Journal Broadcast Group is buying KWBA-TV, the CW affiliate in Tuscon, Ariz., for an undisclosed sum. The station’s current owners are Tuscon Communications and Cascade Broadcasting Group.
Journal Broadcast Group, a division of Journal Communications of Milwaukee, also owns KGUN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Tuscon.
Patrick Communications of Elkridge, Md., brokered the deal.
Media communications company Journal Broadcast Group has tapped Crispin for its automation software, gear and services to help centralize operations for NBC affiliate WGBA and UPN affiliate WACY, located in Green Bay, Wis. Journal purchased four Crispin-supplied workstations, each focused on a specific workflow tas
The Journal Communications' Broadcast Group has completed its acquisition of three TV stations from Emmis Communications Corp. Milwaukee-based Journal Communications purchased the business and assets of Fox affiliate WFTX-TV, Fox4, Fort Myers/Naples, Fla. and ABC affiliate KGUN-TV, in Tucson, Ariz. and also acquir
Journal retained the newspaper business, while E.W. Scripps gained 12 TV stations in nine markets. It also gained 35 radio stations.
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