Hearst-Argyle Television
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| Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: HTV) |
| Founded | 1997, by a merger of Hearst Broadcasting and Argyle Television Holdings II |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Area served |  United States (Nationwide) |
| Key people | David J. Barrett, president/chief operating officer |
| Industry | Broadcast Television Television Production |
| Products | Broadcast television |
| Revenue | ▲ $785.4 million USD (2006) |
| Operating income | ▲ $228.8 million USD (2006) |
| Net income | ▲ $98.7 million USD (2006) |
| Employees | approx. 3000 (full time) |
| Website | www.hearstargyle.com |
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., is a broadcasting company in the United States. Hearst-Argyle is majority-owned by the New York City-based Hearst Corporation, and holds joint ventures in television production with NBC Universal Television Distribution, has an Internet partnership with Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc., and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HTV."
Hearst-Argyle was formed in 1997 with the merger of Hearst Corporation's broadcasting division and stations owned by Argyle Television Holdings II, which is partially related to the company of the same name who (in 1994) sold its stations to New World Communications, stations that eventually became Fox-owned stations.
In terms of audience reach, Hearst-Argyle is the largest group owner of ABC-affiliated stations, and the second-largest group owner of NBC affiliates.
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[edit] Hearst-Argyle-owned stations
Currently, a total of 26 television stations, comprising of: ten NBC affiliates, twelve ABC stations, two CBS affiliates, one CW affiliate and one MyNetworkTV affiliate. The company also manages one ABC station, one CW affiliate and one independent station, and two radio stations — all owned by Hearst-Argyle's majority owner Hearst Corporation through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Hearst Holdings, Inc.
Notes:
- 1) ** indicates a station built and signed-on by the Hearst Corporation;
- 2) ++ indicates a station owned directly by the Hearst Corporation, and managed by Hearst-Argyle Television via local marketing agreement (LMA).
[edit] Television stations
| City of license/Market | Station | TV / DT | Owned Since | Affiliation | |
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| 7. | Boston | WCVB-TV | 5 / 20 | 1986 | ABC |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | WMUR-TV | 9 / 59 | 2001 | ABC | |
| 13. | Lakeland - Tampa - St. Petersburg, FL | WMOR-TV ++ | 32 / 19 | 1996 | Independent |
| 19. | Daytona Beach - Orlando - Melbourne | WESH | 2 / 11 | 1999 | NBC |
| Clermont, Florida | WKCF | 18 / 17 | 2006 | CW | |
| 20. | Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto | KCRA-TV | 3 / 35 | 1999 | NBC |
| KQCA | 58 / 46 | 2000 | MyNetworkTV | ||
| 22. | Pittsburgh | WTAE-TV ** | 4 / 51 | 1958 | ABC |
| 24. | Baltimore | WBAL-TV ** | 11 / 59 | 1948 | NBC |
| 31. | Kansas City, Missouri | KMBC-TV | 9 / 7 | 1982 | ABC |
| KCWE ++ | 29 / 31 | 2006 | CW | ||
| 33. | Cincinnati | WLWT | 5 / 35 | 1997 | NBC |
| 34. | Milwaukee | WISN-TV | 12 / 34 | 1955 | ABC |
| 36. | Greenville - Spartanburg - Asheville | WYFF | 4 / 59 | 1999 | NBC |
| 38. | Tequesta - West Palm Beach, FL | WPBF ++ | 25 / 16 | 1997 | ABC |
