Hearst Completes Acquisition Of WBBH Ft. Myers
The addition of NBC affiliate adds a 12th NBC affiliate to the Hearst station group. Hearst will now operate two NBC and two ABC stations in Florida.
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The addition of NBC affiliate adds a 12th NBC affiliate to the Hearst station group. Hearst will now operate two NBC and two ABC stations in Florida.
The $220 million deal for the Fort Myers/Naples TV market leader expands its Florida TV presence
June 30, 2023 will mark the final day Waterman Broadcasting owns WBBH-TV, NBC2.
Hearst has agreed to acquire WBBH-TV from Waterman Broadcasting Corporation, subject to regulatory approval. The NBC-affiliated television station is the market leader serving the Fort Myers and Naples, Florida, DMA.
Waterman Broadcasting COURTESY PHOTO Waterman Broadcasting Corp. has agreed to sell WBBH-TV, its NBC2 station in Fort Myers, to Hearst Television. With the transfer of ownership, Hearst will assume Waterman’s programming relationship with Montclair Communications Inc., which owns the ABC7 station WZVN-TV. Southwest Florida’s NBC2 and ABC7 provide viewers more than 85 hours of local