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{{short description|American broadcasting company}}
{{short description|American broadcasting company}}
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'''Lilly Broadcasting, LLC''' is a privately owned American broadcasting company owned and operated by the Lilly Brothers’ Brian Lilly and Kevin Lilly. The company was founded in September 1999 with the purchase of WENY-TV (ABC) and [[WCBF (FM)|WENY-FM]] & [[WENY (AM)|AM]] radio. In 2002, Kevin Lilly purchased WSEE-TV (CBS) in Erie, Pennsylvania and have since added the CBS and The CW affiliates in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and ABC in the Virgin Islands.
'''Lilly Broadcasting, LLC''' is a privately owned American broadcasting company owned and operated by the Lilly Brothers.
The company was founded in September 1999 with the purchase of WENY-TV (ABC) and [[WCBF (FM)|WENY-FM]] & [[WMAJ (AM)|AM]] radio. In 2002, Kevin Lilly purchased WSEE-TV (CBS) in Erie, Pennsylvania and have since added the CBS and The CW affiliates in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and ABC in the Virgin Islands.


Brian and Kevin Lilly are the sons of George Lilly, whose '''SJL Broadcast Management''' (also previously known as the '''Montecito Broadcast Group''') was founded in 1984 and based in Montecito, California. SJL owns WICU-TV in Erie and the two Companies purchased three TV stations from Gateway Communications in 2000, and four stations from [[Emmis Communications]] in 2005.
Brian and Kevin Lilly are the sons of George Lilly, whose '''SJL Broadcast Management''' (also previously known as the '''Montecito Broadcast Group''') was founded in 1984 and based in Montecito, California. SJL owns WICU-TV in Erie and the two Companies purchased three TV stations from Gateway Communications in 2000, and four stations from [[Emmis Communications]] in 2005.


Lilly Broadcasting most recently with Sankety Advisors purchased [[KITV]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) in Hawaii.
Lilly Broadcasting most recently with Sankaty Advisors purchased [[KITV]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) in Hawaii. Lilly sold the station to Byron Allen's [[Allen Media Broadcasting]] in 2021.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Lilly Broadcasting Erie Studios.jpg|thumb|left|Lilly Broadcasting is headquartered in the studio facility of its Erie duopoly, WICU-TV/WSEE-TV.]]
WJRT-TV was sold to SJL Broadcast Management in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=WJRT|url=http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wjrt.html|work=Station Listings|publisher=Michiguide.com|accessdate=21 September 2012}}</ref> In 1991, a SJL affiliated partnership,<ref name=wtvg>[http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/nrmm5076.txt Report No. MM 95-60]</ref> Media Communications Partners Limited Partnership, purchased [[WTVG]].<ref>[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wtvg.html WTVG TV Channel 13 Toledo, OH]. Michigan Television Dial Guide. Michiguide.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref>
[[WJRT-TV]] was sold to SJL Broadcast Management in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=WJRT|url=http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wjrt.html|work=Station Listings|publisher=Michiguide.com|accessdate=21 September 2012}}</ref> In 1991, a SJL affiliated partnership,<ref name=wtvg>[http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/News_Releases/nrmm5076.txt Report No. MM 95-60]</ref> Media Communications Partners Limited Partnership, purchased [[WTVG]].<ref>[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wtvg.html WTVG TV Channel 13 Toledo, OH]. Michigan Television Dial Guide. Michiguide.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref>

SJL announced the sale of WJRT-TV and WTVG to [[Capital Cities/ABC]] for $155&nbsp;million in October 1994{{efn-lg|{{inflation|US|155000000|1994|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}}<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=August 30, 1995 |title=Capital Cities-ABC Completes Buy of Two TV Stations |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/0f7931c0a0cab27df0160c2abdd6f6dd |url-status=live |access-date=April 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101145345/https://apnews.com/0f7931c0a0cab27df0160c2abdd6f6dd |archive-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> after CBS signed a long-term deal with [[Meredith Corporation]], owner of Flint's [[NBC]] affiliate, [[WNEM-TV]].<ref name="Eye say!">{{Cite news |last=Mattern |first=Hal |date=June 30, 1994 |title=Eye say! Channel 5 called up to majors: Homeless CBS picks longtime independent |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33051073/cbs-calls-up-channel-5-to-televisions/ A7] |work=The Arizona Republic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050928/eye-say-channel-5-called-up-to-majors/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063710/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050928/eye-say-channel-5-called-up-to-majors/ |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> NBC was rumored to be courting WJRT-TV as a possible replacement for WNEM,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pullen |first=Doug |date=September 2, 1994 |title=Channel 5 Adds Weathercaster; Channel 25 Focuses On Health |pages=C16, [https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/pullen/dwbhjavzlbzsntrhsztvcgjkexwniher_wma-gateway013_1682708957344 C25] |work=Flint Journal |location=Flint, Michigan |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/channel-5-adds-weathercaster-channel-25-focuses-health/jdtphadztqeswjboraoghcothftdaugf_wma-gateway019_1682709195140 |url-status=live |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429041005/https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/channel-5-adds-weathercaster-channel-25-focuses-health/jdtphadztqeswjboraoghcothftdaugf_wma-gateway019_1682709195140 |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |via=GenealogyBank}}</ref> prompting Capital Cities/ABC to buy the stations outright.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 1994 |title=Notes: Scramble for affiliates |page=2 |work=The Journal Times Spectrum Sunday |location=Racine, Wisconsin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-notes-scramble-for-af/123694007/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429041004/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-notes-scramble-for-af/123694007/ |archive-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref> The deal resulted in WTVG converting from an NBC affiliate to ABC.<ref name=":0" />


