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Top 25 Station Groups

By Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/18/2004 8:00:00 PM

The Top 25 Station Groups are ranked according to the percentage of the 108.4 million U.S. TV homes they reach as calculated for compliance with the FCC ownership rules (coverage, FCC). The FCC method discounts the reach of UHF stations (ch. 14 and above) by half. The ranking also shows reach without the UHF discount (coverage, total). If a group owns or manages other stations in a market, those stations are not counted in the group's total. Sources: Broadcasting & Cable, BIA Financial Network, Nielsen Media Research.


1 Viacom


VIA (includes former CBS and UPN station groups)
38.92% coverage (FCC)
35 stations
44.78% coverage (total)
1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 Phone: (212) 258-6000 Fax: (212) 258-6464 Web site:viacom.com
SUMNER M. REDSTONE, Chairman/CEO
MEL KARMAZIN, president/COO
LESLIE MOONVES, chairman/CEO, CBS
FRED REYNOLDS, president, CEO Viacom TV Stations Group
DENNIS SWANSON, executive VP, COO

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 3 satellite TV stations; CBS Television Network and UPN; CBS Enterprises (CBS Broadcast International and King World Productions); Paramount Television (Paramount Network Television, Viacom Productions, Spelling Television, Big Ticket Television, Paramount Domestic Television, and Paramount International Television); Infinity Broadcasting Corp. (operates more than 180 radio stations); equity position in Westwood One (radio syndicator); Viacom Outdoor (billboards). Cable channels: MTV Networks (MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, Spike TV, MTV2, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Country Music Television, Comedy Central, and The Digital Suite from MTV Networks); Showtime Networks Inc.; BET (including BET on Jazz and BET.com); Paramount Pictures; Paramount Home Entertainment; book publisher Simon & Schuster Inc., Famous Music Publishing; about 80% of Blockbuster Inc.; Famous Players, United Cinemas International, United International Pictures (film distribution); Paramount Parks. Online interests: MTV.com, CBS.com, CBSNews.com, Nickelodeon Online, VH1.com, Viacom Interactive Ventures (CBS MarketWatch.com, CBS SportsLine.com, Hollywood.com)
WCBS New York (CBS; 2) 1 6.804 6.804
KCBS Los Angeles (CBS; 2) 2 4.983 4.983
KCAL Los Angeles (Ind.; 9) 2
WBBM Chicago (CBS; 2) 3 3.136 3.136
KYW Philadelphia (CBS; 3) 4 2.651 2.651
WPSG Philadelphia (UPN; 57) 4
KPIX San Francisco-Oakland (CBS; 5) 5 2.252 2.252
KBHK San Francisco-Oakland (UPN; 44) 5
WBZ Boston (CBS; 4) 6 2.206 2.206
WSBK Boston (UPN; 38) 6
KTVT Dallas-Ft. Worth (CBS 11) 7 2.081 2.081
KTXA Dallas-Ft. Worth (UPN; 21) 7
WUPA Atlanta (UPN; 69) 9 1.877 0.939
WWJ Detroit (CBS; 62) 10 1.774 0.887
WKBD Detroit (UPN; 50) 10
KSTW Seattle (UPN; 11) 12 1.555 1.555
WTOG Tampa-St. Petersburg (UPN; 44) 13 1.517 0.758
WCCO Minneapolis-St. Paul (CBS; 4) 14 1.509 1.509
WFOR Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (CBS; 4) 17 1.394 1.394
WBFS Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (UPN; 33) 17
KCNC Denver (CBS; 4) 18 1.291 1.291
KMAX Sacramento, Calif. (UPN; 31) 19 1.179 0.590
KDKA Pittsburgh (CBS; 2) 22 1.084 1.084
WNPA Pittsburgh (UPN; 19) 22
WJZ Baltimore (CBS; 13) 23 0.999 0.999
WNDY Indianapolis (UPN; 23) 25 0.958 0.479
WWHO Columbus, Ohio (UPN, WB; 53) 34 0.788 0.394
KUTV Salt Lake City (CBS, 2) 36 0.725 0.725
WTVX W. Palm Beach, Fla. (UPN, WB; 34) 39 0.654 0.327
WGNT Norfolk, Va. (UPN; 27) 41 0.640 0.320
WUPL New Orleans (UPN; 54) 42 0.614 0.307
KAUT Oklahoma City (UPN; 43) 45 0.597 0.299
WLWC Providence, R.I. (UPN, WB; 28) 48 0.586 0.293
KEYE Austin, Texas (CBS; 42) 54 0.533 0.266
WFRV Green Bay, Wis. (CBS; 5) 68 0.394 0.394


