WE MUST STOP BIG MEDIA NOW!
If you go to the links here, to the corporations, themselves, you will find the hundreds and hundreds of stations they all own. It is truly quite boggling to see how much is in the hands of the few. Oh and before I begin, a quote or two from our leaders regarding the the media:
"In our dream, we have limitless resources, and the people yield themselves with perfect docility to our molding hand. The present educational conventions fade from our minds; and, unhampered by tradition, we work our own good will upon a grateful and responsive folk. We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning or science. We are not to raise up from among them authors, orators, poets, or men of letters. We shall not search for embryo great artists, painters, musicians. Nor will we cherish even the humbler ambition to raise up from among them lawyers, doctors, preachers, politicians, statesmen, of whom we now have ample supply." ~ Rockefeller, 1913
"A handful of us determine what will be on the evening news broadcasts, or, for that matter, in the New York Times or Washington Post or Wall Street Journal. Indeed, it is a handful of us with this awesome power.And those stories available to us already have been culled and re-culled by persons far beyond our control. " ~ Walter Cronkite
"In March, 1915, the J.P. Morgan interests, the steel, shipbuilding, and powder interest, and their subsidiary organizations, got together 12 men high up in the newspaper world and employed them to select the most influential newspapers in the United States and sufficient number of them to control generally the policy of the daily press....They found it was only necessary to purchase the control of 25 of the greatest papers.
"An agreement was reached; the policy of the papers was bought, to be paid for by the month; an editor was furnished for each paper to properly supervise and edit information regarding the questions of preparedness, militarism, financial policies, and other things of national and international nature considered vital to the interests of the purchasers."
~ U.S. Congressman Oscar Callaway, 1917
2006 revenues: $163.4 billion ~General Electric media-related holdings include television networks NBC Universal and Telemundo, Universal Pictures, Focus Features, 38 television stations in the U.S., and cable networks such as MSNBC, Bravo and the Sci Fi Channel.
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GENERAL ELECTRIC HOLDINGS:
GE ~ TELEVISION
Television networks: NBC Networks, Telemundo.
Cable: A&E, History Channel (part), NBC Entertainment, NBC News, NBC Sports, NBC Television, NBC Universal, CNBC (Arbia, India, Asia, Europe), MSNBC, Bravo, Mun2TV, Sci Fi Channel, Sundance Channel (part), Trio, Telemundo, USA, Universal HD, and Weather Plus.
Production and distribution companies: NBC Universal Television Studio, NBC Universal Television Distribution.
38 Television stations in 23 markets, owned under the "NBC Universal" division. These include NBC affiliates, Univision affiliates, and a small number of independents. (A current list resides here)
International Channels: 13eme Rue (France), 13th Street (Germany), Calle 13 (Spain), Sci Fi Channel UK, Studio Universal (Germany), Studio Universal (Italy), Universal Channel (Latin America), CNBC Asia, and CNBC Europe.
Programming: NBC Network News, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Dateline NBC, Meet the Press, Early Today, CNBC, Squawk Box, Mad Money, Tim Russert, CNBC World, CNBC Arabia, CNBC-India TV-18, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Rita Cosby: Live and Direct, Scarborough Country, A&E [part], The History Channel [part], The Sundance Channel [part]
GE ~ FILM
Production: NBC Universal (80% ownership): Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Rogue Pictures. Universal has production agreements with Imagine Entertainment, Jersey Films, Tribeca Films, Shady Acres, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Playtone Company, Strike Entertainment, Type A Films, Depth of Field, Stephen Sommers and Working Title Films (Europe)
Distribution: Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
GE ~ PUBLISHING
Magazines: SciFi Magazine
GE ~ ONLINE HOLDINGS
CNBC.com, MSNBC.com, NBC.com, iVillage, Scifi.com, msn.com, and telemundo.com
GENERAL ELECTRIC ~ OTHER
Military Production: Manufactures and maintains engines for the F-16 Fighter jet, Abrams tank, Apache helicopter, U2 Bomber, Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), A-10 aircraft, and numerous military equipment including planes, helicopters, tanks, and more.
Parks: Universal Studios Theme Parks and Resorts (Orlando, FL; Hollywood, CA; Costa Durada, Spain; Universal City, Japan).
Consumer Products: NBC Stores, ShopNBC.
GE Commercial Finance: GE Capital Aviation Services, GE Commercial Equipment Financing, GE Corporate Financial Services, GE Structured Finance Global Energy Unit, GE Fleet Services, GE Healthcare Financial Services, GE Real Estate, GE Vendor Financial Services.
GE Advanced Materials (engineering of thermoplastics, silicon-based products and technology platforms, and fused quartz and ceramics).
GE Consumer & Industrial (appliances, lighting, and Industrial Systems).
