Journal Broadcast Group Closes On The Purchase Of WACY Green Bay, WI

Journal Broadcast Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN), today announced that it has closed on the purchase of WACY-TV in Green Bay for $2.038 million from ACE TV, Inc.

WACY is a MyNetwork station in Green Bay/Appleton, WI. Journal Broadcast Group has had a local marketing agreement for the station since late 2004. Journal also owns WGBA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Green Bay.

“Completion of the WACY transaction solidifies our duopoly in the Green Bay market,” said Steven J. Smith, Chairman and CEO of Journal Communications.

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About Journal Communications

Journal Communications, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was founded in 1882. We are a diversified media company with operations in radio and television broadcasting, publishing and interactive media. We own and operate 35 radio stations and 14 television stations in 12 states. We publish the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which serves as the only major daily newspaper for the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and several community newspapers and shoppers in Wisconsin. Our interactive media assets build on our strong publishing and broadcasting brands.

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