'Huge Media Merger' Among Montgomery Stations
Broadcasting & Cable, July 11, 2011
By Michael Malone
Three stations in Montgomery, Alabama are sharing resources to make for what the trio calls "an unmatched television powerhouse of stations." Bahakel Communications' CBS affiliate WAKA joins with CW affiliate WBMM, which Bahakel is acquiring from SagamoreHill Broadcasting, and SagamoreHill's ABC affiliate WNCF in what it calls a "time sales and shared services agreement." SagamoreHill will retain responsibility for WNCF's programming, personnel and finances while Bahakel will provide sales, administrative, production and technical services to the station.
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