West Virginia Media Holdings
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West Virginia Media Holdings is a media chain in West Virginia. It owns television stations in each of the four main media markets in the state, as well as a weekly newspaper.
The group owns WOWK in Huntington, West Virginia, WVNS-TV in Beckley, West Virginia, and WTRF in Wheeling, West Virginia, which are all affiliated with the CBS network, and WBOY in Clarksburg, West Virginia which is affiliated with NBC. (WVNS and WTRF also carry Fox on their DTV subchannels, while WVNS's subchannel carries MyNetworkTV in addition to Fox.) It also owns the State Journal weekly newspaper.
The group was founded in 2001. The largest private investor in the company is Bray Cary. Cary was formerly an executive with NASCAR, and was responsible for its television contract, and was also involved in syndication of college basketball games.
WBOY the NBC affiliate in Clarksburg, WV is the only station that leads its DMA (designated market area) in the Nielsen ratings.
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