Shockley Communications Corporation was a
media outlet
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that operated eight radio stations in
Wisconsin
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and
Minnesota
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. Its president was Terry Shockley, who cofounded the company in 1984.
The company was reportedly bought-out by Quincy Newspapers (now
Quincy Media
Quincy Media, Inc., formerly known as Quincy Newspapers, Inc., was a family-owned media company that originated in the newspapers of Quincy, Illinois. The company's history can be traced back to 1835, when the ''Bounty Land Register'' was one of ...
) in June 2001. It became defunct in 2001.
The television holdings include
WAOW
WAOW (channel 9) is a television station in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on Grand Avenue/ US 51 in Wausau, and its transmitter is located on Rib ...
,
WKOW
WKOW (channel 27) is a television station in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on Tokay Boulevard on Madison's west side, and its transmitter is locate ...
,
WXOW
WXOW (channel 19) is a television station in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. The station's studios and transmitter are located on County Highway 25 in La Crescent, Minnesota.
WQ ...
and
WQOW
WQOW (channel 18) is a television station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, serving the Chippewa Valley as an affiliate of ABC. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, the station has studios on Friedeck Road in Eau Claire, and its transmitter ...
.
References
Companies based in Wisconsin
Allen Media Group
2001 mergers and acquisitions
Defunct television broadcasting companies of the United States
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