Equity Broadcasting
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Equity Broadcasting is a broadcasting company based in Little Rock, Arkansas that owns and operates 31 television stations across the United States plus one radio station (KWBF-FM) in the Little Rock market. The company has a focus on Hispanic and Asian American communities in large markets while owning a combination of English-language network affiliates in medium and small markets. In late 2005, Equity launched the Retro Television Network, a programming service with a lineup of "classic" shows from the 1960s-1980s which currently airs in part or full in five markets (controversially replacing UPN in one).
A trait unique to Equity Broadcasting is their usage of a centralized groupwide hub (called by Equity the Central Automated Satellite Hub, or C.A.S.H, system) where all production, programming, and master control is handled from a facility adjacent to the company's headquarters. Though such hubbing is done on regional scales for many groups, no other company has done it to the scale and magintude of Equity and C.A.S.H. Note: The stations are listed in alphabetical order on the part of their call letters.
¹Stations not owned but managed by Equity Broadcasting.
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[edit] Univision Stations
- KEYU - Amarillo, Texas
- KLRA - Little Rock, Arkansas
- KUKC-LP - Kansas City, Missouri
- KUOK / KUTU-CA - Oklahoma City /Tulsa, Oklahoma
- WJMF-LP - Jackson, Mississippi (rebroadcaster of KUOK)
- KUTH - Salt Lake City, Utah¹
- KWNL-CA - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas
- WNYI - Ithaca, New York
- WUDT-CA - Detroit, Michigan
- WUMN-CA - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- WUVF-CA - Fort Myers, Florida
[edit] TeleFutura Stations
- KAMT-LP - Amarillo, Texas
- WTMS-CA - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- KUTF - Salt Lake City, Utah
[edit] MyNetworkTV Stations
- KPBI-TV - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas (formerly a WB affiliate)
- KLMN - Great Falls, Montana (formerly a UPN affiliate)
- KMMF - Missoula, Montana (secondary affiliate)
- KPBI-CA - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas (formerly a Fox affiliate)
- KWBF - Little Rock, Arkansas (formerly a WB affiliate)
- KWBM - Harrison, Arkansas - Springfield, Missouri (formerly a WB affiliate)
- WBLU - Lexington, Kentucky (also a part of Retro Television Network)
- WGMU - Burlington, Vermont (formerly a UPN affiliate)
- WMQF - Marquette, Michigan (secondary affiliate)
[edit] Fox Stations
[edit] Retro Television Network Stations
- KCBU - Salt Lake City, Utah
- KDEV - Cheyenne, Wyoming
- KDEV-LP - Denver, Colorado
- KEGS-LP - Las Vegas, Nevada
- KFDF-CA - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas (announced as MyNetworkTV before KPBI-TV and KPBI-CA assumed that affiliation)
- KKYK-DT - Little Rock, Arkansas
- KQUP - Spokane, Washington
- KRRI-LP - Reno, Nevada
- KTVC - Roseburg-Eugene, Oregon
- KWCE-LP - Alexandria, Louisiana
- KWWF - Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque- Cedar Rapids, Iowa (formerly a UPN affiliate)
- WBIF - Panama City, Florida
- WBLU - Lexington, Kentucky (also a part of MyNetworkTV)
- WNGS - Buffalo, New York (operated by WKBW-TV, an ABC affiliate owned by Granite Broadcasting)
- WPXS - Mt. Vernon, Illinois-St. Louis, Missouri¹
[edit] Other Stations
- KMCC - Laughlin, Nevada - A Multimedios station (Owned by Cranston II; managed by Equity)
- KNBX-CA - Las Vegas, Nevada - A Teleformula station
- WUHQ-LP - Grand Rapids, Michigan - An America One / MTV Tr3s station (may not still be the case)
- KUSE-LP - Seattle, Washington - A ShopNBC station
- WYGA-CA - Atlanta, Georgia - An independent station
[edit] Markets With Stations Coming Soon
- Reno, Nevada (another station)
- West Palm Beach, Florida
[edit] Other Properties
- Arkansas RiverBlades (an ECHL hockey franchise in Little Rock, Arkansas; Equity owns 51% interest in team)
- Arkansas Twisters (an af2 arena football franchise in Little Rock)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Corporate Staff: Larry E. Morton (Chairman and CEO) | Gregory W. Fess | Max. W. Hoopern | James H. Hearnsberger | Lori E. Withrow | Glenn Charlesworth | Emilia Chastain | Robert B. Becker | Henry G. Luken | Aaron K. Rothberg | Douglas P. Krile |
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Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Television Network |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KLMN | KMMF | KPBI | KPBI | KWBF | KWBM | WBLU | WGMU | WMQF |
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RTN Owned & Operated Stations: KCBU | KDEV (Cheyenne) | KDEV (Denver) | KEGS | KFDF | KKYK | KQUP | KRRI | KTVC | KWCE | KWWF | WBIF | WBLU | WNGS1 | WPXS2 |
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Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | WTMS | KUTF |
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Univision Network Affiliates: KEYU | KLRA | KUKC | KUOK | WJMF | KUTH | KUTU | KWNL | WNYI | WUDT | WUMN | WUVF |
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Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades4 | Arkansas Twisters5 |
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1Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV. |
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2Equity operates this station owned by the Word of God Fellowship under a Local Marketing Agreement. |
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3Equity operates the station owned by Cranston II LLC. |
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4Equity has a 51% ownership stake in the ECHL franchise. However the team has been defunct since 2003. Equity plans to sell its remaining stake in the team. |
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5Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright. |
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Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.ebcorp.net |
