Raycom Media

Coordinates	28°1′0″N153°24′0″N
Company name	Raycom Media
Company logo
Company type	Private
Foundation	1992
Location	Montgomery, Alabama
Key people	Paul McTear (President & CEO)Wayne Daugherty (Executive VP & COO)
Area served	United States (Nationwide)
Industry	Broadcast TelevisionTelevision Production
Products	Raycom Sports, Broadview Media, etc.
Num employees	4,200
Homepage	www.raycommedia.comwww.raycomsports.com

Raycom Media is a broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama.

History

Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations.

In 1994, Ellis bought Raycom Sports, a 15-year old sports marketing firm. Two years later, Ellis sold Raycom to a media group funded by Retirement Systems of Alabama, who had bought Aflac's broadcast division and Federal Broadcasting's TV Group a few months earlier. The three groups merged to form Raycom Media. In 1998, Raycom merged with Malrite Communications, owner of five stations in the South and Midwest.

In August 2005 it acquired The Liberty Corporation and in the process sold a dozen of its stations to Barrington Broadcasting. The merger closed at the start of 2006.

On November 12, 2007, Raycom announced its intention to acquire the television broadcasting properties of Lincoln National Corporation's Lincoln Financial Media -- three television stations (see table below), plus Lincoln Financial Sports -- for $583 million. As of January 1, 2008, Lincoln Financial Sports was officially merged into Raycom Sports.

Operations

Raycom currently owns and/or operates nearly 40 television stations, Raycom Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sacramento, California and Mobile, Alabama, Broadview Media, Raycom Post Production in Los Angeles, California and CableVantage in Columbia, SC.