In 2000, it purchased the Gateway Communications stations for $96 million.{{efn-lg|{{inflation|US|96000000|2000|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Holmes|first=Alisa|last2=A. Rathburn|first2=Elizabeth|date=2000-09-18|title=Changing Hands|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/00-OCR/BC-2000-09-18-OCR-Page-0039.pdf|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> In 2002, SJL sold off [[WOWK-TV]] to [[West Virginia Media Holdings]] for $40.5 million.{{efn-lg|{{inflation|US|40500000|2002|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=2002-03-04|title=Changing Hands|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/02-OCR/BC-2002-03-04-OCR-Page-0033.pdf|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> In April 2006, SJL sold off [[WBNG-TV]] to [[Granite Broadcasting]] for $45 million,{{efn-lg|{{inflation|US|45000000|2006|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}}<ref>{{Cite news |work=Buffalo Business First |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/07/24/daily24.html|access-date=2021-10-27|title=Granite closes on Southern Tier TV station}}</ref> this was followed on July 26, 2006 by selling [[WTAJ-TV]] and the licensee assets of [[WXBU|WLYH-TV]] to [[Nexstar Media Group|Nexstar Broadcasting Group]] for $56 million,{{efn-lg|{{inflation|US|56000000|2006|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}} completely undoing the Gateway/SJL deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/12/25/daily35.html|access-date=2021-10-27|work=Dallas Business Journal |title=Nexstar completes station purchase}}</ref>
In 1994, SJL announced the sale of [[WJRT-TV]] and [[WTVG]] to [[ABC Owned Television Stations|ABC]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Grego|first=Melissa|title=EXCLUSIVE: Disney to Sell Two Stations |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/459382-EXCLUSIVE_Disney_to_Sell_Two_Stations.php |accessdate=21 September 2012|newspaper=Broadcasting & Cable|date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> due to the possibility of [[WXYZ-TV]] changing its affiliation to CBS as part of a large swath of [[1994 United States broadcast TV realignment|television network affiliation changes]] occurring at the time; the deal was approved by the FCC in 1995 even though WXYZ-TV was able to renew its affiliation with ABC, which caused [[KNXV-TV|three]] [[WFTS-TV|of its]] [[WMAR-TV|sister stations]] to affiliate with the network.<ref name=mig>[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/owners/sjl.html Lilly Broadcasting: Michigan Television]. Michigan Radio and TV Ownership Guide. Michiguide.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.</ref> In 2000, it purchased the Gateway Communications stations for $96 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Holmes|first=Alisa|last2=A. Rathburn|first2=Elizabeth|date=2000-09-18|title=Changing Hands|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/00-OCR/BC-2000-09-18-OCR-Page-0039.pdf|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref>


On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its remaining stations except WICU ([[KHON-TV]], [[KOIN]], [[KSNW]] and [[KSNT]]) to [[New Vision Television]], ending the partnership between SJL and The Blackstone Group.<ref>[http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html New Vision Buys Montecito Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804024447/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html |date=2008-08-04 }} ''Broadcasting & Cable'' July 24, 2007</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) granted approval of this sale in late-October of that year, and ownership was officially transferred on November 1.
On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its remaining stations except WICU ([[KHON-TV]], [[KOIN]], [[KSNW]] and [[KSNT]]) to [[New Vision Television]], ending the partnership between SJL and The Blackstone Group.<ref>[http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html New Vision Buys Montecito Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804024447/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html |date=2008-08-04 }} ''Broadcasting & Cable'' July 24, 2007</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) granted approval of this sale in late-October of that year, and ownership was officially transferred on November 1.
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On March 1, 2009, the last station formally owned by SJL, [[WICU-TV|WICU]], transferred its copyrights to Lilly Broadcasting when it merged its news operations with crosstown sister station [[WSEE-TV]]. Though SJL still technically exists (and still ostensibly owns WICU), its visible operations have now been subsumed by Lilly Broadcasting.
On March 1, 2009, the last station formally owned by SJL, [[WICU-TV|WICU]], transferred its copyrights to Lilly Broadcasting when it merged its news operations with crosstown sister station [[WSEE-TV]]. Though SJL still technically exists (and still ostensibly owns WICU), its visible operations have now been subsumed by Lilly Broadcasting.


