View Post TV Biz Citadel Communications Sells Its Last ABC Affiliates By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel on May. 17, 2019 - 4:07 PM Citadel sold its other stations in 2014.
View Post TVBiz Nexstar and Mission to Acquire Five Stations By Merrill Knox on Sep. 16, 2013 - 3:24 PM Nexstar Broadcasting and Mission Broadcasting are acquiring five stations, three from Citadel Communications and two from Stainless Broadcasting, for $103.25 million. The transaction is expected to be approved in the first quarter ...
Politics Citadel Offers Politicians Five Minutes Free Air Time By Kevin Eck on Oct. 1, 2012 - 3:57 PM Citadel Communications will give five minutes of free airtime to political candidates who want to introduce themselves and their campaign platform to voters, according to Broadcasting & Cable. B&C said the stations allotti ...
ABC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk Irene Mahoney-Paige Out as WLNE News Director By Andrew Gauthier on Nov. 30, 2011 - 5:40 PM After just four months as the station’s news director, Irene Mahoney-Paige is out at WLNE. Vice president and general manager Chris Tzianabos confirmed her exit to TVSpy today. Mahoney-Paige, who came to WLNE after three yea ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | Social Media WLNE Gets a Citadel Makeover By Andrew Gauthier on Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:38 AM Providence ABC-affiliate WLNE, which was purchased last spring by Citadel Communications, has launched a new website with an updated logo as it prepares to begin broadcasting the news in HD. The design of the new site, as well as ...
ABC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk After Flurry of Personnel Moves, WLNE Names New News Director By Andrew Gauthier on Jul. 11, 2011 - 11:59 AM Irene Mahoney-Paige has been named news director of Providence’s WLNE. She is set to join the ABC-affiliate on July 15th. “Irene brings years of experience along with fresh, innovative ideas,” said WLNE vice president an ...
ABC Affiliates | Anchors | ShopTalk Shouted Down by New Owner, Anchor John DeLuca Re-Signs with WLNE By Andrew Gauthier on May. 24, 2011 - 2:09 PM After receiving a newsroom shout-down from his new boss, WLNE’s marquee anchor John DeLuca has signed a new two-year contract with the ABC-affiliate. Earlier this month, news hit that Citadel Communications CEO Phil Lombardo ...
ABC Affiliates | Anchors | ShopTalk At Troubled WLNE, New Owner Shouts Down Veteran Anchor Before Newscast By Andrew Gauthier on May. 12, 2011 - 1:20 PM After acquiring Providence’s WLNE, Citadel Communications CEO Phil Lombardo said that he would “crawl all over the place” in scrutinizing the station’s operations. Well, he certainly made his presence known ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Citadel Names Chris Tzianabos VP-GM of WLNE By Andrew Gauthier on Apr. 25, 2011 - 11:04 AM Citadel Communications has named Chris Tzianabos vice president and general manager of WLNE. Citadel is set to officially take over management of the Providence ABC-affiliate May 1st and the company expects to receive FCC approval ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Under New Owner, WLNE Issues Round of Layoffs By Andrew Gauthier on Apr. 18, 2011 - 4:16 PM There has been a significant round of layoffs at Providence’s WLNE, the financially troubled ABC-affiliate that was recently acquired by Citadel Communications. TVSpy has heard from multiple sources that as many as nine staf ...