Raycom Sports

Stations currently owned by Raycom Media

{| class="toccolours" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; text-align: left" | DMA Rank | Market | Station | RFChannel | DisplayChannel | Network Affiliation | Notes |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 18. | rowspan="2" | Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO | 10 | 19 | CBS | Licensed to Shaker Heights, former Fox affiliate before switching to CBS. Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WUAB¹ | 28 | 43 | MyNetworkTV This TV | Licensed to Lorain. Founded by the United Artists movie studio and later owned by Kaiser Broadcasting (with a minority stake), Gaylord Entertainment, and author/TV producer Stephen J. Cannell. Purchased outright in 2000 from Cannell who leased the station to Malrite-owned WOIO in 1994. An affiliate of MyNetworkTV, previously affiliated with The WB (1995-1998) and UPN (1995-2006). |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 23. | Charlotte | WBTV | 23 | 3 | CBSThis TV | Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. One of two flagship stations, along with WSFA. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 33. | Cincinnati | WXIX-TV¹ | 29 | 19 | FoxThis TV | Licensed to Newport, Kentucky. Once owned by Metromedia. Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 38. | West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce | WFLX¹ | 28 | 29 | Fox | Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 40. | Birmingham - Tuscaloosa - Anniston, Alabama | WBRC | 50 | 6 | Fox | Once a Fox O&O;, and before that, an ABC affiliate. Acquired from Local TV in 2009. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 48. | Memphis | WMC-TV¹² | 5 | 5 | NBCThis TV | Founded by The E.W. Scripps Company, who currently owns The Commercial Appeal newspaper. Sold to Ellis in 1993. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 50. | Louisville | WAVE¹² | 47 | 3 | NBCThis TV | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 57. | rowspan="2" | Richmond - Petersburg | WWBT | 12 | 12 | NBC | Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WUPV | 47 | 65 | The CW | Licensed to Ashland. Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, controlled by WWBT under a shared services agreement. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 59. | Knoxville | WTNZ¹ | 34 | 43 | FoxThis TV | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 67. | Tucson - Douglas - Sierra Vista | KOLD-TV¹ | 32 | 13 | CBS | Founded by country singer-Actor Gene Autry (1907-1998). |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 70. | Toledo | WTOL | 11 | 11 | CBS | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. This is the third station Raycom has owned in Toledo, others being WUPW & WNWO (see below in "Formerly Owned" stations) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="3" | 72. | rowspan="3" | Honolulu - Hilo - Wailuku - Maui - Lihue - Kauai | KGMB¹ | 23 | 5 | CBS | Part of a duopoly with KHNL |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | KHNL² / KHBC-TV² / KOGG² | 35 (KHNL)22 (KHBC)16 (KOGG) | 13 (KHNL)2 (KHBC)15 (KOGG) | NBC |Acquired from Belo Corporation (King Broadcasting Company) in 1999 as part of a deal which also saw the acquisition of KASA-TV in Alberquerque, NM to Raycom. KASA is now owned by LIN TV. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | KFVE | 22 | 9 | MyNetworkTV | Owned by MCG Capital Corporation, operated by KHNL / KGMB through a shared services agreement. KFVE's intellectual unit was owned by Raycom from 2000 to October 2009. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 78. | Columbia | WIS² | 10 | 10 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 79. | Huntsville - Decatur | WAFF¹² | 49 | 48 | NBCThis TV | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Aflac, which had owned the station since 1978. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 80. | rowspan="2" | Cape Girardeau - Paducah - Harrisburg | KFVS-TV¹ | 12 | 12 | CBS / The CW (Digital Only) | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WQTV-LP 24 / WQWQ-LP 9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | The CW | Also carried on KFVS-DT2 12.2/12.2. Still broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 24 (WQTV-LP) and VHF channel 9 (WQWQ-LP). |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 83. | Shreveport - Texarkana | KSLA-TV¹ | 17 | 12 | CBSThis TV | Once owned by Viacom before it merged with CBS. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 90. | Jackson | WLBT¹² | 30 | 3 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 94. | rowspan="2" | Baton Rouge | WAFB¹ | 9 | 9 | CBS | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WBXH-CA 39 | 9.4 | 9.4 | MyNetworkTV | WBXH-CA broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 39 and in digital on a subchannel of WAFB (channel 9.4). |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 96. | Savannah | WTOC-TV¹ | 11 | 11 | CBS | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 98. | Charleston | WCSC-TV | 47 | 5 | CBS | Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 103. | Evansville | WFIE¹² | 46 | 14 | NBCThis TV | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 104. | Myrtle Beach - Florence | WMBF-TV² | 32 | 32 | NBC | Signed on August 7, 2008. The only station thus far built and signed-on by Raycom, which had acquired the construction permit with its acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 109. | rowspan="2" | Tyler - Longview - Jacksonville - Lufkin - Nacogdoches | KLTV¹ | 7 | 7 | rowspan="2" | ABC | rowspan="2" | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | KTRE | 9 | 9 |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 114. | Augusta | WFXG¹ | 31 | 54 | Fox | Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, operated by Raycom through a shared services agreement. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 117. | Montgomery - Selma | WSFA¹² | 12 | 12 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. One of two flagship stations, along with WBTV. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 127. | rowspan="2" | Columbus | WTVM | 11 | 9 | ABC | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WXTX¹ | 49 | 54 | FoxThis TV | Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, operated by WTVM through a shared services agreement. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 132. | rowspan="2" | Wilmington | WECT 6 (44)² | 44 | 6 | NBC | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WSFX-TV¹ | 30 | 26 | Fox | Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, operated by WECT through a shared services agreement. Was once a CBS affiliate. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 142. | Lubbock | KCBD¹² | 11 | 11 | NBCThis TV | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 147. | Albany | WALB² | 10 | 10 | NBCThis TV | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 156. | Panama City | WPGX¹ | 9 | 28 | Fox | Acquired as part of the merger with Waitt Media in 2003. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 163. | Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula | WLOX¹ | 39 | 13 | ABC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 167. | Laurel - Hattiesburg | WDAM-TV¹² | 7 | 9 | NBC | |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 169. | Dothan - Ozark | WDFX-TV¹ | 33 | 34 | Fox | Acquired as part of the merger with Waitt Media in 2003. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 175. | Lake Charles | KPLC¹² | 7 | 7 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. Also serves the Lafayette, Louisiana market (#123). |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 180. | Jonesboro | KAIT¹ | 8 | 8 | ABC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" |}