On November 3, 2010, ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' magazine announced that SJL Broadcasting made an agreement with [[Disney–ABC Television Group|Disney]] to buy back [[WJRT-TV]] and [[WTVG]], the two smallest stations in [[ABC Owned Television Stations|ABC's O&O portfolio]]. The sale was completed on April 1, 2011 with both stations general manager exiting their positions at change of ownership.<ref name=bc>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466051-Exclusive_New_GMs_For_Former_ABC_O_Os_in_Flint_Toledo.php Exclusive: New GMs For Former ABC O&Os in Flint, Toledo] ''Broadcasting & Cable''. March 31, 2011.</ref> Lilly announced on July 24, 2014, that it would sell both WJRT and WTVG to [[Gray Television]] in a $128 million transaction.<ref name=TVNewsCheck07242014>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/77940/gray-buys-stations-in-flint-toledo-for-128m "Gray Buys Stations in Flint, Toledo for $128M,"] from TVNewsCheck, 7/24/2014</ref> In 2016, Gray announced that it would operate its bureau in Washington, DC, in cooperation with Lilly.<ref name="tvt">{{cite news|last1=McAdams|first1=Deborah D.|title=Gray Opens Washington, D.C. News Bureau|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/gray-opens-washington-dc-news-bureau/274355|accessdate=September 21, 2016|work=TV Technology|publisher=NewBay Media|date=February 2, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923020256/http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/gray-opens-washington-dc-news-bureau/274355|archivedate=September 23, 2016}}</ref>
On November 3, 2010, ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' magazine announced that SJL Broadcasting made an agreement with [[Disney–ABC Television Group|Disney]] to buy back WJRT-TV and WTVG, the two smallest stations in [[ABC Owned Television Stations|ABC's O&O portfolio]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Grego|first=Melissa|title=EXCLUSIVE: Disney to Sell Two Stations |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/459382-EXCLUSIVE_Disney_to_Sell_Two_Stations.php |accessdate=21 September 2012|newspaper=Broadcasting & Cable|date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> The sale was completed on April 1, 2011 with both stations general manager exiting their positions at change of ownership.<ref name=bc>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466051-Exclusive_New_GMs_For_Former_ABC_O_Os_in_Flint_Toledo.php Exclusive: New GMs For Former ABC O&Os in Flint, Toledo] ''Broadcasting & Cable''. March 31, 2011.</ref> Lilly announced on July 24, 2014, that it would sell both WJRT and WTVG to [[Gray Television]] in a $128 million transaction.{{efn-lg|{{inflation|US|128000000|2014|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}}<ref name=TVNewsCheck07242014>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/77940/gray-buys-stations-in-flint-toledo-for-128m "Gray Buys Stations in Flint, Toledo for $128M,"] from TVNewsCheck, 7/24/2014</ref> In 2016, Gray announced that it would operate its bureau in Washington, DC, in cooperation with Lilly.<ref name="tvt">{{cite news|last1=McAdams|first1=Deborah D.|title=Gray Opens Washington, D.C. News Bureau|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/gray-opens-washington-dc-news-bureau/274355|accessdate=September 21, 2016|work=TV Technology|publisher=NewBay Media|date=February 2, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923020256/http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/gray-opens-washington-dc-news-bureau/274355|archivedate=September 23, 2016}}</ref>


On May 13, 2015, [[Hearst Television]] announced that it would sell [[KITV]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] and its satellites (KHVO in [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] and KMAU in [[Wailuku, Hawaii|Wailuku]]) to SJL; the deal marks the return of the company to Hawaii, following its prior ownership of KHON-TV.<ref name=hsa-saletosjl>{{cite news|last1=Engle|first1=Erika|title=Local TV station sold|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150513_Local_TV_station_sold.html?id=303672211|accessdate=May 14, 2015|work=[[Hawaii Star-Advertiser]]|date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> The sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on July 10, 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Assignment of License|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1677592|work=[[U.S. Federal Communications Commission|Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015|date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> and completed on September 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1686862&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=64548|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[U.S. Federal Communications Commission|Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015|date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>
On May 13, 2015, [[Hearst Television]] announced that it would sell [[KITV]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], and its satellites (KHVO in [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] and KMAU in [[Wailuku, Hawaii|Wailuku]]) to SJL; the deal marks the return of the company to Hawaii, following its prior ownership of KHON-TV.<ref name=hsa-saletosjl>{{cite news|last1=Engle|first1=Erika|title=Local TV station sold|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150513_Local_TV_station_sold.html?id=303672211|accessdate=May 14, 2015|work=[[Hawaii Star-Advertiser]]|date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> The sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on July 10, 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Assignment of License|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1677592|work=[[U.S. Federal Communications Commission|Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015|date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> and completed on September 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1686862&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=64548|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[U.S. Federal Communications Commission|Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015|date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>


