# TEGNA Inc., SGCI Holdings III LLC, and CMG Media Operating Company, LLC, Applications for Transfer of Control and Assignment of Certain Subsidiaries > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2023-05226 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** March 15, 2023 - **Citation:** 88 FR 16006 ## Text FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [MB Docket No. 22-162; DA 22-5149; FR ID 130443] TEGNA Inc., SGCI Holdings III LLC, and CMG Media Operating Company, LLC, Applications for Transfer of Control and Assignment of Certain Subsidiaries AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document commences a hearing in connection with a series of applications filed by TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA), SGCI Holdings III LLC (SGCI Holdings), and CMG Media Operating Company, LLC (CMG) seeking Commission consent to the transfer of control and/or assignment of broadcast television station licenses. By this document, the Media Bureau has designated two discrete substantial and material questions of fact for hearing, namely: (1) are the Transactions structured in a way that is likely to trigger a rate increase harmful to consumers, as a result of contractual clauses that take immediate effect after the consummation of the Transactions, and (2) will the Transactions reduce or impair localism, including whether they will result in labor reductions at local stations. DATES: Persons desiring to participate as parties in the hearing shall file a petition for leave to intervene no later than April 14, 2023. ADDRESSES: File documents with the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, with a copy mailed to each party to the proceeding. Each document that is filed in this proceeding must display on the front page the docket number of this hearing, “MB Docket No. 22-162.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Miller, Media Bureau, at (202) 418-1507 or jeremy.miller@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Hearing Designation Order (Order), MB Docket No. 22-162, MB 22-149, adopted and released on February 24, 2023. The complete text of this document, including attachments and any related document, is available on the Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/transaction/standard-general-tegna or by using the search function on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) web page at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Summary of the Hearing Designation Order In four sets of applications initially filed on March 18, 2022 and last amended on April 1, 2022, TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA), SGCI Holdings III LLC (SGCI Holdings), and CMG Media Operating Company, LLC (CMG) (collectively, the Applicants) sought consent to transfer control of TEGNA to SGCI Holdings, as well as three other sets of applications filed contemporaneously seeking consent for a series of related transactions: (1) the transfer of control of the four full power television stations of Community News Media LLC (CNM) to a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMG; (2) the transfer of control of Teton Parent Corp. (TPC), the parent company of licensee WFXT(TV), Boston, Massachusetts, from a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMG to SGCI Holdings; and (3) immediately upon consummation of the merger of TEGNA with TPC, the assignment of the licenses of four full-power television stations from subsidiaries of post-merger TEGNA to indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of CMG (collectively, the Transactions). In addition, the Applicants and affiliated entities filed letters with the Commission putting forth certain commitments, including (1) a December 16, 2022 letter from SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P. addressing “the applicability of retransmission consent agreements to the TEGNA stations that will be controlled by Standard General L.P. and SGCI Holdings . . . following the [Transactions],” Letter from Soohyung Kim, SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P., to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Dkt. No. 22-162 (filed Dec. 16, 2022) (SG Waiver Letter); and (2) a December 22, 2022 letter from SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P. addressing concerns raised regarding reduction of local jobs after consummation of the Transactions, Letter from Soohyung Kim, SGCI Holdings and Standard General, L.P., to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Dkt. No. 22-162 (filed Dec. 22, 2022) (SG Staffing Letter)). Multiple parties filed petitions and other formal pleadings seeking, among other things, to dismiss or deny the Transactions. These parties' arguments include objections that the structure of the Transactions would unfairly harm subscribers through increased multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) subscription prices resulting from the triggering of after- acquired clauses in retransmission contracts. More specifically, some parties raise concerns with the structure and sequencing of the Transactions and the perceived exploitation of contractual provisions in the retransmission consent agreements held by the stations, which they allege would result in the imposition of higher retransmission