Emmis Chmn. Jeff Smulyan, a top contender for ownership of the Wa...
Emmis Chmn. Jeff Smulyan, a top contender for ownership of the Washington Nationals baseball team, added 2 Washington investors to his group: former FCC Chmn. Dick Wiley and Radio One Pres. Alfred Liggins, sources said. Owing to a non-disclosure…
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pact, Smulyan hasn’t commented on the bidding, an Emmis spokeswoman said. Wiley wouldn’t comment. Liggins could not be reached. Eight groups are pursuing the Nationals; bidding could hit $460 million. Some broadcast executives have speculated that Smulyan’s sale of his 9 TV stations for $681 million could figure in his bid for the Nationals.