TV 7&4 will soon have a new owner. The Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Thursday it’s buying the NBC affiliate, along with 29&8- the local ABC affiliate from Barrington Broadcasting.
The stations were among more than one dozen that will change hands between the companies nationwide, for a total of $370 million. Sinclair officials say the sale should be finalized by June.
7&4 declined to comment on the sale, or what it means for the station and staff.
Barrington Broadcasting bought 7&4 in 2006 from Raycom Media.
Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group currently owns 87 TV stations, mostly in smaller communities.
In other 7&4 news, morning anchor Melissa Smith is leaving the station after almost six years on air. In a Facebook post, she announced she’s taken a job anchoring the morning news in Davenport, Iowa and thanked everyone for their support over the years. Smith says her last day on the air will be March 8.
We hate to see Melissa go, enjoy your news team
every morning, had thought she was on spring break. We wish her good luck, and we still enjoy the daily 7&4 News team.
see ya.