2 Fox TV Stations


FOX (subsidiary of News Corp. Ltd.)
37.92% coverage (FCC)
35 stations
44.55% coverage (total)
1999 S. Bundy Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: (310) 584-2000 Fax: (310) 584-2087 Web site:fox.com
K. RUPERT MURDOCH, chairman, News Corp.
LACHLAN MURDOCH, chairman, Fox TV Stations
THOMAS HERWITZ, president, station operations

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 2 satellite TV stations. Fox only: Fox Television Network; Fox Television Entertainment Group (Fox Entertainment, Fox Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television, Twentieth Television); cable channels Fox News Channel, Fuel, Fox Movie Channel, FX, 50% of National Geographic Channel, 34% of Outdoor Life, 33% of Golf Channel; Fox-Liberty (sports). Networks: Fox Sports Net. Online interests: Fox. com. News Corp. is a partner in In Flight Network (airline audio, video and information service)
WNYW New York (Fox; 5) 1 6.804 6.804
WWOR New York (UPN; 9) 1
KTTV Los Angeles (Fox; 11) 2 4.983 4.983
KCOP Los Angeles (UPN; 13) 2
WFLD Chicago (Fox; 32) 3 3.136 1.568
WPWR Chicago (UPN 50) 3
WTXF Philadelphia (Fox; 29) 4 2.651 1.326
WFXT Boston (Fox; 25) 6 2.206 1.103
KDFW Dallas-Ft. Worth (Fox; 4) 7 2.081 2.081
KDFI Dallas-Ft. Worth (Ind.; 27) 7
WTTG Washington (Fox; 5) 8 2.052 2.052
WDCA Washington (UPN; 20) 8
WAGA Atlanta (Fox; 5) 9 1.877 1.877
WJBK Detroit (Fox; 2) 10 1.774 1.774
KRIV Houston (Fox; 26) 11 1.705 0.853
KTXH Houston (UPN; 20) 11
WTVT Tampa-St. Petersburg (Fox; 13) 13 1.517 1.517
KSMP Minneapolis-St. Paul (Fox; 9) 14 1.509 1.509
WFTC Minneapolis-St. Paul (UPN; 29) 14
KSAZ Phoenix (Fox; 10) 15 1.441 1.441
KUTP Phoenix (UPN; 45) 15
WJW Cleveland (Fox; 8) 16 1.423 1.423
KDVR Denver (Fox; 31) 18 1.291 0.645
WRBW Orlando, Fla. (UPN; 65) 20 1.166 0.583
WOFL Orlando, Fla. (Fox; 35) 20
KTVI St. Louis (Fox; 2) 21 1.109 1.109
WUTB Baltimore (UPN; 24) 23 0.999 0.500
WDAF Kansas City, Mo. (Fox; 4) 31 0.807 0.807
WITI Milwaukee (Fox; 6) 33 0.804 0.804
KSTU Salt Lake City (Fox; 13) 36 0.725 0.725
WBRC Birmingham-Tuscaloosa. (Fox; 6) 40 0.644 0.644
WHBQ Memphis, Tenn. (Fox; 13) 43 0.611 0.611
WGHP Greensboro, N.C. (Fox; 8) 46 0.595 0.595
KTBC Austin, Texas (Fox; 7) 54 0.533 0.533
WOGX Gainesville, Fla. (Fox; 51) 162 0.108 0.054


3 NBC


GE (subsidiary of General Electric Co.)
33.56% coverage (FCC)
29 stations
38.30% coverage (total)
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10112 Phone: (212) 664-4444 Fax: (212) 664-4085 Web site:nbc.com
JEFFREY IMMELT, chairman/CEO, GE
BOB WRIGHT, chairman/CEO, NBC
JAY IRELAND, president, NBC and Telemundo Television Stations

