ViacomCBS Seeks Involuntary Transfer Consent for Stations, After Redstone Death
ViacomCBS will file applications with the FCC requesting consent for involuntary transfer of control of TV stations and Communications Act Title III licenses due to the death last week of company Chairman Emeritus Sumner Redstone (see 2008120039), said a company…
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letter Thursday. Redstone held an indirect controlling interest in ViacomCBS, which in turn controlled the licenses involved, the media company said. The stations involved include Los Angeles' KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV, WBZ-TV Boston and numerous others.