Lilly Broadcasting re-entered radio in 2019 by purchasing the three-station cluster in [[Warren, Pennsylvania]] that had previously been owned by Frank Iorio's Radio Partners; Iorio sold off his only other broadcast asset, [[Pittsburgh]]'s [[WJAS]], to another buyer in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/201938/wjas-pittsburgh-sold-price-for-wfun-f-st-louis-spi|title = WJAS/Pittsburgh Sold; Price for WFUN-F/St. Louis Spin-Off $8 Million}}</ref> Lilly had previously owned and operated radio stations in Elmira before selling those off a few years after acquiring that cluster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176092/lilly-broadcasting-acquires-northwest-pennsylvania-trio/|title=LILLY BROADCASTING ACQUIRES NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TRIO|work=RadioInsight.com|first=Lance|last=Venta|date=April 12, 2019|accessdate=April 15, 2019}}</ref>
Lilly Broadcasting re-entered radio in 2019 by purchasing the three-station cluster in [[Warren, Pennsylvania]], that had previously been owned by Frank Iorio's Radio Partners; Iorio sold off his only other broadcast asset, [[Pittsburgh]]'s [[WJAS]], to another buyer in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/201938/wjas-pittsburgh-sold-price-for-wfun-f-st-louis-spi|title = WJAS/Pittsburgh Sold; Price for WFUN-F/St. Louis Spin-Off $8 Million}}</ref> Lilly had previously owned and operated radio stations in Elmira before selling those off a few years after acquiring that cluster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176092/lilly-broadcasting-acquires-northwest-pennsylvania-trio/|title=LILLY BROADCASTING ACQUIRES NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TRIO|work=RadioInsight.com|first=Lance|last=Venta|date=April 12, 2019|accessdate=April 15, 2019}}</ref>


==Stations currently owned or operated by Lilly or SJL==
==Stations currently owned or operated by Lilly or SJL==
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===Television===
===Television===
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| {{abbr|FWW|First Warning Weather}}<sup>1</sup>
|-
| Operated by WENY as '''NY Local Ithaca'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ithacavoice.com/2018/11/new-local-television-station-opens-in-downtown-ithaca/|title = New local television station opens in Downtown Ithaca|date = 17 November 2018}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, PA]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
! [[WICU-TV]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| '''[[WICU-TV]]'''
| 12 (12)
| 12 (12)
| 1996
| 1996
| [[NBC]]
| [[NBC]]<br>MeTV (DT2)<br>[[Ion Television|Ion]] (DT3)
|-
| Licensed to "SJL of Pennsylvania, Inc."
! [[WSEE-TV]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''[[WSEE-TV]]'''
| 35 (16)
| 35 (16)
| 2002{{efn|Operates under a shared services agreement with WICU.}}
| 2002
| CBS<br>The CW ([[WSEE-DT2|DT2]])<br>{{abbr|FWW|First Warning Weather}}<sup>1</sup> (DT3)
| {{hlist|CBS|The CW ([[WSEE-DT2|DT2]])|{{abbr|FWW|First Warning Weather}} (DT3){{efn|name=FWW}}}}
|-
| Operates under a shared services agreement with WICU
| [[Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands|Christiansted]], [[United States Virgin Islands|USVI]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
! [[WCVI-TV]]
| [[Jamestown, New York]]
| '''WNY News Now'''
| N/A
| 2021
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| Joint operations agreement with The WNY Media Company<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wnynewsnow.com/2021/07/12/erie-news-now-wny-news-now-partner-strengthening-regional-coverage/|title = Erie News Now & WNY News Now Partner, Strengthening Regional Coverage|date = 12 July 2021}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Christiansted]], [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]
| '''[[WCVI-TV]]'''
| 23 (23)
| 23 (23)
| 2019
| 2019
| CBS<br>ABC ([[WENY-TV|DT2]])
| {{hlist|CBS|ABC ([[WENY-TV|DT2]])}}
| Licensed to "Lilly Broadcasting Ventures, LLC"
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}
|}
{{notelist}}

*<sup>1</sup> First Warning Weather, a mostly locally originated loop of local weather forecasts.


===Radio===
===Radio===
{|
! style="border: 1px solid #a3b0bf; cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#cedff2"; margin: auto" | AM Station
! style="border: 1px solid #a3b0bf; cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#ddcef2"; margin: auto" | FM Station
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! [[City of license]] / [[Media market|Market]]
! City of license/Market
! Station
! Station
! Band
! Frequency
! Owned since
! Owned since
! Current format
! Format
|-
! Notes
| rowspan=3| [[Warren, Pennsylvania|Warren, PA]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
! style="background: #cedff2;" | [[WICU (AM)|WICU]] 1310
| rowspan=3| [[Warren, Pennsylvania]]
| '''[[WICU (AM)|WICU]]'''
| [[AM broadcast band|AM]]
| 1310
| 2019
| 2019
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
|-
| Translator W244DY (FM 96.7)
! style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[WNAE (FM)|WNAE]] 104.3
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''[[WNAE (FM)|WNAE]]'''
| 2019 || [[Country radio|Country]]
|-
| [[FM broadcast band|FM]]
! style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[WRRN]] 92.3
| 104.3
| 2019
| 2019 || [[Classic hits]]
|-
| [[Country radio|Country]]
| [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, PA]]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
! style="background: #ddcef2;" | [[WICU-FM]] 92.7
| '''[[WRRN]]'''
| FM
| 92.3
| 2019
| [[Classic hits]]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| '''[[WICU-FM]]'''
| FM
| 92.7
| 2019
| 2019
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| Licensed to "SJL of Pennsylvania, Inc."
|}
|}


===Stations formerly owned by SJL===
=== Cable ===
* ''WNY News Now''—[[Jamestown, New York|Jamestown, NY]], via a joint operations agreement with The WNY Media Company<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2021 |title=Erie News Now & WNY News Now Partner, Strengthening Regional Coverage |url=https://wnynewsnow.com/2021/07/12/erie-news-now-wny-news-now-partner-strengthening-regional-coverage/}}</ref>
* ('''‡‡''') – ''Indicates a station that was owned by Gateway Communications prior to its sale to SJL Broadcasting in 2000.''


