stˈeɪnləs, hˌuːz hˈoʊldɪŋz baɪ ðɪs pˈɔɪnt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪts tˈaʊɚ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ bˈɪznəs, wˈɪkztˌiːvˈiː, ænd kˌeɪtˌiːvˌiːzˈiː ɪn bˈɛnd, ˈɔːɹɪɡən, wʌz sˈoʊld tə nɔːɹθwˈɛst bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈɪliən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
Stainless, whose holdings by this point included its tower manufacturing business, WICZ-TV, and KTVZ in Bend, Oregon, was sold to Northwest Broadcasting for $17 million in 1997.