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Smith Media, LLC, successor to Smith Television, is a broadcasting group co-based in Los Angeles, California and St. Petersburg, Florida, that owns and operates seven television stations across the United States.
Smith Television became Smith Media, LLC in 2005 at the death of Bob Smith, head of the family run organization. The family decided to re-capitalize their stations and sold the stations to Boston Ventures, which created Smith Media. [1] The similarities in names have created much confusion.
Stations [edit]
| Market |
Station |
Channel (RF) |
Current Affiliation |
Acquired |
Notes |
| Utica, New York |
WKTV |
2 (29) |
NBC |
1993 |
|
| 2.2 (29.2) |
The CW |
Launched 1998, added to WKTV subchannel 2006 |
Formerly-owned Stations [edit]
- With the exception of KATN, KEYT, KJUD, KYUR & WFFF, the current incarnation of Smith Media never owned these stations. Smith Media, LLC is successor to Smith Television, Inc. who owned the following.
| Market |
Station |
Channel |
Affiliation |
Years Owned |
Sold To |
Current Ownership |
Notes |
| Anchorage, Alaska |
KIMO |
13 |
ABC
The CW |
1995-2010 |
Vision Alaska, LLC |
Vision Alaska, LLC |
Became KYUR in 2011 |
| Fairbanks, Alaska |
KATN-TV |
2 |
ABC
The CW |
2001-2010 |
Vision Alaska, LLC |
Vision Alaska, LLC |
|
| Juneau, Alaska |
KJUD-TV |
8 |
ABC
The CW |
2001-2010 |
Vision Alaska, LLC |
Vision Alaska, LLC |
|
| Salinas-Monterrey-Santa Cruz, California |
KSBW-TV |
8 |
NBC |
1995-1998 |
Hearst Television |
Hearst Television |
Divested along with WPTZ and WNNE (which were acquired from Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| San Luis Obispo, California |
KSBY |
6 |
NBC |
1995-1996 |
SJL Broadcasting |
Cordillera Communications |
Acquired along with KSBW but divested almost immediately due to Smith Television's ownership of KEYT |
| Santa Barbara, California |
KEYT-TV |
3 |
ABC |
1987-2012 |
News-Press & Gazette Company |
News-Press & Gazette Company |
|
| Reno, Nevada |
KOLO-TV |
8 |
ABC |
|
Gray Television |
Gray Television |
|
| Binghamton, New York |
WBGH-CA |
20 |
NBC |
1995-2000 |
The Ackerley Group |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
Controlled by sister station WIVT |
| Buffalo, New York |
WGRZ-TV |
2 |
NBC |
1986-1988 |
Tak Communications |
Gannett |
Part of an ownership group including SJL Broadcasting, TA Associates and Sandy DiPasquale |
| Elmira, New York |
WETM-TV |
18 |
NBC |
1986-2004 |
Clear Channel Communications |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
Operated by The Ackerley Group, and later Clear Channel Communications, via a local marketing agreement during the last four years of Smith Television ownership (2000-2004) |
| Rochester, New York |
WROC-TV |
8 |
CBS |
1996-1999 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
|
| Watertown, New York |
WWTI-TV |
50 |
ABC |
N/A |
The Ackerley Group |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
|
| W28BF |
28 |
Fox |
2001-2002 |
United Communications Corporation |
United Communications Corporation |
Owned jointly with UCC; was W28BF from 2001-2002, then WNYF-LP until 2003; now known as WNYF-CA |
| Steubenville, Ohio |
WTOV-TV |
9 |
NBC |
1996-2000 |
Cox Media Group |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
|
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
WHTM-TV |
27 |
ABC |
1986-1994 |
Price Communications |
Allbritton Communications |
|
| Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
WJAC-TV |
6 |
NBC |
1996-2000 |
Cox Media Group |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
|
| Burlington, Vermont |
WFFF-TV |
44 |
ABC |
1997-2013 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
|
| WVNY |
22 |
ABC |
N/A |
Mission Broadcasting |
Mission Broadcasting |
Owned by Lambert Broadcasting, Smith operated WVNY through an LMA. |
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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Philly.com
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:59:59 -0700
A search warrant application was filed by Pennsylvania state police seeking to seize computers, storage devices, software, passwords, documents, child-pornography files, videotapes, cameras, phones, and other items filed for Smith's Media address on Sept.
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Mashable
Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:40 -0700
... so that the business would be more stable through "quiet months" and economic recessions. Screenshot courtesy of Defense One. Topics: Business, defense one, justin smith, Media, quartz, scott havens, Startups, the atlantic, the atlantic media ...
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The Falcoholic
Tue, 07 May 2013 11:31:36 -0700
SMITH: Media availability after the practice, Daryl. You know that. And you know how I feel about whispers. LEDBETTER: Well, I know I've been wrong once or twice in the past, Coach. But I think you're going to want to address this... SMITH: Please, Daryl.
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Press Box
Wed, 15 May 2013 20:16:27 -0700
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The Daily Telegraph
Sat, 04 May 2013 06:59:01 -0700
A witness told Tank Stream a terse exchange of words followed, with Smith's media adviser asking Barker why he required a second copy. The witness said Barker was overhead swearing, before stating how many years he had been reporting in the press ...
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Castanet.net
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:36:11 -0700
“If anyone is interested in a boat this year, this is probably the place to be, because all of the dealers have their stuff here and they're really willing to deal,” says Ken Smith, media relations with the yacht club. Aside from the many different ...
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PerishableNews (press release)
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:40:44 -0700
Grocery Shoppers Say They Want Mobile Services. by Steve Smith, Media Post Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 3:32PM EDT. It's not surprising that both Americans and Europeans show little desire to shop for groceries directly on their mobile devices.
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Press Box (blog)
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:09:03 -0700
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