Spartan Communications
American media company (1940–2000)
Founded | 1940 (as Spartanburg Advertising Company) 1947 (as Spartan Radiocasting) |
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Founder | Walter J. Brown |
Defunct | 2000 |
Fate | Acquired by Media General |
Successor | Media General Nexstar Media Group |
Headquarters | Spartanburg, South Carolina , United States |
Services | Television stations |
Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that owned WSPA-TV as the city's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
History
In March 2000, WSPA-TV and eleven other stations were sold to Media General for US$605 million.[1]
Former stations
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
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Panama City, FL | WMBB | 13 | 1990–2000 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Augusta, GA | WJBF | 6 | 1992–2000 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Columbus, GA | WRBL | 3 | 1995–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Mason City, IA–Rochester, MN | KIMT | 3 | 1984–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting |
Hutchinson–Wichita, KS | KWCH-TV | 12 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Ensign–Dodge City, KS | KBSD-TV[A] | 6 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Goodland, KS | KBSL-TV[A] | 10 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Hays, KS | KBSH-TV[A] | 7 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Greenville–Spartanburg, SC | WSPA-TV ** | 7 | 1956–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Toccoa, GA | WNEG-TV | 32 | 1995–2000 | MeTV affiliate WGTA, owned by Marquee Broadcasting |
Florence–Myrtle Beach, SC | WBTW | 13 | 1984–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
- ^ a b c Satellite of KWCH-TV.
References
- ^ Bennett, Jeff (March 28, 2000). "WSPA-TV sold on day it brings HDTV to Upstate". The Greenville News. p. 6B. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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- KELO-TV / KCLO-TV / KDLO-TV / KPLO-TV
- KGPE
- KLAS-TV
- KLBK-TV
- KLFY-TV
- KLST
- KOIN
- KOLR 1
- KREX-TV / KREY-TV
- KRQE / KBIM-TV / KREZ-TV
- KTAB-TV
- KVEO-TV 2
- KXMB-TV / KXMC-TV / KXMD-TV / KXMA-TV 2
- WANE-TV
- WBTW
- WCIA
- WFRV-TV
- WHBF-TV
- WHNT-TV
- WHLT
- WIAT
- WIVB-TV
- WJHL-TV
- WJTV
- WKBN-TV
- WKRG-TV
- WLNS-TV
- WMBD-TV
- WNCN
- WNCT-TV
- WOWK-TV
- WPRI-TV
- WRBL
- WREG-TV
- WROC-TV
- WSPA-TV
- WTAJ-TV
- WTRF-TV
- WTTV / WTTK
- WVNS-TV
- WYOU 1
- KASN 1
- KAUT-TV
- KAZT-TV / KAZT-CD 1
- KELO-TV / KCLO-TV / KDLO-TV / KPLO-TV 2
- KDAF
- KGCW
- KGET-TV 2
- KHON-TV / KHAW-TV / KAII-TV 2
- KIAH
- KNVA 1
- KPLR-TV
- KRCW-TV
- KRON-TV
- KSVI 2
- KTKA-TV 1, 2
- KTLA
- KUCW
- KWBQ / KRWB-TV 1
- KWGN-TV
- KXMB-TV 2 / KXMC-TV 2 / KXMD-TV 2 / KXMA-TV
- KXTU-LD
- WBDT 1
- WBRL-CD
- WCBD-TV 2
- WDCW
- WFNA
- WHDF
- WHLT 2
- WJTV 2
- WLAJ 1, 2
- WMBB1, 2
- WNAC-TV 1, 2
- WNCT-TV 2
- WNLO
- WNOL-TV
- WOTV 2
- WPIX 1
- WPHL-TV
- WSAV-TV 2
- WTTA
- WTVW 1
- WWCW
- WWLP / WFXQ-CD 2
- WWTI 2
- WYCW
- KARD
- KCIT 1
- KDVR / KFCT
- KFQX 1
- KFTA-TV
- KFXK-TV 1
- KHON-TV / KHAW-TV / KAII-TV
- KHMT 1
- KJTL 1
- KLJB 1
- KLRT-TV 1
- KMSS-TV 1
- KPEJ-TV 1
- KRBK
- KRQE / KBIM-TV / KREZ-TV 2
- KSWB-TV
- KTMJ-CD
- KTVI
- KTXL
- KWKT-TV
- KXRM-TV
- WDAF-TV
- WDKY-TV
- WFFF-TV
- WFXP 1
- WFXR
- WFXV
- WGHP
- WGMB-TV
- WJKT
- WJZY
- WJW
- WLAX / WEUX
- WNAC-TV 1
- WNTZ-TV
- WQRF-TV
- WVBT
- WVNS-TV 2
- WXIN
- WXXA-TV 1
- WYFX-LD
- WYZZ-TV 1
- Broadcast
- Antenna TV
- The CW (75%)
- Rewind TV
- Cable
- Cooking Channel (30%)
- Food Network (30%)
- NewsNation
- Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics
- Banfield
- The Donlon Report
- Eye Opener
- KTLA Morning News
- NewsFix
- NewsNation Prime
- WGN Morning News
- WGN Sports
- Yule Log
- Border Report
- The Hill
- Zap2it
- TV CMS company
- Lakana
- LIN Digital
- Online ad company
- Former assets
- 1 Nexstar operates these stations under an SSA.
- 2 These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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