GE Energy (technology for the oil and gas, power generation and energy management industries, including nuclear).
GE Healthcare (diagnostic and interventional medical imaging, information and services technology).
GE Infrastructure (comprised of GE Water Technologies, GE Silicones, GE Superabrasives, and GE Quartz, commercial aviation financing, and serves various industries including cosmetics, semi-conductors, oil drilling, construction and telecommunications).
GE Insurance (insurance and investment products for businesses and individuals).
GE Transportation (serving the aviation, rail, marine and off-highway industries with jet engines for military and civil aircraft, freight and passenger locomotives, motorized systems for mining trucks and drills, and gas turbines for marine and industrial applications).
WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS
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WALT DISNEY HOLDINGS:
WALT DISNEY ~ TELEVISION
Disney Media Networks, a company whose holdings include:
The ABC Television Network: ABC Entertainment, ABC Daytime, ABC News, ABC Sports, ABC Television, ABC Kids, and Touchstone Television.
Cable Networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN PPV, ESPN Deportes, ESPN International, ESPN Classic Sport Europe, ESPN Latin America, ESPN Asia, ESPNU, ESPN2 HD, Disney Channel (cable and satellite), International Disney Channels, Toon Disney, SOAPnet, ABC Family Channel, JETIX Europe, JETIX Latin America, A&E Television Networks (37.5% equity; includes A&E, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, History International, A&E International), Lifetime Entertainment Services (50% equity; includes Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, Lifetime Radio for Women, Lifetime Home Entertainment), E! Networks (39.6% equity; includes E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network), Buena Vista Television, Walt Disney Television
10 television stations in 10 markets. For an official list, please see their corporate web site (flash is required).
Programming: Good Morning America, World News Tonight, World News Now, 20/20, Primetime, This Week With George Stephanopoulos.
WALT DISNEY ~ RADIO
As of late 2005, Disney Media Networks owned 72 radio stations. For an official list, please visit their corporate web site.
As of February 6, 2006: Citadel Broadcasting purchased Disney's 22 ABC radio stations and the ABC Network, which includes over 4,800 affiliated stations. Disney will keep its Radio Disney and ESPN networks.
WALT DISNEY ~PUBLISHING
Magazines: Family Fun, ESPN The Magazine, Buena Vista Magazines
Wonder Time, and Disney Adventures
Music: Buena Vista Music Group distributes music and motion picture soundtracks under its four labels: Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records, Buena Vista Records, Lyric Street Records.
Books: Disney Publishing, a subsidiary of the Company, owns Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children, Disney Press, Disney Editions, and Disney Adventures, Mirimax, ESPN books, ABC Daytime Press, Hyperion East, Hyperion Audiobooks, Volo, Jump at the Sun, Disney Libri (Italy)
Disney Hachette JV (France)
WALT DISNEY ~ FILM
A Disney float from a family themed park. Yep, great family imagery hmm?
Production and Distribution: Walt Disney Pictures (includes Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios), Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista International, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Home Entertainment International, and Buena Vista Theatrical Group (includes Disney Theatrical Productions and Disney Live Family Entertainment). Disney will soon acquire Pixar Animation Studios.
WALT DISNEY ~ ON-LINE HOLDINGS
The Walt Disney Internet Group includes:
Broadband channels ABC News Now and ESPN360
Disney's Blast, broadband entertainment for children
Subscription-Based internet services: Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online, for toddlers; Disney Connection, for children; Disney's Toontown Online, for families
Websites: ABC.com, ABCNews.com, Oscar.com, Disney.com, Family.com, ESPN.com, Soccernet.co (60%), NFL.com, NBA.com, NASCAR.com, Toysmart.com (partial), Go Network, www.disneysgamecafe.com, Expn.com, Abcsports.com, ESPNdeportes.com, Movies.com
Disney Online has partnered with Comcast, Adelphia, Mediacom and Verizon to offer Disney Connection, a games and entertainment service, with regular internet service at no additional charge.
WALT DISNEY ~ OTHER HOLDINGS
Parks and Resorts: Disneyland (CA), Walt Disney World Resort (FL), Disneyland Resort Paris, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and DisneyVacation Club, Euro Disney, Walt Disney World (separate from Resort), Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, WD Studio Park, WD Tokyo, Sea Disney-MGM Studios, Disney Animal Kingdom, and ESPNZone.
Consumer Products: Disney Hardlines, Disney Softlines, Disney Toys, Buena Vista Games, The Baby Einstein Company, Muppets Holding Company, Disney Direct Marketing's catalog and website (DisneyShopping.com) and Disney Stores.
Disney has paired with Sprint Nextel Corp to launch the cellular service Disney Mobile. They also own Mobile ESPN.
