Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC

Proud of our news team in Casper for winning Best Newscast, Best News Piece, Best Public Service from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. Marisa Burke Bill Fielder

We are searching for General Manager candidates for our Wyoming operations in Casper and Cheyenne. Reach out to me directly for a confidential conversation. Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC

Thomas Baker appointed GM — FOX Affiliates at KVRR and KQDS April 5, 2024 We are excited to announce the promotion of Thomas Baker as the General Manager of our Fargo, North Dakota, and Duluth, Minnesota, operations! Tom previously held the position of General Manager of our Meridian, Mississippi, operations, and had joined Coastal from KVVU Fox 5, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tom has also worked in broadcast television sales, sales management, and digital sales management since 2012 in markets such as Las Vegas, Denver, and Tucson. Bill Fielder, CEO and Founder of Coastal Television Group, said “Tom Baker’s proven leadership and team building skills are a great fit to head up our stations in Fargo and Duluth. He has a strong ability to lead his teams toward the common goals of serving communities, viewers and advertisers. We are very pleased that he is here to help further our commitment to provide the best local news, information and client centered results to the communities of Fargo and Duluth.” We are all looking forward to working with Tom in expanding both our sales and operations reach in the Fargo and Duluth markets.

Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC adds FOX Affiliates in Fargo North, Dakota, and Duluth, Minnesota, to its portfolio of Television Stations. April 5, 2023 Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC (“Coastal”) is proud to announce that it has closed on Coastal’s purchase of television stations KVRR(TV), Fargo, KJRR(TV), Jamestown, and KNRR(TV), Pembina, all in North Dakota, and KBRR(TV), Thief River Falls, and KQDS-TV, Duluth, both in Minnesota, from Red River Broadcast Co. and KQDS-TV Corp. The Sellers, Red River Broadcast Co., LLC, and KQDS-TV Corp., are owned by Curtis Squire Inc., a Minnesota-based family holding company headed by John Exline, which has held the stations for the past several decades. These are Red River’s and KQDS-TV’s last remaining broadcast assets. Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC is a Georgia-based company owned and operated by Coastal’s Founder and CEO, Bill Fielder. Coastal owns, and/or provides advertising sales and other services to, 19 television stations with 28 Big Four Network and CW channels across Mississippi, Alaska, Tennessee, New York, Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Norh Dakota and Minnesota.

Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC adds FOX Affiliates in Fargo North, Dakota, and Duluth, Minnesota, to its portfolio of Television Stations. April 5, 2023 Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC (“Coastal”) is proud to announce that it hasclosed on Coastal’s purchase of television stations KVRR(TV), Fargo, KJRR(TV), Jamestown, and KNRR(TV), Pembina, all in North Dakota, and KBRR(TV), Thief River Falls, and KQDS-TV, Duluth, both in Minnesota, from Red River Broadcast Co. and KQDS-TV Corp.   The Sellers, Red River Broadcast Co., LLC, and KQDS-TV Corp., are owned by Curtis Squire Inc., a Minnesota-based family holding company headed by John Exline, which has held the stations for the past several decades. These are Red River’s and KQDS-TV’s last remaining broadcast assets.   Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC is a Georgia-based company owned and operated by Coastal’s Founder and CEO, Bill Fielder. Coastal owns, and/or provides advertising sales and other services to, 19 television stations with 28 Big Four Network and CW channels across Mississippi, Alaska, Tennessee, New York, Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Norh Dakota and Minnesota.

We are seeking General Manager candidates to join our team! If you are frustrated by cookie-cutter corporate systems and would be energized to be in an environment where you have autonomy with accountability, then this opportunity might be for you. Coastal TV Group is looking for their next great leader to help maximize ratings, revenue and share. Feel free to reach out to me or go to https://lnkd.in/eA3w8Rwd. Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC

Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC (“Coastal”) has promoted its Chief Revenue Officer, Don Fisher, to President and Chief Revenue Officer effective January 1, 2024. Don has been with Coastal since November 2021 and has played a significant role in Coastal’s leadership and revenue growth for its then existing portfolio of stations in Alaska and Wyoming, as well as the stations added with the portfolio of former Waypoint stations in Meridian, MS, Jonesboro, AR, Jackson TN, Lafayette, IN, and Elmira-Corning, NY. Founder and CEO Bill Fielder stated “I have worked with Don since May 2002 and his leadership and experience represent exactly those skills Coastal needs to help move us to our next level. We are so proud he has agreed to immediately step into this leadership role.” Don Fisher

We are pleased to announce that Brian Sands has joined Coastal Television Group as National Sales Manager for a group of our stations in New York, Wyoming and Alaska. Brian will work with our partners at Katz Media to drive spot and political revenue share in each of the markets. Brian has over 20 years of experience in television and radio joining Coastal from Nexstar’s WREG-TV, where he’s been Local Sales Manager since 2013. Prior to WREG-TV, Brian worked at Raycom’s WMC-TV for 5 years and at Tribune’s WLMT-TV for 7 years. He has several years’ experience in radio sales and station management. A Penn State graduate, Brian has been married to his wife, Sherri, for 26 years and they have three grown sons. He is a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan.