River City Broadcasting
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River City Broadcasting L.P. was a major television and radio station operator in mid-sized markets in the United States, based out of St. Louis, Missouri.
Overview
The firm was formed in 1989 as a partnership between Barry Baker and Larry Marcus, both former executives of Koplar Communications in St. Louis. Through a series of acquisitions between 1989 and 1994, River City amassed eight television stations and 29 radio stations in a total of 15 medium-sized markets.
In May 1996, River City sold its stations to the Sinclair Broadcast Group for $1.2 billion.
The TV stations owned by River City are listed in the table below. The Radio stations owned by River City are as follows:
- WVRV-FM
- KPNT-FM
- WMJQ-FM
- WKSE-FM
- WBEN-AM
- WWKB-AM
- WLMG-FM
- WMEZ-FM
- WWL-AM
- WSMB-AM
- WRVR-FM
- WOGY-FM
- WJCE-AM
- WJCE-FM
- WLAC-AM
- WLAC-FM
- WSPA-AM
- WSPA-FM
- WFBC-AM
- WFBC-FM
- WORD-AM
- WKRZ-FM
- WGGY-FM
- WILK-AM
- WGBI-AM
- KZZR-FM
- KLSK-FM
- KZSS-AM
- KBLA-AM
Television Stations formerly owned
Television stations
** Was a full-time satellite of WLOS under River City ownership.
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years Owned | Current Ownership Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto | KOVR | 13 (25) | 1993-1997 | CBS owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Bloomington - Indianapolis | WTTV | 4 (48) | 1991-1997 | The CW affiliate owned by Tribune Broadcasting |
| Kokomo, Indiana | WTTK (satellite of WTTV) |
29 (29) | 1991-1997 | The CW affiliate owned by Tribune Broadcasting |
| Des Moines - Ames | KDSM-TV | 17 (16) | 1991-1997 | Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| St. Louis | KDNL-TV | 30 (31) | 1989-1997 | ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Columbus, Ohio | WSYX | 6 (48) | 1993-1997 | ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Asheville - Greenville - Spartanburg | WLOS | 13 (13) | 1993-1997 | ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| WAXA** | 40 (14) | 1993-1997 | MyNetworkTV affiliate, WMYA-TV, owned by Cunningham Broadcasting (Operated through a LMA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
|
| San Antonio | KABB | 29 (30) | 1989-1997 | Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
