Evening Post Industries
The Evening Post Publishing Company is a privately held American media company, based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. On August 6, 2013, the company changed its name to Evening Post Industries. In a press release, CEO John Barnwell stated, “The name change better reflects our existing diversified holdings and ongoing acquisition strategy beyond media, while keeping the legacy value of Evening Post." [1]
In addition to The Post and Courier of Charleston, the South's oldest daily newspaper, the company owns six other newspapers in South Carolina, including the Aiken Standard. The company owns three newspapers in North Carolina, including the Salisbury Post. The company also owned the Buenos Aires Herald in Argentina, Latin America's oldest English language newspaper, until 2007.[2][3]
Other holdings include Cordillera Communications' 13 television stations, White Oak Forestry Company, and a marketing agency, Clear Night Group.
Evening Post Industries Properties
Newspapers
- The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina
- Salisbury Post, Salisbury, North Carolina
- The Georgetown Times, Georgetown, South Carolina
- The Kingstree News, Kingstree, South Carolina
- Aiken Standard, Aiken, South Carolina
- Moultrie News, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Summerville Journal-Scene, Summerville, South Carolina
- The Berkeley Independent, Moncks Corner, South Carolina
- Goose Creek Gazette, Goose Creek, South Carolina
- Davie County Enterprise, Davie County, North Carolina
- The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons, North Carolina
- Waccamaw Times, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
- The Star, North Augusta, South Carolina
Television
All stations are part of the Evening Post's Cordillera Communications group, though the licensees have different names (most of which bear the station call letters, current, former (as in the case of KBZK's owners being KCTZ Communications (former call letters), or parent (repeaters only): KOAA (Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Communications) does not, however). Cordillera Communications is a holding company, Cordillera is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) | Owned Since | Network Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson, Arizona | KVOA | 4 (23) | 1993 | NBC Cozi TV (DT2) |
| San Luis Obispo, California | KSBY | 6 (15) | 2004 | NBC The CW (DT2) |
| Pueblo - Colorado Springs, Colorado | KOAA-TV | 5 (42) | 1977 | NBC |
| Lexington, Kentucky | WLEX-TV | 18 (39) | 1999 | NBC Me-TV (DT2) |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | KATC | 3 (28) | 1995 | ABC The CW (DT2) |
| Billings, Montana | KTVQ | 2 (10) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Butte, Montana | KXLF-TV | 4 (5) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Bozeman, Montana | KBZK (Satellite of KXLF) |
7 (7) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Great Falls, Montana | KRTV | 3 (7) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Helena, Montana | KXLH-LD (Satellite of KRTV) |
9 (9) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Missoula, Montana | KPAX-TV | 8 (7) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Missoula, Montana | KAJJ-CD (Satellite of KPAX) |
18 (39) | 2004 | CBS (MTN) The CW (DT2) |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | KRIS-TV | 6 (13) | 1998 | NBC The CW (DT2) |
| KZTV | 10 (10) | 1 | CBS | |
| K22JA-D | 22 (22) | 1998 | Telemundo | |
| K47DF | 47 | 1998 | Independent | |
Notes:
- 1 Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, Cordillera operates KZTV under a SSA with KRIS.
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