FOX NEWS CORPS
2006 revenues: $25.3 billion ~ News Corporation, one of the largest media conglomerates in the world, owns The Fox Broadcasting Company, television and cable networks such as Fox, National Geographic and FX, 37 television stations, print publications including The New York Post and TVGuide, book publisher HarperCollins, film production companies 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Blue Sky Studios, and the National Rugby League.
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FOX NEWS CORPS ~ TELEVISION HOLDINGS
Networks: Fox, STAR (satellite television in Asia), Fox Movie Channel, Fox News Channel, Fox College Sports, Fox Sports Enterprises, Fox Regional Sports Networks (14 owned and operated), Fox Sports En Espanol, Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports Net Bay Area (40%), Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Reality, Fox Pan American Sports (38%), Premier Media Group (Australia 50%), Premium Movie Partnership (Australia 20%), Cine Canal (Latin America 23%), Telecine (Latin America 13%), FUEL TV, FX, National Georgraphic Channel (US 67% and Worldwide 50%), SPEED Channel, National Sports Partners, National Advertising Partners, My Network TV, Fox Television Studios
37 U.S. Stations in 28 markets as of May, 2006. For an official list, please see their corporate website.
Satellite Television:
Europe: SKY Italia includes Sky Soprt, Calcio Sky, Sky Cinema, Sky TG 24; British Sky Broadcasting (37%) includes Sky News, Sky Sports, Sky Travel, Sky One, Sky Movies
Latin America:Sky Latin America DBS Platforms include Mexico (Innova 30%) and Brazil (Sky Brasil 50%), Irect TV Latin America
Asia:Space TV (India DBS 20%), Phoenix Satellite Television (38%), Hathway Cable and Datacom (26%), China Network Systems (17 affiliated cable systems), BskyB, DIRECTTV, SKY Italia, FOXTEL (25%, Australia's leading subscription television provider).
United States: DIRECTV Group (34%)
Programming: Special Report with Brit Hume, Fox Report with Shepard Smith, On the Record With Greta Van Susteren, Fox News Sunday, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes
FOX NEWS CORPS ~ PUBLISHING
13 Magazines: Big League, InsideOut, donna hay, News America Marketing (In-Store, FSI (SmartSource), SmartSource iGroup, News Marketing Canada), Alpha, The Weekly Standard, Gemstart — TV Guide International, Inc.(41%), The Weekend Australian Magazine, sundaymagazine, body + soul, STM (WA), home, TVGuide, News Custom Publishing, News Magazine (Autralia) Herald and Weekly Times (Australia)
Newspapers:
United Kingdom: News of the World, The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Times, Times Education Supplement, Times Higher Ed. Supplement, Times Literary Supplement, TSL Education, News Intl
United States: New York Post, Nursery World
Books: HarperCollins Publishers, ReganBooks, Zondervan.
FOX NEWS CORPS ~ FILM
Production and Distribution: Fox Filmed Entertainment: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Fox 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Fox Espanol, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising, 20th Century Fox International, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox Television Studios, 20th Television, Regency Television (50%), Blue Sky Studios, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Music, Fox Studios Australia, Fox Studios Baja (Latin America), Canal Fox (Latin America), Balaji Telefilms (26%, Asia), Fox Studios LA. 20 Cent Fox Animation.
FOX NEWS CORPS ~ RADIO
FOX NEWS CORPS ~ ONLINE HOLDINGS
Fox Interactive Media, a newly formed unit of News Corp., manages Fox’s online holdings. In 2005 alone, this division spent $1.4 billion on young Internet companies. Its holdings include Scout.com (a college sports site), MySpace.com, ign.com (internet gaming), Simply Hired (an online job search site), FoxSports.com, Fox News.com, Fox.com, Intermix, MyLegue.com, CasesLadder.com, FlowGo.com, Grab.com, IGN.com, IGN.com.au, NYPost.com, MSN.Foxsports.com, WeeklyStandard.com, Scout.com, Broadsystem.com, NewsOptimus.co.uk, NewsOutdoor.com
Fox is also now offering a mobile entertainment package called Mobizzo on Cingular and T-Mobile phones.
FOX NEWS CORPS ~ INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
International media companies: News Limited (Australia), News Optimus Ltd. (in UK).
Outdoor advertising: News Outdoor.
Sports: National Rugby League, Stats, Inc..
Misc.:Nursery World, Stats, Inc., Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (41%)
Europe: NDS (76%), Broadsystem Ventures, Convoys Group, News Outdoor Group (75%), Balkan News Corporation
Australia and New Zealand: News Interactive, Sky Network Television Limited (44%).
