Marquee Broadcasting
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadcast Television Television Production |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Salisbury, Maryland, USA |
Area served | United States (Nationwide) |
Key people | Brian and Patricia Lane, owners |
| Products | Broadcast television |
| Website | marqueemedia |
Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. is a small broadcasting company which owns several television stations in the United States.
History
Marquee began in 2013 when its owners, Brian and Patricia Lane, announced its intent to acquire WMDT and its repeater, WEVD-LP for $9 million.[1]
The company's next acquisition came in 2015 when it closed its acquisition of WUGA-TV from the University of Georgia for $2.5 million. Following the acquisition, the station's primary affiliation changed to Heroes & Icons and changed its callsign to WGTA.[2]
In May 2016, Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced its sale of KREG-TV to Marquee Broadcasting.[3]
On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it entered an agreement to sell NBC affiliate WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee.[4][5]
On June 18, 2018, Marquee agreed to purchase WSST-TV in Cordele, Georgia from Sunbelt-South Communications, Ltd. The sale is expected to be approved by the FCC and close by the end of Fall 2018.[6] On August 16, 2018, Gray Television announced that it would sell WSWG, the CBS affiliate for Albany, Georgia, to Marquee; Marquee intends to combine WSST and WSWG's operations.[7]
Stations
Current
| City of license / market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Owned since | Network affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordele, Georgia | WSST-TV | 55 (34) | 2018 | MyNetworkTV |
| Valdosta, Georgia | WSWG | 44 (31) | 2019 | CBS |
| Macon, Georgia | WPGA-TV | 58 (23) | 2019 | Independent |
| WPGA-LP | 50 | 2019 | Silent | |
| Toccoa, Georgia | WGTA | 32 (24) | 2015 | MeTV Heroes & Icons (DT2) Decades (DT3) Movies! (DT4) |
| Bowling Green, Kentucky | WNKY | 40 (16) | 2017 | NBC CBS (DT2) MeTV (DT3) |
| Salisbury, Maryland | WMDT | 47 (47) | 2013 | ABC The CW (DT2) MeTV (DT3) |
| WGDV-LD | 32 (32) | 2016 | Azteca América | |
| Dover, Delaware | WEVD-LP (satellite of WMDT) |
27 | 2013 | ABC |
Former
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Springs, Colorado | KREG-TV | 3 (23) | 2017–2020 | MeTV owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by Weigel Broadcasting |
References
- ^ "WMDT Sold to First Time Local Buyers for $9 Million". Kevin Eck, TVSpy. August 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "U. Of Georgia Sells Noncom TV For $2.5M". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Nexstar Broadcasting Enters Into Definitive Agreements To Divest Five Stations In Four Markets". Nexstar Broadcasting Group. May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Max Media Selling WNKY Bowling Green". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 7 April 2017
- ^ "Marquee Broadcasting acquires WSST". Cordele Dispatch. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (August 16, 2018). "Gray Selling WSWG Albany, Ga., To Marquee". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved August 16, 2018.