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===Sale to ABC Fantasy Television Stations=== | ===Sale to ABC Fantasy Television Stations=== | ||
− | On June 3, 2016, the estate of [[Patrice Rafferty]] signed an agreement to be acquired by ABC Fantasy Television Stations. The deal will result in WMRI becoming an ABC owned-and-operated station and WECW | + | On June 3, 2016, the estate of [[Patrice Rafferty]] signed an agreement to be acquired by ABC Fantasy Television Stations. The deal will result in WMRI becoming an ABC owned-and-operated station and WECW an Univision affiliate.<ref name=tvnc-ateabc>{{cite news|title=ABC-ATE Media: It's A Done Deal|date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> The sale closed on September 2, 2016. With the completion of the deal, WMRI became the second network station in Fort Wayne to become an owned-and-operated station of its associated network after [[WINO-FLD|WINO/WMRN/WORT]] (formerly channels 12/38/58, now channel 7) and also marked WMRI's third ownership change. The sale to ABC ended 62 years of being locally owned by Corithian Broadcasting from 1954 until 1982 and ATE Media from 1982 to 2016. As a result, rival CBS affiliate [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] (channel 41) through its ownership of [[NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Stations|NoSirGifts Fantasy Television Division]] became the only locally owned-and-operated station in Fort Wayne. |
Ownership of WMRI became evident as a ABC Fantasy Television Stations unveiled a new logo for WMRI and Atlanta sister station [[WGA-FTV]] on August 6, 2018. | Ownership of WMRI became evident as a ABC Fantasy Television Stations unveiled a new logo for WMRI and Atlanta sister station [[WGA-FTV]] on August 6, 2018. |