Multiple Montana television stations are being acquired by The E.W. Scripps Company.

In a release, Scripps said it was acquiring 15 television stations in 10 markets from Cordillera Communications.

The acquisition grows the Scripps local television station footprint to 51 stations in 36 markets with a reach of nearly 21 percent of U.S. TV households, according to the Scripps release.

by Jenn Rowell

KRTV, other Montana stations sold