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Max Media is a company that owns radio stations throughout the United States. It is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

History

Max Media was founded in 2001. Prior to this, some of the company's management had run the TVX Broadcast Group from 1979 until its sale in 1991 to Paramount Communications (which renamed it the Paramount Stations Group), and had also run Max Media Properties (similarly named to the current company) from then until its sale in 1998 to the Sinclair Broadcast Group (which owned some former TVX stations).

On September 30, 2013, the Cowles Publishing Company acquired Max Media's Montana television station cluster for $18 million.[1][2]

On October 31, 2013, Sinclair acquired the non-license assets of WPFO(TV), Waterville, Maine, for $13.6 million; the deal made it a sister station to WGME-TV, Portland, Maine, which already produced a newscast for the station.[3] On November 20, 2013, it was announced that Cunningham Broadcasting was to acquire the license assets for $3.4 million.[4] The sale of the license assets was approved on June 23, 2017.[5]

On January 9, 2014, Max Media sold its six Arkansas-based radio stations to Bobby Caldwell's East Arkansas Broadcasters for $3 million.

Effective November 5, 2015, Max Media sold its four Pennsylvania-based radio stations to Kristin Cantrell's Southern Belle, LLC for $3.8 million.

On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it was selling NBC affiliate WNKY(TV) in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee Broadcasting for $5.6 million.[6][7] The sale was completed on June 30, 2017.[8][9]

All television stations either directly or indirectly owned by Max Media were sold off by 2019, leaving the company with a portfolio consisting solely of radio stations.

Current stations

Radio

AM Station FM Station
City of license / Market Station Owned since Current format
Cape Girardeau, Missouri KGIR 1220 2004Sports radio
KZIM 960 2004News/talk
KCGQ-FM 99.3 2004Active rock
KEZS-FM 102.9 2004Country music
KGKS 93.9 2004Adult hits
Denver, Colorado KFCO 107.1 2009Classic hip hop
KJHM 101.5 2009Urban adult contemporary
Marion–Carbondale, IL WCIL 1120 2004News/talk
WJPF 1340 2004News/talk
WCIL-FM 101.5 2004Contemporary hit radio
WOOZ-FM 99.9 2004Country music
WUEZ 95.1 2004Adult contemporary
WXLT 103.5 2004Sports radio
Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News, VA WGH 1310 2005Sports radio
WGH-FM 97.3 2005Country music
WTWV-FM 92.9 2005Adult contemporary
WVBW-FM 100.5 2005Urban adult hits
WVSP-FM 94.1 2005Sports radio
Poplar Bluff, Missouri KWOC 930 2004News/talk
KJEZ 95.5 2004Active rock
KKLR-FM 94.5 2004Country music
Sikeston, Missouri KMAL 1470 2004Sports radio
KSIM 1400 2004News/talk
KLSC 92.9 2004Contemporary hit radio

Former stations

Television

City of license / Market Station
  • Years
  • owned
 Current status
Bowling Green, KY WNKY 40 (16) 2003–2017 NBC affiliate owned by Marquee Broadcasting
Waterville–Portland, ME WPFO 23 (23) 2003–2017[lower-alpha 1] Fox affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting[lower-alpha 2]
Traverse City, MI WGTU 29 (29) 2003–2008 ABC affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting[lower-alpha 2]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI WGTQ[lower-alpha 3] 8 (8) 2003–2008 ABC affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting[lower-alpha 2]
Billings, MT KULR-TV 8 (11) 2004–2013 NBC affiliate owned by Cowles Company
Butte–Bozeman, MT KWYB 18 (19) 2001–2013 ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company
Great Falls, MT KFBB-TV 5 (8) 2004–2013 ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company
KTGF 16 (45) 2001–2004 MeTV affiliate, KJJC-TV, owned by PetroMedia Corporation
Helena, MT KHBB-LD[lower-alpha 4] 21 (21) 2004–2013 ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company
Missoula, MT KTMF 23 (23) 2001–2013 ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company
KYTX 19 (18) 2003–2008 CBS affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
Christiansted, USVI WVIF 15 (15) 2003–2009[lower-alpha 1] defunct, went dark in 2009
Arecibo, PR WMEI 60 (14) 2007–2017[lower-alpha 1] defunct, went dark in 2017
Mayagüez, PR WOST 14 (20) 2007–2019[lower-alpha 1] ShopHQ affiliate owned by HC2 Holdings
Ponce, PR WQQZ-CD[lower-alpha 5] 14 (24) 2005–2019[lower-alpha 1] ShopHQ affiliate owned by HC2 Holdings
Quebradillas, PR WWKQ-LD[lower-alpha 5] 14 (34) 2005–2019[lower-alpha 1] ShopHQ affiliate owned by HC2 Holdings

Radio

AM Station FM Station
City of license / Market Station Years owned Current status
Morrilton, AR KVOM 800 2003–2014Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters
KVOM-FM 101.7 2003–2014Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters
Russellville–Dardanelle, AR KCAB 980 2003–2014Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters
KCJC 102.3 2003–2014Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters
KVLD 99.3 2003–2014Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters
KWKK 100.9 2003–2014Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters
Ahoskie, NC WQDK 99.3 2003–2015Owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc.
Elizabeth City, NC WGAI 560 2003–2014Owned by Gregory Communications License, Inc.
WCMS-FM 94.5 2003–2018Owned by JAM Media Solutions
WCXL 104.1 2003–2018Owned by JAM Media Solutions
Selinsgrove, PA WVSL 1240 2003–2013Defunct, went silent in 2013
WFYY 106.5 2003–2015Owned by Southern Belle, LLC
WVSL-FM 92.3 2003–2015Owned by Southern Belle, LLC
WWBE 98.3 2003–2015Owned by Southern Belle, LLC
WYGL-FM 100.5 2003–2015Owned by Southern Belle, LLC

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, a joint venture between Max Media and Power Television International.
  2. 1 2 3 Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
  3. ↑ Satellite of WGTU.
  4. ↑ Satellite of KFBB-TV.
  5. 1 2 Satellite of WOST.

References

  1. ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License "Federal Communications Commission", 1 October 2013
  2. ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License "Federal Communications Commission", 1 October 2013
  3. ↑ Malone, Michael (November 6, 2013). "Sinclair Acquires WPFO Portland (ME) Assets For $13.6 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 20 November, 2013
  5. ↑ Notice. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 23 June, 2017, Retrieved 23 June, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Max Media Selling WNKY Bowling Green". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 7 April 2017
  8. ↑ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 3 July, 2017.
  9. ↑ Marquee Closes Buy, Names Gray COO. TVNewsCheck, 29 June, 2017, Retrieved 3 July, 2017.
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