FCC Approves Gray Television's Acquisition of Three Media Stations

The Federal Communications Commission has approved Gray Television's acquisition of three Allen Media stations, rejecting DIRECTV's petition to deny and dismissing several other objections. "The Video Division, Media Bureau has before it the above-referenced applications seeking consent to the assignment of the licenses of broadcast television stations WLFITV, Lafayette, Indiana; WTHI-TV, Terre Haute, Indiana; and WTVA, Tupelo, Mississippi, from subsidiaries of Allen Media to Gray Television Licensee. DIRECTV filed a petition to deny the Applications... Finally, based on our own review of the Applications and the record in this matter, we find that the Applications fully comply with the Commission's rules. In addition, we have not identified any other issues or potential public interest harms that would require further consideration. We therefore conclude that grant of the Applications would serve the public interest. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED... that the Applications, seeking consent to assignment of the licenses of broadcast television stations WLFI-TV, Lafayette, Indiana; WTHI-TV, Terre Haute, Indiana; and WTVA, Tupelo, Mississippi, from subsidiaries of Allen Media, LLC, to Gray Television Licensee, LLC, ARE GRANTED," it said.