== Former stations ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
! [[City of license]] / [[Media market|Market]]
! [[City of license]] / [[Media market|Market]]
! Station
! Station
! Channel
! Channel<br>[[Virtual channel|TV]] ([[Digital terrestrial television|RF]])
! Years owned
! Years owned
! Current ownership status
! Current status
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
| [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo, CA]]
| '''[[KSBY]]'''
! [[KSBY]]
| 6 (15)
| 6
| 1996–2002
| 1996–2002
| '''[[NBC]]''' affiliate owned by the [[E. W. Scripps Company]]
| [[NBC]] affiliate owned by the [[E. W. Scripps Company]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Honolulu|Honolulu, HI]]
| '''[[KHON-TV]]'''
! [[KHON-TV]]
| 2 (8)
| 2
| 2006–2007
| 2006–2007
| '''[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]''' affiliate owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''[[KITV]]'''
! [[KITV]]
| 4 (20)
| 4
| 2015–2021
| 2015–2021
| '''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''' affiliate owned by [[Allen Media Broadcasting]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate owned by [[Allen Media Broadcasting]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Hilo, Hawaii]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo, HI]]
| '''KHAW-TV'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KHON-TV)}}
! KHAW-TV{{efn-ua|Satellite of KHON-TV.|name=KHON}}
| 11 (11)
| 11
| 2006–2007
| 2006–2007
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''KHVO'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KITV)}}
! KHVO{{efn-ua|Satellite of KITV.|name=KITV}}
| 4 (18)
| 4
| 2015–2021
| 2015–2021
| '''ABC''' affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
| ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Maui]] – [[Wailuku, Hawaii]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Maui]]–[[Wailuku, Hawaii|Wailuku, HI]]
| '''KAII-TV'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KHON-TV)}}
! KAII-TV{{efn-ua|Satellite of KHON-TV.|name=KHON}}
| 7 (7)
| 7
| 2006–2007
| 2006–2007
| '''Fox''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''KMAU'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KITV)}}
! KMAU{{efn-ua|Satellite of KITV.|name=KITV}}
| 4 (29)
| 4
| 2015–2021
| 2015–2021
| '''ABC''' affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
| ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Kauai]]
| [[Kauai|Kauai, HI]]
| '''K55DZ'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KHON-TV)}}
! K55DZ{{efn-ua|Satellite of KHON-TV.|name=KHON}}
| 55
| 55
| 2006–2007
| 2006–2007
| '''defunct''', ''license cancelled in 2013''
| Defunct, license cancelled in 2013
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Pittsburg, Kansas]] - [[Joplin, Missouri]]
| [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg, KS]]–[[Joplin, Missouri|Joplin, MO]]
| '''[[KOAM-TV]]'''
! [[KOAM-TV]]
| 7 (7)
| 7
| 1991–1995
| 1991–1995
| '''[[CBS]]''' affiliate owned by [[Morgan Murphy Media]]
| [[CBS]] affiliate owned by [[Morgan Murphy Media]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Topeka, Kansas]]
| [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka, KS]]
| '''[[KSNT]]'''
! [[KSNT]]
| 27 (27)
| 27
| 1988–1995<br>2006–2007
| 1988–1995;<br>2006–2007
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] - [[Hutchinson, Kansas]]
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]–[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson, KS]]
| '''[[KSNW]]'''
! [[KSNW]]
| 3 (45)
| 3
| 1988–1995<br>2006–2007
| 1988–1995;<br>2006–2007
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]] - [[Dodge City, Kansas]]
| [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]]–[[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City, KS]]
| '''[[KSNG]]'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KSNW)}}
! [[KSNG]]{{efn-ua|Satellite of KSNW.|name=KSNW}}
| 11 (11)
| 11
| 1988–1995<br>2006–2007
| 1988–1995;<br>2006–2007
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]] - [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]] - [[Salina, Kansas]]
| [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]]–[[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]–[[Salina, Kansas|Salina, KS]]
| '''[[KSNC]]'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KSNW)}}
! [[KSNC]]{{efn-ua|Satellite of KSNW.|name=KSNW}}
| 2 (22)
| 2
| 1988–1995<br>2006–2007
| 1988–1995;<br>2006–2007
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[McCook, Nebraska]] - [[Colby, Kansas|Colby]] -<br>[[Goodland, Kansas]]
| [[McCook, Nebraska|McCook, NE]]–[[Colby, Kansas|Colby]]–[[Goodland, Kansas|Goodland, KS]]
| '''[[KSNK]]'''<br>{{small|(Satellite of KSNW)}}
! [[KSNK]]{{efn-ua|Satellite of KSNW.|name=KSNW}}
| 8 (12)
| 8
| 1988–1995<br>2006–2007
| 1988–1995;<br>2006–2007
