broadcasting (and its associated audio streams) “remains a pillar that engages and reaches a majority of the population across demographics and geography.”

It shares that, based on present data, 91% of people 18 and older listen to radio monthly. “This devoted listening equates to 10.9 hours weekly,” Marketron notes. “It continues to be the leader in ad-supported audio and the preferential choice for in-car listening.”

With that, Marketron seeks to break down the stereotypes some marketers have about the medium, thus pushing ad budgets to other consumer touchpoints. “Radio has much to provide its advertisers and fans, yet many misconceptions exist about its value as an advertising vehicle,” Marketron says. “It’s easy for this fallacy to permeate a world where some think digital listening and watching are the only media worth discussing. Digital may get the headlines, but it’s hard to beat radio’s reach and ability to engage and drive buyer intent.”

Marketron also uses many of the Radio Advertising Bureau and NAB statements seen of late regarding Radio’s resiliency, in particular its reach and sales lift capabilities.

What does all this mean for the 2024 radio revenue outlook?

“The short answer is that it will be an interesting year with plenty of opportunity,” Marketron concludes, based on data from multiple sources regarding projections for 2024 radio revenue.

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Weigel Wins Friday Night Bucks Broadcasts

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 10:58

Add the broadcast media company led by President Norman Shapiro and President of Content and Networks Neal Sabin to the TV station owners that will be bringing the local  National Basketball Association team’s telecasts to a free-to-air channel.

It marks the first time in 17 years that Milwaukee Bucks games not nationally televised have aired on a broadcast channel in Wisconsin’s biggest market.

 

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In San Francisco, iHeartMedia Bulks Up Its Sales Leadership

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 09:55

The SVP of Sales for iHeartMedia‘s properties serving the San Francisco-Oakland market now has two VPs of Sales to assist with boosting advertiser support of the company’s radio stations and associated digital properties.

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For Domino’s, Spot Cable Is A Safe Bet

Radio+Television Business Report - Mon, 01/29/2024 - 06:02

Once again, a leading quick-service food brand known for its pizza has demonstrated just how important spot cable is to building its sales and revenue. For the week ending January 28, Domino’s delivered — in a most-dominant way.

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MPB Packs Spectrum Analysis into Compact Unit

Radio World - Sun, 01/28/2024 - 13:15
The MPB Compact Spectrum Analyzer

The Compact Spectrum Analyzer (CSA) from MPB srl of Italy is a real-time FFT handheld spectrum analyzer. It features a 7-inch color touchscreen and coverage of spectrum from 10 Hz to 4 GHz. It supports a dynamic range of 105 dB across the full frequency spectrum.

The CSA weighs less than 3 pounds (1,350 grams) and features user-replaceable 18650 lithium-ion batteries. Its rapid-startup allows engineers to begin taking measurements within 3 seconds of startup. It relies upon proprietary firmware to manage data processing, visualization, and the user interface.

The unit is designed for use in maintaining or installing transmitter systems, finding interference in the RF signal, checking amplifiers and antennas, assessing signal quality, measuring field strength, and other common tasks.

The MPB CSA’s 3D real-time spectrogram screen

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WJAG, Inc., WJAG(AM), Norfolk, Nebraska Consent Decree

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Media Bureau Enters into a Consent Decree with WJAG, Inc., licensee of WJAG(AM), Norfolk, Nebraska

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Erratum - Implementation of the Low Power Protection Act

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Issued an Erratum correcting a Report and Order, FCC 23-112, released on December 12, 2023

FCC Wants More Feedback on Mandatory Disaster Reporting for Broadcasters

Radio World - Fri, 01/26/2024 - 17:38

The FCC is inching closer to a requirement that radio and TV broadcasters file updates on their operational status following disasters.

The commission, at its January meeting, updated its rules for the use of its Disaster Information Reporting System. Until now, all providers, including broadcasters, have used the system voluntarily, but the FCC said this approach has led to gaps in reporting. 

The adopted order requires voice and cable providers to report their infrastructure status information in DIRS daily when the system has been activated.

Broadcasters, for now, are excluded, but an accompanying proposed rulemaking asks whether broadcasters should be required to participate. The FCC has said that broadcasters voluntarily provide information in DIRS for only 20% to 35% of stations in most activations.

The proposal also asks whether broadcasters should also be required to enter any outages to the FCC’s separate Network Outage Reporting System, or NORS. Currently only wireline, cable, satellite and wireless providers are required to use NORS to report network outages that last at least 30 minutes, and the order adopted this week suspends NORS reporting obligations now that voice and cable providers are required to report in DIRS, so providers are not obligated to report twice. 

And the FCC is asking whether it should require broadcasters to supply the FCC with after-action reports detailing how their networks fared during the emergency or disaster event. 

[Related: “FCC Draft Would Bring a Disaster Reporting Mandate Closer“]

Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says network resiliency and readiness of communications systems in response to a disaster are priorities.  “We live in a world with wild weather. Dramatic fires, floods, hurricanes and blizzards are occurring more frequently and doing more damage than ever before,” she said in a statement. “In short, when disaster strikes, you want communications to work.” 