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: NBC TV Network; Spanish-language Telemundo network; NBC Enterprises; Bravo and, with Microsoft Inc., CNBC and MSNBC; A&E TV Networks (joint venture with ABC Inc. and Hearst-Argyle); Telemundo cable channels Mun2 and Telemundo International; CNBC Europe; 32.5% of Paxson Communications (with option to take control); 15% of ShopNBC (formerly home shopping ValueVision International Network). Online interests: MSNBC.com. Has purchased Universal properties, including Sci Fi Channel, USA Networks and Trio channels; deal is expected to close later this year.
WNBC New York (NBC; 4) 1 6.804 6.804
WNJU New York (Tele.; 47) 1
KNBC Los Angeles (NBC; 4) 2 4.983 4.983
KVEA Los Angeles (Tele.; 52) 2
KWHY Los Angeles (Ind., 22) 2
WMAQ Chicago (NBC; 5) 3 3.136 3.136
WSNS Chicago (Tele.; 44) 3
WCAU Philadelphia (NBC; 10) 4 2.651 2.651
KNTV San Jose-San Francisco (NBC, 11) 5 2.252 2.252
KSTS San Francisco (Tele.; 48) 5
WNEU Boston (Tele.; 60) 6 2.206 1.103
KXAS Dallas-Ft. Worth (NBC; 5) 7 2.081 2.081
KXTX Dallas-Ft. Worth (Tele; 39) 7
WRC Washington (NBC; 4) 8 2.052 2.052
KTMD Galveston-Houston (Tele.; 48) 11 1.705 0.853
KPHZ Phoenix (Ind., 11) 15 1.441 1.441
WTVJ Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (NBC; 6) 17 1.394 1.394
WSCV Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (Tele.; 51) 17
KMAS Steamboat Springs-Denver (Tele.; 24) 18 1.291 0.645
KNSD San Diego (NBC; 39) 26 0.949 0.475
WVIT Hartford-New Haven (NBC; 30) 27 0.924 0.462
WNCN Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (Tele.; 17) 29 0.874 0.437
WCMH Columbus, Ohio (NBC; 4) 34 0.788 0.788
KVDA San Antonio (Tele.; 60) 37 0.679 0.340
WVTM Birmingham-Tuscaloosa (Tele.; 13) 40 0.644 0.644
WJAR Providence, R.I. (NBC; 10) 48 0.586 0.586
KNSO Fresno-Visalia, Calif. (Tele. Ch. 51) 57 0.481 0.240
KHRR Tucson, Ariz. (Tele; 40) 71 0.381 0.191
WKAQ San Juan, P.R. (Tele.; 2) NR


4 Paxson


PAX
(NBC Inc. 32.5%)
32.36% coverage (FCC)
58 stations
64.73% coverage (total)
601 Clearwater Park Rd., West Palm Beach, Fla. 33401 Phone: (561) 659-4122 Fax: (561) 659-4252 Web site:www.pax.tv
LOWELL W. BUD PAXSON, chairman/CEO, Paxson Communications Corp.
DEAN GOODMAN, COO/president, Paxson Communications Corp.

