Springfield Television

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Springfield Television Corporation was a group owner of television stations based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company was founded by William L. Putnam, who launched the company's first television station, WWLP, on March 17, 1953.

The company owned five television stations during its lifetime, no more than four at any given time.

The company folded in 1984 with Putnam's retirement, and the sale of its remaining stations -- WWLP, WKEF in Dayton, Ohio, and KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah -- to Adams Communications.

[edit] Former stations

Current DMA	Market	Station	Years Owned	Current Affiliation
7.	Worcester - Boston, MA	WJZB-TV 14 (NBC; repeater of WWLP)	1958-1969	went dark after a fire in Spring 1969, shortly after its sale to Evans Broadcasting; frequency never reactivated
35.	Salt Lake City, UT	KSTU 20 (independent)	1978-1984	Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) on channel 13, operating under a different license; sale pending to Local TV LLC
62.	Dayton, OH	WKEF 22 (ABC, 1966-1979) (NBC, 1980-2004)	1966-1984	ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group
109.	Springfield, MA	WWLP 22 (NBC)	1953-1984	NBC affiliate owned by LIN TV
	Greenfield, MA	WRLP-TV 32 (NBC; repeater of WWLP, to 1974) (independent; 1974-1978)	1957-1978	went dark April 9, 1978; frequency never reactivated