In September 2012, Salem, N.H.-based John Viall Jr. — a former VP/Engineering and Operations at the former LIN Media since January 2003 — acquired the facilities housing the MyNetworkTV and CW Network affiliates serving the vast Albuquerque DMA. Viall’s Tamer Media paid $17.3 million for the stations, and carved out an option agreement that allowed the[...]
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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),[...]
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First, it was an Albuquerque station licensed to John Viall Jr.‘s Tamer Media. Then came two stations licensed to Sheldon Galloway-led Shield Media. Now, a UHF station in Providence offering FOX and The CW Network on a digital multicast channel is the latest station tied to Nexstar Media Group to be transferred from a services agreement[...]
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Mission Broadcasting has exercised an option to acquire WPIX-TV, New York. The option was granted to Nexstar Media Group when it sold eight stations to Scripps in order to comply with federal regulation after Nexstar bought Tribune Media. Nexstar transferred the option to require WPIX to Mission, according to Scripps.[...]
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Mission Broadcasting, Inc. today promoted Lance B. Carwile to the position of Vice President and Corporate Program Director for its group of commercial television stations. In this role, he will continue to oversee all of the programming functions for Mission’s stations in eighteen U.S. markets. Mr. Carwile joined Mission in[...]
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Today Mission Broadcasting, Inc. promoted Sharon K. Moser to the position of Vice President and Corporate Controller for its group of commercial television stations. In this role, she will continue to oversee all of the accounting functions for Mission’s stations in eighteen U.S. markets. Ms. Moser joined Mission in August[...]
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WTVO-WQRF’s high school quiz show, the Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl, will include a statewide invitational tournament this spring. WTVO is the ABC affiliate in Rockford, Ill., owned by Mission Broadcasting, and is the sister station to WQRF, the Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar, through a shared services agreement. In January[...]
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Mission Broadcasting, Inc. today appointed Lance Carwile Corporate Program Director for its growing group of commercial television stations. Carwile’s rich television background covers over thirty-plus years of experience, including twenty years as a station Program Director. In addition, Lance was a Group Program Coordinator and Regional Program Director for LIN[...]
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Mission Broadcasting, Inc. today appointed Sharon Moser Corporate Controller for its group of commercial television stations. In this role, she will oversee all of the accounting functions for Mission’s stations in seventeen U.S. markets. Sharon Moser replaces David Jones who is retiring after 12 years in this position and 17[...]
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Mission Broadcasting on Monday said it had hired Dennis Thatcher as executive VP and chief operating officer of the 14- station group. Mr. Thatcher joins Brecksville, Ohio-based Mission from KZTV-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas, and KVTV-TV in Laredo, Texas, where he was director of sales at both CBS affiliates. He[...]
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