Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that owned WSPA-TV as the city's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
History
In March 2000, WSPA-TV and eleven other stations were sold to Media General for US$605 million.[1]
Former stations
- Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.
- Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station built and signed on by Spartan Communications.
Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panama City | Florida | WMBB | 1990 | 2000 | |
Augusta | Georgia | WJBF | 1992 | 2000 | |
Columbus | WRBL | 1995 | 2000 | ||
Toccoa | WNEG-TV | 1995 | 2000 | ||
Mason City | Iowa | KIMT | 1984 | 2000 | |
Ensign–Dodge City | Kansas | KBSD-TV | 1994 | 2000 | [A] |
Goodland | KBSL-TV | 1994 | 2000 | [A] | |
Hays | KBSH-TV | 1994 | 2000 | [A] | |
Hutchinson–Wichita | KWCH-TV | 1994 | 2000 | ||
Greenville–Spartanburg | South Carolina | WSPA-TV ** | 1956 | 2000 | |
Florence–Myrtle Beach | WBTW | 1984 | 2000 |
References
- ^ Bennett, Jeff (March 28, 2000). "WSPA-TV sold on day it brings HDTV to Upstate". The Greenville News. p. 6B. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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