Morris Multimedia
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Morris Multimedia, Inc. is a media company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 1970 by Charles H. Morris, whose family published the Savannah Morning News and the late Savannah Evening Press (both published by Morris Communications based in Augusta, Georgia, a company that is part of the same family, but separate from Morris Multimedia).
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[edit] Newspapers
The Morris Newspaper Corporation division owns a chain of five daily newspapers, 31 non-daily newspapers, four alternative weeklies and 29 shoppers, covering nine states and the US Virgin Islands.
[edit] Daily newspapers
- Great Bend Tribune - Great Bend, Kansas
- Manteca Bulletin - Manteca, California
- The Signal (Santa Clarita Valley) - Valencia, California
- Statesboro Herald - Statesboro, Georgia
- The Times (Gainesville) - Gainesville, Georgia
[edit] Television
[edit] Current Morris network stations
| DMA rank | Market | Station ... channel (DT) | Network | Year acquired | Notes |
| 64. | Lexington | WTVQ-TV 36 (40) | ABC | 2008 | Acquired from Media General in Spring 2008. [1] |
| 86. | Chattanooga | WDEF-TV 12 (47) | CBS | 2006 | Was Chattanooga's first television station. Acquired from Media General on October 13, 2006 following their acquisition of stations from NBC Universal. |
| 121. | Macon | WMGT-TV 41 (40) | NBC | 1978 | Acquired in 1978 as the company's flagship station. |
| 133. | Columbus - Tupelo - West Point |
WCBI-TV 4 (35) | CBS / MNTV on DT2 / The CW on DT3 |
2003 | Was the first licensed television station in Northern Mississippi. Founded and originally owned by the Commercial Dispatch newspaper. |
| 135. | Wilmington | WWAY 3 (46) | ABC | 2006 | Was acquired from Raycom Media since ownership rules set by the FCC prohibits that company from owning and operating the station and one other, NBC affiliate WECT. |
| 160. | Biloxi - Gulfport | WXXV-TV 25 (48) | Fox | 2001 | Also serves the #168 Hattiesburg - Laurel market. |
[edit] Former Morris network stations
| DMA rank | Market | Station | Years owned | Currently |
| 57. | Little Rock - Pine Bluff | KARK-TV 4 | 1988-2003 | NBC network affiliate owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. |
| 146. | Valdosta - Albany | WVGA 44 | 1986-1994 | CBS network affiliate WSWG owned by Gray Television. Serves as a semi-satellite of Tallahassee affiliate WCTV. They both also carry MyNetworkTV on a digital subchannel. |
| 172. | Dothan - Ozark | WDHN 18 | 1986-2003 | ABC network affiliate owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. |
[edit] Morris Technology
Morris also owns Morris Technology, a company specialising in infrastructural services for the media industry.
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