Federated Media is a privately held American
company that owns and operates 15 radio stations based in
northern Indiana
Northern Indiana is a region of the U.S. State of Indiana, including 26 counties which border the states of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Northern Indiana is also considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis. The area is generally classified i ...
and
southern Michigan. Its corporate structure is complicated, involving various shell companies such as Pathfinder Communications, Jam Communications and Talking Stick Communications, which hold the licenses of its various radio stations.
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The company is headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Federated Media sold the
Elkhart Truth
''The Elkhart Truth'' is a daily news organization based in Elkhart, Indiana, that covers Elkhart County in northern Indiana and was founded as a newspaper in 1889.
History
''The Elkhart Truth'' was first printed October 15, 1889. It was founde ...
newspaper based in
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart ( ) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, Indiana, east of Chicago, Illinois, and north of Indianapolis, Indiana. Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of t ...
to
Paxton Media Group
Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO.
The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous week ...
in 2016. Federated had run the newspaper since 1952. In February 2018, Federated Media entered into an agreement to sell
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN" ...
affiliate WFGA-FM to
Swick Broadcasting.
In August 2012, Federated Media stations affiliated with
IHeartRadio
iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast and radio streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia. It was founded in August 2008. , iHeartRadio was functioning as the national umbrella brand for iHear ...
.
Stations
Current
References
External links
Official Website
Companies based in Indiana
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States
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