Springfield Television
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Springfield Television Corporation was a group owner of television stations based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company was founded by William L. Putnam, who launched the company's first television station, WWLP, on March 17, 1953.
The company owned five television stations during its lifetime, no more than four at any given time.
The company folded in 1984 with Putnam's retirement, and the sale of its remaining stations—WWLP, WKEF in Dayton, Ohio, and KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah -- to Adams Communications.
[edit] Former stations
| Current DMA | Market | Station | Years Owned | Current Affiliation |
| 7. | Worcester - Boston, MA | WJZB-TV 14 (NBC; repeater of WWLP) |
1958-1969 | went dark after a fire in Spring 1969, shortly after its sale to Evans Broadcasting; frequency never reactivated |
| 35. | Salt Lake City, UT | KSTU 20 (independent) |
1978-1984 | Fox affiliate owned by Local TV, operating on channel 13 under a different license |
| 62. | Dayton, OH | WKEF 22 (ABC, 1966-1979) (NBC, 1980-2004) |
1966-1984 | ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group |
| 109. | Springfield, MA | WWLP 22 (NBC) |
1953-1984 | NBC affiliate owned by LIN TV |
| Greenfield, MA | WRLP-TV 32 (NBC; repeater of WWLP, to 1974) (independent; 1974-1978) |
1957-1978 | went dark April 9, 1978; frequency never reactivated |
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