Marquee Broadcasting
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Broadcast Television Television Production |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Brian and Patricia Lane |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States (Nationwide) |
| Products | Broadcast television |
| Owners | Brian and Patricia Lane |
| Website | marqueemedia |
Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. is an American broadcasting company that owns several television stations in the United States.
History
[edit]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]
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.[8] The sale was completed on July 15.[9]
In October and November, 2022, Marquee purchased WTLW in Lima, Ohio, a religious and local sports station, from American Christian Television Services (ACTS) and changed its call sign to WLMA. ACTS retained ownership of a low-powered translator and operates WLMA via a local marketing agreement.
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.[10][11]
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.[12] This comes after earlier the same week that Imagicomm would be selling 12 of its 18 stations to other companies. On August 19, 2025, Marquee announced their acquisitions of five radio stations currently owned by Bicoastal Media Medford, KMED-FM, KRWQ, KLDZ, KIFS.[13]
Current stations
[edit]Television
[edit]| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Eureka | California | KIEM-TV | 2025 |
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| KVIQ-LD | 2025 | CBS | |||
| Albany | Georgia | WFXL | 2024 | Fox | [a] |
| WSST-TV | 2018 | MyNetworkTV | |||
| WSWG | 2019 | CBS | |||
| Toccoa | WGTA | 2015 | MeTV | ||
| Caldwell–Boise | Idaho | KNIN-TV | 2023 | Fox | |
| Bowling Green | Kentucky | WNKY | 2017 |
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| WNKY-LD | 2023 |
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| WDNZ-LD | 2023 |
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| Salisbury | Maryland | WMDT | 2013 | ||
| WGDV-LD | 2016 | WeatherNation TV | |||
| Lima | Ohio | WLMA | 2025 | Religious Independent | [b] |
| Zanesville | WHIZ-TV | 2022 |
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| Medford | Oregon | KMVU-DT | 2025 |
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| KFBI-LD | 2025 | ||||
| Nashville | Tennessee | WNSH-LD | 2021 | The Country Network | |
| Parkersburg | West Virginia | WVMY-LD | 2020 | Independent | |
| Casper | Wyoming | KCWY-DT | 2024 |
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| Cheyenne | KGWN-TV | 2024 |
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| KNEP | 2024 |
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| KSTF | 2024 |
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| Sheridan | KSWY | 2025 | Silent |
Radio
[edit]| AM station | FM station |
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| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Current format |
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| Zanesville | Ohio | WHIZ | 2022 | Full-service radio |
| WHIZ-FM | 2022 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WZVL | 2022 | Country music |
Former stations
[edit]| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold | Notes |
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| Glenwood Springs | Colorado | KREG-TV | 2017 | 2020 | |
| Dover | Delaware | WEVD-LD | 2013 | 2020 | [B][C] |
| Macon | Georgia | WPGA-TV | 2019 | 2023 | |
| WPGA-LD | 2019 | 2023 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- ^ Operated by American Christian Television Services.
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 18 June 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (August 16, 2018). "Gray Selling WSWG Albany, Ga., To Marquee". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "WHIZ in Zanesville has sold its tv and radio stations". April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Gray and Marquee Broadcasting Swap Television Station Assets". February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Lafayette, Jon (February 1, 2024). "Gray Trades With Marquee Broadcasting for Permit To Build Salt Lake Station". Broadcasting+Cable. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Miller, Mark (January 16, 2025). "Marquee Broadcasting Buys 4 Imagicomm Stations". TV News Check. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Staff, Newsroom (August 19, 2025). "Marquee Broadcasting adding 5 local radio stations". KOBI (TV). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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