Monday, January 9, 2012

Wazoo Sports Files Bankruptcy

  • {London, Kentucky}...London-based Wazoo Sports, a company that broadcasts and Webcasts high school sports, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in London on December 29th, listing debts of more than $3.12 million to its top 20 creditors, and anticipates being sold. The move came about the same time NBC affiliate WLEX (Channel 18) in Lexington and ABC affiliate WHAS (Channel 11) in Louisville dropped Wazoo's programming. In recent years, the company had grown beyond its roots of Webcasting high school sports and was broadcasting and Webcasting some NCAA, NAIA and other youth sports. Since starting TV broadcasting in December 2008, it has aired programming in five markets.