WNYT Albany to Purchase MyNet WNYA
Hubbard Broadcasting's WNYT LLC has agreed to acquire WNYA
Albany, the MyNetworkTV affiliate in DMA No. 58. Venture Technologies is the
seller.
Terms of the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval,
were not divulged.
"We are pleased to be adding WNY's programming to the
services we currently provide in New York State's capital region," said
Steve Baboulis, WNYT vice president and general manager. "We will work
hard to enhance the good work WNYA has done in our market, and we look forward
to this exciting opportunity."
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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.