Banks Broadcasting

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Banks Broadcasting is a minority-owned broadcasting company which owns one television station in the western United States. 50% of the company is owned by LIN TV, a large group broadcaster with clusters in the Northeast and Midwest and scattered stations elsewhere.

The President and CEO of Banks Broadcasting is Lyle Banks, who has formerly served as General Manager of WMAQ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Chicago. Banks Broadcasting is based in Winnetka, Illinois.

Banks' sole television holding as of July 20, 2007 is as follows:

Station	Channel	City	Monicker	Affiliation	Website	Acquired
KNIN-TV	9	Boise, Idaho	"K-9"	The CW (formerly UPN)	www.knin.com	2001

Banks Broadcasting was the former owner of The CW Television Network affiliate KSCW-TV in Wichita, Kansas from its launch in 1999 until July 20, 2007 when it was officially sold to Schurz Communications, the owner of that market's CBS affiliate KWCH-TV.