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Television industry veteran Darnell Washington paid $3 million for KTGF-TV, an NBC affiliate in Great Falls, Montana.


Television industry veteran Darnell Washington paid $3 million for KTGF-TV, an NBC NBC
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Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network.
 affiliate in Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,690. It is the county seat of Cascade CountyGR6 . Washington's company, Destiny Communications, got the opportunity to acquire KTGF when its former owner was forced to sell it after buying another station in Great Falls Great Falls, city (1990 pop. 55,097), seat of Cascade co., N central Mont., second largest city in the state, at the confluence of the Missouri and Sun rivers and near the falls that give the city its name; inc. 1888. . Now Washington wants to grow to six or seven stations. "I went through a lot of blood, sweat, and tears for this one and it wouldn't be right to just stop here in Great Falls," he said.
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Title Annotation:NEWSBYTES
Author:Reed, Keith
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2005
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