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Unprofitable Channel 61 to go off the air April 25A Cleveland television station Channel 61 Kaiser Broadcasting Company s WKBF-TV will gooff the air April 25Its operating license will be relumed to the Federal Communication Commission Kaiser President Don Current said yesterdayThe stations remaining assets — equipment some real estate and someprogram-ming rights — will be transferred to United Artists Broadcasting Co operators of WUAB* TV Channel 43 which is technicalIv licensed to Corain but operates from a site in ParmaCURRAN SAID WKBF has operated at a krss since ft went od the air m January 1IW The company has made every effort to mafic WKBF profitable h*i wt believe thatthe Cleveland market cannot support five sta tions in the foreseeable future Current saidKaiser has the option of either receiving cash or stock in United Artsits in exchange for the assets of WKBF TV once it is dark Neither firm would announce a dollar figure for the transactionITHE DARKENING of WKBF TV will leave Cleveland and the area with four commercial stations and one public service station They art WKYC (Channel 3), WEWS (Channel 5) WJW Channel8) andWUAB Channel 25 WVIZ ammeommerciahlatwoOnce the Charnel $1 license is returned to the FCC, another company coukl apply for it
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The Chronicle Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Wed, Apr 09, 1975
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