Morgan Murphy Media

The Evening Telegram Company, d/b/a Morgan Murphy Media, is an American television and radio company based out of Madison, Wisconsin. The company is named for publisher Morgan Murphy, who expanded the business after he took over from his grandfather, who founded the Superior Evening Telegram (now owned by Forum Communications).

Evening Telegram Company
Morgan Murphy Media
FormerlyMorgan Murphy Stations
TypePrivate
IndustryBroadcast media
Headquarters,
Area served
United States
ProductsTelevision stations

History

The company traces its roots to the founding of the Superior Evening Telegram in 1890 by John T. Murphy. He died in 1932, and the business passed to his son John Morgan Murphy, who acquired several other newspapers in the Upper Midwest and also expanded into broadcasting. The company sold off its print interests in 2003, leaving only its former broadcasting division. Nevertheless, it is still legally incorporated as the "Evening Telegram Company."[1]

The company was known as Morgan Murphy Stations until 2007, when its trade name was slightly changed to Morgan Murphy Media. [2]

On May 10, 2017, the company announced that it would acquire Saga Communications' television clusters in Joplin, Missouri, including KOAM-TV, and Victoria, Texas, including KAVU-TV. Saga will additionally acquire the assets of Fox affiliates in each market owned by Surtsey Media and operated by Saga under local marketing agreements, including KFJX in Joplin, Missouri and KVCT in Victoria, Texas. Those stations' license assets were acquired by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.[3] The sale was completed September 1.[4][5]

In September 2018, it was announced that the company would invest in Good Karma Brands to back its acquisition of the Milwaukee radio stations WKTI and WTMJ.[6]

On October 13, 2021, the company dropped its channels from Dish Network due to a programming dispute. This dispute is in addition to Dish's dispute with Tegna and is the 2nd time that a satellite TV company was involved with such conflicts (DIRECTV had a conflict with the companies' stations in December 2020). [7] [8]

Television stations

Morgan Murphy Media's headquarters building in Madison, Wisconsin, which is an extension of WISC-TV's studio facility.

Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

(**) - Indicates a station built and signed on by Morgan Murphy Media (then known as the Evening Telegram Company).

City of license / Market Station
Owned since Network affiliation
Joplin, MOPittsburg, KS KOAM-TV 7 (7) 2017 CBS
KFJX 14 (13) [lower-alpha 1] Fox
Victoria, TX KMOL-LD 17 (17) 2017 NBC
KVCT 19 (11) [lower-alpha 1] Fox
KUNU-LD 21 (27) 2017 Univision
KAVU-TV 25 (15) 2017 ABC
KQZY-LD 33 (33) 2017 Cozi TV
KXTS-LD 41 (26) 2017 CBS
KVTX-LD 45 (15) 2017 Telemundo
Spokane, WA KXLY-TV 4 (13) 1961 ABC
KXMN-LD 4 (9) 2007 ABC
Yakima, WA KAPP ** 35 (14) 1970 ABC
Kennewick, WA KVEW[upper-alpha 1] ** 42 (27) 1970 ABC
La CrosseEau Claire, WI WKBT-DT 8 (8) 2000 CBS
Madison, WI WISC-TV ** 3 (11) 1956 CBS
  1. Semi-satellite of KAPP.
  1. Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. Morgan Murphy Media operates these stations under a shared services agreement (SSA).

Other properties

Radio

Radio

  • Platteville, Wisconsin (serving Dubuque, Iowa)
  • Lancaster, Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee (as a silent partner with Good Karma Brands)
    • 620 WTMJ - News/talk & sports play-by-play
    • 1510 WGKB - Local talk radio for Milwaukee's black community
    • 94.5 WKTI - Local sports and some play-by-play

Print

  • Madison Magazine

Radio

  • Queen B Broadcasting (Spokane):
    • 700 KXLX - Sports
    • 920 KXLY - News/Talk
    • 92.9 KZZU - Adult Top 40
    • 94.5 KHTQ - Active Rock
    • 96.9 KEZE - Rhythmic Top 40
    • 99.9 KXLY-FM - Country

References

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