2006 revenues: $14.3 billion ~ CBS Corporation owns the CBS Television Network, UPN, Showtime, book publisher Simon & Schuster, 41 television stations, Infinity (now CBS) Radio, Inc., and theme parks such as Paramount's Kings Dominion.
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CBS HOLDINGS:
CBS ~ TV
Networks: CBS Television Network, UPN, Showtime Networks, Inc. (SNI) owns Showtime, The Movie Channel, Flix, Showtime Too, Showtime Showcase, Showtime Extreme, Showtime Beyond, Showtime Next, Showtime Women, Showtime Familyzone, TMC XTRA, Showtime HD, The Movie Channel HD, Showtime on Demand, Sundance Channel (joint venture, SNI owns 30%), Showtime PPV, CBS Entertainment, CBS News, CBS Sports, CSTV Networks, Inc.
CBS Television Stations Group: consists of 41 stations in 27 markets, featuring affiliates of CBS, UPN, WB and a small number of independents as of the end of 2005. (A search tool for stations can be found at their corporate web site. An overview can be found here.)
Programming: The Early Show, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Face the Nation, CW Network (50% with Time Warner), CBS Paramount TV, Spelling Television, King World.
CBS ~ RADIO
Subsidiary Infinity Radio, Inc. (to be re-branded CBS Radio) owns 178 radio stations as of the end of 2005. A full list is available via their corporate web site. CBS also owns the CBS Radio Network
CBS ~ PUBLISHING
Books:
Simon & Schuster: Atria Books, Kaplan, Pocket Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, The Free Press, The Touchstone, Fireside Group
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing: Aladdin Paperbacks, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Little Simon, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, Simon Spotlight
Other Publishing: Simon & Schuster New Media, Simon & Schuster Online, Simon & Schuster UK, Simon & Schuster Australia, MTV Books
CBS ~ ON LINE HOLDINGS
Internet: CBS Digital Media Group, CBS.com, CBSNews.com, UPN.com, SportsLine.com, NFL.com, NCAAsports.com, PGATour.com, Sho.com, Innertube, CSTV.com
CBS ~ OTHER
Theme parks: owns Paramount's Carowinds, Paramount's Great America, Paramount's Kings Dominion, Paramount's Kings Island, Paramount's Canada's Wonderland, CBS Outdoor, CBS Consumer Products, and Star Trek: The Experience (themed attraction at Las Vegas Hilton) and manages Bonfante Gardens horticultural theme park (Gilroy, CA) and CBS Television City at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, NV).
COX
2006 revenues: $13.2 billion ~ Cox Enterprises, whose subsidiaries include Cox Cable, Cox Television and Cox Radio, controls 78 radio and 14 television stations, 42 newspapers, and several publishing companies. Cox also offers broadband Internet access and digital phone service.
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COX HOLDINGS
COX ~ TV
Cox Communications: Cable services to consumers through its subsidiary, Cox Cable.
Cox Television: Owner of the following 14 television stations in 11 markets. For an official roster, please visit their corporate website.
COX ~ RADIO
Cox Radio is the third-largest radio broadcasting company in the US and owns 78 radio stations as of the end of 2005. For an official updated list, please visit their corporate web site.
COX ~ PUBLISHING
42 daily and non-daily newspapers:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), Austin American-Statesman (TX), The Palm Beach Post (FL), Dayton Daily News (OH), Waco Tribune-Herald (TX), The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO), Longview News-Journal (TX), Springfield News-Sun (OH), JournalNews (Hamilton, OH), The Daily Reflector (Greenville, NC), The Middletown Journal (OH), Rocky Mount Telegram (NC), The Lufkin Daily News (TX), The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, NC), The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches, TX), News Messenger (Marshall, TX), Palm Beach Daily News (FL), Florida Pennysaver (West Palm Beach, FL), Western Star (Lebanon, OH), Mundo Hispanico (Atlanta, GA Spanish language), Pulse-Journal (Mason, OH), LaPalma (West Palm Beach, FL Spanish language), ahora si! (Austin, TX Spanish language), The Nickel-Grand Junction (Grand Junction, CO), Fairfield Echo (OH), The Duplin Times (Kenansville, NC), North Lake Travis (Lago Vista, TX), The Chowan Herald (Edenton, NC), Bastrop Advertiser (TX), The Enterprise (Williamston, NC), Oxford Press (OH), Beaufort-Hyde News (Belhaven, NC), Pflugerville Pflag (TX), Lake Travis View (Austin, TX), Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, NC), Westlake Picayune (Westlake Hills, TX), Smithville Times (TX), Standard Laconic (Snow Hill, NC), Farmville Enterprise (NC), Times-Leader (Ayden-Grifton, NC), Perquimans Weekly (Elizabeth City, NC), Weekly Herald (Robertsonville, NC).