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Flint, Michigan]]
| [[Flint, Michigan|Flint, MI]]
| '''[[WJRT-TV]]'''
! [[WJRT-TV]]
| 12 (12)
| 12
| 1989–1995;<br>2011–2014
| 1989–1995<ref name=mig/><br> 2011<ref name=bc/>–2014<ref name=TVNewsCheck07242014/>
| '''ABC''' affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
| ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Billings, Montana]]
| [[Billings, Montana|Billings, MT]]
| '''[[KTVQ]]'''
! [[KTVQ]]
| 2 (10)
| 2
| 1984–1994
| 1984–1994
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
| CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Butte, Montana]]
| [[Butte, Montana|Butte, MT]]
| '''[[KXLF-TV]]'''
! [[KXLF-TV]]
| 4 (5)
| 4
| 1984–1986
| 1984–1986
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
| CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Great Falls, Montana]]
| [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls, MT]]
| '''[[KRTV]]'''
! [[KRTV]]
| 3 (7)
| 3
| 1984–1986
| 1984–1986
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
| CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Missoula, Montana]]
| [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula, MT]]
| '''[[KPAX-TV]]'''
! [[KPAX-TV]]
| 8 (7)
| 8
| 1984–1986
| 1984–1986
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
| CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Binghamton, New York]]
| [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]]
| '''[[WBNG-TV]]''' <sup>‡‡</sup>
! [[WBNG-TV]]
| 12 (7)
| 12
| 2000–2006{{efn|name=Gateway|Acquired from Gateway Communications.}}
| 2000–2006
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by [[Gray Television]]
| CBS affiliate owned by [[Gray Television]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
| '''[[WGRZ|WGRZ-TV]]'''
! [[WGRZ|WGRZ-TV]]
| 2 (33)
| 2
| 1986–1988
| 1986–1988
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by [[Tegna Inc.]]
| NBC affiliate owned by [[Tegna Inc.]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Syracuse, New York]]
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| '''[[WSTM-TV]]'''
! [[WSTM-TV]]
| 3 (24)
| 3
| 1986–1992
| 1986–1992
| '''NBC''' affiliate owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]
| NBC affiliate owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Toledo, Ohio]]
| [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo, OH]]
| '''[[WTVG]]'''
! [[WTVG]]
| 13 (13)
| 13
| 1991–1995;<br>2011–2014
| 1991<ref name=wtvg/>–1995<ref name=mig/><br> 2011<ref name=bc/>–2014<ref name=TVNewsCheck07242014/>
| '''ABC''' affiliate owned by Gray Television
| ABC affiliate owned by Gray Television
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]]
| '''[[KOIN]]'''
! [[KOIN]]
| 6 (40)
| 6
| 2006–2007
| 2006–2007
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] - [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] - <br>[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]–[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]–[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown, PA]]
| '''[[WTAJ-TV]]''' <sup>‡‡</sup>
! [[WTAJ-TV]]
| 10 (33)
| 10 (33)
| 2000–2006
| 2000–2006{{efn|name=Gateway}}
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] - [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] - [[York, Pennsylvania|York]] - <br>[[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]–[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]–[[York, Pennsylvania|York]]–[[Lebanon, Pennsylvania|Lebanon, PA]]
| '''WLYH-TV''' <sup>‡‡</sup>
! WLYH-TV
| 15 (21)
| 15 (21)
| 2000–2006{{efn|name=Gateway}}{{efn|Owned by SJL, but operated by [[IHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]] under a [[Local marketing agreement|time shared agreement]].}}
| 2000–2006
| '''[[Comet (TV network)|Comet]]''' affiliate, '''[[WXBU]]''', owned by [[Howard Stirk Holdings]]
| [[TBD (TV network)|TBD]] affiliate, [[WXBU]], owned by [[Howard Stirk Holdings]]
|-
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]] - [[Charleston, West Virginia]]
| [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]–[[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston, WV]]
| '''[[WOWK-TV]]''' <sup>‡‡</sup>
! [[WOWK-TV]]
| 13 (13)
| 13 (13)
| 2000–2002
| 2000–2002{{efn|name=Gateway}}
| '''CBS''' affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
| CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
|}
|}
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==Notes==
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==References==
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Lilly Broadcasting, LLC
Company typeprivate limited liability company
IndustryTV broadcasting
FoundedSeptember 1999; 25 years ago (1999-09)
Headquarters
Erie, Pennsylvania
,
United States
SubsidiariesSJL Broadcasting
Websitelillybroadcasting.com

