View Post NBC Affiliates | TV Biz Media General Ordered to Pay for Augusta Station Drama By Kevin Eck on Jul. 14, 2016 - 5:35 PM Media General claimed the sale, which was approved by the FCC, broke its contract with Schurz allowing it to operate the station
View Post NBC Affiliates | TV Biz Georgia State Supreme Court to Decide Fate of WAGT By Kevin Eck on Mar. 22, 2016 - 11:50 AM WAGT makes up less than $1 million in Media General's annual revenue, but its signal could be worth more than 200 times that.
View Post ABC Affiliates | CBS Affiliates | NBC Affiliates Gray Blames Media General for Possible Job Losses at Augusta Station By Kevin Eck on Feb. 16, 2016 - 4:51 PM "WJBF has restricted the anchors and reporters who appeared on WAGT26’s newscasts from remaining with the station after the sale."
View Post TV Biz Gray TV to Buy Schurz Communications By Kevin Eck on Sep. 14, 2015 - 5:38 PM The move expands Gray's total to 49 TV markets in 28 states.
View Post CBS Affiliates | FCC WDBJ Gets 2 Allies in Fight With FCC Over Indecency Fine By Kevin Eck on Jul. 29, 2015 - 10:35 AM Part of the filing tells the FCC the large fine against WDBJ is "tantamount to imposing a sentence of life imprisonment for petty theft."
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Rapid City ABC Station Sold to Schurz Communications By Kevin Eck on Nov. 1, 2013 - 10:51 AM Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises has sold its Rapid City, SD, ABC affiliate KOTA and its satellite stations to Schurz Communications Incorporated. According to the station, Bill Duhamel, president and general manager of Duhamel Br ...
ShopTalk Schurz Communications President Marci Burdick Wins RTDNF Award By Merrill Knox on Mar. 16, 2012 - 4:03 PM Schurz Communications president Marci Burdick was presented with the First Amendment Service Award at RTDNF’s 22nd annual First Amendment Dinner and Awards in Washington, DC last night. In her speech, Burdick, who is a forme ...
CW Affiliates | ShopTalk In Wichita, KWCH to Launch Newscasts on KSCW By Andrew Gauthier on Jul. 18, 2011 - 8:49 AM KSCW, a CW-affiliate in Wichita, is set to launch 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. newscasts in September. The 30-minute programs will be produced by sister station KWCH and feature the CBS-affiliate’s anchors Cindy Klose (at 4:00) and Ro ...
