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Note 15 - Subsequent Events | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements |
Subsequent Events [Text Block] | 15 . Subsequent Event s United Acquisition - On May 1, 2019, we completed the acquisition of the assets of WWNY-TV (CBS) and WNYF-CD (FOX) in Watertown, New York (DMA 178 ) and KEYC-TV (CBS/FOX) in Mankato, Minnesota (DMA 199 ) from United Communications, Inc. for $45 million. We began operating those stations on March 1, 2019 under a local programming and marketing agreement, thereby increasing the total number of our markets to 93. As of March 31, 2019, we had prepaid the majority of the $45 million purchase price.

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