Banks Broadcasting was a minority-owned broadcasting company which owned two television stations in the western United States. 50% of the company was owned by
LIN TV
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, a large group broadcaster with clusters in the Northeast and Midwest and scattered stations elsewhere.
The President and CEO of Banks Broadcasting was Lyle Banks, who has formerly served as General Manager of
WMAQ-TV, the
NBC affiliate
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in Chicago. Banks Broadcasting was based in
Winnetka, Illinois.
Banks Broadcasting was the owner of former
WB Network and current
CW affiliate
KSCW-TV in
Wichita, Kansas from its launch in 1999 (as KWCV) until July 20, 2007, when it was officially sold to
Schurz Communications, the owner of that market's
CBS affiliate
KWCH-TV.
On July 1, 2008, Banks Broadcasting agreed to sell
Boise's CW and former
UPN station
KNIN-TV to
Journal Broadcast Group, owner of
KIVI, which would have created Boise's first television duopoly group
The FCC initially denied Journal the "failing station waiver" which was required for this purchase. However, on January 19, 2009, the FCC reversed its earlier decision to reject the sale, which was finalized on April 24, 2009. KNIN officially switched its network affiliation to
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on September 1, 2011.
Companies based in Cook County, Illinois
Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States
Defunct companies based in Illinois
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