Kelly Broadcasting

Kelly Broadcasting
FormerlyCentral Valley Broadcasting Company
IndustryBroadcast holding company
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
Defunct1999 (1999)
FateStations acquired by Hearst-Argyle Television
SuccessorHearst-Argyle Television
Headquarters
Sacramento, California
,
United States
Area served
Sacramento and Seattle
OwnerKelly and Hansen family

Kelly Broadcasting Company (also known as Kelly Broadcasting) was an American broadcast holding company that owned KCRA-TV and KQCA in Sacramento/Stockton. Kelly Broadcasting sold the stations (including the flagship station) to Hearst-Argyle Television in 1999.

History

Kelly and Hansen family began founded in 1944 as Central Valley Broadcasting Company, with the launch of the Sacramento FM radio station KCRA-FM (now KYMX) in 1947.[1] In 1955, it launched the television station KCRA-TV in Sacramento and purchased KCRA-AM (now KIFM), making it the pair of stations. It later purchased Seattle television station KCPQ from Clover Park School District, and became an independent station.[2]

In 1994, KQCA entered a local marketing agreement with Kelly-owned KCRA-TV. In 1999, the Kelly television stations sold to New York City-based Hearst-Argyle Television.

Stations

Television stations

City of license / Market Station Channel Years owned Current status
Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto, CA KCRA-TV 3 1955–1999 NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television
KQCA 58 1994–1999[a] dual The CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Seattle/Tacoma, WA KCPQ 13 1980–1998 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
  1. ^ KQCA was owned by a privately held company but Kelly operated through a local marketing agreement.

References

  1. ^ "KCRA-FM" (PDF). p. 25. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Kelly bought Seattle station". QZVX. Retrieved 8 October 2023.


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