Looking at the last two years offers insights into the broadcast transaction landscape. Let's start with television. The 2021 and 2022 television transaction landscape was marked by megadeals by Gray and Standard General. Total TV deal volume more than doubled…
As we progress thru the pandemic, station sales have been weak, both in terms of the number and value. For example, 34 radio sold for $4 million in May. Station sales as of May 31, 2020 Transaction Values as of…
As we muddle through the COVID-19 pandemic, station sales are not strong, especially for Radio. The following chart shows year-to-date transactions of 2020 compared to 2019. So far this year, there has not been any large television group sale as…
Through the end of May, TV station transactions were noticeably up as compared to last year’s levels. Some of that increase is tied to the spin-off of some of the Tribune stations that Nexstar is poised to acquire. Yet, the…