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 4 satellite TV stations; Pax TV network.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
WPXN New York (31) 1 6.804 3.402
KPXN Los Angeles (30) 2 4.983 2.492
WCPX Chicago (38) 3 3.136 1.568
WPPX Philadelphia (61) 4 2.651 1.326
KKPX San Francisco (65) 5 2.252 1.126
WBPX Boston (68) 6 2.206 1.103
KPXD Dallas-Ft. Worth (68) 7 2.081 1.041
WPXW Manassas, Va.-Washington (66) 8 2.052 1.026
WPXA Atlanta (14) 9 1.877 0.939
WPXD Detroit (31) 10 1.774 0.887
KPXB Houston (49) 11 1.705 0.853
KWPX Seattle (33) 12 1.555 0.777
WXPX Tampa-St. Petersburg (66) 13 1.517 0.758
KPXM Minneapolis-St. Paul (41) 14 1.509 0.754
KPPX Tolleson-Phoenix (51) 15 1.441 0.720
WVPX Cleveland (23) 16 1.423 0.712
WPXM Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (35) 17 1.394 0.697
KPXC Denver (59) 18 1.291 0.645
KSPX Sacramento, Calif. (29) 19 1.179 0.590
WOPX Orlando, Fla. (56) 20 1.166 0.583
KPXG Portland, Ore. (22) 24 0.990 0.495
WIPX Bloomington-Indianapolis (63) 25 0.958 0.479
WHPX New London-Hartford (26) 27 0.924 0.462
WFPX Fayetteville-Raleigh, N.C. (62) 29 0.874 0.437
WRPX Rocky Mount-Raleigh, N.C. (47) 29
WNPX Nashville (28) 30 0.834 0.417
KPXE Kansas City, Mo. (50) 31 0.807 0.404
WPXE Milwaukee (55) 33 0.804 0.402
KUPX Salt Lake City (16) 36 0.725 0.363
KPXL Uvalde-San Antonio (26) 37 0.679 0.340
WZPX Battle Creek-Grand Rapids (43) 38 0.668 0.334
WPXP West Palm Beach, Fla. (67) 39 0.654 0.327
WPXH Birmingham-Tuscaloosa (44) 40 0.644 0.322
WPXV Norfolk, Va. (49) 41 0.640 0.320
WPXLT New Orleans (49) 42 0.614 0.307
WPXXT Memphis (50) 43 0.611 0.305
WPXJ Buffalo, N.Y. (51) 44 0.598 0.299
KOPX Oklahoma City (62) 45 0.597 0.299
WGPX Greensboro, N.C. (16) 46 0.595 0.298
WPXQ Providence, R.I. (69) 48 0.586 0.293
WBNAT Louisville, Ky. (21) 50 0.576 0.288
WPXC Jacksonville, Fla. (ABC; 21) 52 0.552 0.276
WQPX Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pa. (64) 53 0.544 0.272
WYPX Albany, N.Y. (55) 55 0.501 0.250
KTPX Tulsa, Okla. (44) 60 0.466 0.233
WPXK Knoxville, Tenn. (WB/Pax; 54) 61 0.460 0.230
WLPX Charleston, W.Va. (29) 63 0.457 0.228
WUPX Morehead-Lexington, Ky. (67) 65 0.431 0.215
WPXR Roanoke, Va. (38) 66 0.415 0.208
KPXO Kaneohe-Honolulu (66) 72 0.380 0.190
KFPX Newton-Des Moines (39) 73 0.373 0.187
WSPX Syracuse, N.Y. (56) 79 0.355 0.177
KGPX Spokane, Wash. (34) 80 0.352 0.176
KPXJ Shreveport, La. (21) 81 0.350 0.175
KPXR Cedar Rapids, Iowa (48) 88 0.303 0.151
WEPX Greenville, N.C. (38) 103 0.250 0.125
WPXU Jacksonville, N.C. (35) 103
WTPX Wausau, Wis. (46) 134 0.165 0.083


5 Tribune


TRB
30.02% coverage (FCC)
26 stations
40.21% coverage (total)
435 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1800, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 222-3333 Fax: (312) 329-0611 Web site:tribune.com
DENNIS J. FITZSIMONS, chairman/ president/CEO, Tribune Co.
PATRICK J. MULLEN, president, Tribune Broadcasting Co.

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 1 satellite TV station; Tribune Entertainment; The WB Television Network (22%); TV Food Network (31%); Tribune Media Services; CLTV Chicago cable news channel; 50% of Central Florida News Channel 13 (partnership with Time Warner); WGN(AM) Chicago; Superstation WGN; Tribune Interactive; 11 English-language daily newspapers (including the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times); Spanish-language newspapers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago; 50% of Knight-Ridder Information Systems.
WPIX New York (WB; 11) 1 6.804 6.804
KTLA Los Angeles (WB; 5) 2 4.983 4.983
WGN Chicago (WB; 9) 3 3.136 3.136
WPHL Philadelphia (WB; 17) 4 2.651 1.326
WLVI Boston (WB; 56) 6 2.206 1.103
KDAF Dallas-Ft. Worth (WB; 33) 7 2.081 1.041
WBDC Washington (WB; 50) 8 2.052 1.026
WATL Atlanta (WB; 36) 9 1.877 0.939
KHWB Houston (WB; 39) 11 1.705 0.853
KCPQ Seattle (Fox; 13) 12 1.555 1.555
KTWB Seattle (WB; 22) 12
WBZL Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (WB; 39) 17 1.394 0.697
KWGN Denver (WB; 2) 18 1.291 1.291
KTXL Sacramento, Calif. (Fox; 40) 19 1.179 0.590
KPLR St. Louis (WB; 11) 21 1.109 1.109
KWBP Portland, Ore. (WB; 23) 24 0.990 0.495
WTTV Indianapolis (WB; 4) 25 0.958 0.958
WXIN Indianapolis (Fox; 59) 25
KSWB San Diego (WB; 69) 26 0.949 0.475
WTIC Hartford-New Haven (Fox; 61) 27 0.924 0.462
WTXX Hartford-New Haven (WB; 20)
WXMI Grand Rapids, Mi(Fox; 17) 38 0.668 0.334
WGNO New Orleans (ABC; 26) 42 0.614 0.307
WNOL New Orleans (WB; 38) 42
WPMT Harrisburg, Pa. (Fox; 43) 47 0.588 0.294
WEWB Albany, N.Y. (WB; 45) 55 0.501 0.250


