Mission Broadcasting is acquiring WLAJ/ABC in Lansing and WXXA/FOX in Albany from Shield Media

On Tuesday, RBR+TVBR exclusively reported on a move that saw a shared services agreement partner of Nexstar Media Group execute an option agreement forged in September 2012 that transfers control of an Albuquerque TV station to another SSA partner Nexstar enjoys a cozy relationship with.

It is now known that this licensee, led by Dennis Thatcher (pictured), is grabbing two additional stations that hold shared services contracts with Nexstar. The seller? Sheldon Galloway‘s operation.

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