This article appeared on FTVLive today. It is true according to people involved and NBC executives have confirmed it.
NBC 6 Sale hits a snag:
“It appears that the WTVJ (NBC O&O Miami) sale maybe in trouble. Insiders tell FTVLive that the Department of Justice has been in Miami and looked at the client lists [...]
This from the Save WTVJ Blog
Miami attorney JB Harris announced today that he would file a formal petition with the FCC to stop the proposed sale of Miami television station WTVJ (NBC6) by owner NBC Universal to rival Post-Newsweek Stations, which owns and operates Miami’s WPLG (Channel 10).
The petition is [...]
Someone, I presume a viewer from reading the first post, has created a blog called “Save WTVJ“. It pretty much says what many have said in the comments here that are against the deal going trough, listing all the reasons on why the FCC should reject Post-Newsweek’s buy of NBC6.
So far [...]
I’ve been wondering about something for a while.
Call me crazy but why are Spanish stations used to support the approval of the WTVJ sale?
If the public airwaves are supposed to serve the public, ie taxpayers, how is including a station that broadcasts in a foreign language serving the public interest?
And yes Spanish [...]
Counting the WTVJ on-air talent only, NBC6 gives a paycheck to about 30 anchors/reporters. Miami is not a TV market that’s hiring. So, when NBC6 news closes its doors, where will the employees go?
In a recent station meeting, NBC6 GM informed the anchors that they can all look for other jobs within NBC, without violating their contracts. Here [...]
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