Amazing WLNE Numbers

Kevin Vahey kvahey@gmail.com
Tue Mar 22 15:57:17 EDT 2011


WTEV had quite the history

http://menujoy.com/wtev/index.htm



On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 3:13 PM, <Cdsull502@aol.com> wrote:

> Consider this:  The first time the station was sold was in  1966.  The
> original ownership group sold the then WTEV to Steinman Stations  for
> $5,775,000
> in 1966 dollars.  Based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics  Inflation
> Calculator, that amount is equal to $39,446,000 in 2011 dollars.   Yet
> today,
> the station was sold for an amount equal in real dollars that are  about
> 9.8%
> of what it was worth 45 years ago.  Add to that the fact  that 6 wasn't
> doing all that well when it was first sold in  '66!
>
> Chris  Sullivan
> CdSull502@aol.com
>


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