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Gray Media and Scripps Agree to Swap Television Stations
ATLANTA and CINCINNATI, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) and The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) have entered into agreements to swap television stations across five mid-sized and small markets, resulting in the creation of new duopolies for each group. The local broadcasters anticipate these transactions will give them the market scale and depth to strengthen their financial durability, in turn allowing them to preserve and deepen public service to their communi
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