Rosenworcel said it is critical for the FCC to have information that it can share with other federal agencies, as well as state and local first responders, to assist those on the ground with facts about where disconnections have occurred, where operations are vulnerable and where restoration efforts are required.

A mandate for broadcast stations to participate when a disaster hits their region is not a new idea. The NAB and broadcasters generally have opposed any mandate for participating in DIRS, saying it would be unnecessary and burdensome.

The FCC acknowledged those arguments in the proposed rulemaking. But it it said it believes mandatory DIRS reporting for broadcasters “could ensure a standardized and coordinated approach among entities potentially impacted by disasters, allowing authorities to make informed decisions about emergency response activities and avenues to communicate with the public” during emergency situations.

“We believe this could be of particular significance given broadcasters’ role in the EAS, as well as the continued reliance on broadcast communications by underserved and non-English-speaking communities for the dissemination of emergency and weather-related information.”

The FCC says it is cognizant of the plight of smaller broadcasters with small staffs and limited technical abilities and resources. It wants to know if, by participating in mandatory DIRS, even smaller broadcasters could contribute to a broader emergency response network, ultimately benefiting the communities they serve; and whether the benefits of requiring reporting outweigh any burden on smaller broadcasters. 

“In light of concerns expressed for smaller providers, however, we seek comment on whether we should consider adopting different reporting requirements for small and large broadcasters and, if so, how should those lines be drawn,” the FCC continued. It also asked whether LPFM stations should be excluded from a mandate.

The commission is also weighing whether to require broadcasters to report in the Network Outage Reporting System on an ongoing basis. The FCC says it generally lacks timely insight into the resiliency of segments of the broadcast ecosystem. For example, the commission’s rules only require TV stations to notify the commission within 10 days of discontinuing operations, which means the FCC and other emergency response officials may be unaware that a station is off air and that its audience is not receiving relevant information.

“We propose requiring TV and radio broadcasters to report in both NORS and DIRS subject to a simplified reporting process based on the type and modality of certain broadcast infrastructures,” the commission wrote.

There are potential operational impacts for broadcasters if the FCC ultimately adopts the requirements. For instance, the FCC asks whether simplified reporting in DIRS should merely require a broadcaster to identify whether it is “on-air” or “off-air,” and whether it would be necessary for them to provide details on any restoration.

Its questions continued: “Should we also require broadcasters to notify us within 24 hours of going silent when DIRS has been activated and within 24 hours of resuming service after DIRS activation has been lifted? What alternative NORS or DIRS reporting intervals would be appropriate? Should NORS or DIRS filings specify if alerting capabilities are impacted, including whether the broadcaster’s access to FEMA’s IPAWS is operational?”

The FCC even asks whether it should require notice when a broadcaster’s ability to access IPAWS is disrupted, regardless of the operational status of its transmitter. And should the DIRS filing requirement apply to translators and boosters that merely pass along programming from other stations without generating their own?

It also proposes that reporting in NORS or DIRS would not supplant the ongoing requirement to notify the commission about going silent in the Licensing and Management System (LMS), but it wonders if this would create duplication in effort.

One possible point of contention, given past comments by broadcasters, is the estimate the commission has published for the cost. It believes mandatory broadcaster reporting in NORS and DIRS would cost the industry no more than $33.7 million per year. Almost all of that, it thinks, would relate to NORS filing rather than DIRS reporting.

Once the proposal is published in the Federal Register, comment dates will be set.

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NewsNet Readies Entry To N.Y.’s Capital District

Radio+Television Business Report - Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:30

The rapidly growing all-news network owned by 5-Hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava and led by CEO and Head of Media for Bridge Media Network Vince Bodiford is entering the Capital District of New York State.

How is it doing it? By acquiring a low-power facility licensed to the town of Greenwich that uses a large AT&T tower located in New Scotland, N.Y., allowing it to cover market No. 59.

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A Personalized Entertainment Dash: What UK Drivers Want

Radio+Television Business Report - Fri, 01/26/2024 - 16:23

Xperi Inc.’s DTS unit this week distributed a report that details how in-car entertainment is of “the utmost importance” for 67% of adults — a number that soars to 84% for those aged 17-44.

Don’t fret, America. The survey was conducted in the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, the findings perhaps underscore the growing significance of vehicle entertainment systems for those looking to purchase or lease a new car in the near future.

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Dockins Deals LPTV Property To Christian

Radio+Television Business Report - Fri, 01/26/2024 - 15:58

In rural southeast Missouri, Fred Dockins has established himself as an owner of radio stations such as those acquired in 2009 from Randolph Miller’s Southern Star Broadcasting. He later purchased stations from Joy Christian Communications in 2021.

Now, Dockins is parting ways with his company’s lone TV station, a digital low-power facility. The buyer is a prolific LPTV operator.

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