Additional information has been provided to City Pulse regarding an article last week about the state of local media. WILX News 10 general manager Debbie Petersmark confirmed Friday that WYSM-TV, better known as Fox 47, would remain a Fox affiliate and continue broadcasting on channel 47 under a proposed station swap between WILX owner Gray Media and WYSM owner E.W. Scripps. Under the deal, which is expected to close within six months pending regulatory approval, WYSM will fall under Gray Media’s ownership and likely become part of the News 10 brand but will continue to air Fox national programming.
Additionally, the article, “Sink or Swim,” was mistakenly published without a byline. It was written by Leo V. Kaplan.
The owner of a north Lansing building supply company cut a deal Tuesday with Lansing officials on a plan to push a piece of Lansing’s largest homeless encampment off his land, which is roughly located behind Piazzano’s restaurant on Grand River Avenue…