Bonten Media Group
Bonten Media Group, LLC is a New York City-based owner of television broadcast stations in the United States. It was formed by Randall D. Bongarten and Diamond Castle Holdings in November 2006. Its first acquisition was group of 14 stations from Bluestone Television on May 31, 2007. Bluestone had acquired the same stations from Lamco Communications Inc. in 2004. On January 1, 2008 Bonten entered into an agreement with Esteem Broadcasting to provide services to the FOX affiliates (WFXI/WYDO) in the Greenville-New Bern market, in addition to WEMT in the Tri-Cities area of Northeastern Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia, bringing the number of stations which Bonten Media Group owns or provides services up to 16 from 13.
Stations owned by Bonten Media
- WCYB-TV NBC, Live Well Network, Antenna TV CW affiliate in Bristol, Virginia serving the Tri-Cities of Tennessee/Virginia
- WEMT FOX and Movies! affiliate, in Tri-Cities of Tennessee/Virginia (owned by Esteem Broadcasting, receiving services from Bonten's WCYB)
- WCTI-TV ABC, Movies! affiliate in New Bern, North Carolina also serving Greenville, Jacksonville, and Washington
- WFXI/WYDO FOX, Bounce TV affiliate in Morehead City, North Carolina/Greenville, North Carolina (owned by Esteem Broadcasting, receiving services from Bonten's WCTI)
- KRCR-TV ABC, Me-TV affiliate in Redding, California serving all of Northern California, including Red Bluff and Chico
- KAEF ABC, Me-TV affiliate in Eureka, California (semi-satellite of KRCR)
- KCVU Fox, This TV affiliates in Chico, California (owned by Esteem Broadcasting, receiving services from Bonten's KRCR)
- KBVU Fox, This TV affiliate in Eureka, California (semi-satellite of KCVU, owned by Esteem Broadcasting, receiving services from Bonten's KAEF)
- KRVU/KZVU MyNetworkTV affiliates in Chico, California
- KXVU-LP Telemundo Antenna TV
- KECI-TV and KCFW NBC, Me-TV, and This TV affiliates in the Missoula, Montana market
- KTVM an NBC affiliate in Butte / Bozeman, Montana (satellite of KECI)
- KTXS ABC, CW affiliate in Abilene, Texas
- KTES-LP This TV affiliate in Abilene, Texas
- KTXE-LP ABC affiliate in San Angelo, Texas (satellite of KTXS)
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