…US - In February ####, bankrupt Young Broadcasting Inc, a New York-based owner and operator of television stations, announced that it was seeking a buyer for the company.…
…US - In January, ####, KRON-TV, San Francisco, California(Young Broadcasting), a unit of Young Broadcasting Inc, announced that it was seeking buyer for the company.…
…US - Mission Broadcasting Inc definitively agreed to acquire WTVO-TV, Rockford, Illinois, an owner and operator of television broadcasting stations, from Young Broadcasting Inc, for $##.## mil. The transaction was subject to the approval of regulatory authorities.…
…US - Viacom Inc (VI), a majority-owned unit of National Amusements Inc, acquired KCAL-TV (KCAL), a television broadcasting station located in Los Angeles, California, from Young Broadcasting Inc, for $### mil in cash. Previously, VI was rumored to be…
…US - Young Broadcasting Inc (YBC)acquired KRON-TV, a unit of Chronicle Publishing Co (CPC) for $###.### mil. Consideration consisted of $### mil in cash and #.# mil YBC common shares, valued at $###.### mil. The shares…
…Young Broadcasting acquired KCAL-TV, Los Angeles, California, a unit of Walt Disney (WD), for $###.# mil. In January ####, WD announced that it had retained Bear Stearns to assist in its search for a buyer for KCAL-TV…
…Young Broadcasting acquired KELO-TV, Channel ##, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a unit of Midcontinent Media's Midcontinent Television of South Dakota subsidiary, for $## mil, including a $# mil promissory note. The transaction included KELO-TV's KCLO, Rapid…
…In March ####, Young Broadcasting (YB) announced that it was seeking a buyer for its WTVO-TV, Rockford, Illinois subsidiary. YB definitively agreed to acquire KWQC-TV, a unit of Broad Street Television, for $## mil.…
…Young Broadcasting definitively agreed to acquire KWQC-TV, Davenport, Iowa, a unit of Broad Street Television, for $## mil. The transaction was subject to Federal Communcations Commission approval.…
…Young Broadcasting acquired # ABC affiliates from Nationwide Communications, a unit of Nationwide Mutual Insurance. The stations were located in Richmond, Virginia (WRIC-TV), Knoxville, Tennessee (WATE-TV), and Green Bay, Wisconsin (WBAY-TV).…
…Young Broadcasting acquired WTEN-TV, an ABC affiliate, from Knight-Ridder Broadcasting. Terms were not disclosed. Goldman Sachs advised Knight-Ridder.…
…Young Broadcasting acquired WKRN-TV, Nashville, Tennessee, from Knight-Ridder, for $## mil. Knight-Ridder put WKRN and seven other television stations up for sale in October ####, through its advisor, Goldman Sachs, and expected to get $### from the…
…Young Broadcasting acquired television stations WLNS-TV, Lansing, Michigan and WKBT-TV, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Chrysler Capital structured and provided financing of $## mil for the acquisition by Young.…
Young Broadcasting Inc. M&A Summary
Young Broadcasting Inc. has made 8 acquisitions while taking stakes in 0 companies. Young Broadcasting Inc. has 1 divestiture during this period.
Year
Acquisitions
Stakes
Divestitures
2009
0
0
0
2008
0
0
0
2007
0
0
0
2006
0
0
0
2005
0
0
0
2004
0
0
0
2003
0
0
0
2002
0
0
1
2001
0
0
0
2000
1
0
0
1999
0
0
0
1998
0
0
0
1997
0
0
0
1996
2
0
0
1995
0
0
0
1994
1
0
0
1993
0
0
0
1992
0
0
0
1991
0
0
0
1990
0
0
0
1989
2
0
0
1988
1
0
0
1987
0
0
0
1986
1
0
0
Total
8
0
1
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