A second Cheyenne television station has changed hands in as many days – this time it’s KXCY Channel 18, with 24-hour news channels NEWSnet and One America News as its anchor networks. Also this week, Gray Television, Inc said it will sell its television stations in the Cheyenne, Scottsbluff and Casper television markets – KGWN, KSTF, and KGWC, to Marquee Broadcasting, Inc, as reported by The Cheyenne Post.
The KXCY Channel 18 purchase is part of Bridge News, LLC’s rapid national acquisition of television stations, controlled by the founder of 5-Hour Energy, Manoj Bhargava, as part of a large owned-and-operated strategy being carried out by CEO Vince Bodiford, with broadcast veteran Scott Centers at the helm of that station group.
The Cheyenne station gives NEWSnet and SportsNews Highlights broadcast coverage from Cheyenne, into the front range of Colorado. The two 24-hour national TV networks are the flagships of the company.
An asset purchase agreement dated January 26, filed with the FCC for regulatory approval on Wednesday, shows NEWSNet parent Bridge News LLC struck the deal with the Julie Huang and Matthew Davidge-controlled Roseland Broadcasting that sees it acquire KXCY-18 in Cheyenne, as reported in the industry trade journal Radio+Television Business Report.