A TV station was sold in its first weekSourced
A new TV station went on air.
Before week one ended, it had a buyer.
Kansas City's KCMO-TV began broadcasting on September 27, 1953. Before its first week ended, its company agreed to sell to Meredith. The buyer had toured the facilities and expressed interest before the station launched.
The launch was followed
quickly by a sale.
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