Bonten Media Group
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Bonten Media Group, LLC is a New York City-based owner of television broadcast stations in the United States. It was formed by Randall D. Bongarten and Diamond Castle Holdings in November 2006. Its first acquisition was group of 14 stations from Bluestone Television on May 31, 2007. Bluestone had acquired the same stations from Lamco Communications Inc. in 2004. On January 1, 2008 Bonten entered into an agreement with Esteem Broadcasting to operate the FOX affiliates (WFXI/WYDO) in the Greenville-New Bern market, bringing to 16 the number of stations operated by Bonten Media Group.[1]
[edit] Stations owned by Bonten Media
- WCYB-TV NBC, CW affiliate in Bristol, Virginia serving the Tri-Cities of Tennessee/Virginia
- WEMT FOX affiliate, This TV in Tri-Cities of Tennessee/Virginia (owned by Esteem Broadcasting, managed by Bonten's WCYB via a LMA)
- WCTI-TV ABC, This TV affiliate in New Bern, North Carolina also serving Greenville, Jacksonville, and Washington
- WFXI/WYDO FOX affiliate in New Bern, North Carolina (owned by Esteem Broadcasting, managed by Bonten's WCTI via a LMA)
- KRCR-TV ABC, Me-TV affiliate in Redding, California serving all of Northern California, including Red Bluff and Chico
- KAEF ABC, Me-TV affiliate in Eureka, California (semi-satellite of KRCR)
- KECI-TV and KCFW NBC, Me-TV, and This TV affiliates in the Missoula, Montana market
- KTVM an NBC affiliate in Butte / Bozeman, Montana (satellite of KECI)
- KTXS ABC, CW affiliate in Abilene, Texas
- KTES-LP This TV affiliate in Abilene, Texas
- KTXE-LP ABC affiliate in San Angelo, Texas (satellite of KTXS)
