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Spartan Communications
Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company that was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina that owned WSPA-TV as Spartan's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family. Former Spartan-owned stations Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license. See also * WSPA-TV (former flagship station) * Media General, the first successor to Spartan Communications. * Nexstar Media Group Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is an American publicly traded media company with headquarter offices in Irving, Texas; Midtown Manhattan; and Chicago, Illinois. The company is the largest television station owner in the United States, owning 197 tele ..., the second successor and current owner of most of the former Spartan stations. Spartanburg, South Carolina Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States Companies based in Spartanburg, South Carolina 2000 mergers an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media General
Media General was an American media company based in Richmond, Virginia. The company's origins can be traced back to 1887 when Richmond attorney Joseph Bryan acquired ''The Richmond Daily Times'', which later became ''The Richmond Times-Dispatch''. Joseph Bryan's son, John Stewart Bryan succeeded his father as owner and publisher of the ''Times-Dispatch'', which merged with '' The Richmond News Leader'' in 1940 to form Richmond Newspapers, Inc. After John Stewart Bryan's death in 1944, his son, D. Tennant Bryan led the company into a period of expansion into television, changing the company's name to Media General in 1969. Media General, Inc. began trading on the American Stock Exchange in 1970. In 1990, J. Stewart Bryan III, great-grandson of Joseph Bryan, became chairman, president and chief executive officer of Media General. The fourth-generation Bryan oversaw the company's expansion into digital media and the sale of Media General's newspaper division to Berkshire Hathaway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |