(AUDIO) Smyth: Why We Sold To Beasley
After 60 years, the Bordes family was ready to sell, and when Caroline Beasley called Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth last November, he was ready to deal. In our interview with Smyth, he says the fit was right with Beasley, being that both are family-owned businesses. Our first question to Smyth was about that call he had to make to all his managers, to tell them they were going to be sold. LISTEN HERE. (UPDATED TO INCLUDE INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT)
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Just How Big Will Beasley Become?
If this deal did go through as is (Beasley plans to divest stations in Charlotte to get FCC approval) with Beasley keeping all 21 Greater Media stations, Beasley would grow from a company with $106 million in revenue to a company with $247 million.
So What Is Beasley Getting For $240 Million?
The 21 stations Greater Media owns are in Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. No doubt part of the reason this deal made sense to the Beasley family was the fact that Greater Media owned stations in two markets Beasley also had clusters in (Philadelphia and Charlotte). This would give them the opportunity to grow those clusters. Let's take a closer look at the markets...
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