Two years after acquiring their first broadcast television station in the Los Angeles market, the Church of Scientology is looking to bring their nascent TV business to the East Coast.
Last week, the group filed paperwork with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to acquire the broadcast license of WFTT (Channel 62) from Entravision Communications. The license transfer is part of a broader $30 million deal that includes the purchase of assets associated with the stations, documents reviewed by The Desk showed.
The companies signed a purchase agreement earlier this month, the filings showed. WFTT serves the Tampa-St. Petersburg market, which includes the city of Clearwater, where the international spiritual headquarters of the Church of Scientology is located…