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Meredith's son, E.T. "Ed" Meredith Jr., was still in college when his father died and judged too young to take over the company.
The move is expected to help Meredith, which now operates Fox and UPN affiliates in Portland, cut costs and boost its ability to reach portions of the Portland population that are more attractive to advertisers.
Meredith's biggest liability in the early 1970s was its cash flow, largely because of short-term debt that the company relied on to maintain day-to-day operations.