NBC Puts 2 Owned Stations on Block

NBC PUTS 2 OWNED STATIONS ON BLOCK
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Michele Greppi]
NBC is selling two of its owned stations, WTVJ-TV in Miami and WVIT-TV in Hartford, Conn. The sale of Miami’s WTVJ, which serves the 16th-largest TV market in the country, and Hartford’s WVIT, in the No. 29 market, leave NBC Universal with eight English-language stations, the smallest such group owned by one of the major broadcast networks. Some observers said the decision to sell WTVJ and WVIT suggests parent company NBC Universal is trying to get maximum value out of the stations before they lose power. In Miami, a major Hispanic population center, NBC Universal also owns the Spanish-language Telemundo network and Telemundo station WSCV-TV, which an NBCU representative said is not up for sale. One industry source familiar with the local stations landscape said the availability of these two stations might lead to questions from potential buyers about other NBC-owned stations.
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