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WEAR 3 Parent Company To Buy TV Stations WPMI, WJTC
July 21, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the owner of WEAR 3 in Pensacola, has announced an agreement to purchase two Mobile stations owned by Newport Television.
Pending FCC approval, Sinclair will purchase NBC affiliate WPMI 15 and independent station WJTC 44.
Over all, Sinclair will purchase six stations in five markets for $412.5 million.
“We are excited to add the stations to our portfolio and look forward to welcoming the Newport employees to the Sinclair family,” Sinclair president and CEO, said Friday.
Sinclair anticipates the closing and funding of the acquisition to occur no earlier than December 2012. Sinclair has entered into an agreement giving Deerfield Media, Inc. the right to buy the license assets of WPMI and WJTC in Mobile/Pensacola after which Sinclair will provide sales and other non-programming services under a shared services and joint sales agreement.
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5 Responses to “WEAR 3 Parent Company To Buy TV Stations WPMI, WJTC”
We actually stopped watching the Ch 3 news several years ago. Had nothing to offer. Some times a total change is for the better. Ch 10 mobile offers more local news than our own station. The early morning news is a laugh. Some of the faces are almost as old as the station itself. Looking for ” hopefully ” changes for the investment. I would prefer to support our local station, however as long as it continues as is I think not. ” If you don’t make change you will not see change “.
What will the people of Mobile do with all of that new coverage of Pensacola Beach?
Have to agree with Patriot,
“Most of the WEAR reporters don’t even know WHERE Century and Molino are! They are under the impression that “the north end” of the county is 9 Mile Road.”
… you might see Milton and Pace on the so called weather map but you won’t see Century and Molino on there.
Most of the WEAR reporters don’t even know WHERE Century and Molino are! They are under the impression that “the north end” of the county is 9 Mile Road.
Gone are the days of weather forecasts you can use. WEAR’s weather is barely a forecast, it is mostly about making their advertisers happy, destin, Orange beach apparently trying to break into Milton and Pace, you might see Milton and Pace on the so called weather map but you won’t see Century and Molino on there.
More broadcast media consolidation. Just great. Gone are the days of competition for stories, scoops, and solid journalism that serves the public interest- now we’ve got managed news provided by an increasingly-profit-driven conglomeration of mega-corporate shills striving to control more & more markets and spend more & more airtime trying to sell us more junk.
Thank God for our few remaining independent news sources like NorthEscambia.com!