E. W. Scripps Company

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The E. W. Scripps Company
Type Public (NYSE: SSP)
Industry Broadcast Television/News Publication
Community Educational Services
Founded 1878 (Originally as The Cleveland Penny Press)
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Key people Edward W. Scripps (1854-1926), Founder
Roy W. Howard (1883-1964)
Richard A. Boehne (President & CEO)
Revenue $1.1 billion USD (2007)
Website www.scripps.com

The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."[1]

On October 16, 2007, the company announced that it would separate into two publicly traded companies: The E. W. Scripps Company (newspapers, TV stations, licensing/syndication) and Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), (HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel [formerly known as Fine Living], Travel Channel and Great American Country). The transaction was completed on July 1, 2008.

On October 3, 2011 The E.W. Scripps Company announced it was purchasing the television arm of McGraw-Hill for $212 million.[2] This purchase nearly doubles the number Scripps stations to 19 with a combined reach of 13% of U.S. households.

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[edit] Scripps newspapers

The Company owns and operates newspapers in 14 American markets. Scripps-owned newspapers:

[edit] Closed newspapers

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[edit] Syndicates

Scripps owns the Scripps Howard News Service and United Media, which syndicates several notable comic strips including Peanuts, Dilbert and Marmaduke.

[edit] Broadcasting

E.W. Scripps' television division currently owns nineteen television stations in fourteen markets.

Scripps also previously owned the Shop at Home home-shopping television network, which in turn owned five television stations. On May 22, 2006, Scripps announced that it was to cease operations of the network and intended to sell each of Shop at Home's five owned and operated television stations.[3] Jewelry Television eventually acquired Shop at Home, but Scripps still intended to sell its affiliated stations. On September 26, 2006, Scripps announced that it was selling its Shop at Home TV stations to New York City-based Multicultural Television for $170 million.[4]

On October 3, 2011, The E.W. Scripps Company announced it was purchasing all seven television stations owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies for $212 million; the sale is a result of McGraw-Hill's decision to exit the broadcasting industry to focus on its other core properties, including its publishing unit.[5] This deal was approved by the FTC on October 31 [6] and the FCC on November 29.[7] The deal was completed on December 30, 2011.[8]

[edit] Television stations

Notes:
1) Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicates a station that was built and signed-on by E.W. Scripps;
2) Two boldface plus signs appearing following a station's call letters (++) indicate a station that was operated by Belo Corporation (who would ultimately purchase the stations outright from Scripps) under time brokerage agreements during the time frame in which Scripps held the stations' licenses. Scripps never held operational control of these stations;
3) Two boldface currency symbols following a station's call letters (¤¤) indicate a station that Scripps acquired from McGraw-Hill;
4) Three boldface crosses appearing following a station's call letters (†††) indicates a station owned by Raycom Media and operated by E.W. Scripps under a shared services agreement.

City of license/Market Station Channel
TV / DT		 Owned Since Affiliation
Phoenix KNXV-TV 15 / 15 1985 ABC
Bakersfield, California KERO-TV ¤¤ 23 / 10 2011 ABC
KZKC-LP ¤¤ 42 2011 Azteca América
San Diego KGTV ¤¤ 10 / 10 2011 ABC
KZSD-LP ¤¤ 41 2011 Azteca América
Colorado Springs, Colorado KZKS-LP ¤¤ 23 2011 Azteca América
Denver KMGH-TV ¤¤ 7 / 7 2011 ABC
KZCO-LP ¤¤ 27 2011 Azteca América
Ft. Collins, Colorado KZFC-LP ¤¤ 36 2011 Azteca América
Tampa - St. Petersburg WFTS-TV 28 / 29 1986 ABC
West Palm Beach WPTV-TV 5 / 12 1961 NBC
WFLX ††† 29 / 28 Fox
Indianapolis WRTV ¤¤ 6 / 25 2011 ABC
Baltimore WMAR-TV 2 / 38 1991 ABC
Detroit WXYZ-TV 7 / 41 1986 ABC
Kansas City, Missouri — Lawrence, Kansas KSHB-TV 41 / 42 1977 NBC
KMCI-TV 38 / 41 2001 Independent
Cincinnati WCPO-TV ** 9 / 22 1949 ABC
Cleveland - Akron WEWS-TV ** 5 / 15 1947 ABC
Tulsa, Oklahoma KJRH-TV 2 / 8 1971 NBC

