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- ↑ "Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $3M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Pa. LPTV Sale Includes Auction Escalator". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Seyler, Dave. "Pennsylvania Class A Deal is All about Potential". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction — Auction 1001 Winning Bids