Lilly Broadcasting, LLC is a privately owned American broadcasting company owned and operated by the Lilly Brothers.

The company was founded in September 1999 with the purchase of WENY-TV (ABC) and WENY-FM & AM radio. In 2002, Kevin Lilly purchased WSEE-TV (CBS) in Erie, Pennsylvania and have since added the CBS and The CW affiliates in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and ABC in the Virgin Islands.

Brian and Kevin Lilly are the sons of George Lilly, whose SJL Broadcast Management (also previously known as the Montecito Broadcast Group) was founded in 1984 and based in Montecito, California. SJL owns WICU-TV in Erie and the two Companies purchased three TV stations from Gateway Communications in 2000, and four stations from Emmis Communications in 2005.

Lilly Broadcasting most recently with Sankaty Advisors purchased KITV (ABC) in Hawaii. Lilly sold the station to Byron Allen's Allen Media Broadcasting in 2021.

History

Lilly Broadcasting is headquartered in the studio facility of its Erie duopoly, WICU-TV/WSEE-TV.

WJRT-TV was sold to SJL Broadcast Management in 1989.[1] In 1991, a SJL affiliated partnership,[2] Media Communications Partners Limited Partnership, purchased WTVG.[3]

SJL announced the sale of WJRT-TV and WTVG to Capital Cities/ABC for $155 million in October 1994[α][5] after CBS signed a long-term deal with Meredith Corporation, owner of Flint's NBC affiliate, WNEM-TV.[6] NBC was rumored to be courting WJRT-TV as a possible replacement for WNEM,[7] prompting Capital Cities/ABC to buy the stations outright.[8] The deal resulted in WTVG converting from an NBC affiliate to ABC.[5]

In 2000, it purchased the Gateway Communications stations for $96 million.[β][9] In 2002, SJL sold off WOWK-TV to West Virginia Media Holdings for $40.5 million.[γ][10] In April 2006, SJL sold off WBNG-TV to Granite Broadcasting for $45 million,[δ][11] this was followed on July 26, 2006 by selling WTAJ-TV and the licensee assets of WLYH-TV to Nexstar Broadcasting Group for $56 million,[ε] completely undoing the Gateway/SJL deal.[12]

On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its remaining stations except WICU (KHON-TV, KOIN, KSNW and KSNT) to New Vision Television, ending the partnership between SJL and The Blackstone Group.[13] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval of this sale in late-October of that year, and ownership was officially transferred on November 1.

On March 1, 2009, the last station formally owned by SJL, WICU, transferred its copyrights to Lilly Broadcasting when it merged its news operations with crosstown sister station WSEE-TV. Though SJL still technically exists (and still ostensibly owns WICU), its visible operations have now been subsumed by Lilly Broadcasting.

On November 3, 2010, Broadcasting & Cable magazine announced that SJL Broadcasting made an agreement with Disney to buy back WJRT-TV and WTVG, the two smallest stations in ABC's O&O portfolio.[14] The sale was completed on April 1, 2011 with both stations general manager exiting their positions at change of ownership.[15] Lilly announced on July 24, 2014, that it would sell both WJRT and WTVG to Gray Television in a $128 million transaction.[ζ][16] In 2016, Gray announced that it would operate its bureau in Washington, DC, in cooperation with Lilly.[17]

On May 13, 2015, Hearst Television announced that it would sell KITV in Honolulu, Hawaii, and its satellites (KHVO in Hilo and KMAU in Wailuku) to SJL; the deal marks the return of the company to Hawaii, following its prior ownership of KHON-TV.[18] The sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on July 10, 2015[19] and completed on September 1, 2015.[20]

Lilly Broadcasting re-entered radio in 2019 by purchasing the three-station cluster in Warren, Pennsylvania, that had previously been owned by Frank Iorio's Radio Partners; Iorio sold off his only other broadcast asset, Pittsburgh's WJAS, to another buyer in 2020.[21] Lilly had previously owned and operated radio stations in Elmira before selling those off a few years after acquiring that cluster.[22]

Stations currently owned or operated by Lilly or SJL

Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

Television

City of license / Market Station
Owned since Network affiliation
Tamuning, GU KTGM 14 (7) 2023[a] ABC
KEQI-LD 21 (6) 2023[a] Fox
Marquette, Michigan WZMQ 19 (19) 2017
Elmira, NY WENY-TV 36 (35) 2000
Ithaca, NY W07BJ 36 (34) 2018[b] FWW[c]
Erie, PA WICU-TV 12 (12) 1996 NBC
WSEE-TV 35 (16) 2002[d]
Christiansted, USVI WCVI-TV 23 (23) 2019
  1. ^ a b Owned by Sorensen Media Group.
  2. ^ Operated by WENY as NY Local Ithaca.[23]
  3. ^ a b First Warning Weather, a mostly locally originated loop of local weather forecasts. The WSEE First Warning Weather feed also brands as "Erie News Now Plus" in addition to the First Warning Weather brand.
  4. ^ Operates under a shared services agreement with WICU.

