Re: cbs/viacom

[hopfgapr@sprynet.com]

I heard (or read) that MSNBC was looking into buying PAX.

My question is, regardless of who buys PAX, what happens to Chs 46 (new calls are???) and Ch 60 (WPXB)?

With the Ch 21(WPXG) Ch58 (WDPX) Ch68(WBPX) tristation, Chs 46 and 60 get spun off to someone?

- -Paul Hopfgarten
Derry NH

 ---- On Sep  7 Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu> wrote: 
> 
> Yep...it's true...
> 
> Here's a Reuters story on it from Excite..
> 
> 	"Viacom Will Buy CBS, Creating Media Colossus"
>         http://news.excite.com/news/r/990907/11/news-media-viacom
> 
> 
> I'm curious to see how this will play out here in Boston. Will CBS still
> "investigate" buying PAX (and WBPX nee WABU)? Will GE accelerate its
> investigation?
> 
> 	--Scott--
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