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Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in Flint, MI

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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NextGen TV adds a new dimension to TV viewing, with vibrant video and new Voice+ dialogue enhancement that brings voices to the foreground.

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  • NextGen TV adds a new dimension to TV viewing, with vibrant video and new Voice+ dialogue enhancement that brings voices to the foreground.
  • Features available on NextGen TV will vary by device and station, as broadcasters roll out service across the country.
  • Todays launch in Flint follows a decade of development and months of planning and preparation by the local stations.
  • WBSF will broadcast its own programming, as well as the programming of the other participating stations, in NextGen TV format.

BYRON ALLEN'S ALLEN MEDIA GROUP SIGNS PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR $28.5 MILLION CASH ACQUISITION OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA FOX AFFILIATE WCOV-TV

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group division Allen Media Broadcasting is proud to announce it has signed a purchase agreement for its acquisition of the Montgomery, Alabama broadcast television station WCOV-TV (Fox 20) -- UHF digital channel 22 -- from David Woods and his Woods Communications Corporation for $28.5 million in cash. This acquisition is expected to close in 2022.

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  • The most recent television station acquisition by Allen Media Broadcasting was Honolulu's KIKU-TVin September, 2021.
  • In August 2021, Allen Media Broadcasting completed its $380 million cash acquisition of 10 local television stations in seven markets divested from the Gray Television transaction with Quincy Media.
  • In a separate deal in July, 2021, Allen purchased Flint, Michigan's ABC affiliate WJRT-TV from Gray Television for $70 million.
  • Allen Media Group was founded by Byron Allen in 1993.

BYRON ALLEN’S ALLEN MEDIA BROADCASTING BUYS ABC AFFILIATE WJRT-TV IN FLINT, MICHIGAN FROM GRAY FOR $70 MILLION

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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ATLANTA, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (Gray) (NYSE: GTN) has reached an agreement to divest WJRT-TV, its ABC affiliate for the Flint-Saginaw, Michigan, television market, to Byron Allens Allen Media Broadcasting, LLC (Allen Media) for $70 million dollars in cash.

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  • ATLANTA, July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (Gray) (NYSE: GTN) has reached an agreement to divest WJRT-TV, its ABC affiliate for the Flint-Saginaw, Michigan, television market, to Byron Allens Allen Media Broadcasting, LLC (Allen Media) for $70 million dollars in cash.
  • Allen Media Group was founded by Byron Allen in 1993.
  • On April 29, 2021, Gray and Allen Media Group announced that Allen Media Group would acquire ten television stations currently owned by Quincy Media, Inc. for $380 million upon Grays anticipated acquisition of Quincy in the third quarter.
  • We are delighted to win the process to add this wonderful local television station and its great employees to the fast-growing Allen Media Group family, said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Allen Media Group.