| 41. | Lancaster - Harrisburg - York - Lebanon, PA |
WGAL | 8 / 58 | 1999 | NBC |
| 44. | Albuquerque - Santa Fe | KOAT-TV | 7 / 21 | 1999 | ABC |
| 45. | Oklahoma City | KOCO-TV | 5 / 7 | 1997 | ABC |
| 46. | Winston-Salem - Greensboro - High Point, N.C. |
WXII | 12 / 31 | 1999 | NBC |
| 48. | Louisville | WLKY-TV | 32 / 26 | 1999 | CBS |
| 53. | New Orleans | WDSU-TV | 6 / 43 | 1999 | NBC |
| 71. | Des Moines | KCCI-TV | 8 / 31 | 1999 | CBS |
| 73. | Honolulu | KITV | 4 / 40 | 1995 | ABC |
| Hilo, Hawaii | KHVO (satellite of KITV) |
13 / 18 | 1995 | ABC | |
| Wailuku, Hawaii | KMAU (satellite of KITV) |
12 / 29 | 1995 | ABC | |
| 75. | Omaha | KETV | 7 / 20 | 1999 | ABC |
| 76. | Poland Spring - Portland, ME | WMTW-TV | 8 / 46 | 2004 | ABC |
| 90. | Jackson, Mississippi | WAPT | 16 / 21 | 1995 | ABC |
| 92. | North Pole - Plattsburgh, N.Y. - Burlington, VT |
WPTZ | 5 / 14 | 1998 | NBC |
| Hartford, VT - Hanover, N.H. | WNNE (semi-satellite of WPTZ) |
31 / 25 | 1998 | NBC | |
| 102. | Fort Smith - Fayetteville - Rogers, AR | KHBS | 40 / 21 | 1996 | ABC (CW on DT2) |
| KHOG-TV (satellite of KHBS) |
29 / 15 | 1996 | ABC (CW on DT2) |
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| 124. | Salinas - Monterey - Santa Cruz, CA | KSBW | 8 / 10 | 1998 | NBC |
[edit] Radio Stations
| AM Station | FM Station |
| DMA# | Market | Station | Owned Since | Current Format |
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| 21. | Baltimore | WIYY-97.9 ++ | Mid-1960s | Active rock |
| WBAL-1090 ++ | 1925 | News-Talk |
[edit] Stations formerly owned by Hearst and/or Argyle II
[edit] Television stations
| DMA# | City of license/Market | Station | TV / DT | Years Owned | Current affiliation/owner |
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| 39. | Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI |
WZZM-TV | 13 / 39 | 1995-1997 | ABC affiliate owned by Gannett Company |
| 50. | Buffalo, New York | WGRZ-TV | 2 / 33 | 1995-1997 | NBC affiliate owned by Gannett Company |
| 52. | Providence, R.I.-New Bedford, MA | WNAC-TV 1 | 64 / 54 | 1995-1998 | Dual Fox-MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by WNAC, LLC (operated under LMA by LIN Television) |
| 62. | Dayton, Ohio | WDTN | 2 / 50 | 1981-1998 | NBC affiliate owned by LIN Television |
| 166. | Clarksburg - Weston, W.V. | WBOY-TV | 12 / 52 | 2001 | NBC affiliate owned by West Virginia Media Holdings |
Notes:
1 WNAC-TV was owned by Argyle, but operated from 1996 to 2001 by Clear Channel Communications under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with WPRI-TV, which Clear Channel owned at the time.
Also, from 1998 to 2000, Hearst-Argyle controlled WFFF-TV, a dual Fox-CW affiliate for the Burlington-Plattsburgh market, in an arrangement acquired when Argyle obtained WPTZ.
[edit] Radio stations
(a partial listing)
| AM Stations | FM Stations |
| DMA# | Market | Station | Current Ownership |
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| 17. | Phoenix | KKLT-98.7 (now KPKX) |
owned by Bonneville International |
| KTAR-620 | owned by Bonneville International | ||
| KMVP-860 | owned by Bonneville International | ||
| 22. | Pittsburgh | WTAE-FM-96.1 (now WKST-FM) |
owned by Clear Channel Communications |
| WTAE-1250 (now WEAE) |
owned by Disney/ABC | ||
| 33. | Milwaukee | WISN-FM/WLTQ-97.3 (now WQBW) |
owned by Clear Channel Communications |
| WISN-1130 | owned by Clear Channel Communications |
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