Chapter 85: Hearst nears FCC approval for Nashville station
July 5, 1983
The Federal Communications Commission is sending down the approval for Hearst's offer to purchase WSM-TV-AM-FM from the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, which was an ABC affiliate since 1980.
Hearst's other broadcasting properties include WBAL-TV in Baltimore, WISN-TV in Milwaukee, WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, WDTN-TV in Dayton, KAKE-TV in Wichita and WNAC-TV in Boston.
There are rumors that WCVB-TV and WNAC-TV would swap owners and affiliations, since WCVB-TV would be better associated with ABC than it was on CBS.
Hearst's stations were ABC affiliates, of which these was a close relationship, since the 1950s. WBAL-TV just signed up with ABC in 1981.
The Federal Communications Commission is sending down the approval for Hearst's offer to purchase WSM-TV-AM-FM from the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, which was an ABC affiliate since 1980.
Hearst's other broadcasting properties include WBAL-TV in Baltimore, WISN-TV in Milwaukee, WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, WDTN-TV in Dayton, KAKE-TV in Wichita and WNAC-TV in Boston.
There are rumors that WCVB-TV and WNAC-TV would swap owners and affiliations, since WCVB-TV would be better associated with ABC than it was on CBS.
Hearst's stations were ABC affiliates, of which these was a close relationship, since the 1950s. WBAL-TV just signed up with ABC in 1981.