2023-05226. 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 [phone] or [e-mail].

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 [e-mail] or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at [phone] (voice), [phone] (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 [phone]. 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