Stations Currently Owned By Raycom Media
DMA Rank | Market | Station | RF Channel |
Display Channel |
Network Affiliation | Notes |
18. | Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO | 10 | 19 | CBS Me-TV |
Licensed to Shaker Heights, former Fox affiliate before switching to CBS. Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998. |
WUAB1 | 28 | 43 | MyNetworkTV Bounce TV |
Licensed to Lorain. Founded by the United Artists movie studio and later owned by Kaiser Broadcasting (with a minority stake), Gaylord Entertainment, and author/TV producer Stephen J. Cannell. Purchased outright in 2000 from Cannell who leased the station to Malrite-owned WOIO in 1994. An affiliate of MyNetworkTV, previously affiliated with The WB (1995–1998) and UPN (1995–2006). | ||
25. | Charlotte | WBTV | 23 | 3 | CBS This TV |
Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. One of two flagship stations, along with WSFA. |
33. | Cincinnati | WXIX-TV1 | 29 | 19 | Fox This TV |
Licensed to Newport, Kentucky. Once owned by Metromedia. Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998. |
38. | West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce | WFLX1 | 28 | 29 | Fox | Acquired as part of the merger with Malrite Communications in 1998. |
39. | Birmingham - Tuscaloosa - Anniston, Alabama | WBRC | 50 | 6 | Fox | Once a Fox O&O, and before that, an ABC affiliate. Acquired from Local TV in 2009. |
49. | Memphis | WMC-TV12 | 5 | 5 | NBC This TV |
Founded by The E.W. Scripps Company, who currently owns The Commercial Appeal newspaper. Sold to Ellis in 1993. |
50. | Louisville | WAVE12 | 47 | 3 | NBC This TV |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
57. | Richmond - Petersburg | WWBT | 12 | 12 | NBC | Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. |
WUPV | 47 | 65 | The CW | Licensed to Ashland. Owned by American Spirit Media, controlled by WWBT under a shared services agreement. | ||
59. | Knoxville | WTNZ1 | 34 | 43 | Fox This TV |
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67. | Tucson - Douglas - Sierra Vista | KOLD-TV1 | 32 | 13 | CBS | Founded by country singer-Actor Gene Autry (1907–1998). |
KMSB | 25 | 11 | Fox This TV |
Owned by the Belo Corporation, operated by KOLD-TV through shared services agreements. Partnership began February 1, 2012. | ||
KTTU | 19 | 18 | MyNetworkTV | |||
70. | Toledo | WTOL | 11 | 11 | CBS Me-TV |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. This is the third station Raycom has owned in Toledo, others being WUPW & WNWO (see below and in "Formerly Owned" stations). |
WUPW | 46 | 36 | Fox | Owned by American Spirit Media, controlled by WTOL through a shared services agreement. Raycom previously owned the station from 1996 to 1999 when it was spun off with the purchase of WNWO-TV's owner, Malrite Communications. | ||
72. | Honolulu - Hilo - Wailuku - Maui - Lihue - Kauai |
KGMB1 | 23 | 5 | CBS | Part of a duopoly with KHNL |
KHNL2 / KHBC-TV2 / KOGG2 |
35 (KHNL) 22 (KHBC) 16 (KOGG) |
13 (KHNL) 2 (KHBC) 15 (KOGG) |
NBC | Acquired from Belo Corporation (King Broadcasting Company) in 1999 as part of a deal which also saw the acquisition of KASA-TV in Alberquerque, New Mexico to Raycom. KASA is now owned by LIN TV, which previously owned WUPW from 2002 to 2012. | ||
KFVE | 22 | 9 | MyNetworkTV | Owned by MCG Capital Corporation, operated by KHNL / KGMB through a shared services agreement. KFVE's intellectual unit was owned by Raycom from 2000 to October 2009. | ||
78. | Columbia | WIS2 | 10 | 10 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
79. | Huntsville - Decatur | WAFF12 | 49 | 48 | NBC This TV |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Aflac, which had owned the station since 1978. |
80. | Cape Girardeau - Paducah - Harrisburg |
KFVS-TV1 | 12 | 12 | CBS / The CW (Digital Only) |
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WQTV-LP 24 / WQWQ-LP 9 |
12.2 | 12.2 | The CW | Also carried on KFVS-DT2 12.2/12.2. Still broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 24 (WQTV-LP) and VHF channel 9 (WQWQ-LP). | ||
83. | Shreveport - Texarkana | KSLA-TV1 | 17 | 12 | CBS This TV |
Once owned by Viacom before it merged with CBS. |
90. | Jackson | WLBT12 | 30 | 3 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
94. | Baton Rouge | WAFB1 | 9 | 9 | CBS | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Aflac; previously owned by Guaranty Life & Casualty. |
WBXH-CA 39 | 9.4 | 9.4 | MyNetworkTV | WBXH-CA broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 39 and in digital on a subchannel of WAFB (channel 9.4). Formerly The Box O&O. | ||
96. | Savannah | WTOC-TV1 | 11 | 11 | CBS | |
98. | Charleston | WCSC-TV | 47 | 5 | CBS | Acquired from Lincoln Financial Media in 2008. |
103. | Evansville | WFIE12 | 46 | 14 | NBC This TV |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
104. | Myrtle Beach - Florence | WMBF-TV2 | 32 | 32 | NBC | Signed on August 7, 2008. The only station thus far built and signed-on by Raycom, which had acquired the construction permit with its acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
109. | Tyler - Longview - Jacksonville - Lufkin - Nacogdoches |
KLTV1 | 7 | 7 | ABC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
KTRE | 9 | 9 | ||||
114. | Augusta | WFXG1 | 31 | 54 | Fox | Was owned by Southeastern Media Holdings (now American Spirit Media) and operated by Raycom through a shared services agreement until Raycom acquired the station outright in 2011. |
117. | Montgomery - Selma | WSFA12 | 12 | 12 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. One of two flagship stations, along with WBTV. |
127. | Columbus | WTVM | 11 | 9 | ABC | |
WXTX1 | 49 | 54 | Fox This TV |
Owned by American Spirit Media, operated by WTVM through a shared services agreement. | ||
132. | Wilmington | WECT 6 (44)2 | 44 | 6 | NBC | |
WSFX-TV1 | 30 | 26 | Fox | Owned by American Spirit Media, operated by WECT through a shared services agreement. Was once a CBS affiliate. | ||
142. | Lubbock | KCBD12 | 11 | 11 | NBC This TV |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
147. | Albany | WALB2 | 10 | 10 | NBC ABC |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
156. | Panama City | WPGX1 | 9 | 28 | Fox | Acquired as part of the merger with Waitt Media in 2003. |
163. | Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula | WLOX1 | 39 | 13 | ABC CBS |
Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
167. | Laurel - Hattiesburg | WDAM-TV12 | 7 | 9 | NBC | |
169. | Dothan - Ozark | WDFX-TV1 | 33 | 34 | Fox | Acquired as part of the merger with Waitt Media in 2003. |
175. | Lake Charles | KPLC12 | 7 | 7 | NBC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. Also serves the Lafayette, Louisiana market (#123). |
180. | Jonesboro | KAIT1 | 8 | 8 | ABC | Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation in 2006. |
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