DES MOINES, Iowa, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KDSM-TV (FOX 17) and
WHO-TV (NBC 13) have announced a news agreement in which WHO-TV will
produce a newscast on KDSM, beginning this September. The newscast is
titled "13 News at 9 on FOX 17" and will air 9:00pm to 10:00pm Monday
through Friday and from 9:00pm to 9:30pm Saturday and Sunday.
"KDSM FOX 17 is excited to extend the current half hour of local news
coverage for our viewers to an hour-long newscast on weeknights," said Mike
Wilson, General Manager for KDSM. "With the Channel 13 news team and
resources we will be able to bring Central Iowa great coverage and more
in-depth stories of local community news, sports and weather."
"We're excited about expanding the 'Channel 13 News' brand and taking
this product to the next level," says Regional Vice President and General
Manager of WHO-TV, Dale R. Woods. "This is a tremendous opportunity to
service central Iowa viewers in this relatively new time period."
About KDSM
KDSM-TV is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), one
of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies,
which owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 58
television stations in 35 markets. Sinclair's television group is
affiliated with all major networks and reaches approximately 22% of all
U.S. television households. For more information, please visit Sinclair's
website at http://www.sbgi.net.
About WHO-TV Channel 13
WHO-TV is owned by Local TV LLC, a broadcast holding company created in
2007 to acquire nine heritage television stations in eight mid sized
markets. Local TV is owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners, management and a
consortium of bankers and high yield lenders.
SOURCE Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.sbgi.net
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/110203.html/
CONTACT:
Mike Wilson, General Manager of KDSM-TV,
+1-515-287-1717
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