Divestiture • Media

Gray Media Acquires Michiana Telecasting

On November 23, 2005, Gray Media acquired media company Michiana Telecasting from University of Notre Dame for 85M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Gray Media’s 7th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Gray Media’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Gray Media’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gray Media’s 2nd transaction in Indiana.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 23, 2005
Target Michiana Telecasting
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Gray Media
Sellers(s) University of Notre Dame
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 85M USD

Target Company

Michiana Telecasting

South Bend,, Indiana, United States
Michiana Telecasting Corp. operates WNDU-TV, a television broadcasting station. WNDU-TV (Channel 16) is the NBC affiliate serving the South Bend-Elkhart, Ind., television market, the nation's 87th largest Designated Market Area (DMA).
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Gray Media

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1891
Sector Media
Employees9,118
Revenue 3.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Gray Media is a television broadcast company that owns and/or operates television stations and major digital assets. Gray Media was founded in 1891 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 8 of 21
Sector: Media 7 of 20
Type: Divestiture 7 of 15
State: Indiana 2 of 2
Country: United States 8 of 21
Year: 2005 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-10 WVAG-TV

Moultrie, Georgia, United States

WVAG-TV is the UPN affiliate serving the Albany, Georgia television market and the nation's 147th largest Designated Market Area with approximately 150,000 television households.

Buy $4M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-25 Colins Broadcasting KSNB-TV

Grand Island,, Nebraska, United States

KSNB-TV of Colins Broadcasting Corporation operates as a television station. The station will provide Central Nebraska with the area's first high-definition live 5:30 PM and 9:00 PM newscasts. Both newscasts will be devoted exclusively to the news weather and sports that matters most to the people of Central Nebraska.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

The University of Notre Dame provides a distinctive voice in higher education that is at once rigorously intellectual, unapologetically moral in orientation, and firmly embracing of a service ethos. Notre Dame is an independent, national Catholic research university.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Media 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Indiana 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2005 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1