fees in a manner inconsistent with a functioning, competitive marketplace. Opponents also argue that the Transactions undermine localism by reducing the amount and scope of local news coverage because the Applicants' business intentions and commitments include reporter layoffs. Section 310(d) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 310(d), provides that no station license shall be transferred or assigned unless the Commission, on application, determines that the public interest, convenience, and necessity will be served thereby. If the transaction would not violate a statute or rule, the Commission considers whether it could result in public interest harms by substantially frustrating or impairing the objectives or implementation of the Act or related statutes. Under Section 309(d) of the Act, “[i]f a substantial and material question of fact is presented or if the Commission for any reason is unable to find that grant of the application would be consistent [with the public interest, convenience, and necessity],” it must formally designate the application for a hearing in accordance with Section 309(e) of the Act. 47 U.S.C. 309(d) and (e). Courts have stated that, in reviewing the record, the Commission must designate an application for hearing if “the totality of the evidence arouses a sufficient doubt” as to whether grant of the application would serve the public interest. Serafyn v. FCC, 149 F.3d 1213, 1216 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (quoting Citizens for Jazz on WRVR Inc. v. FCC, 775 F.2d 392, 395 (D.C. Cir. 1985)). Potential Public Interest Harm from Increased Retransmission Consent Fees. Pursuant to section 325 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 325(b), MVPDs may retransmit the signal of a local broadcast television station on a cable or satellite television system only with the station's permission. To facilitate the carriage of local stations, the Act permits licensees of commercial television stations to elect to either require the MVPDs to carry their signals automatically but without compensation, or to negotiate with MVPDs for the right to retransmit the station's signal in exchange for remuneration. If a station elects transmission consent, the station and MVPD negotiate a carriage agreement, known as retransmission consent agreement, which typically involves a fee paid to the local broadcast station calculated on a per-subscriber, per-month basis. Communications Marketplace Report, GN Docket No. 22-203, FCC 22-103, Report, at 167, paragraph 275 (2022). If the parties are unable to negotiate such a carriage agreement, the MVPD must stop retransmitting the station's broadcast signal and viewers lose access to the station on the MVPD's cable or satellite television system in what is known as a blackout. Commission caselaw makes clear that increases in retransmission consent rates can constitute a public interest harm if such increases are not simply the product of a properly functioning competitive marketplace. In particular, evidence that anticompetitive practices or other wrongdoing could distinguish what would perhaps constitute a market-driven rate increase from one that is anti-competitive, unwarranted, and harmful to consumers and the public interest. In the instant matter, we find that there is a substantial and material question of fact as to whether any increase in retransmission fees as a result of this transaction is the result of a properly functioning, competitive marketplace, or, alternatively, whether such rate increases would be the result of: (1) the unique structure of the Transactions in which the various assignments and/or transfers of control are closed sequentially in order to take advantage of after-acquired station clauses and maximize retransmission revenue, or (2) some other anticompetitive practices or other wrongdoing, and accordingly, the impact of any such rate increases on the viewing public, including MVPD subscribers. Based on the record before us, we are unable to find, due to the unique structure of the Transactions in which the various assignments and/or transfers of control are closed sequentially in order to take advantage of after-acquired station clauses and maximize retransmission revenue, that rates to MVPD subscribers would not rise beyond that which would occur in a properly functioning competitive market. In addition, especially given questions about the intended scope of the commitments relating to enforcement of such clauses, we are unable to find that the commitments offered by the Applicants would adequately mitigate such a result. Accordingly, we designate the Applications for a hearing to determine: whether the sequencing of the Transactions was intended primarily to increase retransmission fees; whether consummation of the Transactions will likely cause an increase in rates for the retail subscribers of the MVPDs that currently hold, or will in the future negotiate, retransmission agreements with the Applicants; whether the sequencing of the Transactions constitutes anticompetitive activity; what the extent of harm to viewers and the public interest would be as a result, whether any such harm would be adequately mitigated by the commitments offered by the Applicants in the SG Waiver Letter; and/or whether any of the Applicants violated any Commission rules or committed other wrongdoing in constructing the Transactions. Potential Public Interest Harm to Localism, Including Due to Labor Reductions. Localism, along with competition and diversity, is a longstanding core Commission broadcast policy objective, which together forms the cornerstone of broadcasting. 