Max Media is a company that owns radio stations throughout the United States. It is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Max Media is a company that owns radio stations throughout the United States. It is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Max Media was founded in 2001. Prior to this, some of the company's management had run the TVX Broadcast Group from 1979 until its sale in 1991 to Paramount Communications (which renamed it the Paramount Stations Group), and had also run Max Media Properties (similarly named to the current company) from then until its sale in 1998 to the Sinclair Broadcast Group (which owned some former TVX stations).
On September 30, 2013, the Cowles Publishing Company acquired Max Media's Montana television station cluster for $18 million. [1] [2]
On October 31, 2013, Sinclair acquired the non-license assets of WPFO(TV), Waterville, Maine, for $13.6 million; the deal made it a sister station to WGME-TV, Portland, Maine, which already produced a newscast for the station. [3] On November 20, 2013, it was announced that Cunningham Broadcasting was to acquire the license assets for $3.4 million. [4] The sale of the license assets was approved on June 23, 2017. [5]
On January 9, 2014, Max Media sold its six Arkansas-based radio stations to Bobby Caldwell's East Arkansas Broadcasters for $3 million.
Effective November 5, 2015, Max Media sold its four Pennsylvania-based radio stations to Kristin Cantrell's Southern Belle, LLC for $3.8 million.
On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it was selling NBC affiliate WNKY(TV) in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee Broadcasting for $5.6 million. [6] [7] The sale was completed on June 30, 2017. [8] [9]
All television stations either directly or indirectly owned by Max Media were sold off by 2019, leaving the company with a portfolio consisting solely of radio stations.
| AM Station | FM Station |
|---|
| City of license / Market | Station | Owned since | Current format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau, Missouri | KGIR 1220 | 2004 | Sports radio |
| KZIM 960 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| KCGQ-FM 99.3 | 2004 | Active rock | |
| KEZS-FM 102.9 | 2004 | Country music | |
| KGKS 93.9 | 2004 | Adult hits | |
| Marion–Carbondale, IL | WCIL 1120 | 2004 | News/talk |
| WJPF 1340 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| WCIL-FM 101.5 | 2004 | Contemporary hit radio | |
| WOOZ-FM 99.9 | 2004 | Country music | |
| WUEZ 95.1 | 2004 | Adult contemporary | |
| WXLT 103.5 | 2004 | Sports radio | |
| Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News, VA | WGH 1310 | 2005 | Sports radio |
| WGH-FM 97.3 | 2005 | Country music | |
| WTWV-FM 92.9 | 2005 | Adult contemporary | |
| WVBW-FM 100.5 | 2005 | Urban adult hits | |
| WVSP-FM 94.1 | 2005 | Sports radio | |
| Poplar Bluff, Missouri | KWOC 930 | 2004 | News/talk |
| KJEZ 95.5 | 2004 | Active rock | |
| KKLR-FM 94.5 | 2004 | Country music | |
| Sikeston, Missouri | KMAL 1470 | 2004 | Sports radio |
| KSIM 1400 | 2004 | News/talk | |
| KLSC 92.9 | 2004 | Variety Hits | |
| City of license / Market | Station |
| Current status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green, KY | WNKY | 40 (16) | 2003–2017 | NBC affiliate owned by Marquee Broadcasting |
| Waterville–Portland, ME | WPFO | 23 (23) | 2003–2017 [lower-alpha 1] | Fox affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting [lower-alpha 2] |
| Traverse City, MI | WGTU | 29 (29) | 2003–2008 | ABC affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting [lower-alpha 2] |
| Sault Ste. Marie, MI | WGTQ [lower-alpha 3] | 8 (8) | 2003–2008 | ABC affiliate owned by Cunningham Broadcasting [lower-alpha 2] |
| Billings, MT | KULR-TV | 8 (11) | 2004–2013 | NBC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Butte–Bozeman, MT | KWYB | 18 (19) | 2001–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Great Falls, MT | KFBB-TV | 5 (8) | 2004–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| KTGF | 16 (45) | 2001–2004 | MeTV affiliate, KJJC-TV, owned by PetroMedia Corporation | |
| Helena, MT | KHBB-LD [lower-alpha 4] | 21 (21) | 2004–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| Missoula, MT | KTMF | 23 (23) | 2001–2013 | ABC affiliate owned by Cowles Company |
| KYTX | 19 (18) | 2003–2008 | CBS affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. | |
| Christiansted, USVI | WVIF | 15 (15) | 2003–2009 [lower-alpha 1] | defunct, went dark in 2009 |
| Arecibo, PR | WMEI | 60 (14) | 2007–2017 [lower-alpha 1] | defunct, went dark in 2017 |
| Mayagüez, PR | WOST | 14 (20) | 2007–2019 [lower-alpha 1] | ShopHQ affiliate owned by HC2 Holdings |
| Ponce, PR | WQQZ-CD [lower-alpha 5] | 14 (24) | 2005–2019 [lower-alpha 1] | ShopHQ affiliate owned by HC2 Holdings |
| Quebradillas, PR | WWKQ-LD [lower-alpha 5] | 14 (34) | 2005–2019 [lower-alpha 1] | ShopHQ affiliate owned by HC2 Holdings |
| AM Station | FM Station |
|---|
| City of license / Market | Station | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrilton, AR | KVOM 800 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| KVOM-FM 101.7 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| Russellville–Dardanelle, AR | KCAB 980 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| KCJC 102.3 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| KVLD 99.3 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| KWKK 100.9 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters | |
| Denver, CO | KFCO 107.1 | 2009-2024 | Owned by Pillar Media |
| KJHM 101.5 | 2009-2024 | Owned by Pillar Media | |
| Ahoskie, NC | WQDK 99.3 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc. |
| Elizabeth City, NC | WGAI 560 | 2003–2014 | Owned by Gregory Communications License, Inc. |
| WCMS-FM 94.5 | 2003–2018 | Owned by JAM Media Solutions | |
| WCXL 104.1 | 2003–2018 | Owned by JAM Media Solutions | |
| Selinsgrove, PA | WVSL 1240 | 2003–2013 | Defunct, went silent in 2013 |
| WFYY 106.5 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC | |
| WVSL-FM 92.3 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC | |
| WWBE 98.3 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC | |
| WYGL-FM 100.5 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC |
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