Low power television stations have come a long way from being mere signal repeaters for full power television stations. Today, low power television stations are affiliated with the big four, ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX as well as smaller networks. In fact, LPTV stations are a vital resource for those smaller networks like My Network TV, CW, Univision, Telefutura, Telemundo and Azteca America. And if it wasn't for LPTV many markets wouldn't have an affiliate from one of these networks.

Below you can find a partial list of the largest LPTV sales on record. (more records will added soon)

KTUD-CA Las Vegas, Nevada
Price: $18 Million
Buyer: Las Vegas TV Partners (The Greenspun Corp. and Catalyst Investors)
Seller: Venture Technologies Group
Affiliation: UPN
Note: The station at the time was a strong affiliate of the UPN network.

WPXO-LP East Orange, New Jersey (New York City, NY)
Price: $10 Million
Buyer: CaribeVision Station Group
Seller: Ion Media Networks
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Covers the number one television market, the New York City region.

WNYN-LP New York, NY
Price: $7,975,000
Buyer: TVC Television
Seller: Island Broadcasting Company
Affiliation: Azteca America
Note: Covers the number one television market, the New York City region.

KBIT-LP (Now KFTL-CA) San Francisco, California
Price: $7 Million
Buyer: Family Stations
Seller: Polar Broadcasting
Affiliation: HSN
Note: After selling full power KFTL, Family Stations was looking for a station in the Bay Area and found KBIT-LP.

WASA-LP Port Jervis, NY (New York City, NY)
Price: $6 Million
Buyer: Liberman Broadcasting
Seller: Venture Technologies Group
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Covers the number one television market, the New York City region.

KMUV-LP Monterey, California
Price: $5.4 Million
Buyer: Clear Channel Television
Seller: Sainte Partners (Chester Smith)
Affiliation: Telemundo
Note: Telemundo affiliation in a top 40 Hispanic market.

KPMC-LP (now KZKC-LP) Bakersfield, California
Price: $5 Million
Buyer: McGraw-Hill Broadcasting
Seller: Cocola Broadcasting (Gary Cocola)
Affiliation: Azteca America
Note: This station has a Spanish-language affilation in a large Hispanic market.

KPSE-LP Palm Springs, California
Price: $4.7 million
Buyer: Journal Broadcast Group
Seller: Mirage Media
Affiliation: My Network TV
Note: Station is the My Network TV affiliate for the Palm Springs market.

WFUN-LP Miami, Florida
Price: $3 million
Buyer: CaribeVision Station Group
Seller: LocalOne TV
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Station covered the number vital Hispanic market of Miami.

KTAV-LP Lancaster/Los Angeles, California
Price: $2.5 million
Buyer: Almavision
Seller: EICB-TV LLC
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Station covered the number two television market, the Los Angeles region.

KQBN-LP (now KEJR-LP) Phoenix, Arizona
Price: $2.5 million
Buyer: Bella, LLC
Seller: Una Vez Mas
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Station has great coverage of the Phoenix market.

WZXZ-CA Orlando, Florida
Price: $1.8 million
Buyer: CaribeVision Station Group
Seller: L4 Media Group
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Coverage of the large Hispanic market of Orlando (CaribeVision is a new Spanish-language network.)

WUVM-LP Atlanta, Georgia
Price: $1.45 million
Buyer: Una Vez Mas
Seller: L4 Media Group
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Una Vez Mas needed a station to carry the Azteca America affiliation for the Atlanta market.

KSTV-LP Sacramento, California
Price: $1.4 million
Buyer: Bustos Media
Seller: Cocola Broadcasting (Gary Cocola)
Affiliation: Shopping
Note: Station has coverage of the Sacramento area and Bustos Media needed a station to carry the Azteca America affiliation it acquired.

KVPA-LP Phoenix, Arizona
Price: $1.25 million
Buyer: Liberman Broadcasting
Seller: Latin America Broadcasting
Affiliation: Off the air
Note: Despite the fact that the station was off the air, it has great coverage of the Phoenix television market.

WBWX-CA (now WUMN-CA) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Price: $1.25 million
Buyer: Equity Media
Seller: The Box Worldwide
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Coverage of the Minneapolis-St. Paul market.

WBXD-CA (now WUDT-CA) Detroit, Michigan
Price: $1.25 million
Buyer: Equity Media
Seller: The Box Worldwide
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Coverage of the Detroit market.

KWVT-LP (now KXPD-LP) Eola, Oregon (Near Portland)
Price: $900,000
Buyer: Churchill Communications, LLC
Seller: Kenneth E. Lewetag
Affiliation: Unknown
Note: Partial coverage of the Portland market.

Over $60 million is sales listed above. If you know of any sales I've missed please send me an e-mail...