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It looks like the Tribune owned KCPQ in Seattle, branded on-air as Q13FOX could be losing its FOX affiliation. Due to the fact that Seattle is a key NFL market, FOX wanted to buy the station and it appears Tribune wasn't very interested in selling. FOX sent the station notice of affiliate termination effective January 17th 2015, exactly one day before the NFC Championship Game where Seattle could possibly be playing. It looked like Tribune and FOX would likely come to an agreement for FOX to buy the station but FOX has now purchased the independent Bellingham station KBCB
Damn ! Seattle is the 14th biggest market in the US. After the disaffiliations in other markets due to higher subscription revenues, I'm not surprised Fox is acting like that. Of course, they'll have unlimited ressources to grab broadcast rights to other Seattle teams, and I guess some sports contracts are about to expire which is why they're acting now.
Tribune is known for being The CW affiliate in NY, LA and Chicago, but Seattle's CW is O&O by CBS Corporation, so it's already covered. Also interesting, Tribune also operates the MyNetworkTV affiliate, KZJO, which might cross over to KCPQ as last resort if Fox accepts it. As for coverage, the wiki article on KBCB (K British Columbia Bellingham) says its powerful 165kW transmitter reaches Vancouver and Victoria, so it covers the 2nd biggest canadian market as a bonus, but it won't be carried on canadian cable, which is good because Fox would want to milk subscription revenues from canadians...
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