Other publishing companies: Trader Publishing (vehicle, employment and real estate guides; 50% ownership), Cox Custom Media (newsletter publishing company), Cox Publishing Solutions
COX ~ TELECOM
Internet: Broadband access offered by Cox Communications, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. Related operations include Cox Media (advertising sales) and Cox Business Solutions (voice, video and data services).
Telephone: Cox has 1.5 million digital telephone subscribers.
Manheim Auctions (automobile auctions), AutoTrader.com, Valpak (packaging and waste management), PAGAS Mail Services (direct mail advertising), SP Newsprint (recycled newsprint producer, 33% ownership), Clarendon Farms, Hualalai Ranch, Cox Search, COXnet (virtual newsroom, includes Cox News Service).
Cox Television also owns the following television advertising sales companies: TeleRep; Harrington, Righter & Parson; and MMT Sales.
VIACOM
2006 revenues: $11.5 billion ~ Before splitting off CBS Corporation, Viacom was one of the largest media companies in the world. The new Viacom is also large, with holdings including Music Television, Nickelodeon, VH1, BET, Comedy Central, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment and publishing company Famous Music.
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VIACOM HOLDINGS:
VIACOM ~ TV
Networks: MTV Music Television, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, Spike TV, CMT: Country Music Television, Comedy Central, MTV U, LOGO (planned for 2005), MTV World (planned for 2005), MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Comedy, The Box, Game One, Viva, TMF (The Music Factory), MTV Network Europe, MTV base, BET, BET Jazz, BET Gospel, BET Hip Hop.
Production: BET Event Production, MTV Productions
Programming: Noggin, Nick Gas, Turbo Nick, Nicktoons Network, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, MTV Desi, MTV Chi, MTV Tr3s, MTV Jams, VH1 Classic, VHUno, VH1 Soul, VH1 Country, MTV Mandarin, Nick Jr. Australia, Nickelodeon Brasil.
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VIACON ~ RADIO
MTV Radio, BET Radio, Imagine Radio Limited
VIACON ~ PUBLISHING
Magazines: Nickelodeon Magazine
VIACON ~ FILMS
VIACON ~ ON LINE HOLDINGS
Production: Paramount Pictures (including DreamWorks SKG), Paramount Home Entertainment, iFilm Corp, MTV Films
VIACON ~ OTHER
Famous Players (theatrical exhibitor, Canada, with 50% interest in Mann Theaters), Xfire (gaming), MTV Mobile.
GANNETT
2006 revenues: $8.0 billion ~ Gannett holdings include 22 television stations, a massive portfolio of print publications with titles such as the USA Today, and a myriad of other related operations and services.
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GANNETT ~ TELEVISION
22 television stations in 19 markets. For an official list, please see their corporate web site.
GANNETT ~ PUBLISHING
Newspaper: USA Today, with USA Today International, USA Today Sports Weekly, and USA Weekend magazine.
The Army Times Publishing Co. publications: Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, Air Force Times, Federal Times, Defense News, Armed Forces Journal, C4ISR Journal, and Training and Simulation Journal.
102 Newspapers in the United States: Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL; The Arizona Republic, Phoeniz, AZ; Tucson Citizen, Tucson, AZ; The Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR; The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA; The Salinas Californian, Salinas, CA; Tulare Advance-Register, Tulare, CA; Visalia Times-Delta, Visalia, CA; Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, CO; Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, CT; The News Journal, Wilmington, DE; Florida Today, Brevard County, FL; The News-Press, Fort Myers, FL; Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, FL; Pacific Daily News, Hagatna, Guam; The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI; The Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID; Rockford Register Star, Rockford, IL; The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN; Journal and Courier, Lafayette, IN; Chronicle-Tribune, Marion, IN; The Star Press, Muncie, IN; Palladium-Item, Richmond, IN; The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA; Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, IA; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY; Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, LA; The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA; The News-Star, Monroe, LA; Daily World, Opelousas, LA; The Times, Shreveport, LA; The Daily Times, Salisbury, MD; Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, MI; The Detroit News, Detroit, MI; The Detroit News and Free Press, Detroit, MI; Lansing State Journal, Lansing, MI; Times Herald, Port Huron, MI; St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, MN; Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, MS; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS; Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, MO; Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, MT; Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, NV; Asbury Park Press, Asbury Part, NJ; Courier News, Bridgewater, NJ; Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, NJ; Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, NJ; Daily Record, Morristown, NJ; The Daily Journal, Vineland, NJ; Alamogordo Daily News, Alamogordo, NM; Carlsbad Current-Argus, Carlsbad, NM; The Deming Headlight, Deming, NM; The Daily Times, Farmington, NM; Las Cruces