Media General Inc. shareholders Thursday approved the
Richmond-based broadcasting company’s merger with Nashville, Tenn.-based New
Young Broadcasting Holding Co.
The all-stock merger will combine the two businesses,
creating a company with 31 television stations in 28 U.S. markets. Media General will
gain ownership of WRIC in Richmond
as part of the merger. Media General
will keep its headquarters in Richmond .
The company still must receive approval for license
transfers from the Federal Communications Commission to complete the merger.
Company executives said they expect FCC approval soon.
The company said it will disclose details of the shareholder
vote in a regulatory filing after the merger is complete.
Media General currently owns 18 televisions stations, mainly
in the Southeast. With the merger, it will own stations in markets such as Lafayette , La. , Sioux Falls , S.D. , Lansing , Mich. , and San Francisco .
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