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{{Short description|American media company}}

{{For|the media company headquartered in Augusta, Georgia|Morris Communications}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Morris Multimedia, Inc.

| logo = Morris Multimedia Logo.jpg

| type = Private

| foundation = 1970

| location = Savannah, Georgia, US

| industry = Media conglomerate

| homepage = [http://www.morrismultimedia.com MorrisMultimedia.com]

}}

Morris Multimedia, Inc. is a media company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 1970 by Charles H. Morris. Morris Multimedia is the parent company of Morris Newspaper Corporation and Morris Network. The company's offices are in the Oliver Sturges House at 27 Abercorn Street in Savannah.[https://www.morrismultimedia.com/contact/ Contact] –MorrisMultimedia.com

Publications

The Morris Newspaper Corporation division owns and operates publications including dailies, shoppers, and specialty magazines in four states:{{Cite web |title=Publishing |url=https://morrismultimedia.com/publishing/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Morris Multimedia |language=en-US}}

= Georgia =

= Iowa =

  • Clayton County Times Register
  • The Guttenberg Press
  • The Guttenberg Trader

= Kansas =

  • Ellsworth County Independent Reporter
  • Great Bend Tribune
  • Marquette Tribune

= Wisconsin =

  • The Boscobel Dial
  • Prairie du Chien Courier Press
  • Crawford County Independent and Kickapoo Scout
  • Fennimore Times
  • Grant County Herald Independent
  • The Monroe Times
  • Muscoda Progressive
  • The Platteville Journal
  • Lancaster Reminder
  • Republican Journal
  • Cuba City Round Up
  • The Richland Observer
  • The Prairie du Chien Trader
  • Cuba City Tri County Press

Television

Morris Multimedia has its own broadcasting division, Morris Network, who owns and operates several television stations. In 2003, Morris Multimedia announced that they would sell KARK in Little Rock, Arkansas and WDHN in Dothan, Alabama to Nexstar Broadcasting Group for an undisclosed price.{{Cite web|date=July 21, 2003|title=Nexstar In Line?|url=https://talkbusiness.net/2003/07/nexstar-in-line/|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=Talk Business & Politics|language=en-US}} Later that year, it purchased WCBI in Columbus from Imes Communications for an undisclosed price.{{Cite web|last=Elkins|first=Ashley|title=Ga. company buys WCBI in Columbus|url=https://www.djournal.com/news/ga-company-buys-wcbi-in-columbus/article_fd608908-52a6-5e60-9043-0ae3c02e18f9.html|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=Daily Journal|language=en}} Between 2006 and 2008, Morris Multimedia purchased two television stations from Media General. These were WDEF-TV in Chattanooga and WTVQ-DT in Lexington. The former was part of the acquisition that Media General also saw that they would purchase the smaller NBC O&Os, while the latter was to reduce debt flow Media General had invested in.{{Cite web|author=|date=October 13, 2006|title=MEDIA GENERAL COMPLETES CHATTANOOGA SALE|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/media-general-completes-chattanooga-sale/|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=TV News Check|language=en}}{{Cite web|work=RBR|date=March 9, 2008|title=Media General spins begin {{!}} Radio & Television Business Report|url=https://www.rbr.com/media-general-spins-begin-2/|access-date=December 8, 2021|language=en-US}} Also in 2006, it purchased WWAY from Raycom Media for $18.5 million as part of divestitures regarding Raycom's acquisition of Liberty Corporation.{{Cite news|date=December 30, 2005|title=Raycom sells WWAY station|work=Wilmington Star-News|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20051230/raycom-sells-wway-station}}

= Current stations =

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | City of license / Market

! scope="col" | Station

! scope="col" | Channel

! scope="col" | Owned since

! scope="col" | Network affiliation

Macon, GA

! scope="row" | WMGT-TV

| 41

1978NBC
Lexington, KY

! scope="row" | WTVQ-DT

| 36

2008{{hlist|ABC|MyTV (DT2)}}
Biloxi–Gulfport, MS

! scope="row" | WXXV-TV

| 25

1997{{hlist|Fox/MyTV|NBC (DT2)|CW+ (DT3)}}
rowspan="2"| Columbus–Tupelo–West Point, MS

! scope="row" | WCBI-TV

| 4

2004{{hlist|CBS|Fox (DT2)|MyTV (DT3)}}
scope="row" | WLOV-TV

| 27 || 2024{{efn|Owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company; Morris Multimedia operates the station under a shared services agreement.}} || CW+

rowspan="2"| Wilmington, NC

! scope="row" | WWAY

| 3

2006{{hlist|ABC|CBS (DT2)|CW+ (DT3)}}
scope="row" | WWAY-LD

| 4 || 2022 || QVC

Chattanooga, TN

! scope="row" | WDEF-TV

| 12

2006CBS

= Former stations =

class="wikitable"
scope="col" | City of license / Market

! scope="col" | Station

! scope="col" | Channel

! scope="col" | Years owned

! scope="col" | Current status

Dothan–Ozark, AL

! scope="row" | WDHN

| 18

1986–2003ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Little Rock–Pine Bluff, AR

! scope="row" | KARK-TV

| 4

1988–2003NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Valdosta–Albany, GA

! scope="row" | WVGA

| 44

1986–1992CBS affiliate WSWG, owned by Marquee Broadcasting

Morris Technology

Morris also owns Morris Technology, a company specializing in infrastructural services for the media industry.

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External links

  • [http://www.morrismultimedia.com www.morrismultimedia.com]—Official web site

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Category:Television broadcasting companies of the United States

Category:Mass media companies of the United States

Category:Mass media in Savannah, Georgia

Category:Companies based in Savannah, Georgia

Category:Mass media companies established in 1970

Category:1970 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Privately held companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)

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