The Walt Disney Company hit it out of the ballpark when it received a bid for cable networks FX, Nat Geo and broadcast network ABC for $10 billion from Byron Allen.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said in July that the company could sell some of its traditional TV assets that have struggled for years due to the rise of streaming services.
Three of the "Big Four" TV affiliates, plus the PBS Member station, serving Iowa's capital city are now offering ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV broadcasts to locals with television sets capable of receiving the signals, or those with "dongles" enabling their TVs to acquire the improved digital TV channels.