American media company (1940–2000)
Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company based in Spartanburg, South Carolina , that owned WSPA-TV as the city's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA . In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
History
In March 2000, WSPA-TV and eleven other stations were sold to Media General for US$ 605 million.[ 1]
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license .
City of license / Market
Station
Channel
Years owned
Current status
Panama City, FL
WMBB
13
1990–2000
ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Augusta, GA
WJBF
6
1992–2000
ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Columbus, GA
WRBL
3
1995–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Mason City, IA –Rochester, MN
KIMT
3
1984–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Hutchinson –Wichita, KS
KWCH-TV
12
1994–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television
Ensign –Dodge City, KS
KBSD-TV [ A] 6
1994–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television
Goodland, KS
KBSL-TV [ A] 10
1994–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television
Hays, KS
KBSH-TV [ A] 7
1994–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television
Greenville –Spartanburg, SC
WSPA-TV **
7
1956–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Toccoa, GA
WNEG-TV
32
1995–2000
MeTV affiliate WGTA , owned by Marquee Broadcasting
Florence –Myrtle Beach, SC
WBTW
13
1984–2000
CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
^ a b c Satellite of KWCH-TV.
References
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1 Nexstar operates these stations under an SSA .2 These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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