Orlando PBS Station Sold

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Community Educators of Orlando plans to buy PBS station WMFE Orlando for about $3 million. WMFE parent Community Communications announced late last week it was selling the station because it is no longer financially viable. Community Communications also owns a WMFE radio station.

Orlando is in DMA No. 19.

Patrick Communications brokered the sale.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Christian broadcaster Daystar Television Network backs the buyer.

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.