Media General

Not to be confused with MediaNews Group, a privately-held media company based in Denver, Colorado.

Media General, Inc.

Type	Public (NYSE: MEG)
Industry	Media
Founded	1850 (when Richmond Times-Dispatch was founded)
Headquarters	333 E. Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia, 23219 USA
Key people	J. Stewart Bryan III , chairman Marshall N. Morton, president and CEO O. Reid Ashe, Jr., COO John A. Schauss, CFO
Products	Newspaper Television Radio
Website	www.mediageneral.com

Media General, Inc. is a media company based in the Southeastern United States. Its major properties include newspapers such as The Tampa Tribune, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, as well as numerous television stations, such as flagship station WFLA-TV.

The company was originally called Richmond Newspapers until 1969, when it was renamed "Media General", as the company's media properties grew and diversified.

In 1982 the company acquired The William B. Tanner Company (previously known as Pepper-Tanner) a commercial radio jingle production company headquartered in Memphis which competed with Dallas-based TM Productions, Century 21 Productions, JAM Creative Productions and PAMS. It was later divested in 1988.

In 1996, Media General acquired Park Communications, formerly owned by the media entrepreneur Roy H. Park.

Media General's newspaper and television operations originate from Richmond, Virginia. Tampa, Florida, is its largest market (#13).

Many of the television stations have a similar branding, similar slogans, and a similar appearance.

This chain is not associated with the similar sounding Media News Group.

Major assets

TV stations

Current DMA#	Market	Station ... channel number	Acquired	Current affiliation	Notes
14.	Tampa - St. Petersburg	WFLA-TV 8	1966	NBC	Acquired as the company's flagship station.
25.	Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville	WNCN 17	2006	NBC	One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
34.	Columbus	WCMH-TV 4	2006	NBC	One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal. Serves as the master-control hub facility for the company's NBC affiliates.
36.	Greenville - Spartanburg - Asheville - Anderson	WSPA-TV 7	2000	CBS	Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. Serves as the master-control hub facility for the company's CBS affiliates.
		WYCW 62	2001	CW	Controlled by WSPA through a local marketing agreement from 1996 to 2001. Was a UPN affiliate until September 2006. Was WASV until April 2006.
40.	Birmingham - Anniston - Tuscaloosa	WVTM-TV 13	2006	NBC	One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
53.	Providence - New Bedford	WJAR 10	2006	NBC	One of four stations acquired from NBC Universal.
60.	Mobile - Pensacola	WKRG-TV 5	2000	CBS	Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
66.	Roanoke - Lynchburg	WSLS-TV 10	1997	NBC	Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park.
90.	Jackson	WJTV 12	2000	CBS	Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media. [1][2]
91.	Tri-Cities (TN / VA)	WJHL-TV 11	1997	CBS	Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park.
96.	Savannah	WSAV-TV 3	1997	NBC; MNTV/RTV (DT2)	Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media.
98.	Charleston	WCBD-TV 2	1983	NBC; CW (DT2)	Originally an ABC affiliate until 1996(Media General's third station).
101.	Greenville - New Bern - Washington	WNCT-TV 9	1997	CBS; CW (DT2)	Part of a group of stations acquired from Park Communications owned by Roy H. Park.
104.	Myrtle Beach - Florence	WBTW-TV 13	2000	CBS; MNTV/RTV (DT2)	Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
114.	Augusta	WJBF 6	2000	ABC	Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting. Currently, Media General's only ABC affiliate.
		WAGT 26	NA	NBC; CW (DT2)	Owned by Schurz Communications, controlled by WJBF through joint sales and shared services agreements.
127.	Columbus	WRBL 3	2000	CBS	Part of a group of stations acquired from Spartan Radiocasting.
167.	Hattiesburg - Laurel	WHLT 22	2000	CBS	Acquired in a trade that sent Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR-TV to Raycom Media. Serves as a semi-satellite of WJTV.

Former Media General stations

Now owned by Schurz Communications, Inc.

