Raycom Media

Raycom Media

Type	Private employee-owned company
Industry	Broadcast Television Television Production
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Montgomery, Alabama
Area served	United States (Nationwide)
Key people	Paul McTear (President & CEO) Wayne Daugherty (Executive VP & COO)
Products	Raycom Sports, Broadview Media, etc.
Employees	4,200
Website	www.raycommedia.com www.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 [1] and in the process sold a dozen of its stations to Barrington Broadcasting.[2] 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. [3] 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

Main article: Raycom Sports

Stations currently owned by Raycom Media

DMA Rank	Market	Station	RF Channel	Display Channel	Network Affiliation	Notes
18.	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.
		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).
23.	Charlotte	WBTV	23	3	CBS This TV	Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. One of two flagship stations, along with WSFA.
33.	Cincinnati	WXIX-TV1	29	19	Fox This TV	Licensed to Newport, Kentucky. Once owned by Metromedia. Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998.
38.	West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce	WFLX1	28	29	Fox	Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998.
39.	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[1].
49.	Memphis	WMC-TV12	5	5	NBC This TV	Founded by The E.W. Scripps Company, who currently owns The Commercial Appeal newspaper. Sold to Ellis in 1993.
50.	Louisville	WAVE12	47	3	NBC This TV	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
57.	Richmond - Petersburg	WWBT	12	12	NBC	Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008.
		WUPV	47	65	The CW	Licensed to Ashland. Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, controlled by WWBT under a shared services agreement.
59.	Knoxville	WTNZ1	34	43	Fox This TV
67.	Tucson - Douglas - Sierra Vista	KOLD-TV1	32	13	CBS	Founded by country singer-Actor Gene Autry (1907-1998).
		KMSB	25	11	Fox This TV	Owned by the Belo Corporation; to be operated by KOLD-TV through shared services agreements beginning February 2012.
		KTTU	19	18	MyNetworkTV
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)
72.	Honolulu - Hilo - Wailuku - Maui - Lihue - Kauai	KGMB1	23	5	CBS	Part of a duopoly with KHNL
		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.
		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.
78.	Columbia	WIS2	10	10	NBC	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
79.	Huntsville - Decatur	WAFF12	49	48	NBC This TV	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Aflac, which had owned the station since 1978.
80.	Cape Girardeau - Paducah - Harrisburg	KFVS-TV1	12	12	CBS / The CW (Digital Only)
		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).
83.	Shreveport - Texarkana	KSLA-TV1	17	12	CBS This TV	Once owned by Viacom before it merged with CBS.
90.	Jackson	WLBT12	30	3	NBC	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
94.	Baton Rouge	WAFB1	9	9	CBS	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Aflac; previously owned by Guaranty Life & Casualty.
		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). Formerly The Box O&O.
96.	Savannah	WTOC-TV1	11	11	CBS
98.	Charleston	WCSC-TV	47	5	CBS	Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008.
103.	Evansville	WFIE12	46	14	NBC This TV	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
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.
109.	Tyler - Longview - Jacksonville - Lufkin - Nacogdoches	KLTV1	7	7	ABC	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
		KTRE	9	9
114.	Augusta	WFXG1	31	54	Fox	Was owned by Southeastern Media Holdings and operated by Raycom through a shared services agreement until Raycom acquired the station outright in 2011.
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.
127.	Columbus	WTVM	11	9	ABC
		WXTX1	49	54	Fox This TV	Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, operated by WTVM through a shared services agreement.
132.	Wilmington	WECT 6 (44)2	44	6	NBC
		WSFX-TV1	30	26	Fox	Owned by Southeastern Media Holdings, operated by WECT through a shared services agreement. Was once a CBS affiliate.
142.	Lubbock	KCBD12	11	11	NBC This TV	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
147.	Albany	WALB2	10	10	NBC This TV	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
156.	Panama City	WPGX1	9	28	Fox	Acquired as part of the merger with Waitt Media in 2003.
163.	Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula	WLOX1	39	13	ABC	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.
167.	Laurel - Hattiesburg	WDAM-TV12	7	9	NBC
169.	Dothan - Ozark	WDFX-TV1	33	34	Fox	Acquired as part of the merger with Waitt Media in 2003.
175.	Lake Charles	KPLC12	7	7	NBC	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. Also serves the Lafayette, Louisiana market (#123).
180.	Jonesboro	KAIT1	8	8	ABC	Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006.

Stations formerly owned by Raycom Media

DMA Rank	Market	Station	RF Channel	Display Channel	Years Owned	Currently
46.	Albuquerque - Santa Fe	KASA-TV1	27	2	1999-2007	Fox network affiliate owned by LIN Television
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.[1])
70.	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.)
		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.)
78.	Columbia	WACH1	48	57	1996-2006	Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting (Spun off with the purchase of WIS.)
82.	Syracuse	WSTM-TV12	24	3	1997-2006	NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
		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.
87.	Harlingen - Weslaco - Brownsville - McAllen - Pharr - Reynosa - Matamoros	KGBT-TV	31	4	2006	CBS network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
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.
90.	Jackson	WJTV	12	12	1996-1997	CBS network affiliate owned by Media General
92.	Colorado Springs - Pueblo	KXRM-TV1	22	21	2000-2006	Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
		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.
96.	Savannah	WSAV-TV	39	3	1996-1997	NBC network affiliate owned by Media General
101.	Washington - Greenville - New Bern, North Carolina	WITN-TV	32	7	1997	NBC network affiliate owned by Gray Television
108.	Reno, Nevada	KAME-TV	20	21	1996-1997	MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Ellis Communications and operated by Cox Media Group
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
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
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.)
132.	Wilmington	WWAY	46	3	2006	ABC network affiliate owned by Morris Multimedia
147.	Albany	WFXL1	12	31	2004-2006	Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting (Spun off with the purchase of WALB.)
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.)
179.	Marquette - Escanaba	WLUC-TV12	35	6	1997-2006	NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
199.	Ottumwa - Kirksville	KTVO1	33	3	1997-2006	ABC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
	Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville, MO	KYOU-TV3	15	15		Fox network affiliate owned by American Spirit Media
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 used to carry the now defunct 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

1. ^ ^{a b} Local TV Closes on WTVR

External links

• Raycom Media Corporate Website
• Raycom Sports Website
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Broadcast Television Ownership Information for #56653: Raycom Media