Media General

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Not to be confused with MediaNews Group, a privately-held media company based in Denver, Colorado..

Media General, Inc. NYSE: MEG is a media company based in the Southeastern United States. Its major properties include newspapers such as The Tampa Tribune, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, as well as numerous television stations, such as flagship station WFLA-TV.

The company was originally called Richmond Newspapers until 1969, when it was renamed "Media General", as the company's media properties grew and diversified.

In 1982 the company acquired The William B. Tanner Company (previously known as Pepper-Tanner) a commercial radio jingle production company headquartered in Memphis which competed with Dallas-based TM Productions,Century 21 Productions,JAM Creative Productions and PAMS. It was later divested in 1988.

Media General's newspaper and television operations originate from Richmond, Virginia. Tampa, Florida, is its largest market (#12).

Many of the television stations have a similar branding, similar slogans, and a similar appearance.

This chain is not associated with the similar sounding Media News Group.

Contents

[edit] Major assets

[edit] TV stations

  • Here's a listing of television stations in Media General's ownership.

1 On October 29, 2007, Media General announced that it was exploring the sale of WNEG, WCWJ, WTVQ, WMBB and KALB.[1]

Current DMA# Market Station ... channel number Acquired Current affiliation Notes
13. Tampa - St. Petersburg WFLA-TV 8 1966 NBC Acquired as the company's flagship station.
28. Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville WNCN 17 2006 NBC One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
32. Columbus WCMH-TV 4 2006 NBC One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
36. Greenville - Spartanburg - Asheville - Anderson WSPA-TV 7 2000 CBS Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
WNEG-TV 321 2000 CBS Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting; associated with WSPA-TV. Also serves the eastern part of the Atlanta market. Currently up for sale.
WYCW 62 2001 CW Controlled by WSPA through a local marketing agreement from 1996 to 2001. Was a UPN affiliate until September 2006. Was WASV until April 2006.
40. Birmingham - Anniston - Tuscaloosa WVTM-TV 13 2006 NBC One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
49. Jacksonville WCWJ 171 1982 CW Acquired from Ziff Davis in October of 1982. Was a WB affiliate until September 2006. Was WJWB until May 2006. The company's second station. NBC affiliate from 1982-1988, ABC affiliate from 1988-1996. Currently up for sale.
52. Providence - New Bedford WJAR 10 2006 NBC One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
61. Mobile - Pensacola WKRG-TV 5 2000 CBS Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
67. Roanoke - Lynchburg WSLS-TV 10 1997 NBC Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park.
90. Jackson WJTV 12 2000 CBS Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media. [1] [2]
91. Tri-Cities (TN / VA) WJHL-TV 11 1997 CBS Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park.
97. Savannah WSAV-TV 3 1997 NBC;
MNTV/RTN (Digital only)		 Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media.
100. Charleston WCBD-TV 2 1983 NBC;
CW (Digital only)		 Originally an ABC affiliate until 1996.
103. Myrtle Beach - Florence WBTW-TV 13 2000 CBS;
MNTV/RTN (Digital only)		 Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
105. Greenville - New Bern - Washington WNCT-TV 9 1997 CBS;
CW (Digital only)		 Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park.
115. Augusta WJBF 6 2000 ABC Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
128. Columbus WRBL 3 2000 CBS Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
154. Panama City WMBB 131 2000 ABC Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. To be sold to Hoak Media Corporation, pending FCC approval.[2]
168. Hattiesburg - Laurel WHLT 22 2000 CBS Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media. Serves as a satellite station for WJTV.
180. Alexandria KALB-TV 51 1997 NBC;
CBS (Digital only)		 Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park. To be sold to Hoak Media Corporation, pending FCC approval.[2]

[edit] Former Media General stations

[edit] Now owned by Schurz Communications, Inc.

*(flagship of the Kansas Broadcasting System, or KBS for short)

[edit] Now owned by Morris Multimedia, Inc.

[edit] Now owned by New Vision Television, LLC

[edit] Now owned by Mission Broadcasting

[edit] Now owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, LLC

[edit] Sale Pending FCC Approval

[edit] Hoak Media Corporation

  • KALB-TV channel 5 (NBC / CBS), Alexandria, Louisiana
  • WMBB channel 13 (ABC), Panama City, Florida

[edit] Newspapers

[edit] Major newspapers

[edit] Community newspapers

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Florida

[edit] North Carolina
  • The (Eden) Daily News
  • Hickory Daily Record
  • (Concord & Kannapolis) Independent Tribune
  • The (Marion) McDowell News
  • The (Madison) Messenger
  • The (Morganton) News Herald
  • The Reidsville Review
  • Statesville Record & Landmark

[edit] South Carolina
  • The Morning News (Florence) Daily Newspaper for Florence and the Pee Dee Region
  • The News and Post (Lake City) Weekly
  • The Marion Star (Marion) Weekly
  • The Weekly Observer (Hemingway) Weekly
  • The Hartsville Messenger Weekly

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Other assets

[edit] References

  1. ^ Media General (2007-10-29). "Media General Exploring Sale of Five Television Stations". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ a b Media General (2008-03-14). "Media General Announces Sale of WMBB-TV in Panama City, Fla., and KALB/NALB-TV in Alexandria, La., to Hoak Media Corporation". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  3. ^ Media General (2008-03-07). "Media General Announces Sale of WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky., to Morris Network, Inc.". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.

[edit] External links

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Media General, Inc.

Corporate Directors: J. Stewart Bryan, III (COB) · Marshall N. Morton · O. Reid Ashe, Jr. · John A. Schauss · Diana F. Cantor · Charles A. Davis · Thompson L. Rankin · Rodney A. Smolla · Walter E. Williams · Coleman Wortham, III · H. Graham Woodlief, Jr. · James A. Zimmerman · Kirk Read  · Stephen Y. Dickinson · George L. Mahoney · Lou Anne J. Nabhan · John A. Schauss · James F. Woodward
Newspapers: Bristol Herald Courier · Danville Register & Bee · Dothan Eagle · Eden Daily News · Enterprise Legder · Florence Morning News · Hernando Today · Hickory Daily Record · Highlands Today · Independent Tribune · Jackson County Floridan · Nelson County Times · Manassas Journal Messenger · Opelika-Auburn News · Potomac News · Richmond Times-Dispatch · Statesville Record & Landmark · The Daily Progress · The McDowell News · The News & Advance (Lynchburg) · The News Herald · The News Virginian · The Reidsville Review · The Tampa Tribune · Winston-Salem Journal
ABC Network Affiliates: WJBF · WMBB2
CBS Network Affiliates: KALB-DT22 · WBTW · WHLT · WJHL · WJTV · WKRG · WNEG3 · WNCT · WRBL · WSPA
CW Network Affiliates: WCBD-DT2 · WCWJ3 · WNCT-DT2 · WYCW
MyNetworkTV Affiliates:1 WBTW-DT2 · WSAV-DT2
NBC Network Affiliates: KALB2 · WCBD · WCMH · WFLA · WJAR · WNCN · WSAV · WSLS · WVTM
1 Both of these stations air programming from the Retro Television Network outside of MyNetworkTV programming hours.
2 The sale of these stations to Hoak Media Corporation is awaiting FCC approval.
3These stations are subject to sale once buyer(s) are found.
Websites: TBO.com · inRich.com · TriCities.com · SCNow.com

Other Assets: Atlee Park · Blockdot · Boxerjam Media · Professional Communications Systems
Annual Revenue: $80.2 million USD (FY 2004) · Employees: approximately 7,900 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: MEG · Website: www.mediageneral.com