Marquee Broadcasting
{{Short description|American television production company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Marquee Broadcasting, Inc.
| logo = Marquee Broadcasting.png
| type = Private
| founded = 2013
| founders = Brian and Patricia Lane
| hq_location_city = Salisbury, Maryland
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| area_served = United States (Nationwide)
| industry = Broadcast Television
Television Production
| products = Broadcast television
| owners = Brian and Patricia Lane
| website = {{URL|https://marqueemedia.tv}}
}}
Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. is an American broadcasting company that 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.{{cite news|title=WMDT Sold to First Time Local Buyers for $9 Million|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wmdt-sold-to-first-time-local-buyers-for-9-million/101097|accessdate=June 25, 2016|work=Kevin Eck, TVSpy|date=August 9, 2013}}
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.{{cite news|title=U. Of Georgia Sells Noncom TV For $2.5M|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/84225/u-of-georgia-sells-noncom-tv-for-25m|accessdate=April 4, 2015|work=TVNewsCheck|date=April 2, 2015}}
In May 2016, Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced its sale of KREG-TV to Marquee Broadcasting.{{cite news|title=Nexstar Broadcasting Enters Into Definitive Agreements To Divest Five Stations In Four Markets|url=http://www.nexstar.tv/story/d/story/nexstar-broadcasting-enters-into-definitive-agreem/41980/F4LaquJ_xUeXTS_M2d967Q|accessdate=June 25, 2016|work=Nexstar Broadcasting Group|date=May 27, 2016}}
On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it entered an agreement to sell NBC affiliate WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee.{{cite news|title=Max Media Selling WNKY Bowling Green|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/102998/max-media-selling-wnky-bowling-green|accessdate=April 5, 2017|work=TVNewsCheck|date=April 5, 2017}}[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1754394&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=61217 Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License]. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 7 April 2017
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cordeledispatch.com/2018/06/18/marquee-broadcasting-acquires-wsst/|title=Marquee Broadcasting acquires WSST |date=18 June 2018 |publisher=Cordele Dispatch |accessdate=July 19, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/220720/gray-selling-wswg-albany-ga-marquee/|title=Gray Selling WSWG Albany, Ga., To Marquee|last=Miller|first=Mark K.|work=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheckMedia|date=August 16, 2018|accessdate=August 16, 2018}}
On April 20, 2022, it was announced that Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting Corporation will sell their TV station WHIZ-TV, along with radio stations WHIZ, WHIZ-FM, and WZVL to Marquee Broadcasting for an undisclosed amount.{{cite web|url=https://yourradioplace.com/local-news/whiz-in-zanesville-has-sold-its-tv-and-radio-stations/|title=WHIZ in Zanesville has sold its tv and radio stations|date=April 20, 2022|accessdate=April 20, 2022}} The sale was completed on July 15.{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff381f4832c018203709f0a10e7&id=25076ff381f4832c018203709f0a10e7|title=Notification of Consummation|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=July 15, 2022|accessdate=July 15, 2022}}
On February 1, 2024, it was announced that Marquee and Gray Television had reached agreements to swap television stations in Wyoming/Nebraska and Utah. As part of the swap Marquee will end up with KCWY-DT in Casper, Wyoming, KGWN-TV in Cheyenne, Wyoming, KSTF in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and KNEP in Sidney, Nebraska. At the same time Gray will get Marquee’s FCC permit authorizing construction of new and currently unbuilt TV station KCBU in Salt Lake City.{{cite web|url=https://graytv.gcs-web.com/node/21466/pdf?fbclid=IwAR1xRu_EpxfHzidQu0aOAwTbzdsRoIqSa8AXFfJwzfNvrdckua_S81SKhg8/|title=Gray and Marquee Broadcasting Swap Television Station Assets|date=February 1, 2024|accessdate=February 2, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gray-trades-with-marquee-broadcasting-for-permit-to-build-salt-lake-station|title=Gray Trades With Marquee Broadcasting for Permit To Build Salt Lake Station|date=February 1, 2024|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|work=Broadcasting+Cable|accessdate=February 2, 2024}}
On January 16, 2025, the company announced that they would purchase 4 stations from Imagicomm Communications, KIEM-TV, KVIQ-LD in Eureka, California, and KFBI-LD, KMVU-DT in Medford, Oregon.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Mark |date=January 16, 2025 |title=Marquee Broadcasting Buys 4 Imagicomm Stations |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/marquee-broadcasting-buys-4-imagicomm-stations |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=TV News Check}} This comes after earlier the same week that Imagicomm would be selling 12 of its 18 stations to other companies.