2 002 Biennial Regulatory Review—Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 13620, 13643-13644, paras. 73 through76 (2003) (subsequent history omitted) ( 2002 Biennial Review ); B roadcast Localism, Notice of Inquiry, 19 FCC Rcd 12425 at paragraph 1 (2004) ( Broadcast Localism NOI ) The Commission has consistently interpreted the localism obligation to require that broadcasters air material that is responsive to the needs and interests of the communities that their stations are licensed to serve, including local news, information, and public affairs programming. See, e.g., Applications of Comcast Corporation, General Electric Company and NBC Universal, Inc. for Consent to Assign Licenses and Transfer Control of Licensees, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 26 FCC Rcd. 4238, 4320, paragraph 197 (2011) ( Comcast/NBCU Order ) (citation omitted). As the Supreme Court recently recognized, “[t]he FCC has long explained that the ownership rules seek to promote competition, localism, and viewpoint diversity by ensuring that a small number of entities do not dominate a particular media market.” Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n v. Prometheus Radio Project, 141 S.Ct. 1150, 1155 (2021). We recognize that local journalism is the heart of local news and community-responsive programming, and in that context we take seriously concerns that a diminution in the employment of local journalists and other local staff poses a threat to localism. Plans and Commitments Regarding Jobs. The conflicting evidence on the record before us about SGCI Holdings' intentions and commitments with regard to local staffing at the TEGNA stations, leaves us with substantial and material questions of fact, unresolved by Applicants' filings, that require further investigation to determine the ultimate effects on localism. Central to this determination would be reconciling the accuracy and legitimacy of the Applicants' explanations for the documents seeming to indicate intent and commitments to reduce station-level staff, including whether the “synergies” of job cuts have already taken place; evaluation of SGCI Holdings' explanations that station-level savings have already been achieved and that the financial model is distinguishable from a financial plan; identification of any such jobs that would likely be cut as a result of the proposed transaction and their impact on the Commission's localism policies; and resolution of apparent timeline inconsistencies about representations on staffing. The Applicants have offered certain commitments regarding staffing at the TEGNA stations if the Commission were to approve the Transactions. However, the specific deficiencies highlighted by some of the opponents of the Transactions, including the practicality and sufficiency of the SG Staffing Letter, remain unaddressed and unresolved, leaving substantial and material questions of fact as to whether and how station-level staffing might be reduced and the effect of any such reduction on localism. Structure of Ownership. The record also indicates that two aspects of the ultimate ownership proposed for New TEGNA also warrant further investigation in order to determine the potential impact on localism. First, the parties present sharply divergent cases as to whether the organizational form of SGCI Holdings as an investment fund benefits or harms the ability of the TEGNA Stations to provide local service going forward. A material question remains whether the specific change in ownership in this transaction from a publicly traded corporation to a private company owned by an investment fund would promote, hinder, or indeed, have no effect on localism. Second, any assessment of localism would also benefit from a determination of the role of Standard General L.P. in the past as a station owner and, more importantly, its role going forward. Although the Applicants, on occasion, refer to the role of Standard General L.P. going forward in an apparent ownership or control capacity, most notably in the recent commitment letters filed in December, it is not clear that this entity is involved in the Transactions. There is a material question how relevant the experience under different, unidentified Standard General L.P. ownership would be compared to that of SGCI Holdings. Programming Production. We also find two issues related to the production of community-responsive programming to raise substantial and material questions of fact as to whether SGCI Holdings' acquisition of the TEGNA stations will harm localism. First, questions have been raised in the record regarding how New TEGNA's creation and use of a Washington, DC, news bureau will impact localism, and, in particular, whether it would increase or reduce the Stations' local journalism and coverage of local issues. Second, questions have been raised in the record regarding whether SGCI Holding's apparent intent to provide local