Sun-News, Las Cruces, NM; Silver City Sun-News, Silver City, NM; Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, NY; Star-Gazette, Elmire, NY; The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, NY, Poughkeepsie Journal, Pughkeepsie, NY; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY; Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY; The Journal News, Westchester County, NY; Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC; Telegraph-Forum, Bucyrus, OH; Chillicothe Gazette, Chillicothe, OH; The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH; Coshocton Tribune, Coshocton, OH; The News-Messenger, Fremont, OH; Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, OH; News Journal, Mansfield, OH; The Marion Star, Marion, OH; The Advocate, Newark, OH; News Herald, Port Clinton, OH; Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH; Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Muskogee, OK; Statesman Journal, Salem, OR; The Greenville News, Greenville, SC; Argues Leader, Sioux Falls, SD; The Lear-Chronicle, Clarksville, TN; The Jackson Sun; Jackson, TN; The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, TN; The Tennessean, Nashville, TN; El Paso Times, El Paso, TX; The Spectrum, St. George, UT; The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, VT; USA Today, McLean, VA; The Daily News Leader, Staunton, VA; The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, WA; The Olympian, Olympia, WA; The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV; The Post-Crescent, Appleton, WI; The Reporter, Pond du Lac, WI; Green Bay Press-Gazette, Green Bay, WI; Green Bay News Chronicle, Green Bay, WI; Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, WI; Marshfield News-Herald, Marshfield, WI; Oshkosh Northwestern, Oshkosh, WI; The Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, WI; Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, WI; Central Wisconsin Sunday, Stevens Point, WI; Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, WI; and The Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Newspapers, United Kingdom: Newsquest, publisher of more than 300 titles.
Magazine publishing: Clipper Magazine, Inc.; Nursing Spectrum, publishing NurseWeek magazine.
Captivate Network, Inc. (national news and entertainment network), Gannett Media Technologies International (tech support and products for domestic newspapers), Gannett Offset print group, Gannett Offset Marketing Services Group, Gannett Satellite Information Network, one-third equity interest in CareerBuilder, LLC, 21.9% ownership of Classified Ventures (online business focused on real-estate and automotive advertising), and one-third equity interest in CrossMedia Services, Inc. (web-based marketing solutions for national and local retailers).
CLEAR CHANNEL
2006 revenues: $7.1 billion ~Clear Channel Communications is the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, operating 1194 stations in the United States and 260 stations abroad. Clear Channel also controls 42 television stations and Clear Channel Outdoor advertising company, among other businesses.
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CLEAR CHANNEL ~ RADIO
Station search can be found at: http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/Search/Default.aspx
CLEAR CHANNEL ~ TV
International: Australia: 13 stations, Mexico: 107 stations, New Zealand: 140 stations. (Clear Channel updates here.)
Station search can be found at: http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/Search/Default.aspx
CLEAR CHANNEL ~ OTHER
Sports: Clear Channel Entertainment Motor Sports, SFX Sports Group.
Music: Clear Channel Music Group.
Entertainment: SFX Speakers Group, Clear Channel Entertainment Television, Clear Channel Entertainment's Theatrical Group, Clear Channel Entertainment-Exhibitions, Pacific Entertainment Group (serving China and the Pacific Rim).
Sales/Marketing: Clear Channel Entertainment's National Sales & Marketing Division.
Production: Clear Channel Entertainment Productions.
TRIBUNE
2006 revenues: $5.5 billion ~Tribune owns 30 television stations, one radio station, 26 newspapers, 10 magazines, and several publishing companies, among other holdings.
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TRIBUNE HOLDINGS:
TRIBUNE ~ TV
30 stations in 23 markets. For an official list, please see their corporate web site.
Networks: 22.5% interest in The WB Television Network (rest owned by Time Warner), equity interest in TV Food Network, and equity interest in Comcast Sports Network.
Cable channels: CLTV (24 hour cable news channel), WGN Cable (WGN Superstation).
TRIBUNE ~ RADIO
Station: WGN-AM, Chicago, IL.
TRIBUNE ~ PUBLISHING
26 Newspapers: Newsday, amNewYork, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, el Sentinel (Spanish language newspaper), City Link (newspaper), Florida New Homes & Condo Guide (bimonthly guide to real estate), Jewish Journal (collection of newspapers), Orlando Sentinel, Sentinel Express (weekly publication), el Sentinel (Spanish language newspaper), The Fairfield County Weekly, The New Haven Advocate, The Hartford Advocate, The Valley Advocate, The Hartford Courant, Daily Press, The Virginia Gazette (publication), The Chronicles (group of 11 newspapers distributed with MC), The Morning Call, The Advocate, Greenwich Time, Hoy, El Sentinel.
10 Magazines: Distinction, Long Island Parents & Children, Business LI (joint venture with Long Island Association), Chicago Magazine, Redeye, City & Shore, South Florida Parenting, Job Xtra, AutoFinder, New Homes.
