Young Broadcasting
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New Young Broadcasting Holding Co, Inc. is an owner of 14 television station
s in 11 United States media market
s. The company was formerly known as Young Broadcasting Inc. (and is still sometimes referred by that name) and was the outgrowth of the ad representation/invest firm Adam Young, Inc. which was founded in 1944 by Adam Young and is currently run in part by his son, Vincent. Previously a publicly traded company, Young Broadcasting is in the process of emerging from bankruptcy
proceedings as a privately held company owned by its secured creditors.
and La Crosse, Wisconsin
. (A separate deal in 1986 would see Young acquire a station in Rockford, Illinois
.) Young would expand its station roster to include a 1993 purchase of 3 stations formerly owned by Nationwide Insurance's
broadcasting arm
, as well as Los Angeles
independent KCAL-TV
, which was purchased from the Walt Disney Company in 1996.
In 1999, Young Broadcasting set a record for the purchase price of a single TV station when it purchased KRON-TV
in San Francisco, California
from Chronicle Broadcasting
for $823 million. (The purchase also included a sister cable network, BayTV, which would be shuttered in 2001.) Fortunes for KRON, and with it its new owners, would soon take a sharp decline: NBC, angry at not only being outbid for KRON but by Young's refusal to pay NBC for affiliation, severed its relationship with KRON at the end of 2001 and affiliated with (and eventually purchased) San Jose-based KNTV
, and moving its transmitter closer to San Francisco. KRON suddenly became an independent station, eventually taking affiliation with MyNetworkTV
in 2006. As a result of losing NBC, KRON's value eventually dropped into the range of $150–$250 million by 2009. Young would eventually sell off 3 of its stations (see below) in an effort to either finance or pay off debt pertaining to the KRON purchase.
Young would never really recover from KRON's loss of NBC affiliation and subsequent loss of value. For several years, rumors of the company either being bought or selling some or all of its remaining stations circulated. Ironically, Young attempted to sell KRON in 2008, only to suspend its efforts after receiving no interest from possible buyers. The massive debt load Young incurred from its purchase and ownership of KRON was widely believed to have been a contributing factor to the company's 2009 bankruptcy
declaration.
In December 2008, Dish Network
dropped all of Young Broadcasting's stations in a retransmission fee
dispute. Each station posted a letter similar to the one on KRON's website to notify their viewers of the dispute. The dispute lasted for 3 days before a new agreement was signed late on December 14, returning Young's stations to Dish Networks.
bankruptcy
on February 13, 2009 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Young Broadcasting originally planned to auction off its stations in a New York City bankruptcy court on July 14, 2009, but it canceled the auction at the last minute, a move likely believed to have been due to lack of interest from buyers or from bids deemed unacceptable. Instead of the auction, a deal was reached where Young's secured lenders (among them Wachovia
and Credit Suisse
) would take control of the company for $220 million. Chairman/CEO Vincent Young would remain on the company's 5-member Board of Directors (2 members of which would be appointed by the lenders).
As part of Young's bankruptcy deal, which was officially filed in bankruptcy court in July 2009, Gray Television
was tapped to join into a management contract, under which Gray would act as a third-party handler of day-to-day management and operations at 10 Young-owned stations in 7 markets. Three stations would continue to be operated by Young themselves: San Francisco's
KRON-TV
, Knoxville's
WATE-TV
, and Lansing's
WLNS-TV
. Gray already owns and operates stations in the latter two markets; not having them operate WATE and WLNS would resolve fears of one entity owning (potentially or otherwise) two top-rated stations in the same market, something that is forbidden by the FCC.
Young's unsecured creditors were against the company's reorganization plans from the outset, but their attempts to halt those plans and submit their own alternatives were rejected by bankruptcy judge Arthur Gonzalez in April and May 2010, allowing the secured creditors to proceed with reorganization under a new company, "New Young Broadcasting Holding Co."
On June 24, 2010, Young released a statement indicating that the company (now referring to themselves as New Young Broadcasting) had transferred from publicly traded status to private ownership by its former senior lenders, shedding "nearly $800 million in debt and millions of dollars of burdensome contracts" during its bankruptcy. (The company still trades on a limited basis on the pink sheets
as of November 2010.) Gray Television now manages the Young-owned stations as planned (see "TV Station Portfolio" below), though New Young's board still has final say on all station matters, including programming and personnel. Gray's deal to manage the stations expires on December 31, 2012, though Gray has considered purchasing the New Young stations if and when they are put on the market. (Young could not officially run the Young stations until after Young's bankruptcy was finalized and license transfers to new ownership occurred, though they did collect a management fee from Young while sitting on the sidelines.)
