Stephan Marks

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Stephan Marks, a Maryland native, was the owner and operator of radio and television stations in three small United States markets. He died on May 11, 2022 at the age of 72. [1]

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Stations owned by Stephan Marks [2]

Television

Radio

Michigan

Montana

North Dakota

Virginia

Wisconsin

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References

  1. "TV, Radio Station Owner Stephen Marks Dies". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. TV and Radio Stations that Stephen A. Marks has an attributable interest in.
  3. Glendive TV station is one-man operation (AP), Billings Gazette, October 6, 2003
  4. It Doesn't Get Smaller Than This: On KXGN-TV in Glendive, Mont., the sports department is a one-man band, John Walters, Sports Illustrated, March 19, 2001
  5. Digital Television Coming...Slowly: Montana broadcasters pay a huge price to go digital, but where are the viewers?, Sanjay Talwani, Montana Journalism Review, 2002 Archived February 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. TV in Smallville, Melanie M. Clarke, Broadcasting & Cable, 9/15/2003
  7. WBKB-TV 11 Alpena
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