Legacy Broadcasting

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Legacy Broadcasting, LLC
TypePrivate company
IndustryBroadcasting
Founded2014
Key people
Sherry Nelson, President/Manager
ProductsTelevision

Legacy Broadcasting, LLC is a broadcasting company founded in 2014 by Sherry Nelson and her daughter Sara Jane Nelson.

History[]

Legacy Broadcasting began in 2014 when it announced it would acquire four television stations from Gray Television that had been owned or controlled via joint sales and shared services agreements by Hoak Media. The stations were KAQY, KHAS-TV, and KNDX and its satellite KXND.[1] The stations went silent while the consummation of the transactions were pending. During this period, Gray re-called the stations based on their locations and transferred the stations' primary network affiliations to subchannels of competing stations that they already owned. The sales closed in 2015 and the stations returned to the air under Legacy ownership in the summer of 2015.

On October 1, 2015, Gray announced the sale of Schurz Communications-owned KOTA-TV, the oldest television station in South Dakota, for $1. Gray will transfer the station's ABC affiliation to KEVN-TV but KOTA will remain affiliated with This TV and MeTV at the close of the sale.[2] KOTA satellite KHSD-TV is also included in the sale to Legacy.

On May 21, 2018, Legacy Broadcasting entered an agreement to sell KNHL to Gray for $475,000. Gray intends to turn KNHL into a satellite of its NBC affiliate KSNB-TV.[3] The sale was finalized on March 1, 2019.[4]

On October 13, 2021, it was announced that KHME and KQME would be sold to Gray for $500,000; making KHME a sister station to KOTA-TV and KEVN-LD.[5] The sale was finalized on November 30.[6]

Stations[]

Current[]

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF) 		Owned Since Network Affiliation
Monroe, Louisiana – El Dorado, Arkansas KMLU 11 (11) 2015 MeTV

Former[]

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF) 		Years owned Current ownership status
Hastings – Lincoln, Nebraska KNHL 5 (5) 2015–2019 MeTV/MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Gray Television
Bismarck, North Dakota KNDB 26 (26) 2015–2018 Heroes & Icons affiliate owned by BEK Sports Network, Inc.
Minot, North Dakota KNDM
(satellite of KNDB) 		24 (24) 2015–2018 Heroes & Icons affiliate owned by BEK Sports Network, Inc.
Rapid City, South Dakota KHME 23 (2) 2016–2021 MeTV affiliate owned by Gray Television
Lead, South Dakota KQME
(satellite of KHME) 		5 (10) 2016–2021 MeTV affiliate owned by Gray Television

References[]

  1. ^ http://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/TVGain.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gray-announces-new-acquisitions-and-divestitures-300152272.html[bare URL]
  3. ^ Jacobson, Adam (September 14, 2018). "Gray's Legacy Grows In Nebraska". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Consummation Notice" CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 20 March 2019, Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Notification of Consummation", Licensing and Management System, Federal Communications Commission, 30 November 2021, Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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