In August 2010, Vincent Young stepped down as New Young Broadcasting's CEO, though he still holds the title of non-Executive Chairman of the Board; Chief Financial Officer Jim Morgan left the company in October 2010. The web address of the former Young Broadcasting (www.youngbroadcasting.com) has been taken down and, as of November 2010, shows the former Young logo and a "Site Currently Under Construction" message; there is no current website for New Young Broadcasting.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
s in 11 United States media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
s. The company was formerly known as Young Broadcasting Inc. (and is still sometimes referred by that name) and was the outgrowth of the ad representation/invest firm Adam Young, Inc. which was founded in 1944 by Adam Young and is currently run in part by his son, Vincent. Previously a publicly traded company, Young Broadcasting is in the process of emerging from bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
proceedings as a privately held company owned by its secured creditors.
History
Young Broadcasting entered station ownership in 1986, when it purchased stations in Lansing, MichiganLansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
and La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
. (A separate deal in 1986 would see Young acquire a station in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
.) Young would expand its station roster to include a 1993 purchase of 3 stations formerly owned by Nationwide Insurance's
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company & Affiliated Companies is a group of large U.S. insurance and financial services companies based in Columbus...
broadcasting arm
Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications Inc. was a media subsidiary of the Nationwide Insurance Company, which operated from 1946 until 1997. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Communications owned and operated a variety of radio and television stations across the United States until it sold off all its radio...
, as well as Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
independent KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
, which was purchased from the Walt Disney Company in 1996.
In 1999, Young Broadcasting set a record for the purchase price of a single TV station when it purchased KRON-TV
KRON-TV
KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
from Chronicle Broadcasting
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
for $823 million. (The purchase also included a sister cable network, BayTV, which would be shuttered in 2001.) Fortunes for KRON, and with it its new owners, would soon take a sharp decline: NBC, angry at not only being outbid for KRON but by Young's refusal to pay NBC for affiliation, severed its relationship with KRON at the end of 2001 and affiliated with (and eventually purchased) San Jose-based KNTV
KNTV
KNTV, channel 11, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in the Bay Area market. It is licensed to San Jose, with its transmitter located on San Bruno Mountain, just south of San Francisco. It shares facilities in San Jose with NBC Universal sister station KSTS and CNBC's Silicon...
, and moving its transmitter closer to San Francisco. KRON suddenly became an independent station, eventually taking affiliation with MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
in 2006. As a result of losing NBC, KRON's value eventually dropped into the range of $150–$250 million by 2009. Young would eventually sell off 3 of its stations (see below) in an effort to either finance or pay off debt pertaining to the KRON purchase.
Young would never really recover from KRON's loss of NBC affiliation and subsequent loss of value. For several years, rumors of the company either being bought or selling some or all of its remaining stations circulated. Ironically, Young attempted to sell KRON in 2008, only to suspend its efforts after receiving no interest from possible buyers. The massive debt load Young incurred from its purchase and ownership of KRON was widely believed to have been a contributing factor to the company's 2009 bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
declaration.
In December 2008, Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
dropped all of Young Broadcasting's stations in a retransmission fee
Retransmission consent
Retransmission consent is an option granted to US television stations as part of the law that granted such stations the option to elect must-carry rights. Under retransmission consent, a full-power US television station may elect to negotiate with a cable system operator for carriage of its...
dispute. Each station posted a letter similar to the one on KRON's website to notify their viewers of the dispute. The dispute lasted for 3 days before a new agreement was signed late on December 14, returning Young's stations to Dish Networks.
Financial Difficulties and Bankruptcy
In January 2009, after failing to meet the minimum standards for being listed on NASDAQ, Young Broadcasting was dropped from the exchange. The company skipped interest payments to its creditors and in February 2009 voluntarily declared Chapter 11Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is available to every business, whether organized as a corporation or sole proprietorship, and to individuals, although it is most...
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
on February 13, 2009 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Young Broadcasting originally planned to auction off its stations in a New York City bankruptcy court on July 14, 2009, but it canceled the auction at the last minute, a move likely believed to have been due to lack of interest from buyers or from bids deemed unacceptable. Instead of the auction, a deal was reached where Young's secured lenders (among them Wachovia
Wachovia
Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States based on total assets...
and Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...
) would take control of the company for $220 million. Chairman/CEO Vincent Young would remain on the company's 5-member Board of Directors (2 members of which would be appointed by the lenders).
As part of Young's bankruptcy deal, which was officially filed in bankruptcy court in July 2009, Gray Television
Gray Television
Gray Television, Inc. is a communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with administrative offices in Albany, Georgia.Established in 1946 by James H...
was tapped to join into a management contract, under which Gray would act as a third-party handler of day-to-day management and operations at 10 Young-owned stations in 7 markets. Three stations would continue to be operated by Young themselves: San Francisco's
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
KRON-TV
KRON-TV
KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting...