• KWCH-TV, Wichita, Kansas*
• KBSD-TV, Dodge City, Kansas (satellite of KWCH)
• KBSL-TV, Goodland, Kansas (satellite of KWCH)
• KBSH-TV, Hays, Kansas (satellite of KWCH)

*(flagship of the Kansas Broadcasting System, or KBS for short)

Now owned by Morris Multimedia, Inc.

• WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• WTVQ-TV, Lexington, Kentucky^[3]

Now owned by New Vision Television, LLC

• WIAT, Birmingham, Alabama
• KIMT, Mason City, Iowa

Now owned by Mission Broadcasting

• WUTR-TV, Utica, NY (Media General sold to The Ackerley Group, who was bought by Clear Channel Communications; later sold to Mission Broadcasting and operated by Nexstar)

Now owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, LLC

• WNCF-TV, Montgomery, AL

Now owned by Hoak Media Corporation

• KALB-TV, Alexandria, Louisiana^[4]
• WMBB, Panama City, Florida^[4]

Now owned by University of Georgia Research Foundation

• WNEG-TV, Toccoa, Georgia (now WUGA-TV)^[5]

Now owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

• WCWJ, Jacksonville, Florida (was Media General's second station)

Newspapers

Major newspapers

• The Tampa Tribune
• Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Winston-Salem Journal

Community newspapers

Alabama

• Dothan Eagle
• The Enterprise Ledger
• Opelika-Auburn News
• The Eufaula Tribune
• The Corner News

Florida

• (Brooksville) Hernando Today (associated with The Tampa Tribune)
• (Sebring) Highlands Today (associated with The Tampa Tribune)
• Jackson County Floridan (Marianna)
• CENTRO Tampa (Spanish-language weekly)
• (New Port Richey) The Suncoast News (associated with The Tampa Tribune)

North Carolina

• The (Eden) Daily News
• Hickory Daily Record
• (Concord & Kannapolis) Independent Tribune
• The (Marion) McDowell News
• The (Madison) Messenger
• The (Morganton) News Herald
• The Reidsville Review
• Statesville Record & Landmark

South Carolina

• The Morning News (Florence) Daily Newspaper for Florence and the Pee Dee Region
• The News and Post (Lake City) Weekly
• The Marion Star (Marion) Weekly
• The Weekly Observer (Hemingway) Weekly
• The Hartsville Messenger Weekly

Virginia

• Amherst New Era-Progress
• Powhatan Today
• Midlothian Exchange
• Mechanicsville Local
• Goochland Gazette
• Bristol Herald Courier
• Culpeper Star-Exponent
• The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
• Danville Register & Bee
• Manassas Journal Messenger
• Nelson County Times
• The (Lynchburg) News & Advance
• The (Waynesboro) News Virginian
• News and Messenger (Manassas)
• Richlands News-Press/Clinch Valley News
• The Richmond News Leader (defunct)
• Smyth News and Messenger
• The Wytheville Enterprise

Other assets

• Blockdot
• Boxerjam Media
• DealTaker
• Atlee Park

References

1. ^ . http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-5534159. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1997/da971549.txt
3. ^ "Media General Announces Sale of WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky., to Morris Network, Inc." (Press release). Media General. 2008-03-07. http://www.mediageneral.com/press/2008/mar7_08.html. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Media General Announces Sale of WMBB-TV in Panama City, Fla., and KALB/NALB-TV in Alexandria, La., to Hoak Media Corporation" (Press release). Media General. 2008-03-14. http://www.mediageneral.com/press/2008/mar14_08.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
5. ^ "Media General Announces Sale of WNEG in Toccoa, Ga., to University of Georgia Research Foundation" (Press release). Media General. 2008-06-25. http://www.mediageneral.com/press/2008/june25_08.html. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 

External links

• Official website
• inRich.com
• Dothan Eagle
• Enterprise Ledger
• Jackson County Floridan
• TriCities.com
• TBO.com
• SCNow.com
• The Danville Register and Bee