Bluestone Television
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Bonten Media Group, LLC is a New York City
-based owner of television broadcast stations in the United States
. It was formed by Randall D. Bongarten and Diamond Castle Holdings
in November 2006. Its first acquisition was group of 14 stations from Bluestone Television on May 31, 2007. Bluestone had acquired the same stations from Lamco Communications Inc. in 2004. On January 1, 2008 Bonten entered into an agreement with Esteem Broadcasting to operate the FOX affiliates (WFXI/WYDO) in the Greenville-New Bern market, bringing to 16 the number of stations operated by Bonten Media Group.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2004/01/26/story5.html
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-based owner of television broadcast stations in the United States
United States
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. It was formed by Randall D. Bongarten and Diamond Castle Holdings
Diamond Castle Holdings
Diamond Castle Holdings is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries including the media, healthcare, financial services, power and industrial sectors....
in November 2006. Its first acquisition was group of 14 stations from Bluestone Television on May 31, 2007. Bluestone had acquired the same stations from Lamco Communications Inc. in 2004. On January 1, 2008 Bonten entered into an agreement with Esteem Broadcasting to operate the FOX affiliates (WFXI/WYDO) in the Greenville-New Bern market, bringing to 16 the number of stations operated by Bonten Media Group.http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2004/01/26/story5.html
Stations owned by Bonten Media
- WCYB-TVWCYB-TVWCYB-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station serving the Tri-Cities area of Northeastern Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 5 from a transmitter on Rye Patch Knob of Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest...
NBC, CWWCYB-DT2WCYB-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station for the Tri-Cities area of Northeastern Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia. The station is part of The CW Plus, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and / or over-the-air on a digital signal. WCYB-DT2 is a second digital subchannel of the...
affiliate in Bristol, VirginiaBristol, VirginiaBristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Washington County, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, and Sullivan County, Tennessee....
serving the Tri-Cities of Tennessee/VirginiaTri-Cities, TennesseeIn Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
- WEMTWEMTWEMT is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Tri-Cities area of Northeastern Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia licensed to Greeneville, Tennessee. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 38 from a transmitter at Rye Patch Knob on Holston Mountain...
FOX affiliate in Tri-Cities of Tennessee/VirginiaTri-Cities, TennesseeIn Tennessee and Virginia the name "Tri-Cities" refers to the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...
(owned by Esteem Broadcasting, managed by Bonten's WCYB via a LMALocal marketing agreementIn U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
)
- WEMT
- WCTI-TVWCTI-TVWCTI-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Inner Banks area of Eastern North Carolina that is licensed to New Bern. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter in Trenton along NC 58...
ABC, This TV affiliate in New Bern, North CarolinaNew Bern, North CarolinaNew Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census.. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers...
also serving GreenvilleGreenville, North CarolinaGreenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
, JacksonvilleJacksonville, North CarolinaJacksonville, North Carolina, is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the population stood at 70,145, which makes Jacksonville the 14th largest city in North Carolina...
, and WashingtonWashington, North CarolinaWashington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,744 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beaufort County. The closest major city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles to the west....
- WFXI/WYDOWFXIWFXI is the Fox-affiliated television station for Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks licensed to Morehead City. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter in unincorporated Davis, North Carolina along the South River's East Fork. The station can also be...
FOX affiliate in New Bern, North CarolinaNew Bern, North CarolinaNew Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census.. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers...
(owned by Esteem Broadcasting, managed by Bonten's WCTI via a LMALocal marketing agreementIn U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
)
- WFXI/WYDO
- KRCR-TVKRCR-TVKRCR-TV is an ABC affiliated television station in California, USA, that serves the northern Sacramento Valley, including the towns of Redding and Chico. Its studios are located in Redding, where the station is licensed...
ABC, Me-TV affiliate in Redding, CaliforniaRedding, CaliforniaRedding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...
serving all of Northern California, including Red BluffRed Bluff, CaliforniaRed Bluff is a city in and the county seat of Tehama County, California, United States. The population was 14,076 at the 2010 census, up from 13,147 at the 2000 census....
and ChicoChico, CaliforniaChico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
- KAEFKRCR-TVKRCR-TV is an ABC affiliated television station in California, USA, that serves the northern Sacramento Valley, including the towns of Redding and Chico. Its studios are located in Redding, where the station is licensed...
ABC, Me-TV affiliate in Eureka, CaliforniaEureka, CaliforniaEureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
(semi-satellite of KRCR)
- KAEF
- KECI-TV and KCFW NBC, Me-TV, and This TV affiliates in the Missoula, MontanaMissoula, MontanaMissoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
market- KTVM an NBC affiliate in ButteButte, MontanaButte is a city in Montana and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200...
/ Bozeman, MontanaBozeman, MontanaBozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
(satellite of KECI)
- KTVM an NBC affiliate in Butte
- KTXS ABC, CW affiliate in Abilene, TexasAbilene, TexasAbilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
- KTES-LPKTES-LPKTES-LP is the low-powered This TV affiliate for the Abilene-Sweetwater television market. Founded in 1995 and owned by Bonten Media Group, it broadcasts on UHF channel 40. The station is also simulcast on the third digital subchannel of KTXS-TV. The station previously carried Telemundo, but...
This TVThis TVThis TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
affiliate in Abilene, TexasAbilene, TexasAbilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County... - KTXE-LP ABC affiliate in San Angelo, TexasSan Angelo, TexasSan Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
(satellite of KTXS)
- KTES-LP