6 ABC


DIS (subsidiary of Walt Disney Co.)
23.48% coverage (FCC)
10 stations
23.72% coverage (total)
77 W. 66th St., New York, NY 10023 Phone: (212) 456-7777 Fax: (212) 456-6850 Web site:abc.com
ROBERT IGER, president-COO, Disney
ALEX WALLAU, president, ABC Television Network
WALTER LISS, president, Television Stations Group

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: ABC TV Network; 72 radio stations; ABC Radio Networks; ABC Entertainment TV Group (production and prime time development); ABC Cable Networks Group: Disney Channel, Toon Disney, ABC Family, 80% of ESPN, 50% of Lifetime Television (joint partner with Hearst Corp.), 39.5% of E! Entertainment Television, A&E Television Networks (joint venture with NBC and Hearst-Argyle); Walt Disney Television International, Touchstone Television. Magazines: Discover, Disney Adventures, FamilyFun, 50% of US Weekly. Online interests: ABC Multimedia Group, ABC.com, ABCNews.com, ESPN.com.
WABC New York (7) 1 6.804 6.804
KABC Los Angeles (7) 2 4.983 4.983
WLS Chicago (7) 3 3.136 3.136
WPVI Philadelphia (6) 4 2.651 2.651
KGO San Francisco (7) 5 2.252 2.252
KTRK Houston (13) 11 1.705 1.705
WTVD Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (11) 29 0.874 0.874
KFSN Fresno, Calif. (30) 57 0.481 0.240
WJRT Flint-Saginaw (12) 64 0.437 0.437
WTVG Toledo, Ohio (13) 69 0.393 0.393


7 Univision


UVN
22.34% coverage (FCC)
37 stations
42.87% coverage (total)
5999 Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone: (310) 216-3434 Fax: (310) 348-3459 Web site:univision.com
A. JERROLD PERENCHIO, chairman/CEO, Univision Communications
RAY RODRIGUEZ, president/COO, Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision Networks
THOMAS ARNOST, Michael Wortsman, co-presidents, Television Group

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: Spanish-language TV networks Univision and TeleFutura; cable network Galavision; 31% of TV-radio group Entravision Communications; Univision Radio (55 stations); Univision Music Group; and Univision Online.
WXTV New York (41) 1 6.804 3.402
WFUT New York (TeleFutura; 68) 1
WFTY Smithtown-New York (TeleFutura; 67) 1
KMEX Los Angeles (34) 2 4.983 2.492
KFTR Los Angeles (TeleFutura; 46) 2
WGBO Chicago (66) 3 3.136 1.568
WXFT Chicago (TeleFutura; 60) 3
WUVP Philadelphia (65) 4 2.651 1.326
KDTV San Francisco (14) 5 2.252 1.126
KFSF San Francisco (TeleFutura; 66) 5
WUTF Boston (TeleFutura; 66) 6 2.206 1.103
KUVN Dallas-Ft. Worth (23) 7 2.081 1.041
KSTR Dallas-Ft. Worth (TeleFutura; 49) 7
WFDC Washington (TeleFutura; 14) 8 2.052 1.026
WUVG Atlanta (34) 9 1.877 0.939
KXLN Houston (45) 11 1.705 0.853
KFTH Houston (TeleFutura; 67) 11
WFTT Tampa-St. Petersburg (TeleFutura; 50) 13 1.517 0.758
KFPH Phoenix ( TeleFutura; 13) 15 1.441 1.441
KTVW Phoenix (33) 15
WQHS Cleveland (TeleFutura; 61) 16 1.423 0.712
WLTV Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (23) 17 1.394 0.697
WAMI Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (69) 17
KTFD Denver (ch.14) 18 1.291 0.646
KUVS Sacramento, Calif. (19) 19 1.179 0.590
KTFK Sacramento, Calif. (TeleFutura; 69) 19
WOTF Orlando, Fla. (TeleFutura; 43) 20 1.166 0.583
WUVC Fayetteville-Raleigh-Durham (Ind. 40) 29 0.874 0.437
KWEX San Antonio (41) 37 0.679 0.340
KTFQ Albuquerque-Santa Fe (TeleFutura; 14) 49 0.584 0.292
KAKW Austin, Texas (62) 54 0.533 0.266
KFTV Fresno, Calif. (21) 57 0.481 0.240
KTFF Fresno, Calif. (TeleFutura; 61) 57
KUVE Tucson, Ariz. (46) 71 0.381 0.381
KFTU Tucson, Ariz. (TeleFutura; 3) 71
KUVI Bakersfield, Calif. (45) 130 0.175 0.087
WLII San Juan, P.R. (Ind.; 11) NR


