The Ackerley Group was an American media company that owned several television stations (mainly in New York State, California, as well as one in Fairbanks) that was taken over by Clear Channel Communications[1] in 2001. Its chairman was Seattle-based businessman Barry Ackerley.
| DMA# | City of license/Market | Station | Years owned | Currently | Notes |
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| 6. | Santa Rosa - San Francisco - Oakland | KFTY 50 | 1996-2002 | Independent station owned by High Plains Broadcasting and operated by Newport Television |
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| 13. | Bellingham - Seattle - Tacoma | KVOS-TV 12 | 1987-2002 | Independent station owned by Newport Television | |
| 55. | Fresno, California | KJEO / KGPE 47 | 2000-2002 | CBS network affiliate owned by High Plains Broadcasting and operated by Newport Television |
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| 81. | Rochester, New York | WOKR 13 | 1999-2002 | ABC network affiliate WHAM-TV, owned by Newport Television | |
| 82. | Syracuse, New York | WIXT-TV 9 | 1982-2002 | ABC network affiliate WSYR-TV, owned by Newport Television | First television station purchased by Ackerley |
| 92. | Colorado Springs - Pueblo, Colorado | KKTV 11 | 1983-1999 | CBS network affiliate owned by Gray Television | Swapped to Benedek Broadcasting for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, California. |
| 118. | Eugene - Springfield, Oregon | KMTR 16 | 1999-2002 | NBC network affiliate owned by Newport Television | |
| 122. | Santa Maria - Santa Barbara - San Luis Obispo | KCOY-TV 12 | 1999-2002 | CBS network affiliate owned by Cowles Publishing Company | Acquired from Benedek Broadcasting in exchange for KKTV. |
| 124. | Salinas - Monterey | KCBA 35 | 1986-2000 | Fox network affiliate owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters and operated by Cowles Publishing Company |
Divested following purchase of KION-TV (see below). Ackerley continued to operate station after divestiture until the merger with Clear Channel in 2002. |
| KION 46 | 2000-2002 | CBS network affiliate owned by Cowles Publishing Company | Operated by Ackerley from 1994 until purchased outright by Ackerley in 2000. |
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| 125. | Bakersfield, California | KGET-TV 17 | 1984-2002 | NBC network affiliate owned by High Plains Broadcasting and operated by Newport Television |
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| 158. | Binghamton, New York | WIVT 34 | 1997-2002 | ABC network affiliate owned by Newport Television | |
| WBGH-LP/CA 20 | 2000-2002 | NBC network affiliate owned by Newport Television | Originally a semi-satellite of WETM-TV, below | ||
| 171. | Utica, New York | WUTR 20 | 1997-2002 | ABC network affiliate owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
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| 174. | Elmira, New York | WETM-TV 18 | See note | NBC network affiliate owned by Newport Television | Ackerley never owned this station directly but did operate it through a time brokerage agreement from 2000 until the merger with Clear Channel in 2002. |
| 176. | Watertown, New York | WWTI 50 | 2000-2002 | ABC network affiliate owned by Newport Television | |
| 194. | Eureka, California | KVIQ 6 | 1999-2002 | CBS network affiliate owned by Raul Broadcasting and operated by Sainte Television Group |
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| 202. | Fairbanks, Alaska | KTVF 11 | 1999-2002 | NBC network affiliate owned by Newport Television |