CW Network moving to Paramount stations in Miami, Detroit
The former CW station in Detroit will become an affiliate once again, while Miami gets a new home for CW shows and sports.
Detroit
Mission Broadcasting terminates deal to acquire Detroit’s WADL
The decision to dissolve the purchase agreement with Adell Broadcasting comes about a month after the FCC conditionally approved the deal.
Brian Watson to end two-decade career at Paramount
His resignation will take effect in early May, according to a memo obtained exclusively by The Desk.
Minority groups call for rallies in response to FCC inaction on WADL deal
Faith-based community and the Rainbow Push Coalition have encouraged the FCC to approve the station’s sale to Mission Broadcasting.
Exclusive: WADL owner Adell says station’s sale to Mission likely dead
Kevin Adell said he is not convinced the $75 million transfer of WADL to Mission will ever be approved by the FCC, drawing on concerns raised during his latest meeting with the agency.
WADL to hold fresh meeting with FCC as sale to Mission remains pending
It will be the fifth time Kevin Adell has met with FCC officials over the proposed sale to a Nexstar-controlled entity.
WADL sale termination date pushed to June at FCC’s urging
Mission and Adell Broadcasting have agreed to extend a shot clock for a deal concerning Detroit TV station WADL at the urging of a top FCC official.
Minority groups rally around WADL owner, urge FCC to approve sale to Mission
Exclusive: Two civil rights groups and the owner of WADL-TV have sent letters to the FCC urging the agency to approve the station’s sale to Mission Broadcasting.
Nexstar finds new home for CW Network in Detroit
CW Network shows and live sports will move to WMYD, a former independent station owned by Scripps.
Nexstar quietly moves CW affiliation to Detroit’s WADL
Nexstar has quietly moved its CW Network programming to a low-rated TV station in Detroit that is at the center of a battle involving the FCC.