Television Stations

Sinclair will acquire Fisher Communications for $373.3 million

2013-04-11 17:00:02

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s shopping spree continued Thursday with the announcement of a $373.3 million deal that extends its television reach to a third of U.S. viewing households. Sinclair will gain 20 additional stations in eight markets by...

Traveling weather or not

2013-03-14 13:34:00

Winter skiing, springtime on the links, summer sailing and autumn leaf-peeping — the weather forecast is the driving force behind the planning of many vacations. But when it comes to predicting the weather, WBAL meteorologist Tony Pann takes it all...

Sinclair to acquire 18 TV stations for $370 million

2013-03-01 13:31:35

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s stock soared a day after it announced plans to buy 18 television stations owned by Barrington Broadcasting Group for $370 million. The Hunt Valley broadcaster's stock leapt 12.7 percent to end Friday at $15.88 a share....

Tribune Co. hires banks to manage offers for newspapers

2013-02-26 18:57:00

Tribune Co. has hired two investment banks to manage offers to buy its newspapers, executives said Tuesday, adding that no decisions have been made about whether to sell any properties. JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners will oversee a process to...

Sinclair will buy four Cox Media TV stations for $99 million

2013-02-26 09:30:00

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has agreed to buy four small-market television stations owned by Cox Media Group for $99 million, the latest deal for Sinclair in a string of acquisitions over the past year and a half. The Hunt Valley TV station owner also...

Catonsville and Arbutus students are finalists in Champions of Courage essay competition

2013-02-12 09:55:00

Toan Bui, an eighth-grader at Arbutus Middle School, was among the six finalists from Baltimore County public schools in the 26th annual Champions of Courage Black History Month Essay Competition coordinated by WBFF-TV FOX 45 and WNUV-TV. Meghan Abdo, a...

Sinclair Broadcast says profits soared in fourth quarter

2013-02-06 14:31:02

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said profits soared in the fourth quarter, capping a presidential election year in which the Hunt Valley TV station owner saw record levels of political advertising, a rebound in auto advertising sales and rapid growth...

Ravens fans' road trip to Super Bowl includes the comforts of home

2013-01-31 14:09:00

When Scott and Jackie Dunkel left Millersville last weekend and headed south to New Orleans, two Super Bowl tickets in hand, they took all the comforts of home with them, including satellite TV, Internet hookups, a king-size bed and the kitchen sink....

Oak Crest retirement facility takes to YouTube to cheer on Ravens

2013-01-30 14:15:00

The residents and employees of Oak Crest retirement community in Parkville wanted to do their part to cheer on the Ravens before the Baltimore team plays in the Super Bowl this Sunday. What would be the best way to get their message out? YouTube, of...

Tribune Co. to emerge from bankruptcy Monday

2012-12-30 20:48:00

The last day of 2012 is the first of a new era for Tribune Co. After spending more than four years embroiled in a contentious Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the reorganized Chicago-based media company will emerge Monday under new owners and a newly...

Sinclair Broadcast purchases nine TV stations

2012-12-03 12:02:00

Sinclair Broadcast Group said Monday that it has closed on eight television stations it expected to acquire in December and — in a new move — purchased an additional station in New York. The Hunt Valley company said it bought the non-...

Train garden in Arbutus car repair shop opens for 15th year

2012-11-24 04:05:00

Their tools are sharp blades and screwdrivers, in addition to paint brushes. But the work of Charlie Richter and Mike Kraft that went officially go on display Nov. 25 in the Leeds Avenue showroom of Arbutus Auto Painting and Bodyworks could be...

Andrew Russell was named chief operating officer of PBS SoCal, the Orange County based public television station also known as KOCE-TV

2013-02-05 07:43:00

The Los Angeles Fire Department dispatch center with electronic maps of the city as well as television station broadcasts on the wall behind the dispatchers on December 07, 2012.

2012-12-07 00:00:00

"Innocence of Muslims" is an anti-Islamic film reportedly written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a California resident. A YouTube video showing an excerpt of the video was broadcast on an Egyptian Islamist television station on Sept. 9. On Sept.

2012-12-04 08:52:09