Stations formerly owned by Raycom Media

{| class="toccolours" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; text-align: left" | DMA Rank | Market | Station | RFChannel | DisplayChannel | Years Owned | Currently |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 46. | Albuquerque - Santa Fe | KASA-TV¹ | 27 | 2 | 1999-2007 | Fox network affiliate owned by LIN Television |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 57. | Richmond - Petersburg | WTVR-TV¹ | 25 | 6 | 1997-2009 | CBS network affiliate owned by Local TV(Spun off with the acquisition of the Lincoln Financial Media television stations.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" |70. | rowspan="2" |Toledo - Findlay | WUPW | 46 | 36 | 1996-1998 | Fox network affiliate owned by LIN Television (Spun off with the purchase of WNWO's owner, Malrite Communications.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WNWO-TV¹² | 49 | 24 | 1998-2006 | NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting (Spun off with the purchase of WTOL's owner, The Liberty Corporation.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 78. | Columbia | WACH¹ | 48 | 57 | 1996-2006 | Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting(Spun off with the purchase of WIS.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 82. | rowspan="2" | Syracuse | WSTM-TV¹² | 24 | 3 | 1997-2006 | NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | WSTQ-LP 14 | 24.2 | 3.2 | 2003-2006 | The CW network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting. Still broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 14 and in digital as a secondary subchannel of WSTM-TV. WSTQ-LP does not yet have its own digital signal. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 87. | Harlingen - Weslaco - Brownsville - McAllen - Pharr - Reynosa - Matamoros | KGBT-TV | 31 | 4 | 2006 | CBS network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 88. | Cedar Rapids - Waterloo - Iowa City - Dubuque | KWWL¹² | 7 | 7 | 1997-2006 | NBC network affiliate owned by Quincy Newspapers. KWWL is the first station in eastern Iowa to broadcast local news in high definition. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 90. | Jackson | WJTV | 12 | 12 | 1996-1997 | CBS network affiliate owned by Media General |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | rowspan="2" | 92. | rowspan="2" | Colorado Springs - Pueblo | KXRM-TV¹ | 22 | 21 | 2000-2006 | Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | KXTU-LP 57 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 1999-2006 | The CW network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting. Still broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 57 and does not have a digital signal of its own. However, KXTU-LP is available as a secondary digital subchannel of KXRM-TV. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 96. | Savannah | WSAV-TV | 39 | 3 | 1996-1997 | NBC network affiliate owned by Media General |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 101. | Washington - Greenville - New Bern, North Carolina | WITN-TV | 32 | 7 | 1997 | NBC network affiliate owned by Gray Television |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 108. | Reno, Nevada | KAME-TV | 20 | 21 | 1996-1997 | MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Ellis Communications and operated by Cox Media Group |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 112. | Sioux Falls - Mitchell - Aberdeen - Pierre | KSFY-TV / KABY-TV / KPRY-TV | 13 (KSFY) / 9 (KABY) / 19 (KPRY) | 13 (KSFY) / 9 (KABY) / 4 (KPRY) | 1997-2004 | ABC network affiliates owned by Hoak Media Corporation |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 119. | Traverse City - Cheboygan - Cadillac - Sault Ste. Marie | WPBN-TV¹² / WTOM-TV¹² | 47 (WPBN)35 (WTOM) | 7 (WPBN)4 (WTOM) | 1997-2006 | NBC network affiliates owned by Barrington Broadcasting |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 126. | Yakima - Pasco - Richland - Kennewick | KNDO / KNDU | 16 (KNDO)26 (KNDU) | 23 (KNDO)25 (KNDU) | 1997-1999 | NBC network affiliates owned by Cowles Publishing Company(Sold to make room for the purchases of KHNL and KASA-TV.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 132. | Wilmington | WWAY | 46 | 3 | 2006 | ABC network affiliate owned by Morris Multimedia |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 147. | Albany | WFXL¹ | 12 | 31 | 2004-2006 | Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting(Spun off with the purchase of WALB.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 167. | Hattiesburg - Laurel | WHLT(semi-satellite of WJTV) | 22 | 22 | 1996-1997 | CBS network affiliate owned by Media General(Spun off with the purchase of WDAM-TV's owner, Federal Broadcasting.) |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 179. | Marquette - Escanaba | WLUC-TV¹² | 35 | 6 | 1997-2006 | NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | 199. | Ottumwa - Kirksville | KTVO¹ | 33 | 3 | 1997-2006 | ABC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | | Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville, MO | KYOU-TV³ | 15 | 15 | | Fox affiliate, owned by Ottumwa Media Holdings, LLC and operated by Raycom, now owned by American Spirit Media, operated by Barrington Broadcasting. |- style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;" | NR | Caguas - San Juan - Ponce | WLII-DT⁴ / WSUR-DT⁴ | 11 (WLII)9 (WSUR) | 11 (WLII)9 (WSUR) | 1996-2005 | Univision owned and operated. Like all Univision owned and operated stations, WLII-TV and WSUR-TV opted to keep the "-DT" suffix in their callsigns after the digital transition and eliminate the "-TV" suffix. |}

Raycom also owned two radio stations in Memphis, WMC-AM-FM, from 1996 to 2002.

Footnotes

Note: Footnotes apply to both categories.

¹All of these stations carried the now defunct The Tube Music Network on digital subchannels.

²All NBC network affiliates also carry NBC Weather Plus on digital subchannels.

³The company had never owned the station but operates it under a Local Marketing Agreement for Ottumwa Media Holdings.

⁴The company continuously owned the two stations after Univision began operating them under a Local Marketing Agreement in 2002. Univision later bought the stations outright. Also, WORA-TV in Mayagüez which repeats 95% of WLII/WSUR's programming but operates under a separate owner. WLII & WSUR also operate locally-owned WSTE under an LMA.

References

External links

Raycom Media Corporate Website

Raycom Sports Website

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