Hearst has agreed to acquire WBBH in Fort Myers, Fla., from Waterman Broadcasting Corporation. The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, president and CEO of Hearst, and Jordan Wertlieb, ...

NEW YORK—Hearst has agreed to acquire WBBH-TV from Waterman Broadcasting Corporation in a deal that will add the NBC-affiliated television station serving the Fort Myers and Naples, Florida, DMA to ...

Waterman Broadcasting founder Bernie Waterman has died. Waterman passed away on Sunday after a short illness, according to WBBH’s site. He was 96 years old. “He was not only the owner of Waterman ...

NEW YORK—After receiving all the required regulatory approvals, Hearst has announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of WBBH-TV from Waterman Broadcasting Corporation.

ABC and NBC affiliate stations. “What immediately sparked our interest was that the GY-HD100U was the first camera available to record an MPEG file to tape that could be directly ingested into our ...

Long-time television Executive Vice President & General Manager Steve Pontius is stepping down after 37 years leading WBBH-TV, NBC in Fort Myers, FL, per a company press release. The move by Pontius ...

Hearst is acquiring WBBH-TV, an NBC affiliate that serves the Fort Myers and Naples, Florida communities, from Waterman Broadcasting Corporation. Terms were not disclosed. The Fort Myers-Naples area ...

A well-known local TV news station will soon have a new owner. As long as regulators approve. Waterman Broadcasting Corp. announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to sell WBBH-TV, ...

Waterman Broadcasting has signed a long-term TV measurement agreement with Rentrak for its Fort Myers, Fla., duopoly of WBBH (NBC) and WZVN (ABC). In addition to Rentrak’s daily demographic and ...

In a major TV industry transaction yet to be filed with the FCC but announced Monday (3/4), Gray Television has agreed to acquire a highly successful NBC affiliate in a big college town that’s home to ...