Radio

AM Station FM Station
City of license/Market Station Owned since Current format
Warren, PA WICU 1310 2019 Contemporary hit radio
WNAE 104.3 2019 Country
WRRN 92.3 2019 Classic hits
Erie, PA WICU-FM 92.7 2019 Contemporary hit radio

Cable

  • WNY News Now—Jamestown, NY, via a joint operations agreement with The WNY Media Company[24]

Former stations

City of license / Market Station Channel Years owned Current status
San Luis Obispo, CA KSBY 6 1996–2002 NBC affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Honolulu, HI KHON-TV 2 2006–2007 Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
KITV 4 2015–2021 ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Hilo, HI KHAW-TV[A] 11 2006–2007 Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
KHVO[B] 4 2015–2021 ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Maui–Wailuku, HI KAII-TV[A] 7 2006–2007 Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
KMAU[B] 4 2015–2021 ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Kauai, HI K55DZ[A] 55 2006–2007 Defunct, license cancelled in 2013
Pittsburg, KS–Joplin, MO KOAM-TV 7 1991–1995 CBS affiliate owned by Morgan Murphy Media
Topeka, KS KSNT 27 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Wichita–Hutchinson, KS KSNW 3 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Garden City–Dodge City, KS KSNG[C] 11 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Great Bend–Hays–Salina, KS KSNC[C] 2 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
McCook, NE–Colby–Goodland, KS KSNK[C] 8 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Flint, MI WJRT-TV 12 1989–1995;
2011–2014 		ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Billings, MT KTVQ 2 1984–1994 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Butte, MT KXLF-TV 4 1984–1986 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Great Falls, MT KRTV 3 1984–1986 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Missoula, MT KPAX-TV 8 1984–1986 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Binghamton, NY WBNG-TV 12 2000–2006[a] CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television
Buffalo, NY WGRZ-TV 2 1986–1988 NBC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
Syracuse, NY WSTM-TV 3 1986–1992 NBC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Toledo, OH WTVG 13 1991–1995;
2011–2014 		ABC affiliate owned by Gray Television
Portland, OR KOIN 6 2006–2007 CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Altoona–State College–Johnstown, PA WTAJ-TV 10 (33) 2000–2006[a] CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Lancaster–Harrisburg–York–Lebanon, PA WLYH-TV 15 (21) 2000–2006[a][b] TBD affiliate, WXBU, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Huntington–Charleston, WV WOWK-TV 13 (13) 2000–2002[a] CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
  1. ^ a b c Satellite of KHON-TV.
  2. ^ a b Satellite of KITV.
  3. ^ a b c Satellite of KSNW.
  1. ^ a b c d Acquired from Gateway Communications.
  2. ^ Owned by SJL, but operated by Clear Channel Communications under a time shared agreement.

Notes

  1. ^ equivalent to $318,630,445 in 2023[4]
  2. ^ equivalent to $169,850,435 in 2023[4]
  3. ^ equivalent to $68,606,475 in 2023[4]
  4. ^ equivalent to $68,012,545 in 2023[4]
  5. ^ equivalent to $84,637,834 in 2023[4]
  6. ^ equivalent to $164,741,074 in 2023[4]

References

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  2. ^ Report No. MM 95-60
  3. ^ WTVG TV Channel 13 Toledo, OH. Michigan Television Dial Guide. Michiguide.com. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Capital Cities-ABC Completes Buy of Two TV Stations". Associated Press News. August 30, 1995. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Mattern, Hal (June 30, 1994). "Eye say! Channel 5 called up to majors: Homeless CBS picks longtime independent". The Arizona Republic. pp. A1, A7. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Pullen, Doug (September 2, 1994). "Channel 5 Adds Weathercaster; Channel 25 Focuses On Health". Flint Journal. Flint, Michigan. pp. C16, C25. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via GenealogyBank.
  8. ^ "Notes: Scramble for affiliates". The Journal Times Spectrum Sunday. Racine, Wisconsin. October 16, 1994. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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  10. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 4, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Granite closes on Southern Tier TV station". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Nexstar completes station purchase". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  13. ^ New Vision Buys Montecito Stations Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine Broadcasting & Cable July 24, 2007
  14. ^ Grego, Melissa (November 3, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Disney to Sell Two Stations". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  15. ^ Exclusive: New GMs For Former ABC O&Os in Flint, Toledo Broadcasting & Cable. March 31, 2011.
  16. ^ "Gray Buys Stations in Flint, Toledo for $128M," from TVNewsCheck, 7/24/2014
  17. ^ McAdams, Deborah D. (February 2, 2015). "Gray Opens Washington, D.C. News Bureau". TV Technology. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  18. ^ Engle, Erika (May 13, 2015). "Local TV station sold". Hawaii Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  19. ^ "Assignment of License". Federal Communications Commission. July 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  20. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  21. ^ "WJAS/Pittsburgh Sold; Price for WFUN-F/St. Louis Spin-Off $8 Million".
  22. ^ Venta, Lance (April 12, 2019). "LILLY BROADCASTING ACQUIRES NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TRIO". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  23. ^ "New local television station opens in Downtown Ithaca". November 17, 2018.
  24. ^ "Erie News Now & WNY News Now Partner, Strengthening Regional Coverage". July 12, 2021.
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