Greater Media
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Headquarters | Braintree, Massachusetts, United States |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people | Peter H. Smyth Chairman & Chief executive officer |
| Products | Radio stations |
| Divisions | Radio Broadcasting Newspaper |
| Website | Greater-Media.com |
Greater Media, Inc., known as Greater Media, is an American media company that specializes in radio stations. The markets where they own radio stations include Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Charlotte, and the state of New Jersey. The company was formed in 1956 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and its headquarters are currently located in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Greater Media also publishes several weekly newspapers in Central New Jersey. The newspaper group won 12 Suburban Newspapers of America awards for 2006.[1]
On November 12, 2007; Greater Media announced it was buying three stations in Charlotte, North Carolina from Lincoln Financial Media--WBT, WBT-FM, and WLNK.[1] The deal was finalized on January 31, 2008.
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[edit] List of Radio Stations Owned by Greater Media
[edit] Boston
- WROR-FM 105.7 FM — Classic Hits
- WKLB-FM 102.5 FM — Country
- WTKK 96.9 FM — Talk
- WMJX 106.7 FM — Adult Contemporary
- WBOS 92.9 FM — Modern Rock
[edit] Detroit
[edit] New Jersey
- WMGQ 98.3 FM — Adult Contemporary, New Brunsiwck
- WCTC 1450 AM — syndicated Oldies, New Brunswick
- WDHA-FM 105.5 FM — Rock, Dover
- WMTR 1250 AM — Dover
- WRAT 95.9 FM — Rock, Point Pleasant
- WJRZ-FM 100.1 FM — Adult Contemporary, Manahawkin
- WWTR 1170 AM — Ethnic, Bridgewater
[edit] Philadelphia
- WPEN-FM 97.5 FM — Sports
- WMGK 102.9 FM — Classic Rock
- WMMR 93.3 FM — Rock
- WBEN-FM 95.7 FM — Adult Hits
- WPEN 950 AM — Sports
[edit] Charlotte
[edit] List of publications owned by Greater Media
Names in parenthesees are the markets they serve, all of which are in New Jersey.
- Atlanticville (Eatontown, Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, Ocean Township, West Long Branch)
- the hub (Fair Haven, Little Silver, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury, Tinton Falls)
- Examiner (Allentown, Millstone, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold)
- Independent (Aberdeen, Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown)
- News Transcript (Colts Neck, Englishtown, Freehold, Manalapan, Marlboro)
- Tri-Town News (Howell, Jackson, Lakewood, Plumsted)
- Edison/Metuchen Sentinel (Edison, Metuchen)
- North/South Brunswick Sentinel (North Brunswick, South Brunswick)
- East Brunswick Sentinel (East Brunswick, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Milltown, Monroe, South River, Spotswood)
- Suburban (Old Bridge, Sayreville)
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