8 Gannett


GCI
17.63% coverage (FCC)
20 stations
17.79% coverage (total)
7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 Phone: (703) 854-6000 Fax: (703) 854-2002 Web site:www.gannett.com
DOUGLAS H. MCCORKINDALE, chairman, Gannett Co. Inc.
CRAIG A. DUBOW, president/CEO, broadcasting

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 2 satellite TV stations; 101 daily U.S. newspapers, including USA Today and USA Weekend, and more than 500 non-daily publications; Newsquest plc (more than 300 newspapers in the U.K., including 17 dailies). Online interests: usatoday.com, more than 150 Web sites in the US linked to TV stations and newspapers; partner in iBlast.
WUSA Washington (CBS; 9) 8 2.052 2.052
WXIA Atlanta (NBC; 11) 9 1.877 1.877
WTSP Tampa-St. Petersburg (CBS; 10) 13 1.517 1.517
KARE Minneapolis-St. Paul (NBC; 11) 14 1.509 1.509
KPNX Phoenix (NBC; 12) 15 1.441 1.441
WKYC Cleveland (NBC; 3) 16 1.423 1.423
KUSA Denver (NBC; 9) 18 1.291 1.291
KXTV Sacramento, Calif. (ABC; 10) 19 1.179 1.179
KSDK St. Louis (NBC; 5) 21 1.109 1.109
WZZM Grand Rapids, Mi(ABC; 13) 38 0.668 0.668
WGRZ Buffalo, N.Y. (NBC; 2) 44 0.598 0.598
WFMY Greensboro, N.C. (CBS; 2) 46 0.595 0.595
WTLV Jacksonville, Fla. (NBC; 12) 52 0.552 0.552
WJXX Jacksonville, Fla. (ABC; 25) 52
KTHV Little Rock (CBS; 11) 56 0.483 0.483
WBIR Knoxville, Tenn. (NBC; 10) 61 0.460 0.460
WCSH Portland, Maine (NBC; 6) 74 0.368 0.368
WLTX Columbia, S.C. (CBS; 19) 84 0.336 0.168
WMAZ Macon, Ga. (CBS; 13) 122 0.208 0.208
WLBZ Bangor, Maine (NBC; 2) 153 0.129 0.129


9 Hearst-Argyle


16.05% coverage (FCC)
27 stations
17.69% coverage (total)
888 7th Ave., New York, NY 10106 Phone: (212) 887-6800 Fax: (212) 887-6875 Web site:hearstargyle.com
VICTOR GANZI, president/CEO, Hearst Corp. (66% owner)
DAVID BARRETT, president/CEO, Hearst-Argyle Television

