M&A Deal Summary

Gray Acquires Schurz Communications - Television Stations

On February 16, 2016, Gray acquired media company Schurz Communications - Television Stations from Schurz Communications for 415M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gray’s 14th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Gray’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Gray’s 15th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-16
Target Schurz Communications - Television Stations
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Gray
Sellers(s) Schurz Communications
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 415M USD

Target

Schurz Communications - Television Stations

United States
Schurz Communications - Television Stations is a broadcast company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gray

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1897
Sector Media
Employees9,374
Revenue 3.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Gray is a television broadcast company that owns and/or operates television stations and major digital assets. Gray was founded in 1897 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 21
Sector (Media) 14 of 20
Type (Divestiture) 12 of 15
Country (United States) 15 of 21
Year (2016) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-12 KMVT-TV & KSVT-TV

Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

KMVT-TV is the highest rated and highest grossing television station in the Twin Falls DMA according to Nielsen and BIA data. It is a CBS affiliate with a multicast channel affiliated with the CW Network. KSVT-TV is the market's Fox affiliate. Despite the relatively small size of the local market, both television stations produce and broadcast local newscasts in high definition.

Buy $18M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-13 Withers Broadcasting - WDTV And WVFX

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States

Withers Broadcasting Co. - WDTV And WVFX is an operator of television stations.

Buy $27M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Schurz Communications

Mishawaka, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1872
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Schurz Communications, Inc. is a diversified, privately-owned communications company It operates three other cable systems serving just under 90,000 subscribers (Coral Springs, Florida, Hagerstown, MD and Sun Lakes, AZ). Schurz also publishes eleven daily and eight weekly newspapers, and it operates ten television stations in seven markets and thirteen radio stations in three markets.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-20 Long Lines

Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, United States

Long Lines LLC is a communications carrier serving Siouxland. Long Lines provides telephone, cable TV and internet broadband services to more than 20,000 business and residential customers. Long Lines LLC was founded in 1941 and is based in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-03 Hiawatha Broadband Communications

Winona, Minnesota, United States

Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. is a telecommunications company providing service to residential and business customers. Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. was established in 1997 and is based in Winona, Minnesota.

Buy -