Cowles Buying Montana Stations From Max Media

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Cowles Montana Media Company, a subsidiary of Cowles Company, has agreed to acquire the Montana stations KULR Billings, KTMF Missoula, KFBB Great Falls, KWYB Butte-Bozeman and KHBB Helena from Max Media.

The deal is subject to regulatory approval. The groups did not share terms of the deal.

Spokane-based Cowles' holdings include stations in Spokane, Yakima and Kennewick, Washington.

KULR is an NBC affiliate. The rest of the stations in the deal are ABC-affiliated.
Kalil & Co. brokered the deal.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.