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
*Management agreement, station owned by Hearst Corp.
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 7 satellite TV stations; 2 radio stations; program and syndication partner with NBC Enterprises. Online interests: ProAct Technologies Corp. (personal finance–human resources Web site); about 24% of Internet Broadcasting Systems Inc. (site developer). Parent Hearst owns Hearst Entertainment and Syndication, 50% of Lifetime Television (joint venture with ABC Inc.), New England Cable News (with MediaOne), TVA (Brazilian pay TV company, with ABC), 20% of ESPN, A&E Television Networks (joint venture with NBC and ABC), newspapers, monthly consumer magazines including Esquire, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
WCVB Boston (ABC, 5) 6 2.206 2.206
WMUR Manchester, N.H.-Boston (ABC; 9) 6
WMORL Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (Ind.; 32) 13 1.517 0.758
KCRA Sacramento, Calif. (NBC; 3) 19 1.179 1.179
KQCA Sacramento, Calif. (WB; 58) 19
WESH Orlando, Fla. (NBC; 2) 20 1.166 1.166
WTAE Pittsburgh (ABC; 4) 22 1.084 1.084
WBAL Baltimore (NBC; 11) 23 0.999 0.999
KMBC Kansas City, Mo. (ABC; 9) 31 0.807 0.807
KCWEL Kansas City, Mo. (UPN; 29) 31
WLWT Cincinnati (NBC; 5) 32 0.805 0.805
WISN Milwaukee (ABC; 12) 33 0.804 0.804
WYFF G'ville, S.C.-A'ville, N.C. (NBC; 4) 35 0.744 0.744
WPBF* West Palm Beach, Fla. (ABC; 25) 39 0.654 0.327
WDSU New Orleans (NBC; 6) 42 0.614 0.614
KOCO Oklahoma City (ABC; 5) 45 0.597 0.597
WXII Greensboro, N.C. (NBC; 12) 46 0.614 0.614
WGAL Harrisburg-Lancaster, Pa. (NBC; 8) 47 0.588 0.588
KOAT Albuquerque-Santa Fe (ABC; 7) 49 0.584 0.584
WLKY Louisville, Ky. (CBS; 32) 50 0.576 0.288
KITV Honolulu (ABC; 4) 72 0.380 0.380
KCCI Des Moines, Iowa (CBS; 8) 73 0.373 0.373
KETV Omaha, Neb. (ABC; 7) 77 0.359 0.359
WPTZ Burlington, Vt. (NBC; 5) 89 0.298 0.298
WAPT Jackson, Miss. (ABC; 16) 90 0.298 0.149
KHBS Ft. Smith, Ark. (ABC; 40) 108 0.240 0.120
KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (NBC; 8) 121 0.209 0.209


10 Trinity Broadcasting


Private
15.67% coverage (FCC)
22 stations
31.29% coverage (total)
2442 Michelle Dr., Tustin, Calif., 92780 Phone: (714) 832-2950 Fax: (714) 730-0657 Web site:www.tbn.org
PAUL F. CROUCH, president
AL BROWN, chief financial officer

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 1 satellite TV station; 248 low-power TV stations; cable channels TBN, The Church Channel, TBN Enlace USA, JCTV, TBN Europe, TBN Africa, TBN Asia-South Pacific; Trinity Christian Center International; Trinity Music City, USA; International Production Center; TBN Films; Smile of a Child; TBN Radio Paradise; KTBN short-wave radio; virtual reality theaters in Dallas, Nashville and Costa Mesa, Calif.
WTBY Poughkeepsie-New York (54 ) 1 6.804 3.402
KTBN Los Angeles (40 ) 2 4.983 2.492
WWTO Chicago (35) 3 3.136 1.568
KDTX Dallas (58) 7 2.081 1.041
WHSG Atlanta (63) 9 1.877 0.939
KTBW Seattle (ch.20) 12 1.555 0.777
KPAZ Phoenix (21) 15 1.441 0.720
WDLI Cleveland (17) 16 1.423 0.712
WHFT Miami (45) 17 1.394 0.697
WCLJ Indianapolis (42) 25 0.958 0.479
WPGD Nashville, Tenn. (50) 30 0.834 0.417
WTJP Birmingham, Ala. (60) 40 0.644 0.322
WBUY Memphis, Tenn. (40) 43 0.611 0.305
KTBO Oklahoma City (14) 45 0.597 0.299
KNAT Albuquerque, N.M. (23) 49 0.584 0.292
WKOI Dayton, Ohio (43) 59 0.472 0.236
KDOR Tulsa, Okla. (17) 60 0.466 0.233
WMPV Mobile, Ala. (21) 62 0.459 0.230
KAAH Honolulu (26) 72 0.380 0.190
WELF Chattanooga, Tenn. (23) 86 0.322 0.161
WMCF Montgomery, Ala. (45) 115 0.224 0.112
KTAJ St. Joseph, Mo. (4) 201 0.047 0.047