news services remotely will promote or harm localism. In order to assess the impact of SGCI Holdings' planned operations on the TEGNA Stations' ability to serve the needs and interests of their local communities, further examination of New TEGNA's evident plans to gather and broadcast local news remotely is necessary. Accordingly, it is ordered , That, pursuant to Sections 309(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), and section 1.254 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.254, the above-captioned applications are designated for hearing to be held at a time and location specified in a subsequent Order by the Administrative Law Judge, upon the following questions: (a) Whether, in light of the record presented, retransmission consent fees will rise as a result of the Transactions, and if so, whether such an increase is the result of a properly functioning, competitive marketplace, or, alternatively, whether such rate increases would be the result of the unique structure of the Transactions in which the various assignments and/or transfers of control are closed sequentially in order to take advantage of after-acquired station clauses and maximize retransmission revenue, and further, whether such a result would be mitigated by the commitments offered by the Applicants; and (b) Whether, and to what extent, in light of the record presented, local content and programming in the affected communities would be adversely affected due to the proposed plans and commitments of SGCI Holdings for station-level staff; its intentions for investments in the stations; the potential financial pressures connected with the acquisition and ownership structure; and the potential effectiveness of the commitments offered by the Applicants. It is further ordered , That, pursuant to Section 309(e) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), and section 1.254 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.254, both the burden of proceeding with the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof with respect to issues specified above shall be upon SGCI Holdings, CNM, CMG, TEGNA, and TPC. We are assigning the burdens in this manner because SGCI Holdings, CNM, CMG, TEGNA, and TPC have the particular knowledge of the specific facts at issue in this proceeding, as well as the statutory obligation to demonstrate that grant of the Transaction is in the public interest. It is further ordered , That to avail itself of the opportunity to be heard, SGCI Holdings, CNM, CMG, TEGNA, and TPC pursuant to Section 1.221(c) and 1.221(e) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 1.221(c) and 1.221(e), in person or by their respective attorneys, shall file a written appearance , stating an intention to appear on the date fixed for the hearing and present evidence on the issues specified in the Order. Such written appearance shall be filed within 20 days of the mailing of this Order. Pursuant to Section 1.221(c) of the Commission's rules, if the applicants fail to file an appearance within the specified time period, or have not filed prior to the expiration of that time a petition to dismiss without prejudice, or a petition to accept, for good cause shown, such written appearance beyond expiration of said 20 days, the assignment application will be dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. It is further ordered , that, having filed petitions to deny, TNG-CWA and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-CWA (NABET-CWA) (collectively, CWA) and Common Cause and United Church of Christ, OC, Inc. (collectively, Common Cause/UCC) are made parties to the proceeding pursuant to Section 1.221(d) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.221(d). To avail themselves of the opportunity to be heard, pursuant to Sections 1.221(e) of the Commission's rules, each of these parties, in person or by its attorneys, shall file, a written appearance, stating its intention to appear on the date fixed for the hearing and present evidence on the issues specified in this Order. Such written appearance shall be filed within 20 days of the mailing of this Order. If any of these parties fails to file an appearance within the time specified, it shall, unless good cause for such failure is shown, forfeit its hearing rights. It is further ordered , That the Chief, Enforcement Bureau, shall be made a party to this proceeding without the need to file a written appearance. It is further ordered , That a copy of each document filed in this proceeding subsequent to the date of adoption of this document shall be served on the counsel of record appearing on behalf of the Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Parties may inquire as to the identity of such counsel by calling the Investigations & Hearings Division of the Enforcement Bureau at (202) 418-1420. Such service copy shall be addressed to the named counsel of record, Investigations & Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. It is further ordered , That SGCI Holdings, pursuant to Section 311(a)(2) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 311(a)(2), and Section 73.3594 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 73.3594, shall give notice of the hearing within the time and in the manner prescribed in such