| Type | Public (NYSE: SSP) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcast Television/News Publication Community Educational Services |
| Founded | 1878 (Originally as The Cleveland Penny Press) |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Key people | Edward W. Scripps (1854-1926), Founder Roy W. Howard (1883-1964) Richard A. Boehne (President & CEO) |
| Revenue | $1.1 billion USD (2007) |
| Website | www.scripps.com |
The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."[1]
On October 16, 2007, the company announced that it would separate into two publicly traded companies: The E. W. Scripps Company (newspapers, TV stations, licensing/syndication) and Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), (HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living [now known as Cooking Channel], Great American Country, Shopzilla, uSwitch). The transaction was completed on July 1, 2008.
On October 3, 2011 The E.W. Scripps Company announced it was purchasing the television arm of McGraw-Hill for $212 million.[2] This purchase nearly doubles the number Scripps stations to 19 with a combined reach of 13% of U.S. households.
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The Company owns and operates newspapers in 14 American markets. Scripps-owned newspapers:
Scripps owns the Scripps Howard News Service and United Media, which syndicates several notable comic strips including Peanuts, Dilbert and Marmaduke.
E.W. Scripps' television division currently owns nineteen television stations in fourteen markets.
Scripps also previously owned the Shop at Home home-shopping television network, which in turn owned five television stations. On May 22, 2006, Scripps announced that it was to cease operations of the network and intended to sell each of Shop at Home's five owned and operated television stations.[3] Jewelry Television eventually acquired Shop at Home, but Scripps still intended to sell its affiliated stations. On September 26, 2006, Scripps announced that it was selling its Shop at Home TV stations to New York City-based Multicultural Television for $170 million.[4]
On October 3, 2011, The E.W. Scripps Company announced it was purchasing all seven television stations owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies for $212 million; the sale is a result of McGraw-Hill's decision to exit the broadcasting industry to focus on its other core properties, including its publishing unit.[5] This deal was approved by the FTC on October 31 [6] and the FCC on November 29.[7] The deal was completed on December 30, 2011.[8]
Notes:
1) Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicates a station that was built and signed-on by E.W. Scripps;
2) Two boldface plus signs appearing following a station's call letters (++) indicate a station that was operated by Belo Corporation (who would ultimately purchase the stations outright from Scripps) under time brokerage agreements during the time frame in which Scripps held the stations' licenses. Scripps never held operational control of these stations;
3) Two boldface currency symbols following a station's call letters (¤¤) indicate a station that Scripps acquired from McGraw-Hill;
4) Three boldface crosses appearing following a station's call letters (†††) indicates a station owned by Raycom Media and operated by E.W. Scripps under a shared services agreement.
| City of license/Market | Station | Channel TV / DT |
Owned Since | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | KNXV-TV | 15 / 15 | 1985 | ABC |
| Bakersfield, California | KERO-TV ¤¤ | 23 / 10 | 2011 | ABC |
| KZKC-LP ¤¤ | 42 | 2011 | Azteca América | |
| San Diego | KGTV ¤¤ | 10 / 10 | 2011 | ABC |
| KZSD-LP ¤¤ | 41 | 2011 | Azteca América | |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | KZKS-LP ¤¤ | 23 | 2011 | Azteca América |
| Denver | KMGH-TV ¤¤ | 7 / 7 | 2011 | ABC |
| KZCO-LP ¤¤ | 27 | 2011 | Azteca América | |
| Ft. Collins, Colorado | KZFC-LP ¤¤ | 36 | 2011 | Azteca América |
| Tampa - St. Petersburg | WFTS-TV | 28 / 29 | 1986 | ABC |
| West Palm Beach | WPTV-TV | 5 / 12 | 1961 | NBC |
| WFLX ††† | 29 / 28 | Fox | ||
| Indianapolis | WRTV ¤¤ | 6 / 25 | 2011 | ABC |
| Baltimore | WMAR-TV | 2 / 38 | 1991 | ABC |
| Detroit | WXYZ-TV | 7 / 41 | 1986 | ABC |
| Kansas City, Missouri — Lawrence, Kansas | KSHB-TV | 41 / 42 | 1977 | NBC |
| KMCI-TV | 38 / 41 | 2001 | Independent | |
| Cincinnati | WCPO-TV ** | 9 / 22 | 1949 | ABC |
| Cleveland - Akron | WEWS-TV ** | 5 / 15 | 1947 | ABC |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | KJRH-TV | 2 / 8 | 1971 | NBC |
| City of license/Market | Station | Channel TV / DT |
Years owned | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | KCNS | 38 / 39 | 2002–2006 | RTV affiliate owned by NRJ TV (managed by Titan TV Broadcast Group) |
| Bridgeport, CT - New York City | WSAH | 43 / 42 | 2002–2007 | RTV affiliate owned by Multicultural Television |
| Lawrence - Boston, MA | WMFP | 62 / 18 | 2002–2007 | Me-TV affiliate owned by NRJ TV (managed by Titan TV Broadcast Group) |
| Wilson - Raleigh - Durham, N.C. | WRAY-TV | 30 / 42 | 2002–2006 | TCT owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Canton - Cleveland, OH | WOAC (now WRLM) |
67 / 47 | 2002–2006 | TCT owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Memphis | WMCT/WMC-TV ** | 5 / 5 | 1948–1993 | NBC affiliate owned by Raycom Media |
| San Antonio | KENS-TV ++ | 5 / 39 | 1997 | CBS affiliate owned by Belo Corporation |
| Market | Station | Current Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | WBSB-FM-104.3 (now WCHH) |
owned by Clear Channel Communications |
| Cincinnati | WCPO-1230 (now WDBZ) |
owned by Radio One |
| WUBE-FM-105.1 | owned by Hubbard Broadcasting | |
| Cleveland | WEWS-FM-102.1 (now WDOK) |
owned by CBS Radio |
| Portland, Oregon | KUPL-970 (now KUFO) |
owned by Alpha Broadcasting |
| KUPL-FM-98.5 | owned by Alpha Broadcasting | |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | WNOX-990 (now WNML) |
owned by Cumulus Media |
| Memphis | WMC-970 | owned by Entercom |
| WMC-FM-99.7 | owned by Entercom | |
| San Antonio, Texas | KENS-1160 ++ (now KRDY) |
owned by Disney/ABC |
Scripps also operates the national (US) spelling bee. The final competition is in Washington, DC and broadcast on ESPN and ABC. Lower levels are organized by the school, then county and eventually to the final competition.
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