, Knoxville's
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
WATE-TV
WATE-TV
WATE-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Eastern Tennessee licensed to Knoxville. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 6 as well as Comcast and Knology...
, and Lansing's
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
WLNS-TV
WLNS-TV
WLNS-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Michigan licensed to Lansing. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Van Atta Road in Meridian. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and Broadstripe channel 13...
. Gray already owns and operates stations in the latter two markets; not having them operate WATE and WLNS would resolve fears of one entity owning (potentially or otherwise) two top-rated stations in the same market, something that is forbidden by the FCC.
Young's unsecured creditors were against the company's reorganization plans from the outset, but their attempts to halt those plans and submit their own alternatives were rejected by bankruptcy judge Arthur Gonzalez in April and May 2010, allowing the secured creditors to proceed with reorganization under a new company, "New Young Broadcasting Holding Co."
On June 24, 2010, Young released a statement indicating that the company (now referring to themselves as New Young Broadcasting) had transferred from publicly traded status to private ownership by its former senior lenders, shedding "nearly $800 million in debt and millions of dollars of burdensome contracts" during its bankruptcy. (The company still trades on a limited basis on the pink sheets
Pink Sheets
OTC Markets Group, Inc., informally known as "Pink Sheets", is a private company that provides services to the U.S. over-the-counter securities market including electronic quotations, trading, messaging, and information platforms. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, OTC...
as of November 2010.) Gray Television now manages the Young-owned stations as planned (see "TV Station Portfolio" below), though New Young's board still has final say on all station matters, including programming and personnel. Gray's deal to manage the stations expires on December 31, 2012, though Gray has considered purchasing the New Young stations if and when they are put on the market. (Young could not officially run the Young stations until after Young's bankruptcy was finalized and license transfers to new ownership occurred, though they did collect a management fee from Young while sitting on the sidelines.)
In August 2010, Vincent Young stepped down as New Young Broadcasting's CEO, though he still holds the title of non-Executive Chairman of the Board; Chief Financial Officer Jim Morgan left the company in October 2010. The web address of the former Young Broadcasting (www.youngbroadcasting.com) has been taken down and, as of November 2010, shows the former Young logo and a "Site Currently Under Construction" message; there is no current website for New Young Broadcasting.
TV Station Portfolio
Note: Stations highlighted in blue are those that are managed by Gray TelevisionGray Television
Gray Television, Inc. is a communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with administrative offices in Albany, Georgia.Established in 1946 by James H...
| Market | Station | Digital | Virtual | Current Affiliation (branding, where applicable, in parentheses) |
Year Acquired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
KRON-TV KRON-TV KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting... |
38 | 4 | 4.1 & 4.2: MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation... 4.3: Traffic info |
2000 | Young's flagship station. Was NBC until becoming independent on 1/1/2002; joined MyNetworkTV on 9/5/2006. | |
| Nashville, TN Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
WKRN-TV WKRN-TV WKRN-TV, virtual channel 2.1 , is the ABC-affiliated television station in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Young Broadcasting under the operation of Gray Television. Its transmitter is located in Brentwood, Tennessee.... |
27 | 2 | 2.1: ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... 2.2: Weather (Nashville WX Channel) |
1989 | ||
| Albany, NY Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River... |
WTEN WTEN WTEN is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Capital District of New York State and Western New England that is licensed to Albany. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter southwest of the Voorheesville section of New Scotland... |
26 | 10 | 10.1: ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... 10.2: Weather (News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel) 10.3: RTV Retro Television Network The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs... |
1989 | ||
| Adams, MA Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
WCDC-TV | 36 | 19 | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
1989 | Satellite of WTEN | |
| Knoxville, TN Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region... |
WATE-TV WATE-TV WATE-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Eastern Tennessee licensed to Knoxville. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 6 as well as Comcast and Knology... |
26 | 6 | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
1993 | ||
| Richmond, VA Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
WRIC-TV WRIC-TV WRIC-TV, virtual channel 8 , is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Richmond, Virginia market. It is owned by Young Broadcasting. The station is licensed to nearby Petersburg, while its studios are just off the Powhite Parkway extension in the Arboretum office park in western... |
22 | 8 | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
1993 | ||
| Green Bay, WI Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,... |
WBAY-TV WBAY-TV WBAY-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin, broadcasting on UHF digital channel 23 from a transmitter located in the town of Ledgeview, Wisconsin, and master control based in its building in downtown Green Bay... |
23 | 2 | 2.1: ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... 2.2: Weather (StormCenter 2 24/7) 2.3: RTV Retro Television Network The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs... (RTV 2-3) |
1993 | ||
| Davenport, IA Davenport, Iowa Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk... |