Rules, and shall advise the Commission of the publication of such notice as required by Section 73.3594(b) of the Rules, 47 CFR 73.3594(b). It is further ordered , That a copy of this document, or a summary thereof, shall be published in the Federal Register . It is further ordered , That, within fifteen (15) days of the date that written appearances are due, the Administrative Law Judge shall issue a Scheduling Order that includes a set date for resolution. It is further ordered , That the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center shall send a copy of this Order by certified mail/return receipt requested to: TEGNA, Inc. Michael Beder, TEGNA Inc., 8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000, Tysons, VA 22102 Jennifer A. Johnson, Covington & Burling LLP, One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 SGCI Holdings III LLC/Community News Media LLC Soohyung Kim, SGCI Holdings III LLC, 767 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10153 Scott R. Flick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 CMG Media Corporation/Teton Parent Corp. CMG Legal Dept., 1601 W Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, United States Michael Basile, Cooley LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004 Common Cause Yosef Getachew, Common Cause, 805 15th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005 United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry Cheryl A. Leanza, United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry, 100 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002 The Newsguild—CWA/National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians—CWA Andrew Jay Schwartzman, 1341 G Street NW, Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20005 David R. Goodfriend, The Goodfriend Group, 208 I Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Federal Communications Commission. Thomas Horan, Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. Attachment TEGNA Merger Applications Call sign Community of license Application file Nos. Licensee Facility ID WUPL(TV) Slidell, LA 0000186355 Belo TV, Inc 13938 WBXN-CD New Orleans, LA 0000186356 Belo TV, Inc 70419 KTHV(TV) Little Rock, AR 0000186358 Cape Publications, Inc 2787 KFSM-TV Fort Smith, AR 0000186359 Cape Publications, Inc 66469 WZZM(TV) Grand Rapids, MI 0000186369 Combined Communications of Oklahoma, LLC 49713 KENS(TV) San Antonio, TX 0000186371 KENS-TV, Inc 26304 KFMB-TV San Diego, CA 0000186372 KFMB-TV, LLC 42122 KING-TV Seattle, WA 0000186389 KING Broadcasting Company 34847 KREM(TV) Spokane, WA 0000186391 KING Broadcasting Company 34868 KTVB(TV) Boise, ID 0000186394 KING Broadcasting Company 34858 K15IO-D McCall & New Meadows, ID 0000186397 KING Broadcasting Company 34869 K16JE-D Glenns Ferry, ID 0000186393 KING Broadcasting Company 188132 K17KF-D Cambridge, ID 0000186392 KING Broadcasting Company 188131 K21CC-D Lewiston, ID 0000186390 KING Broadcasting Company 50532 K23KY-D Council, ID 0000186399 KING Broadcasting Company 11446 K29NB-D Cascade, ID 0000186396 KING Broadcasting Company 34884 K30QA-D Coeur D'Alene, ID 0000186398 KING Broadcasting Company 34861 KTFT-LD Twin Falls, ID 0000186395 KING Broadcasting Company 167056 KONG(TV) Everett , WA 0000186373 KONG-TV, Inc 35396 KSKN(TV) Spokane, WA 0000186387 KSKN Television, Inc 35606 KTTU(TV) Tucson, AZ 0000186400 KTTU-TV, Inc 11908 KWES-TV Odessa, TX 0000186401 KWES Television, LLC 42007 KXTV(TV) Sacramento, CA 0000186403 KXTV, LLC 25048 KBMT(TV) Beaumont, TX 0000186374 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 10150 KCEN-TV Temple, TX 0000186384 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 10245 KIDY(TV) San Angelo, TX 0000186376 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 58560 KIII(TV) Corpus Christi, TX 0000186379 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 10188 KXVA(TV) Abilene, TX 0000186377 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 62293 KYTX(TV) Nacogdoches, TX 0000186385 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 55644 KUIL-D Beaumont, TX 0000186380 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 168234 KAGS-LD Bryan, TX 0000186378 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 10246 KIDB-LD Sweetwater, TX 0000186375 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 53545 KIDU-LD Brownwood, TX 0000186383 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 58559 KIDV-LD Albany, TX 0000186381 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 58571 KVHP-LD Jasper, TX 0000186382 LSB Broadcasting, Inc 168235 WGRZ(TV) Buffalo, NY 0000186402 Multimedia Entertainment, LLC 64547 KARE(TV) Minneapolis, MN 0000186415 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 23079 KNAZ-TV Flagstaff, AZ 0000186416 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 24749 KPNX(TV) Mesa, AZ 0000186424 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 35486 K06AE-D Prescott, AZ 0000186422 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 35274 K26OD-D Globe, AZ 0000186421 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 35487 KPSN-LD Payson, AZ 0000186417 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 63396 KTVD(TV) Denver, CO 0000186423 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 68581 KUSA(TV) Denver, CO 