KDSM-TV and WHO-TV to Produce a Shared 9pm Newscast in Des Moines, Iowa

KDSM-TV and WHO-TV to Produce a Shared 9pm Newscast in Des Moines, Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KDSM-TV (FOX 17) and WHO-TV (NBC 13) have announced a news agreement in which WHO-TV will produce a newscast on KDSM, beginning this September. The newscast is titled "13 News at 9 on FOX 17" and will air 9:00pm to 10:00pm Monday through Friday and from 9:00pm to 9:30pm Saturday and Sunday.

"KDSM FOX 17 is excited to extend the current half hour of local news coverage for our viewers to an hour-long newscast on weeknights," said Mike Wilson, General Manager for KDSM. "With the Channel 13 news team and resources we will be able to bring Central Iowa great coverage and more in-depth stories of local community news, sports and weather."

"We're excited about expanding the 'Channel 13 News' brand and taking this product to the next level," says Regional Vice President and General Manager of WHO-TV, Dale R. Woods. "This is a tremendous opportunity to service central Iowa viewers in this relatively new time period."

About KDSM

KDSM-TV is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI), one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies, which owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 58 television stations in 35 markets. Sinclair's television group is affiliated with all major networks and reaches approximately 22% of all U.S. television households. For more information, please visit Sinclair's website at http://www.sbgi.net/.

About WHO-TV Channel 13

WHO-TV is owned by Local TV LLC, a broadcast holding company created in 2007 to acquire nine heritage television stations in eight mid sized markets. Local TV is owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners, management and a consortium of bankers and high yield lenders.

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Source: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Mike Wilson, General Manager of KDSM-TV, +1-515-287-1717

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http://www.sbgi.net/

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