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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Gray Media approval to acquire KXLT-TV (FOX) in the Rochester, Minnesota television market, where it already owns KTTC-TV (NBC). This marks the first FCC approval of a new combination of two full-power, top-four ranked, same-market television stations in over five years.
The FCC's Media Bureau granted a waiver of local ownership rules and issued their decision just two months after the application submission - reportedly the fastest processing time for a duopoly waiver in Commission history. Gray plans to combine the resources of both stations to enhance viewer service in the Rochester market.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has announced an expansion of its Atlanta Braves Spring Training broadcast coverage, offering Spanish-language broadcasts for the first time across its 21 Telemundo Affiliate Stations in the Southeast. The initiative includes two games in March 2025: Minnesota on March 15 at 6:05pm and Detroit on March 22 at 1:05pm.
This Spanish-language coverage is part of Gray Media's exclusive rights to broadcast ten Atlanta Braves Spring Training games in 2025. The broadcasts will reach viewers across Telemundo stations in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Mississippi, expanding the Braves' reach to Spanish-speaking audiences throughout the region.
Gray Media and the St. Louis Cardinals have announced a significant broadcasting partnership to air at least ten baseball games on free, over-the-air television across eight states. The games will be simulcast with FanDuel Sports Network through KMOV and Matrix Midwest in St. Louis, reaching approximately 7.5 million television households.
The partnership marks the first time since 2010 that Cardinals games will be televised locally on free, over-the-air channels as part of a non-national broadcast. The coverage begins April 11, 2025, with the Cardinals hosting the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium. The broadcast schedule includes games against the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds.
The coverage will extend across multiple Gray-owned stations in markets including Cape Girardeau, Springfield, Memphis, Jonesboro, Rockford, Peoria, Quincy, Evansville, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Davenport, and Rochester/Mason City.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has appointed Ellenann Yelverton as its General Counsel. Yelverton, who previously served as Deputy General Counsel since the Gray/Raycom Media merger in 2019, brings extensive experience in managing legal matters across various disciplines and acquisitions of television stations.
Gray Media stands as the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations, operating in 113 television markets reaching approximately 37% of US television households. The company's portfolio includes 78 markets with top-rated stations and 99 markets with first or second-highest rated stations in 2024. Additionally, Gray owns the largest Telemundo Affiliate group spanning 44 markets, along with Gray Digital Media, Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, PowerNation Studios, and production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has partnered with the Memphis Grizzlies and FanDuel Sports Network to simulcast five upcoming Grizzlies games across Tennessee's three largest markets. The games will be broadcast free, over-the-air in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville from March 12th to April 13th, 2025.
The broadcasts will be available on WMC-TV in Memphis, WSMV-TV in Nashville, and WBXX/MyVLT in Knoxville. The coverage includes the FanDuel Sports Network broadcast team and Grizzlies LIVE pre and post-game shows. The Grizzlies, currently second in the NBA's Western Conference and fourth overall, will feature stars Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Desmond Bane.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share for both its common stock and Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 31, 2025, to shareholders who are on record as of the close of business on March 14, 2025. This dividend announcement follows the Board of Directors' authorization.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) reported strong Q4 2024 financial results, with total revenue reaching $1.0 billion, up 21% year-over-year. The company achieved $497 million in political advertising revenue for full-year 2024, leading among peers. Q4 highlights include:
- Net income of $156 million, compared to a $22 million loss in Q4 2023
- Political advertising revenue increased 658% to $250 million
- Core advertising revenue decreased 8% to $380 million
- Retransmission consent revenue slightly declined 1% to $361 million
The company reduced its debt by $520 million in 2024 and maintained strong financial metrics with First Lien Leverage Ratio at 2.97x and total Leverage Ratio at 5.49x. For Q1 2025, Gray expects core advertising revenue to decline 7-8%, partly due to Super Bowl broadcasting changes and one less selling day.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has appointed Blake Sebo as the new General Manager of KTUU and KYES, their NBC and CBS affiliates in Anchorage, Alaska. Sebo brings nearly twenty years of broadcast television experience, most recently serving as Sales Manager at KHBS/KHOG-TV in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he led the team to their first #1 audited finish.
Previously, Sebo spent thirteen years as Marketing and Research Director at KFSM-TV in Fort Smith, helping achieve #1 position in ratings and revenue. He is a University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduate with board experience at March of Dimes and Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.
Gray Media operates as the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations, reaching approximately 37% of US television households across 113 markets. The company holds the top-rated station in 78 markets and first/second highest-rated stations in 99 markets during 2024.
Gray Media and the Atlanta Dream have renewed their broadcast partnership for the 2025 WNBA season. Through this partnership, all Dream non-national exclusive games will be available on Peachtree TV through free over-the-air broadcasts and major cable providers. The Dream has seen significant growth, with a full-season 20 game sell-out last season and broadcast numbers increasing 10x from previous seasons.
Peachtree Sports Network will simulcast games and additional Dream-related programming across multiple Georgia cities. Gray Media, based in Atlanta, has extensive sports broadcasting partnerships, including agreements with various professional teams across different leagues. The company reaches approximately 36% of US television households through its 113 television markets.
Gray Media announced it will broadcast Super Bowl LIX using High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology across its NEXTGEN TV FOX affiliates in eight markets. The company has implemented both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ formats at WVUE (New Orleans), WHNS (Greenville-Spartanburg), WBRC (Birmingham), KPTV (Portland), and WALA (Mobile). HDR enhancements were previously launched at KVVU (Las Vegas), WXIX (Cincinnati), and WFLX (West Palm Beach).
Additionally, Gray introduced GameLoop, a free NEXTGEN TV gaming channel featuring classic games like Pac-Man, Tetris, and Doodle Jump, currently available in Atlanta (WANF) and New Orleans (WVUE). The company plans to expand GameLoop to more markets soon.
Gray Media operates as the largest owner of top-rated local television stations in the US, reaching approximately 36% of US television households across 113 markets.
