Max Media
Max Media is a company that owns radio and television stations throughout the United States. It is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
History
Max Media was founded in 2001. Prior to this, some of the company's management had run the TVX Broadcast Group from 1979 until its sale to Paramount Communications (who renamed it the Paramount Stations Group) in 1991, and Max Media Properties (similarly named to the current company) from then until its sale to the Sinclair Broadcast Group (which owned some former TVX stations) in 1998.
On September 30, 2013, the Cowles Publishing Company acquired Max's Montana television station cluster for $18 million.[1][2] On October 31, 2013, Sinclair acquired the non-license assets of WPFO for $13.6 million; the deal made it a sister station to WGME-TV, which already produced a newscast for the station.[3] On November 20, it was announced that Cunningham Broadcasting will acquire the license assets for $3.4 million.[4] The sale of the license assets was approved on June 23, 2017.[5]
On January 9, 2014, Max Media sold its six Arkansas-based radio stations to Bobby Caldwell's East Arkansas Broadcasters for $3 million.
Effective November 5, 2015, Max Media sold its four Pennsylvania-based radio stations to Kristin Cantrell's Southern Belle, LLC for $3.8 million.
On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it was selling NBC affiliate WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee Broadcasting for $5.6 million.[6][7] The sale was completed on June 30.[8][9]
Max Media-owned stations
Television stations
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Owned since | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | WOST 1 | 14 (20) | 2007 | Azteca America |
| Ponce, Puerto Rico | WQQZ-CD 1 (satellite of WOST) |
14 (24) | 2005 | Azteca America |
| Quebradillas, Puerto Rico | WWKQ-LD 1 (satellite of WOST) |
14 (34) | 2005 | Azteca America |
Footnotes:
- 1 These stations are owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, which Max Media holds a 49 percent stake in. Power Television International owns the rest.
Radio stations
| AM Stations | FM Stations |
| Market | Station | Owned since | Current format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau, Missouri | KCGQ-FM-99.3 | 2004 | Active rock |
| KEZS-FM-102.9 | 2004 | Country music | |
| KGKS-93.9 | 2004 | Hot adult contemporary | |
| KGIR-1220 | 2004 | Sports radio | |
| KZIM-960 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| Denver, Colorado | KFCO-107.1 | 2009 | Classic hip hop |
| KJHM-101.5 | 2009 | Rhythmic oldies | |
| Elizabeth City, North Carolina | WCMS-FM-94.5 | 2003 | Country music |
| WCXL-104.1 | 2003 | Hot adult contemporary | |
| Marion - Carbondale, Illinois | WCIL-FM-101.5 | 2004 | Contemporary hit radio |
| WOOZ-FM-99.9 | 2004 | Country | |
| WUEZ-95.1 | 2004 | Adult contemporary | |
| WXLT-103.5 | 2004 | Sports radio | |
| WCIL-1120 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| WJPF-1340 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News | WGH-FM-97.3 | 2005 | Country music |
| WVBW-92.9 | 2005 | Adult hits | |
| WVHT-100.5 | 2005 | Contemporary hit radio | |
| WVSP-FM-94.1 | 2005 | Sports radio | |
| WGH-1310 | 2005 | Urban contemporary gospel | |
| Poplar Bluff, Missouri | KJEZ-95.5 | 2004 | Active rock |
| KKLR-FM-94.5 | 2004 | Country music | |
| KWOC-930 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| Sikeston, Missouri | KLSC-92.9 | 2004 | Sports radio |
| KMAL-1470 | 2004 | Sports radio | |
| KSIM-1400 | 2004 | News/talk | |
Former Max Media-owned stations
Television stations
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green, Kentucky | WNKY | 40 (16) | 2003–2017 | NBC affiliate owned by Marquee Broadcasting |
| Waterville - Portland, Maine | WPFO | 23 (23) | 2003–2017 1 | Fox affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting (Operated under an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Traverse City, Michigan | WGTU | 29 (29) | 2003–2008 | ABC affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting (Operated under an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | WGTQ (satellite of WGTU) |
8 (8) | 2003–2008 | ABC affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting (Operated under an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Billings, Montana | KULR-TV | 8 (11) | 2004–2013 | NBC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Butte - Bozeman, Montana | KWYB | 18 (19) | 2001–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Great Falls, Montana | KFBB-TV | 5 (8) | 2004–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| KTGF | 16 (45) | 2001–2004 | MeTV affiliate, KJJC, owned by PetroMedia Corporation | |
| Helena, Montana | KHBB-LD (satellite of KFBB-TV) |
21 (21) | 2004–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Missoula, Montana | KTMF | 23 (23) | 2001–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Nacogdoches - Tyler - Longview - Jacksonville, Texas |
KYTX | 19 (18) | 2003–2008 | CBS affiliate owned by Tegna |
| Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands | WVIF | 15 (15) | 2003–2009 1 | defunct, went dark in 2009 |
| Arecibo, Puerto Rico | WMEI | 60 (14) | 2007-2017 1 | defunct, went dark in 2017 |
Footnotes:
- 1 These stations were owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, in which Max Media holds a 49 percent ownership interest.
Radio stations
| AM Stations | FM Stations |
| City of license/Market | Station | Years owned | Current ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrilton, Arkansas | KVOM-FM-101.7 | 2003–2014 | East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| KVOM-800 | 2003–2014 | East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| Russellville - Dardanelle, Arkansas | KCJC-102.3 | 2003–2014 | East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| KVLD-99.3 | 2003–2014 | East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| KWKK-100.9 | 2003–2014 | East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| KCAB-980 | 2003–2014 | East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| Ahoskie, North Carolina | WQDK-99.3 | 2003-2015 | Icon Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Elizabeth City, North Carolina | WGAI-560 | 2003-2014 | Gregory Communications License, Inc. |
| Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | WVSL-1240 | 2003–2013 | defunct, went silent in 2013 |
| WFYY-106.5 | 2003-2015 | Southern Belle, LLC | |
| WVSL-FM-92.3 | 2003-2015 | Southern Belle, LLC | |
| WWBE-98.3 | 2003-2015 | Southern Belle, LLC | |
| WYGL-FM-100.5 | 2003-2015 | Southern Belle, LLC | |
References
- ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License "Federal Communications Commission", 1 October 2013
- ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License "Federal Communications Commission", 1 October 2013
- ↑ Malone, Michael (November 6, 2013). "Sinclair Acquires WPFO Portland (ME) Assets For $13.6 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 20 November, 2013
- ↑ Notice. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 23 June, 2017, Retrieved 23 June, 2017.
- ↑ "Max Media Selling WNKY Bowling Green". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 7 April 2017
- ↑ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 3 July, 2017.
- ↑ Marquee Closes Buy, Names Gray COO. TVNewsCheck, 29 June, 2017, Retrieved 3 July, 2017.