1. As a company that primarily owns UHF stations, Paxson has a regulatory advantage. 2. Argyle owned six stations and Hearst owned eight stations. 3. As it now stands, the bill would allow broadcasters to own more stations than under more under current law. 4. At least in part, that is because a broadcaster that owns multiple stations can now deliver more listeners, from more demographic groups, in more geographic regions. 5. Because Group W owns television stations, it has a competitive advantage over Fox, which often has only affiliates. 6. Belo owns stations in Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Sacramento, New Orleans, Tulsa and Norfolk, Va. 7. About half the gas stations in California are franchise dealers, and they fear the major brands want to own their stations outright. 8. Ackerley already owns television stations in California and a billboard market in Florida. 9. Although American Radio does not own stations in New York City, it will give Westinghouse stations in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn. 10. Although CBS prepared bids for three packages, it felt it was best suited for the AFC because it owns stations in seven AFC markets. |