May 2012:
LIN TV has reached an agreement to acquire New Vision's television stations in 8 markets. They include KOIN in Portland, OR, KHON Honolulu, and WIAT in Birmingham, AL as well as several others. The total purchase price is $342 million.
January 2012:
The Universal Sports television network drops the affiliations with local broadcast television stations and will only be available on cable and satellite providers. Currently it can be seen nationwide on DirecTV.
December 2011:
In New York City, CBS has agreed to buy independent television station WLNY from its current owners. With this acquisition, CBS will have a duopoly in the market along with currently owned WCBS.
September 2011:
In Springfield, MO Fox has moved from KSFX (now KOZL) to KRBK. KRBK will continue to air My Network TV programming but now at 9PM after Fox prime time.
July 2011:
Michael Dell (of Dell Computers) through his investment company MSD Capital has been buying up full-power television stations including KTLN in the San Francisco market and KFFV in the Seattle market.
June 2011:
WZMY, the My Network TV affiliate for the Boston market, has been sold and is now WBIN. The new owner is Carlisle One Media and they have announced plans to drop My Network TV and go independent.
January 2011:
NBC Universal has an agreement to sell Los Angeles Spanish language station KWHY to The Meruelo Group for $43 million. Previously the station was purchased by Telemundo for $239 million.
January 2011:
KOCE has become the new primary PBS affiliate in the Los Angeles market and has rebranded as PBS SoCal on January 1st.
The former primary PBS affiliate for Los Angeles, KCET, has dropped the PBS affiliation and is now independent.
December 2010:
We have added the television stations located in Mexico's largest media market, Mexico City, DF to this site.