News Corp said in a statement on Saturday the deal was expected to close in the third calendar quarter of next year.
The sale of the Fox affiliate stations in small markets will leave News Corp with 27 stations in major markets including New York, Boston and Los Angeles.
The media conglomerate, which owns the New York Post, a controlling stake in BSkyB (BSY.L) satellite TV service, and 20th Century Fox movie studio, recently closed a $5.6 billion deal to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co Inc as part of a plan to create a global financial news empire.
The TV stations include WJW in Cleveland, Ohio KDVR in Denver, Colorado and WGHP in Greensboro, North Carolina KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri WDAF in Kansas City, Missouri WITI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah and WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama.
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