| Type | Public (NYSE: MEG) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1850 (when Richmond Times-Dispatch was founded) |
| Headquarters | 333 E. Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia, 23219 USA |
| Key people | J. Stewart Bryan III , chairman Marshall N. Morton, president and CEO O. Reid Ashe, Jr., COO John A. Schauss, CFO |
| Products | Newspaper Television Radio |
| Website | www.mediageneral.com |
Media General, Inc. 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.
In 1996, Media General acquired Park Communications, formerly owned by the media entrepreneur Roy H. Park.
Media General's newspaper and television operations originate from Richmond, Virginia. Tampa, Florida, is its largest market (#13).
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.
| Current DMA# | Market | Station ... channel number | Acquired | Current affiliation | Notes |
| 14. | Tampa - St. Petersburg | WFLA-TV 8 | 1966 | NBC | Acquired as the company's flagship station. |
| 25. | 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. Serves as the master-control hub facility for the company's NBC affiliates. Second-largest station in terms of revenues and profits. |
| 36. | Greenville - Spartanburg - Asheville - Anderson | WSPA-TV 7 | 2000 | CBS | Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. Serves as the master-control hub facility for the company's CBS affiliates. |
| 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. |
| 53. | Providence - New Bedford | WJAR 10 | 2006 | NBC | One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal. |
| 60. | Mobile - Pensacola | WKRG-TV 5 | 2000 | CBS | Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. |
| 66. | 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. |
| 96. | Savannah | WSAV-TV 3 | 1997 | NBC; MNTV/RTV (DT2) |
Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media. |
| 98. | Charleston | WCBD-TV 2 | 1983 | NBC; CW (DT2) |
Originally an ABC affiliate until 1996(Media General's third station). |
| 101. | Greenville - New Bern - Washington | WNCT-TV 9 | 1997 | CBS; CW (DT2) |
Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park. |
| 104. | Myrtle Beach - Florence | WBTW-TV 13 | 2000 | CBS; MNTV/RTV (DT2) |
Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. |
| 114. | Augusta | WJBF 6 | 2000 | ABC | Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. Currently, Media General's only ABC affiliate. |
| WAGT 26 | NA | NBC; CW (DT2) |
Owned by Schurz Communications, controlled by WJBF through joint sales and shared services agreements. | ||
| 127. | Columbus | WRBL 3 | 2000 | CBS | Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. |
| 167. | Hattiesburg - Laurel | WHLT 22 | 2000 | CBS | Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media. Serves as a semi-satellite of WJTV. |
*(flagship of the Kansas Broadcasting System, or KBS for short)
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