One month ago, a licensee headed by Matthew Davidge and Julie Huang agreed to purchase a trio of yet-to-be-constructed low-power TV stations serving small communities in Illinois, New Mexico and North Dakota, respectively.
They’ve now struck a series of bigger deals with the entity that in May agreed to spin those three unbuilt LPTVs — HC2 Broadcasting.
With David O’Connor of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP serving as the legal counsel for the seller, HC2-owned DTV America Corporation, Davidge and Huang’s Roseland Broadcasting is acquiring the following properties in the first of multiple deals filed with the Commission:
- KJYK-LD, Beaumont – Port Arthur, TX (FCC Facility 187686)
- K27LN-D, Fargo – Valley City, ND (FCC Facility 187248)
- K36MT-D, Jonesboro, AR (FCC Facility 188803)
- K35LN-D, Jonesboro, AR (FCC Facility 188810)
- K35PC-D, Rochester, MN; Mason City, IA; Austin, MN (FCC Facility 184635)
The purchase price? A $35,000 payment has been agreed to.
There is no broker or finder associated with this transaction, agreed upon June 14.
Three days later, a second asset purchase agreement was submitted with the Commission for approval.
This sees the following properties shift from DTV to Roseland:
| Call Sign | Facility ID | File Number | Service | City, State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K19JY-D | 187686 | 00001504465 | LPD | Beaumont, TX |
| K27LN-D | 187248 | 00001504466 | LPD | Fargo, ND |
| K36MT-D | 188803 | 00001504467 | LPD | Paragould, AR |
| K35LN-D | 188810 | 00001504468 | LPD | Paragould, AR |
| K35PC-D | 184635 | 00001504469 | LPD | Rochester, MN |
A purchase price for these stations was not immediately known.
As RBR+TVBR reported in December 2017, Davidge considers himself a “media entrepreneur” and since January 2015 has been co-founder and CEO of Bluestream Health, a telehealth company.
Davidge has also been a digital strategy consultant to MTV Networks, and owned in-hospital TV networks housed under The Wellness Network through the end of 2015.
From 2013-2018, Davidge was the co-owner of Price Hill Television, owner of NBC affiliates WRDE-31 in Salisbury-Ocean City, Md., and WVNC-45 in Watertown, N.Y.; and CBS affiliate KSWL-17 in Lake Charles, La., which debuted on Feb. 15, 2017.