Northwest Broadcasting

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Northwest Broadcasting, Inc.
Company type Private
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
DefunctDecember 17, 2019;4 years ago (2019-12-17)
FateAcquired by Cox Media Group
Successor Cox Media Group
Headquarters
Okemos, Michigan, U.S.
Key people
Brian Brady
(President & CEO)

Northwest Broadcasting, Inc. was a television broadcasting company based in Okemos, Michigan, United States, a suburb of Lansing. The broadcasting group owned or operated twelve television stations in six markets, through subsidiaries such as Broadcasting Communications, Mountain Communications, Stainless Broadcasting, and Bristlecone Broadcasting. [1]

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History

Northwest Broadcasting was formed in 1995 by Brian Brady to acquire the television stations of Salmon River Communications, including KAYU-TV in Spokane, Washington, K68EB in Yakima, Washington, KBWU-LP in the Tri-Cities (Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Washington), and KMVU in Medford, Oregon. [2] In 1997, Northwest purchased Stainless, Inc. for $17 million; while Stainless was primarily a manufacturer of broadcasting towers, the purchase also added WICZ-TV in Binghamton, New York and KTVZ in Bend, Oregon to Northwest's station group. [3] [4] Stainless had owned broadcast stations since purchasing WICZ (then known as WINR-TV) in 1971. [5] Though Northwest would sell the Stainless tower company to SpectraSite Holdings in 1999 [6] and KTVZ to News-Press & Gazette Company in 2002, [7] it still owns WICZ-TV under the Stainless Broadcasting Company name.

Brian Brady expanded his broadcast holdings in 2002, when he teamed up with Alta Communications to acquire the K-Six Television stations under the name Eagle Creek Broadcasting; [8] Alta had also invested in Northwest Broadcasting in 1996. [9] Alta divested its interest in Northwest Broadcasting in 2007 [10] and in Eagle Creek Broadcasting in 2013. [11] During the 2010s, Brady acquired additional stations through companies such as Blackhawk Broadcasting, [12] Bristlecone Broadcasting, [13] and Cedar Creek Broadcasting. [14] These companies have occasionally made joint filings with Northwest Broadcasting in Federal Communications Commission proceedings under the name "The TV Station Group." [15]

In February 2019, Reuters reported that Apollo Global Management had agreed to acquire the entirety of Brian Brady's television portfolio, which it intends to merge with Cox Media Group (which Apollo is acquiring at the same time) and stations spun off from Nexstar Media Group's purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, once the purchases are approved by the FCC. [16] In March 2019 filings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Apollo confirmed that its newly-formed broadcasting group, Terrier Media, would acquire Northwest Broadcasting, with Brian Brady holding an unspecified minority interest in Terrier. [17] In June 2019, it was announced that Terrier Media would instead operate as Cox Media Group, as Apollo had reached a deal to also acquire Cox's radio and advertising businesses. [18] The transaction was completed on December 17. [19]

Former stations

Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

City of license / Market StationChannelYears ownedCurrent status
Yuma, AZ–El Centro, CA KYMA-DT 112014-2019 [lower-alpha 1] Defunct, license surrendered in 2020 [lower-alpha 2]
KSWT132014-2019 [lower-alpha 1] CBS/NBC affiliate KYMA-DT, owned by Imagicomm Communications [lower-alpha 3]
Eureka, CA KIEM-TV 32017–2019NBC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
KVIQ172016–2017Defunct, went dark in 2018, [20] [21] license cancelled in 2020 [22] [lower-alpha 4]
KVIQ-LD 142016–2019CBS affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Pocatello–Idaho Falls, ID KPVI-DT 62016–2019NBC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Twin Falls, ID KXTF 352016–2017 Tri-State Christian Television owned-and-operated (O&O)
Bowling Green, KY WKNT/WNKY 401997–2003 [lower-alpha 5] NBC affiliate owned by Marquee Broadcasting
Alexandria, LA KLAX-TV 312018–2019 ABC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
KWCE-LP 272018–2019Defunct, license surrendered in 2021
Greenville–Greenwood, MS WABG-TV 62016–2019ABC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
WFXW 152016–2019 [lower-alpha 6] Tri-State Christian Television owned-and-operated (O&O)
WNBD-LD 332016–2019NBC affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
WXVT-LD 172017–2019CBS affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Binghamton, NY WICZ-TV 401997–2019 Fox affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
WBPN-LP 102000–2019Defunct, license surrendered in 2021
Syracuse, NY WSYT 682013–2019Fox affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
WNYS-TV432013–2019 [lower-alpha 7] Defunct, license surrendered in 2020 [lower-alpha 8]
Bend, OR KTVZ 211997–2002NBC affiliate owned by News-Press & Gazette Company
Medford, OR KMVU-DT 261995–2019Fox affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
KMCW-LP 142013–2016Defunct, license cancelled in 2016
KFBI-LD 482013–2019MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Corpus Christi, TX KZTV 102002–2010 [lower-alpha 9] CBS affiliate owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting [lower-alpha 10]
Laredo, TX KVTV 132002–2015 [lower-alpha 9] Defunct, went dark in 2015 [lower-alpha 11]
KNEX-LP142012–2015 [lower-alpha 9] CBS affiliate KYLX-LD channel 13, owned by Gray Television
Spokane, WA KAYU-TV 281996–2019Fox affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Tri-Cities–Yakima, WA KFFX-TV 111999–2019 [lower-alpha 12] Fox affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
KCYU-LD [upper-alpha 1] 411996–2019Fox affiliate owned by Imagicomm Communications
Walla Walla, WA KBKI92001–2002Defunct, went dark in 2008 as KCWK

Notes

  1. ↑ Semi-satellite of KFFX-TV.
  1. 1 2 Owned by Blackhawk Broadcasting, which was commonly owned with Northwest Broadcasting. Throughout Northwest's ownership, both stations were operated by News-Press & Gazette Company (owner of KECY-TV) under a shared services agreement.
  2. ↑ Intellectual unit and NBC programming moved to a subchannel of Cox Media Group-owned license and renamed KYMA-DT.
  3. ↑ Operated through an SSA by News-Press & Gazette Company.
  4. ↑ Callsign changed to KJRW prior to the shutdown; intellectual unit and CBS programming transferred to a Northwest Broadcasting-owned license and renamed KVIQ-LD. [23]
  5. ↑ Operated by Northwest Broadcasting under a local marketing agreement with Southeastern Communications from 1997 until Northwest bought the station outright in 2000.
  6. ↑ An unused channel owned by John Wagner; Northwest Broadcasting operated the station under a local marketing agreement.
  7. ↑ Operated by Northwest Broadcasting operates the station under a local marketing agreement with RKM Media & Syracuse Broadcasting, from 2013 until Northwest bought the station outright in 2018.
  8. ↑ Intellectual unit and MyNetworkTV programming moved to a subchannel of WSYT.
  9. 1 2 3 Owned by Eagle Creek Broadcasting, which was commonly owned with Northwest Broadcasting.
  10. ↑ Operated through an SSA by the E. W. Scripps Company,
  11. ↑ Intellectual unit and CBS programming transferred to a Gray Television-owned license and renamed KYLX-LD.
  12. ↑ Operated by Northwest Broadcasting under a local marketing agreement with Communication Properties from its 1999 sign-on until Northwest bought the station outright in 2003.

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