An affiliate of the Church of Scientology has agreed to buy Tampa Bay television station WFTT-TV for $30 million, taking ownership of a broadcaster that has aired the church’s programming since 2022 if the deal receives federal approval.
Entravision Communications Corporation signed the agreement Nov. 3 with Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting Corporation, a California nonprofit affiliated with Church of Scientology International. The station is licensed to Venice and serves the Tampa-St. Petersburg television market. The sale is expected to close by early 2027, pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission.
WFTT began airing Scientology Network on Christmas Day 2022, when the church reached an agreement to provide programming while Entravision kept ownership of the station. The network, launched in 2018, broadcasts shows about Scientology’s beliefs, members and activities. Tampa Bay viewers can watch it on channel 62 over the air and through several cable and satellite providers…