SagamoreHill Broadcasting
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Louis Wall (CEO) |
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SagamoreHill Broadcasting LLC is a privately held American holding company that owns 13 television stations based in the Great Lakes and southern United States regions. The company is a joint venture of the investment firm Duff Ackerman & Goodrich of San Francisco, California and former Benedek Broadcasting and Spartan Communications executive Louis Wall (who is also CEO of the group).
The company is headquartered in Augusta, Georgia.
History
The company was founded in 2003.
In 2005, SagamoreHill Broadcasting acquired KXLT-TV in Rochester, Minnesota as a result of Quincy Newspapers' purchase of Shockley Communications (the former owner of KXLT-TV), and Quincy could not buy KXLT outright due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules governing duopolies.
In 2007, SagamoreHill Broadcasting acquired WLTZ in Columbus, Georgia from J. Curtis Lewis.
On July 23, 2008, SagamoreHill Broadcasting acquired the license of KZTV in Corpus Christi, Texas to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules; it was originally sold by Eagle Creek Broadcasting (KZTV's former owner) to Cordillera Communications. However, the application to sell the station was opposed by McKinnon Broadcasting, then-owner of KIII. This objection held up the deal until August 24, 2009, when Eagle Creek announced a shared services agreement with KRIS-TV. Cordillera acquired all station assets with Eagle Creek owning KZTV's broadcast license. SagamoreHill finally assumed ownership of the KZTV license on May 19, 2010.
In 2017, the company acquired the license assets of Surtsey Media/Saga Communications' television clusters in Joplin, Missouri, including KOAM-TV, and Victoria, Texas, including KAVU-TV. SagamoreHill became the owner of KFJX in Joplin, Missouri, and KVCT in Victoria, Texas; both stations are operated by Morgan Murphy Media.
Stations
Current
| City of license / Market | Station | Owned since | Network affiliation | |
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| Montgomery, AL | WNCF | 32 (31) | 2004 | ABC |
| Panama City, FL | W20DX-D | 20 (20) | 2022 | MeTV |
| Columbus, GA | WLTZ | 38 (35) | 2007 | |
| Sioux City, IA | KSXE-LD | 16 (16) | 2022 | Grit |
| Lawrence, KS–Kansas City, MO | KGKC-LD | 39 (33) | 2018 | Telemundo |
| Pittsburg, KS–Joplin, MO | KFJX | 14 (13) | 2017 |
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| Lake Charles, LA | KSWL-LD | 17 (34) | 2019 | CBS |
| KWWE-LD | 19 (19) | 2019 |
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| Rochester, MN | KXLT-TV | 47 (26) | 2005 | Fox |
| Columbia - Jefferson City, MO | KGKM-LD | 36 (36) | 2022 | |
| Watertown, NY | WVNC-LD | 45 (24) | 2016 | NBC |
| Salem, OR | KJWY-LD | 36 (21) | 2018 | Telemundo |
| Jackson, TN | WNBJ-LD | 39 (16) | 2014 |
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| Corpus Christi, TX | KZTV | 10 (10) | 2010 | CBS |
| Lubbock, TX | KJTV-CD | 32 (33) | 2020 | Independent |
| KJTV-TV | 34 (35) | 2020 | Fox | |
| Victoria, TX | KVCT | 19 (11) | 2017 |
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- ^ Operated by Bahakel Communications through an shared services agreement (SSA).
- ^ a b c d Operated by Gray Television through an SSA.
- ^ a b Operated by Morgan Murphy Media through an SSA.
- ^ Operated by Waypoint Media through an SSA.
- ^ Operated by the E. W. Scripps Company through an SSA.
Former
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
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| Montgomery, AL | WBMM | 22 | 2006–2011 | The CW affiliate owned by Bahakel Communications |
| Phoenix, AZ | KASW | 61 | 2014–2015 | Independent station owned by the E. W. Scripps Company |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE–Salisbury, MD | WRDE-LD | 31 | 2016–2019 | NBC affiliate owned by Draper Holdings Business Trust |
| Fort Wayne, IN | WISE-TV | 33 | 2015–2018 | The CW affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Duluth, MN | KDLH | 3 | 2015–2018 | The CW affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | WWMB | 21 | 2005–2013 | Dabl affiliate owned by Howard Stirk Holdings |
| Laredo, TX | KGNS-TV | 8 | 2005–2013 | NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Cheyenne, WY | KGWN-TV | 5 | 2004–2013 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Scottsbluff, NE | KSTF | 10 | 2004–2013 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Ottumwa, IA–Kirksville, MO | KGLU-LD | 17 | 2017–2018 | Defunct, license cancelled in 2020. |
- ^ Semi-satellite of KGWN-TV.
- ^ Under SagamoreHill ownership, it was operated by Meredith Corporation through an SSA.
- ^ Under SagamoreHill ownership, it was operated by Barrington Broadcasting through an SSA.
- ^ Operated through SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
References
- ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6437753.html?rssid=193 [dead link]
- ^ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ "Station Search Results DKGLU-LD", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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