[edit] Former Scripps-owned stations

[edit] Television stations

City of license/Market Station Channel
TV / DT		 Years owned Affiliation
San Francisco KCNS 38 / 39 2002–2006 RTV affiliate owned by NRJ TV
(managed by Titan TV Broadcast Group)
Bridgeport, CT - New York City WSAH 43 / 42 2002–2007 RTV affiliate owned by Multicultural Television
Lawrence - Boston, MA WMFP 62 / 18 2002–2007 Me-TV affiliate owned by NRJ TV
(managed by Titan TV Broadcast Group)
Wilson - Raleigh - Durham, N.C. WRAY-TV 30 / 42 2002–2006 TCT owned-and-operated (O&O)
Canton - Cleveland, OH WOAC
(now WRLM)		 67 / 47 2002–2006 TCT owned-and-operated (O&O)
Memphis WMCT/WMC-TV ** 5 / 5 1948–1993 NBC affiliate owned by Raycom Media
San Antonio KENS-TV ++ 5 / 39 1997 CBS affiliate owned by Belo Corporation

[edit] Radio stations

Market Station Current Ownership
Baltimore WBSB-FM-104.3
(now WCHH)		 owned by Clear Channel Communications
Cincinnati WCPO-1230
(now WDBZ)		 owned by Radio One
WUBE-FM-105.1 owned by Hubbard Broadcasting
Cleveland WEWS-FM-102.1
(now WDOK)		 owned by CBS Radio
Portland, Oregon KUPL-970
(now KUFO)		 owned by Alpha Broadcasting
KUPL-FM-98.5 owned by Alpha Broadcasting
Knoxville, Tennessee WNOX-990
(now WNML)		 owned by Cumulus Media
Memphis WMC-970 owned by Entercom
WMC-FM-99.7 owned by Entercom
San Antonio, Texas KENS-1160 ++
(now KRDY)		 owned by Disney/ABC

[edit] National Spelling Bee

Main article: Scripps National Spelling Bee

Scripps also operates the national (US) spelling bee. The final competition is in Washington, DC and it is broadcasted on ESPN and ABC. Lower levels are organized by the school, then county and eventually to the final competition.[citation needed]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Osborne, Kevin (2007-02-21). "Cover Story: The Light Dims". Cincinnati CityBeat (Cincinnati, Ohio: Lightborne Publishing). http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-2261-cover-story-the-light-dims.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28. "The corporate motto for Cincinnati-based media chain E.W. Scripps Co. is 'Give light and the people will find their own way,' which the lighthouse logo has come to symbolize." 
  2. ^ http://escrippsnews.scrippsnet.com/articles/569-scripps-to-buy-nine-tv-stations-from-mcgraw-hill
  3. ^ "Scripps ceasing Shop At Home operations" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company. 2006-05-16. http://pressreleases.scripps.com/release/854. Retrieved 2007-10-28. 
  4. ^ "Scripps sells Shop At Home TV stations" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company. 2006-09-26. http://pressreleases.scripps.com/release/877. Retrieved 2007-10-28. 
  5. ^ McGraw-Hill Sells TV Group To Scripps, TVNewsCheck, October 3, 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/475979-FTC_OK_With_Scripps_McGraw_Hill.php
  7. ^ http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/29/55706/scripps-purchase-of-mcgrawhill-tvs-okd
  8. ^ "Scripps completes McGraw-Hill Stations Buy". TVNewsCheck. December 30, 2011. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/12/30/56389/scripps-completes-mcgrawhill-stations-buy. Retrieved December 31, 2011. 

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The E.W. Scripps Company
Corporate leadership
Richard A. Boehne (President and CEO)
Newspapers
Television stations
ABC affiliated stations
KERO · KGTV · KMGH · KNXV · WCPO · WEWS · WFTS · WMAR · WRTV · WXYZ
Azteca América affiliated stations
KZCO · KZKC · KZSD
Fox affiliated station
NBC affiliated stations
KJRH · KSHB · WPTV
Other holdings
1The E.W. Scripps Company operates this station, owned by Raycom Media, under a shared services agreement.
Annual revenue: $1.1 billion USD] (2007) · Employees: 7,000 · Stock symbol: NYSE: SSP · Website: www.scripps.com
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