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Gray Media acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Gray Media bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

BusinessDealWhenValue
television station KNIN (FOX) in the Boise, Idaho market
Word for word“On May 1, 2023, we and Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. (“Marquee”) completed transactions in which we sold television station KNIN (FOX) in the Boise, Idaho market (DMA 102 ) for $ 6 million, and purchased television station WPGA (MeTV) in the Macon, Georgia market (DMA 126 ) for $ 6 million.” 10-K for 2023
divestitureOn May 1, 2023$ 6 million
television station WPGA (MeTV) in the Macon, Georgia market
Word for word“On May 1, 2023, we and Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. (“Marquee”) completed transactions in which we sold television station KNIN (FOX) in the Boise, Idaho market (DMA 102 ) for $ 6 million, and purchased television station WPGA (MeTV) in the Macon, Georgia market (DMA 126 ) for $ 6 million.” 10-K for 2023
acquisitionOn May 1, 2023$ 6 million
television station WKTB-TV and certain digital media assets (Telemundo Atlanta Transaction)
Word for word“On April 1, 2022, we acquired television station WKTB-TV the Telemundo Network Group, LLC affiliate in the Atlanta, Georgia market (DMA 6 ), as well as certain digital media assets, for a combined purchase price of $ 31 million, using cash on hand (the “Telemundo Atlanta Transaction”).” 10-K for 2023
acquisitionOn April 1, 2022$ 31 million
Meredith Corporation (Meredith Transaction)
Word for word“On December 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of all the equity interests of Meredith, immediately after the spinoff of Meredith’s National Media Group to the current Meredith shareholders, for an adjusted purchase price of $ 2.8 billion in total enterprise value.” 10-K for 2023
acquisitionOn December 1, 2021$ 2.8 billion in total enterprise value
WJRT (ABC) in the Flint-Saginaw, Michigan market, sold to Allen Media
Word for word“To facilitate regulatory approvals for the Meredith Transaction, on September 23, 2021, we divested our existing television station WJRT (ABC) in the Flint-Saginaw, Michigan market (DMA 66 ), to Allen Media ("Allen") for an adjusted purchase price of $ 72 million in cash, including working capital (the “Flint Divestiture”).” 10-K for 2023
divestitureOn September 23, 2021$ 72 million
Quincy Media, Inc.
Word for word“On August 2, 2021, we completed the acquisition of all the equity interests of Quincy for an adjusted purchase price of $ 936 million, which amount includes an additional $ 6 million for working capital.” 10-K for 2023
acquisitionOn August 2, 2021$ 936 million
television stations in seven markets previously owned by Quincy, sold to Allen Media
Word for word“Also on August 2, 2021, and concurrently with the acquisition of Quincy, we completed the divestiture to Allen of television stations in seven markets previously owned by Quincy and located in our existing television markets, for an adjusted divestiture price of $ 401 million, which amount includes $ 21 million for working capital (the “Quincy Divestiture”).” 10-K for 2023
divestitureOn August 2, 2021$ 401 million
Third Rail Studios
Word for word“On September 13, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Third Rail Studios for $27 million; 34 .” 10-K for 2023
acquisitionOn September 13, 2021—
KCWY and KGWN television stations
Word for word“On July 1, 2024, we completed transactions with Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. (“Marquee”) in which we sold our television stations KCWY (NBC) in the Casper, Wyoming market (DMA 198 ) and KGWN (CBS) in the Cheyenne, Wyoming market (DMA 194 ) in exchange for Marquee’s FCC permit authorizing the construction of a new television station, to be built in the Salt Lake City, Utah market (DMA 27 ), which will be known as KCBU.” 10-K for 2024
divestitureOn July 1, 2024—
KNIN (FOX) in the Boise, Idaho market
Word for word“On May 1, 2023, we and Marquee completed transactions in which we sold television station KNIN (FOX) in the Boise, Idaho market (DMA 102 ) for $ 6 million, and purchased television station WPGA (MeTV) in the Macon, Georgia market (DMA 126 ) for $ 6 million.” 10-K for 2024
divestitureMay 1, 2023$ 6 million
WPGA (MeTV) in the Macon, Georgia market
Word for word“On May 1, 2023, we and Marquee completed transactions in which we sold television station KNIN (FOX) in the Boise, Idaho market (DMA 102 ) for $ 6 million, and purchased television station WPGA (MeTV) in the Macon, Georgia market (DMA 126 ) for $ 6 million.” 10-K for 2024
acquisitionMay 1, 2023$ 6 million
WKTB-TV and certain digital media assets
Word for word“On April 1, 2022, we acquired television station WKTB-TV the Telemundo Network Group, LLC affiliate in the Atlanta, Georgia market (DMA 6 ), as well as certain digital media assets, for a combined purchase price of $ 31 million, using cash on hand (the “Telemundo Atlanta Transaction”).” 10-K for 2024
acquisitionApril 1, 2022$ 31 million
Raycom Media, Inc.
Word for word“Including the shares of preferred stock issued in the acquisition of Raycom Media, Inc. (the “Raycom Merger”), our Articles allow our Board of Directors to issue up to 20 million shares of preferred stock and set forth the terms of such preferred stock.” 10-K for 2024
merger——
WBBJ-TV (ABC) in Jackson, Tennessee, from Bahakel Communications, Limited
Word for word“On January 1, 2026, we acquired all of the non-license assets of the station and commenced operating the station pursuant to a standard pre-closing agreement, and, on February 13, 2026, we acquired the license assets of the station, for total consideration of $25 million.” 10-K for 2025
acquisitionFebruary 13, 2026$25 million
KCWY and KGWN television stations (sold to Marquee Broadcasting, Inc.)
Word for word“On July 1, 2024, we completed transactions with Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. (“Marquee”) in which we sold our television stations KCWY (NBC) in the Casper, Wyoming market (DMA 198) and KGWN (CBS) in the Cheyenne, Wyoming market (DMA 194) in exchange for Marquee’s FCC permit authorizing the construction of a new television station, to be built in the Salt Lake City, Utah market (DMA 27), which will be known as KCBU.” 10-K for 2025
divestitureJuly 1, 2024—
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedCash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)Cash received from selling businessesGoodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31$431.8 million$11.2 million$72.3 million
2017-12-31$416 million$0$125.8 million
2018-12-31$0$9 million$1 million
2019-12-31$2.84 billion$253 million$834 million
2020-12-31$91 million$0$14 million
2021-12-31$3.77 billion—$1.21 billion
2022-12-31$58 million—$14 million
2023-12-31$6 million—$4 million
2024-12-31$1 million—$1 million
2025-12-31$0—$0

Deal filings since 2016

Read from Gray Media’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.