0000186419 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 23074 WJXX(TV) Orange Park, FL 0000186420 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 11893 WTLV(TV) Jacksonville, FL 0000186418 Multimedia Holdings Corporation 65046 KSDK(TV) St. Louis, MO 0000186404 Multimedia KSDK, LLC 46981 WATL(TV) Atlanta, GA 0000186406 Pacific and Southern, LLC 22819 WLTX(TV) Columbia, SC 0000186407 Pacific and Southern, LLC 37176 WMAZ-TV Macon, GA 0000186409 Pacific and Southern, LLC 46991 WXIA-TV Atlanta, GA 0000186408 Pacific and Southern, LLC 51163 WBNS(AM) Columbus, OH 0000186364 RadiOhio, Incorporated 54901 WBNS-FM Columbus, OH 0000186363 RadiOhio, Incorporated 54701 WHAS-TV Louisville, KY 0000186405 Sander Operating Co. I LLC D/B/A WHAS Television 32327 KGW(TV) Portland, OR 0000186444 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 34874 K16ML-D Corvallis, OR 0000186450 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 34851 K17HA-D Astoria, OR 0000186449 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 130923 K19LT-D Prineville, etc., OR 0000186445 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 34864 K25KS-D The Dalles, OR 0000186452 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 34844 K28MJ-D Tillamook, OR 0000186446 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 189303 K29AZ-D Newport, OR 0000186448 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 34865 K35HU-D Grays River, WA 0000186451 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 34870 KGWZ-LD Portland, OR 0000186447 Sander Operating Co. III LLC D/B/A KGW Television 30810 KMSB(TV) Tucson, AZ 0000186388 Sander Operating Co. V LLC D/B/A KMSB Television 44052 KCWI-TV Ames, IA 0000186425 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 51502 WCCT-TV Waterbury, CT 0000186430 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 14050 WNEP-TV Scranton, PA 0000186427 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73318 WOI-DT Ames, IA 0000186435 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 8661 WPMT York, PA 0000186439 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 10213 WQAD-TV Moline, IL 0000186438 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73319 WTIC-TV Hartford, CT 0000186428 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 147 WZDX(TV) Huntsville, AL 0000186429 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 28119 W07DC-D Allentown/Bethlehem, PA 0000186437 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73325 W10CP-D Towanda, PA 0000186431 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73320 W14CO-D Clarks Summit, etc., PA 0000186432 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73326 W15CO-D Towanda, PA 0000186436 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73324 W20AD-D Williamsport, PA 0000186433 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73321 W26CV-D Mansfield, PA 0000186426 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 129499 W29FQ-D Pottsville, PA 0000186434 TEGNA Broadcast Holdings, LLC 73327 WTSP(TV) St. Petersburg, FL 0000186365 Tegna East Coast Broadcasting, LLC 11290 WLBZ(TV) Bangor, ME 0000186368 Tegna East Coast Broadcasting, LLC 39644 WCSH(TV) Portland, ME 0000186366 Tegna East Coast Broadcasting, LLC 39664 WGCI-LD Skowhegan, ME 0000186367 Tegna East Coast Broadcasting, LLC 39642 WATN-TV Memphis, TN 0000186411 TEGNA Memphis Broadcasting, Inc 11907 WLMT(TV) Memphis, TN 0000186412 TEGNA Memphis Broadcasting, Inc 68518 WTHR(TV) Indianapolis, IN 0000186414 VideoIndiana, Inc 70162 WALV-CD Indianapolis, IN 0000186413 VideOhio, Inc 70161 WBIR-TV Knoxville, TN 0000186443 WBIR-TV, LLC 46984 WBNS-TV Columbus, OH 0000186362 WBNS-TV, Inc 71217 WCNC-TV Charlotte, NC 0000186440 WCNC-TV, Inc 32326 W17EE-D Lilesville/Wadesboro, NC 0000186441 WCNC-TV, Inc 32316 W36FB-D Briscoe, NC 0000186442 WCNC-TV, Inc 32317 WFAA(TV) Dallas, TX 0000186453 WFAA-TV, Inc 72054 WFMY-TV Greensboro, NC 0000186454 WFMY Television, LLC 72064 WKYC(TV) Cleveland, OH 0000186455 WKYC-TV, LLC 73195 WTOL(TV) Toledo, OH 0000186456 WTOL Television, LLC 13992 WUSA(TV) Washington, D.C 0000186457 WUSA-TV, Inc 65593 WVEC(TV) Hampton, VA 0000186459 WVEC Television, LLC 74167 WJHJ-LP Newport News, Etc., VA WVEC Television, LLC 35137 WYSJ-CD Yorktown, VA WVEC Television, LLC 35134 WWL-TV New Orleans, LA 0000186352 WWL-TV, Inc 74192 Texas Stations To Be Acquired by CMG Call sign Community of license Application file Nos. Licensee Facility ID KHOU(TV) Houston, TX 0000186461 KHOU-TV, Inc 34529 KTBU(TV) Conroe, TX 0000186460 KHOU-TV, Inc 28324 KMPX(TV) Decatur, TX 0000186462 WFAA-TV, Inc 73701 KVUE(TV) Austin, TX 0000186458 KVUE Television, Inc 35867 Community News Media Transfers Call sign Community of license Application file Nos. Licensee Facility ID KLKN(TV) Lincoln, NE 0000186354 KLKN Lincoln License LLC 11264 WLNE-TV New Bedford, MA 0000186357 WLNE Providence License LLC 22591 WDKA(TV) Paducah, KY 0000186361 Paducah Television License LLC 39561 KBSI(TV) Cape Girardeau, MO 0000186360 Paducah Television License LLC 19593 WFXT Sale Call sign Community of license Application file Nos. Licensee Facility ID WFXT(TV) Boston, MA 0000186353 Teton Opco Corp 6463 [FR Doc. 2023-05226 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2023-05226. Public record. Not legal advice.