Texas TV station flooded during live Harvey coverage sold
HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston TV station that flooded during live coverage of Hurricane Harvey last year is being demolished.
The Houston Chronicle reports that the former KHOU-TV complex property along Buffalo Bayou has also been sold. Appraisal records estimate the site is worth at least $13 million.
KHOU posted video of water pushing through a front door and staff evacuating as the lobby flooded on Aug. 27. The hurricane and heavy rains that followed devastated parts of Houston and the Texas coast.
In this May 25, 2018, photo shows the former KHOU property on Allen Parkway in Houston. The Houston Chronicle reports the former KHOU-TV complex along Buffalo Bayou was sold to a group associated with funeral home and cemetery conglomerate Service Corporation International. The property is near SCI headquarters. (Nancy Sarnoff/Houston Chronicle via AP)
KHOU is a CBS affiliate. It's been operating in temporary studios at Houston Public Media. In March, the station announced plans for a new complex in the Galleria area.
The property was sold to a group associated with funeral home and cemetery conglomerate Service Corporation International. The property is near SCI headquarters. Terms weren't released.
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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com