KWQC-TV KWQC-TV KWQC-TV, virtual channel 6 , is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Quad Cities television market . It is licensed to Davenport and is owned by Young Broadcasting... |
36 | 6 | 6.1: NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... 6.2: Weather (KWQC 24-7 Weather Channel) |
1995 | ||
| Lansing, MI Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
WLNS-TV WLNS-TV WLNS-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Michigan licensed to Lansing. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Van Atta Road in Meridian. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 6 and Broadstripe channel 13... |
36 | 6 | 6.1: CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... 6.2: The Country Network |
1986 | First station purchased by Young (with WKBT WKBT WKBT-DT is a television station owned and operated by Morgan Murphy Media and serving West Central Wisconsin, including La Crosse and Eau Claire. The station is primarily affiliated with CBS and airs programming from MyNetworkTV on its digital subchannel.-History:WKBT launched on August 8, 1954... ); operates Venture Technologies Group-owned WHTV WHTV WHTV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Central Michigan that is licensed to Jackson, Michigan. It broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 18 from a transmitter in Okemos. Owned by Venture Technologies Group, the station is operated through a joint sales... via JSA Local marketing agreement In 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... |
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| Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south... |
KELO-TV KELO-TV KELO is the CBS affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello"... |
32 | 11 | 11.1: CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... (KELOLAND Television) 11.2: MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation... (My UTV) 11.3: weather |
1996 | ||
| Florence, SD Florence, South Dakota Florence is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 374 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Florence is located at .... |
KDLO | 3 | 3 | 3.1: CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... (KELOLAND Television) 3.2: MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation... (My UTV) 3.3: weather |
1996 | Satellite of KELO-TV KELO-TV KELO is the CBS affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello"... |
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| Reliance, SD Reliance, South Dakota Reliance is a town in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Reliance is located at .... |
KPLO | 13 | 6 | 6.1: CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... (KELOLAND Television) 6.2: MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation... (My UTV) 6.3: weather |
1996 | Satellite of KELO-TV KELO-TV KELO is the CBS affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello"... |
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| Lafayette, LA Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census... |
KLFY | 10 | 10 | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
1988 | ||
| Rapid City, SD Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid... |
KCLO | 16 | 15 | 15.1: CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... (KELOLAND Television) 15.2: weather |
1996 | Satellite of KELO-TV KELO-TV KELO is the CBS affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello"... |
Formerly Owned Stations
| Market | Station | Digital (Virtual) | Affiliation | Year Purchased | Year Sold (Buyer) | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
KCAL-TV KCAL-TV KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital... |
9 (9) | Independent | 1996 | 2002 (CBS Corporation CBS Corporation CBS Corporation is an American media conglomerate focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, billboards and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The President and CEO of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, is CBS's... ) |
Owned & Operated by CBS Corporation CBS Corporation CBS Corporation is an American media conglomerate focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, billboards and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The President and CEO of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, is CBS's... (Duopoly Duopoly (broadcasting) In United States broadcast television and radio, duopoly is a term used to describe a single company which owns two or more stations in the same city or community.... with KCBS-TV KCBS-TV KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter... ) |
| Rockford, IL Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated... |
WTVO WTVO WTVO is the ABC-affiliated television station for Northern Illinois licensed to Rockford. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter at its studios on North Meridian Road/IL 24 in Rockford. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 4 and in high... |
16 (17) | NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... , ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
1986 | 2004 (Mission Broadcasting Mission Broadcasting Mission Broadcasting, Inc. is a television station group that owns 15 television stations operated by Nexstar Broadcasting. The group's president is David S. Smith, who founded the company in 1998. In most areas where Mission owns a station, its arrangements allow Nexstar to control two of the top... ) |
Owned by Mission Broadcasting Mission Broadcasting Mission Broadcasting, Inc. is a television station group that owns 15 television stations operated by Nexstar Broadcasting. The group's president is David S. Smith, who founded the company in 1998. In most areas where Mission owns a station, its arrangements allow Nexstar to control two of the top... (Controlled by Nexstar-owned WQRF) |
| La Crosse, WI La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485... |
WKBT WKBT WKBT-DT is a television station owned and operated by Morgan Murphy Media and serving West Central Wisconsin, including La Crosse and Eau Claire. The station is primarily affiliated with CBS and airs programming from MyNetworkTV on its digital subchannel.-History:WKBT launched on August 8, 1954... |
8 (8) | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
1986 | 1999 (Morgan Murphy Media) | Owned and operated by Morgan Murphy Media |
External links
- The former Young Broadcasting web site, "under construction" as of August 2011
- Adam Young, Inc. web site