Newport Television
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| Newport Television, LLC | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Key people | Sandy DiPasquale (president, CEO) |
| Industry | Media |
| Services | Television |
| Owner | Providence Equity Partners |
| Divisions | Variety Television Network, Inergize Digital Media |
| Website | http://www.newporttv.com/ |
Newport Television, LLC is a television station holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. [1] In September 2007, Newport sold KFTY and KVOS-TV to LK Station Group LLC for $26.6 million.[2] As of October 10, 2007, Newport has agreed to sell KION-TV, KMUV-LP, K44DN, KKFX-CA, KCOY-TV to Cowles Publishing Company for $41 million.[3] Newport's purchase of the Clear Channel stations and those being resold were granted conditional FCC approval, subject to divestitures of media properties owned by other affiliates of Providence Equity Partners in several other markets.[4] The entire deal closed on March 14, 2008 after several stations, in addition to those being divested by Newport, were placed into trust companies. [5]
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[edit] Variety Television Network
Variety Television Network is a network of Newport Television stations that broadcast a similar programming schedule with some local programming. The network broadcasts classic TV shows, auto showcase programming, and various home improvement programs. [6]
[edit] Stations
- 1 WLYH-TV is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group; however, it is operated by WHP-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA).
- 2 KMTW is owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company; however, it is operated by KSAS-TV under an LMA.
- 3 The licenses and other FCC assets of these stations are awaiting to be transferred to High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. Newport Television will continue to operate these stations after the transactions are finalized.
[edit] Formerly owned stations
| Current DMA# | Market | Station | Current Affiliation | Notes |
| 6. | Santa Rosa-San Francisco, California | KFTY 50 | Independent | Waiting to be sold to LK Station Group LLC (still owned by Newport until sale closes) [2] |
| 14. | Bellingham, Washington-Vancouver, British Columbia (a Seattle-DMA station) |
KVOS 12 | Independent | Waiting to be sold to LK Station Group LLC (still owned by Newport until sale closes) [2] |
| 122. | Santa Maria, California | KCOY 12 | CBS | Sold to Cowles Publishing Company[3] |
| KKFX-CA 24 | Fox | Sold to Cowles Publishing Company[3] | ||
| 124. | Salinas, California | KION-TV 46 | CBS | Sold to Cowles Publishing Company[3] |
| KION-DT 46.2 | The CW | Sold to Cowles Publishing Company[3] | ||
| KCBA 35 | Fox | Operated by KION-TV under LMA; license is held by a third party |
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| Monterey, California | KMUV-LP 23 | Telemundo | Repeater of NBC Universal-owned KSTS Sold to Cowles Publishing Company[3] |
[edit] Inergize Digital Media
The digital interactive media division of Newport Television is called Inergize Digital Media. This division was founded in the mid-2000s by Clear Channel Communications, which previously owned the television stations group now owned by Newport Television. Inergize Digital was part of the spin-off of Clear Channel's television group to Newport Television.
In addition to operating the primary websites of Newport-owned television stations (see stations list above), Inergize Digital also operates websites of television stations owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, Bay City Television, Four Points Media Group, New Vision Television, Liberty Media Corporation, Catamount Broadcasting and Paxton Media Group.
[edit] Member stations
- The lists below include only those stations not owned by Newport Television whose websites are operated by Inergize Digital Media. E.W. Scripps and New Vision also own stations whose websites are operated by companies other than Inergize Digital.
[edit] Bay City Television
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 27. | San Diego, California | XETV 61 | Fox | http://www.fox6.com |
- 1 XETV is owned by Grupo Televisa, a Mexican media conglomerate; however, it is operated by Bay City Television (a California corporation) under a local marketing agreement.
[edit] Catamount Broadcasting
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 130. | Chico - Redding, California | KHSL-TV 12 | CBS / The CW (Digital only) |
http://www.khsltv.com |
| KNVN 241 | NBC | http://www.knvn.com |
- 1 KNVN is owned by Evans Broadcasting; however, it is operated by KHSL-TV under a local marketing agreement.
[edit] The E. W. Scripps Company
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 11. | Detroit, Michigan | WXYZ-TV 7 | ABC / RTN (Digital only) |
http://www.wxyz.com |
| 12. | Phoenix, Arizona | KNXV-TV 15 | ABC | http://www.abc15.com |
| 13. | Tampa - St. Petersburg, Florida | WFTS 28 | ABC | http://www.abcactionnews.com |
| 24. | Baltimore, Maryland | WMAR-TV 2 | ABC | http://www.abc2news.com |
| 31. | Kansas City, Missouri | KSHB-TV 41 | NBC | http://www.nbcactionnews.com |
| KMCI 38 | Independent | http://www.38thespot.com | ||
| 33. | Cincinnati, Ohio | WCPO-TV 9 | ABC | http://www.wcpo.com |
| 38. | West Palm Beach, Florida | WPTV 5 | NBC | http://www.wptv.com |
| 60. | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KJRH 2 | NBC | http://www.kjrh.com |
[edit] Four Points Media Group
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 35. | Salt Lake City, Utah | KUTV 2 | CBS | http://www.kutv.com |
| St. George, Utah | KUSG 12 | RTN | http://www.kutv.com | |
| 38. | West Palm Beach, Florida | WTVX 34 | The CW | http://www.34cwtv.com |
| WTCN-CA 43 | MyNetworkTV | http://www.wtcn.com | ||
| WWHB-CA 48 | Azteca América | http://www.wwhbtv.com | ||
| 51. | Austin, Texas | KEYE-TV 42 | CBS / RTN (Digital only) |
http://www.keyetv.com |
| 52. | Providence, Rhode Island | WLWC 28 | The CW | http://www.cw28tv.com |
[edit] Liberty Media Corporation
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 70. | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WFRV-TV 5 | CBS | http://www.wfrv.com |
| 179. | Marquette - Escanaba, Michigan | WJMN-TV 3 (satellite of WFRV) |
CBS | http://www.wfrv.com |
[edit] New Vision Television
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 23. | Portland, Oregon | KOIN 6 | CBS | http://www.koin.com |
[edit] Paxton Media Group
| DMA Rank | Market | Station ... Channel | Network | Website |
| 79. | Paducah, Kentucky | WPSD-TV 6 | NBC | http://www.wpsdtv.com |
[edit] References
- ^ Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners (html). Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ a b c Deals (html). Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e f Deals (html). Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ FCC OK's Clear Channel TV Sale (html). Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
- ^ Clear Channel Completes Sale to Providence Equity Partners. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ VTV: The Variety Channel
