CINCINNATI, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has reached an agreement to sell WRTV, its local ABC-affiliated station in Indianapolis, to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 million. Circle City Broadcasting is a privately held digital and news media company that is majority owned, controlled and operated by veteran broadcaster DuJuan McCoy, the former owner of Bayou City Broadcasting. Circle City Broadcasting operates two television properties in the Indianapolis market ...

交易概述 - E W Scripps公司以4000万美元价格将佛罗里达州迈尔斯堡Fox附属电视台WFTX出售给Sun Broadcasting[1] - 交易预计在第四季度完成 需获得监管机构批准但无需豁免现有电视台所有权规则[2] - 出售所得现金将用于偿还债务[2] 战略动机 - 公司认为本地化运营的Sun Broadcasting能更好地服务该地区观众[3] - 此次出售符合业务组合优化策略 可改善电视台投资组合的财务结构[3] - 7月曾与Gray Media达成五个中小型市场电视台交换协议 该交易需所有权规则豁免且正在接受联邦监管机构审查[3] 公司背景 - E W Scripps为多元化媒体公司 运营超过60个电视台覆盖40多个市场[5] - 拥有全国性新闻媒体Scripps News和Court TV及多个娱乐频道[5] - 是美国最大的广播频谱持有者 Scripps Sports覆盖全美100%电视家庭[5][6] - 公司自1878年成立 长期运营斯克里普斯全国拼写比赛[6]