http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2015/12/nbc_dials_up_heat_ch_7_set_to_lose_network_affiliation_in_2017
Boston television is headed for a seismic shakeup in 2017, when NBC programming moves from Channel 7 to a new station called NBC Boston — which will air on WNEU (Ch. 60) — and the powerhouse network is already assembling a news team that includes just-departed 7News weatherman Pete Bouchard.
According to a source with knowledge of the deal, NBCUniversal already has informed Sunbeam Television, which owns Channel 7, that they will not be renewing the station’s NBC affiliation when their contract runs out at the end of next year.