Sinclair Broadcast Group [1] announced Tuesday that it will buy the assets of WTVR [2], the CBS affiliate in the Richmond-Petersburg, Va., market, from Raycom Media [3] for $85 million.

Pending Federal Communications Commission approval, the purchase is expected to close during the third quarter of 2008 and will bring to 59 the total number of stations under Sinclair’s purview.

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