The Cowles Publishing Co. has acquired four TV stations in California —two duopolies—from Newport Television.
According to TVNewsday, the deal includes full-power CBS affiliate KCOY Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo and KKFX-CA, the low-power Fox affiliate in the same market. The other duopoly is CBS affiliate KION in Monterey-Salinas and KMUV, a low-power Telemundo affiliate.
Cowles is a Spokane, Washington-based company which ownsKHQ Spokane and KNDO/KNDU Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, as well as The Spokesman-Review, Spokane’s dominant newspaper.
