Marquee Broadcasting

Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. is a small broadcasting company which owns several television stations in the United States.

Marquee Broadcasting, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryBroadcast Television
Television Production
Founded2013
HeadquartersSalisbury, Maryland, USA
Area served
United States (Nationwide)
Key people
Brian and Patricia Lane, owners
ProductsBroadcast television
Websitemarqueemedia.tv

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.[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]

Current stations

Television
City of license / market Station
Owned since Network affiliation
Albany, GA WSST-TV 55 (34) 2018 MyNetworkTV
WSWG 44 (31) 2019 CBS
Toccoa, GA WGTA 32 (24) 2015 MeTV
Caldwell–Boise, ID KNIN-TV 9 (10) 2023 Fox
Bowling Green, KY WNKY 40 (24) 2017
  • NBC
  • CBS (DT2)
  • MeTV (DT3)
WDNZ-LD 11 (11) 2023
Salisbury, MD WMDT 47 (29) 2013
WGDV-LD 32 (32) 2016 MeTV
Zanesville, OH WHIZ-TV 18 (30) 2022
  • NBC
  • Fox (DT2)
Nashville, TN WNSH-LD 9 (9) 2021 The Country Network

Radio
AM Station FM Station
City of license / Market Station Owned since Current format
Zanesville, OH WHIZ 1240 2022 Full-service radio
WHIZ-FM 92.7 2022 Contemporary hit radio
WZVL 103.7 2022 Country music

Former stations
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[lower-alpha 1] 2013–2020 WRZH-LD, Red Lion, PA, owned by Sonshine Family Television[lower-alpha 2]
Macon, GA WPGA-TV 58 2019–2023 MeTV affiliate owned by Gray Television
WPGA-LD 50 2019–2023 Scripps News affiliate owned by Gray Television

Notes
  1. Former satellite of WMDT.
  2. Translator for WHTM-TV; operated by Zebra Media, LLC.

References
  1. "WMDT Sold to First Time Local Buyers for $9 Million". Kevin Eck, TVSpy. August 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  2. "U. Of Georgia Sells Noncom TV For $2.5M". TVNewsCheck. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. "Nexstar Broadcasting Enters Into Definitive Agreements To Divest Five Stations In Four Markets". Nexstar Broadcasting Group. May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. "Max Media Selling WNKY Bowling Green". TVNewsCheck. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License. CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 7 April 2017
  6. "Marquee Broadcasting acquires WSST". Cordele Dispatch. 18 June 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. Miller, Mark K. (August 16, 2018). "Gray Selling WSWG Albany, Ga., To Marquee". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  8. "WHIZ in Zanesville has sold its tv and radio stations". April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  9. "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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