- Ackerley Group
The Ackerley Group was an American media company that owned several television stations (mainly in New York State, California, as well as one in Fairbanks) that was taken over by
Clear Channel Communications [ [http://www.warc.com/News/TopNews.asp?ID=11575 FCC approves Clear Channel purchase of Ackerley Group] ] in 2001. Its chairman was Seattle-based businessmanBarry Ackerley .tations list (incomplete)
Bold type indicates that
Newport Television owns the station.*
WHAM-TV Rochester, New York (ABC, CW)
*WSYR-TV Syracuse, New York (ABC)
*WUTR Utica, New York (ABC). Now owned byMission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group).
*WIVT Binghamton, New York (ABC)
*WBGH-CA , Binghamton, New York (NBC)
*WWTI Watertown, New York (ABC, CW)
*KTVF Fairbanks, Alaska (NBC)
*WETM-TV Elmira, New York (NBC)
*KGET-TV Bakersfield, California (NBC, CW)
*KION-TV Salinas, California (CBS , CW) sale pending to Cowles Publishing Company
*KCBA Salinas, California (Fox)
*KCOY-TV Santa Maria, California. (CBS) sale pending to Cowles Publishing Company)
*KMTR Eugene/Springfield, Oregon (NBC, CW)
*KGPE Fresno, California (CBS)
*KVOS-TV Bellingham, Washington (Independent) sale pending to LK Station Group
*KFTY San Francisco California (Independent) sale pending to LK Station GroupNotes
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