Paxson Communications adds two television stations to its Infomall Television Network; inTV expands to 36 TV stations as Paxson adds stations in Minneapolis and Albany.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1996--Paxson Communications Corp. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :PXN) announced Tuesday Tuesday: see week. that it has acquired WOCD WOCD Warrant Officer Career Development TV-55, serving the Albany Albany, town, Australia Albany (ăl`bənē), town (1996 pop. 14,590), Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills and fish canneries. , N.Y. market, from Cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to TV Inc. In a separate transaction, Paxson announced Tuesday that it has executed contracts to acquire KXLI TV-41, serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. market, from KX Acquisition L.P. These acquisitions continue the expansion of Paxson's Infomall TV Network, inTV, a nationwide network of television stations dedicated to infomercial in·fo·mer·cial also in·for·mer·cial n. A relatively long commercial in the format of a television program. [info(rmation) + (com)mercial.] Noun 1. programming. Including these and previously announced acquisitions, Paxson will own, operate or affiliate with 36 inTV stations in markets containing over 46.2 million US television households, including stations in 12 of the 15 largest television markets and 21 of the 30 largest television markets. Commenting on the two announced acquisitions, Chairman Lowell "Bud" Paxson said: "The acquisition of WOCD TV-55 and KXLI TV-41 are part of our focused strategy of bringing inTV into every major television market. We are very pleased to expand Paxson's inTV presence to Albany and Minneapolis-St. Paul, the 14th largest television market." In addition to Paxson's rapidly expanding Infomall Television Network, Paxson's other media holdings, after completing these and other previously announced acquisitions, include the operation of 38 radio stations (34 in the state of Florida) as well as six radio networks, 333 billboard locations throughout Tampa and Orlando and the operation of two network-affiliated television stations in West Palm Beach. CONTACT: Paxson Communications Corp., West Palm Beach Seth A. Grossman, Director of Finance 407/659-4122, Fax 407/655-9424 |
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