Current stations
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| City of license / market
! Station ! Owned since ! Network affiliation |
|---|
| rowspan=2|Albany, GA
! WSST-TV | 55 (34) | 2018 |
| WSWG
| 44 (31) | 2019 | CBS |
| Toccoa, GA
! WGTA | 32 (24) | 2015 | MeTV |
| Caldwell–Boise, ID
! KNIN-TV | 9 (10) | 2023 | Fox |
| rowspan=3|Bowling Green, KY
! WNKY | 40 (24) | 2017 | {{hlist|NBC|CBS (DT2)|MeTV (DT3)}} |
| WNKY-LD
| 35 (35) | 2023 | {{hlist|Ion Television|Ion Plus (DT2)|Start TV (DT3)|MeTV Toons (DT4)}} |
| WDNZ-LD
| 11 (11) | 2023 | {{hlist|TCN|The Nest (DT2)| Estrella TV (DT3}} |
| rowspan=2|Salisbury, MD
! WMDT | 47 (29) | 2013 |
| WGDV-LD
| 32 (32) | 2016 |
| Zanesville, OH
! WHIZ-TV | 18 (30) | 2022 | {{hlist|NBC|Fox (DT2)}} |
| Nashville, TN
! WNSH-LD | 9 (9) | 2021 |
| Casper, WY
|13 (12) |2024 |{{hlist|NBC|The CW (DT2)}} |
| rowspan="3" |Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE
|5 (30) |2024 |{{hlist|CBS|NBC (DT2)|The CW (DT3)}} |
| KNEP
|4 (7) |2024 |{{hlist|NBC}} |
| KSTF{{Efn|Satellite of KGWN-TV.}}
|10 (29) |2024 |{{hlist|CBS|NBC (DT2)|The CW (DT3)}} |
= Radio =
| style="border: 1px solid #a3b0bf; cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#cedff2"; margin: auto" | AM station
! style="border: 1px solid #a3b0bf; cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#ddcef2"; margin: auto" | FM station |
|---|
| class="wikitable"
! City of license / Market ! Station ! Owned since ! Current format |
| rowspan="3" | Zanesville, OH
! style="background: #cedff2;" | WHIZ 1240 | 2022 |
| style="background: #ddcef2;" |WHIZ-FM 92.7
| 2022 |
|---|
| style="background: #ddcef2;" |WZVL 103.7
| 2022 |
Former stations
| class="wikitable" |
| City of license / Market
! Station ! Channel ! Years owned ! Current status |
|---|
| Glenwood Springs, CO
! KREG-TV | 3 | 2017–2020 | MeTV owned-and-operated (O&O) by Weigel Broadcasting |
| Dover, DE
! WEVD-LD | 47{{Efn|Former satellite of WMDT.}} | 2013–2020 | WRZH-LD, Red Lion, PA, owned by Sonshine Family Television{{Efn|Translator for WHTM-TV; operated by Zebra Media, LLC.}} |
| rowspan="2" |Macon, GA
! WPGA-TV | 58 | 2019–2023 | MeTV affiliate owned by Gray Media |
| WPGA-LD
| 50 | 2019–2023 | Peachtree Sports Network affiliate owned by Gray Media |
Notes
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