Publishing companies: Newsday, Inc., Los Angeles Times Communications, LLC, Chicago Tribune Company, Baltimore Sun Company, Sun-Sentinel Company, Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, Hartford Courant Company, The Daily Press, Inc., The Morning Call, Inc., Patuxent Publishing, Homestead Publishing, EZ Buy & EZ Sell Recycler Corporation, Star Community Publishing Group, Inc..
TRIBUNE ~ OTHER
Production: Tribune Studios.
Distribution: Tribune Entertainment Company.
Sports: Chicago Cubs.
Other:
One third equity ownership of CareerBuilder LLC, with Tribune and Gannett.
One third equity ownership of CrossMedia Services, with Tribune and Gannett.
20.2% of Classified Ventures (owned by a consortium of six newspaper publishing companies).
Subsidiaries and partners: Tribune Media Services, TMS Entertainment Products, TMS Syndicated Products, Zap 2 It, and Brass Ring.
THE HEARST CORPORATION
2003 revenues: $4.1 billion ~Hearst is one of the world's largest magazine publishing companies, with 18 titles and over 130 international editions. Other Hearst holdings include 36 TV stations, two Baltimore radio stations and 12 newspapers.
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HEARST HOLDINGS:
HEARST HOLDINGS ~ TV
36 TV stations in 27 markets through subsidiary Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. For an official list, please visit their corporate web site.
HEARST HOLDINGS ~ RADIO
Two radio stations: WBAL-AM, Baltimore, MD and WIYY-FM, Baltimore, MD.
HEARST HOLDINGS ~ PUBLISHING
12 Newspapers: Albany Times Union, Beaumont Enterprise, Edwardsville Intelligencer, Houston Chronicle, Huron Daily Tribune, Laredo Morning Times,
Midland Daily News, Midland Reporter, Plainview Daily Herald, San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Magazines: 18 U.S. titles (with more than 130 international editions):
Cosmopolitan, CosmoGIRL!, Country Living, Country Living GARDENER,
Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Redbook, Seventeen, SHOP Etc., SmartMoney, Town & Country, Town & Country TRAVEL, and Veranda.
HEARST HOLDINGS ~ OTHER
Distribution: Lakeshore Entertainment.
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
2006 revenues: $3.9 billion ~The Washington Post Company's many operations include The Washington Post, Newsweek Magazine, six television stations, Cable One, and Kaplan, Inc.
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THE WASHINGTON POST HOLDINGS:
THE WASHINGTON POST ~ PUBLISHING
Newspapers: The Washington Post, Express, El Tiempo Latino, The Washington Post National Weekly Edition, The Washington Post Writers Group, The Daily Herald, The Gazette.
Publishing: Southern Maryland Newspapers, Comprint Military Publications, Commercial Printing, Greater Washington Publishing, Inc.
Magazine: Newsweek, Newsweek Nihon Ban, Japan, Newsweek Hankuk Pan, Korea, Newsweek en Español, Latin America, Newsweek Bil Logha Al-Arabia, Middle East, Newsweek Polska, Poland, Russky Newsweek, Russia, Newsweek Select, Hong Kong, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, Washington Technology, Government Computer News, GCN Technology, Washington Spaces, The Resource Guide, New Homes Guide, Guide to Retirement Living, The Washington Post Autobuyers Guide, and planning to launch Government Leader.
THE WASHINGTON POST ~ RADIO
Network: Newsweek Radio.
THE WASHINGTON POST ~ ON LINE HOLDINGS
www.heraldtribune.com, www.goupstate.com, www.dailycomet.com, www.tuscaloosanews.com, www.starnewsonline.com, www.kauttv.com, www.kfor.com, www.kfsm.com, www.whnt.com, www.whotv.com, www.wnep.com, www.wqad.com, www.wreg.com, www.wtkr.com, times.discovery.com, www.nytsyn.com/nytsyn.html, www.nytimesdigest.com
SCRIPPS
2006 revenues: $2.5 billion ~The E.W. Scripps Company holdings include 10 television stations, a number of television networks, and 19 newspaper publications.
Visit the E.W. Scripps Company homepage
SCRIPPS HOLDINGS:
SCRIPPS ~ TV
10 Television stations in 9 markets. For an official roster, please visit their corporate web site.
Television networks: Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY — Do It Yourself Network, Fine Living, Great American Country, HGTVPro.com (on-line network), 12% interest in FOX Sports Net South (with News Corporation), and 70% interest in Shop At Home (with Summit America Television, Inc).
