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Ex KIRO7 reporter says owner wants to sell



From Essex Porter, Apollo may want to get out of the TVbiz.

https://x.com/EssexJP_TV/status/1903598786032935168?t=pOdSCkS4HfpKyX1I4gTH1w&s=19 

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  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM

    Apollo has likely wrung everything out of the old Cox stations it can and is now looking to exit. Makes sense given the cost cutting of recent times at KIRO would buff up the financials for a sale.

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  2. IDC9April 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM

    KIRO is going to need some serious rebuilding if and when the station is sold. Their news team has been hollowed out to the point where they didn't even have 20 personalities listed on their "meet the team" page not too long ago. This isn't to say that a small team is bad. But it hardly feels adequate to fully cover the news in Western Washington.

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