Cowles Co. on Tuesday plans to buy a group of seven television stations from the Max Media of Montana Co., reports AP. Cowles publishes
The Spokesman-Review and owns NBC affiliate KHQ
Spokane. The Max Media stations being sold are: KULR Billings; KTMF with stations in Missoula and Kalispell; KWYB Butte and Bozeman; KFBB Great Falls and KHBB Helena. KULR is an NBC affiliate and the
others are ABC/Fox affiliates. The FCC must approve the team, which is expected to close Dec. 1.