SCRIPTS ~ PUBLISHING
19 newspapers: Abilene Reporter-News (TX), Anderson Independent-Mail (SC), Boulder Daily Camera (CO), Brementon Sun (WA), Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX), Evansville Courier& Press (IN), Henderson Gleaner (KY), Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN), Memphis Commercial Appeal (TN), Naples Daily News (FL), Redding Record-Searchlight (CA), San Angelo Standard-Times (TX), Treasure Coast News/Press/Tribune (FL), Ventura County Star (CA), Wichita Falls Times Record News (TX), Albuquerque Tribune (NM), Birmingham Post-Herald (AL), Cincinnati Post (OH), and Denver Rocky Mountain News (CO).
SCRIPPS ~ OTHER
Licensing: United Media
Other: Scripps Media Center, Washington, D.C., home of the Scripps Howard News Service.
BELO
2006 revenues: $1.6 billion ~Belo owns 21 TV and seven cable stations, seven newspaper publications, and interactive websites.
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BELO HOLDINGS:
BELO ~ TV
21 stations in 18 markets. For an official list, please visit their corporate website.
Cable Stations: NorthWest Cable News, Texas Cable News, 24/7 NewsChannel, NewsWatch on Channel 15, Arizona NewsChannel, ¡Más! Arizona, Local News on Cable
BELO ~ PUBLISHING
Newspaper: The Dallas Morning News, The Providence Journal, The Press-Enterprise, Denton Record-Chronicle, al dia, Quick, The Dallas Morning News Collin County Edition
BELO ~ INTERNET
Website operations: Belo Interactive, Inc.
2006 revenues: $983 million ~Media General owns 30 television stations, 30 newspapers and nearly 100 other periodicals.
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30 television stations in 24 markets. For an official roster, please visit their corporate web site.
MEDIA GENERAL ~ PUBLISHING
30 Newspapers in 5 States and the District of Columbia:
Virginia: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bristol Heral Courier, The (Lynchburg) News & Advance, The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress, Potomac (Woodbridge) News, Danville Register & Bee, The (Waynesboro) News Virginian, Manassas Journal Messenger, Culpeper Star-Exponent, Gateway Virginia, Virginia Business Magazine.
North Carolina: Winston-Salem Journal, (Concord & Kannapolis) Independent Tribune, Hickory Daily Record, Statesville Record & Landmark, The (Morganton) News Herald, The Reidsville Review, The (Eden) Daily News, The (Marion) McDowell News.
Florida: The Tampa Tribune, Tampa Bay Online, (Brooksville) Hernando Today, (Sebring) Highlands Today, Jackson County Floridan.
Alabama: Dothan Eagle, Opelika-Auburn News, The Enterprise Ledger.
South Carolina: (Florence) Morning News.
District of Columbia: Media General News Service.
Media General also owns nearly 100 weeklies and other periodicals.
MEDIA GENERAL ~ OTHER
TriCities.com, Tri-Cities, TN/VA.
Professional Communications Systems, Tampa, FL (broadcast and audiovisual integrator and equipment supplier).
Atlee Station, Hanover, VA (corporate park).
SBG ~ SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP
2006 revenues: $715 million ~ inclair Broadcast Group owns and operates 62 television stations in the United States.
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SBG HOLDINGS:
SBG ~ TV
52 stations in 37 markets. For an official roster, please visit their corporate website.
SBG OTHER
Investing: Sinclair Ventures Inc. holds equity interest in a number of companies:
Sales and Marketing: G1440
Power: Jadoo Power Systems
Consumer Products: VisionAIR, Inc.
Venture Capital: Sterling Venture Partners, Allegiance Capital LP
Production of broadcast equipment: Acrodyne Communications Inc. (equity interest held by Sinclair)
Automotive: Summa Holdings, Ltd (equity interest held by Sinclair)
RAYCOM MEDIA
2004 revenues: $667 million ~ Raycom Media, Inc. was created in 1996 with the purchase of 12 television stations, two radio stations, and a sports marketing, production, events management, and distribution company. It recently completed an acquisition of Liberty and is seeking to grow further.
Visit the Raycom Media homepage
RAYCOM MEDIA ~ TV
40 stations in 34 markets. For an official roster, please visit their corporate web site.
RAYCOM MEDIA ~ OTHER
Broadview Media: Commercial broadcast and production.
Raycom Post Production: Post-production facilities.
CableVantage, "America’s largest third-party cable advertising sales administrator."
Raycom Sports: Marketing, production and distribution of sports programming.
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I HAVE WATCHED THIS HAPPEN OVER THE YEARS NOW AND SEE WE ARE IN A VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION, ESPECIALLY HERE IN NORTH AMERICA AT THIS TIME. AS WITH THE REST OF THE ELITE'S GAMBITS, SO TOO IS THIS ONE AT ENDGAME.
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