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NBC closed Tues. on its acquisition of Granite Bcstg.’s KNTV San ...

NBC closed Tues. on its acquisition of Granite Bcstg.’s KNTV San Jose (its affiliate for San Francisco market), giving it duopoly in Bay Area after network received FCC approval last month for its $1.98 billion purchase of Telemundo (CD…

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April 11 p3). Telemundo deal included KSTS San Francisco, and network said it planned to “maximize the advantages” of duopoly through “cooperative newsgathering, joint sales efforts and cross-promotion,” plus other “synergies.” Linda Sullivan, pres.-gen. mgr. of NBC’s WRC-TV Washington, was named to same post at KNTV. Steve Schwaid, who led KNTV’s transition as NBC affiliate (replacing KRON-TV Jan. 1), was named vp-news programming for NBC’s 14-owned TV stations.