11 Sinclair


SBGI
13.46% coverage (FCC)
61 stations
22.61% coverage (total)
10706 Beaver Dam Rd., Hunt Valley, MD 21030 Phone: (410) 568-1500 Fax: (410) 568-1533 Web site:sbgi.net
DAVID D. SMITH, president/CEO
STEPHEN M. MARKS, COO, Television

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: Sinclair Ventures (makes Internet-related investments); Acrodyne Industries Inc.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
WTTAL Tampa-St. Petersburg (WB; 38) 13 1.517 1.517
KMWB Minneapolis-St. Paul (WB; 23) 14 1.509 0.754
KOVR Sacramento, Calif. (CBS; 13) 19 1.179 1.179
KDNL St. Louis (ABC; ch . 30) 21 1.109 0.554
WPGH Pittsburgh (Fox; 53) 22 1.084 0.542
WCWB Pittsburgh (WB; 22) 22
WBFF Baltimore (Fox; 45) 23 0.999 0.500
WNUVL Baltimore (WB; 54) 23
WLFL Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (WB; 22) 29 0.874 0.437
WRDC Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (UPN; 28) 29
WZTV Nashville (Fox; 17) 30 0.834 0.417
WUXP Nashville (UPN; 30) 30
WNABL Nashville (WB; 58) 30
KSMO Kansas City, Mo. (WB; 62) 31 0.807 0.404
WSTR Cincinnati (WB; 64) 32 0.805 0.402
WCGV Milwaukee (UPN-Fox; 24) 33 0.804 0.402
WVTV Milwaukee (WB; 18) 33
WSYX Columbus, Ohio (ABC; 6) 34 0.788 0.788
WTTEL Columbus, Ohio (Fox; 28) 34
WLOS G'ville, S.C.-A'ville, N.C. (ABC; 13) 35 0.744 0.744
WBSCL G'ville, S.C.-A'ville, N.C. (WB; 40) 35
KABB San Antonio (Fox; 29) 37 0.679 0.340
KRRT San Antonio (WB; 35) 37
WTTO Birmingham-Tuscaloosa, Ala. (WB; 21) 40 0.644 0.322
WABM Birmingham-Tuscaloosa, Ala. (UPN; 68) 40
WTVZ Norfolk, Va. (WB; 33) 41 0.640 0.320
WUTV Buffalo, N.Y. (Fox; 29) 44 0.598 0.299
WNYO Buffalo, N.Y. (WB; 49) 44
KOCB Oklahoma City (WB; 34) 45 0.597 0.299
KOKH Oklahoma City (Fox; 25) 45
WXLV Greensboro, N.C. (ABC; 45) 46 0.595 0.298
WUPN Greensboro, N.C. (UPN; 48) 46
KVWB Las Vegas (WB; 21) 51 0.555 0.278
KFBT Las Vegas (Ind.; 33) 51
WRLH Richmond, Va. (Fox; 35) 58 0.473 0.236
WKEF Dayton, Ohio (NBC; 22) 59 0.472 0.236
WRGTL Dayton, Ohio (Fox; 45) 59
WEAR Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola (ABC; 3) 62 0.459 0.459
WFGX Mobile, Ala-Pensacola (WB; 35) 62
WCHS Charleston, W.Va. (ABC; 8) 63 0.457 0.457
WVAH Charleston, W.Va.(Fox; 11) 63
WSMH Flint-Saginaw, Mi(Fox; 66) 64 0.437 0.219
WDKY Lexington, Ky. (Fox; 56) 65 0.431 0.215
KDSM Des Moines, Iowa (Fox; 17) 73 0.373 0.187
WGME Portland, Maine (CBS, 13) 74 0.368 0.368
WUHF Rochester, N.Y. (Fox; 31) 75 0.365 0.182
KBSI Paducah, Ky. (Fox; 23) 76 0.361 0.180
WDKAL Paducah, Ky.(WB; 49) 76
WSYT Syracuse, N.Y. (Fox; 68) 79 0.355 0.177
WNYSL Syracuse, N.Y. (WB; 43) 79
WICD Champaign-Decatur, Ill. (NBC, 15) 82 0.349 0.175
WICS Springfield-Decatur, Ill. (NBC, 20) 82
WMSN Madison, Wis. (Fox; 47) 85 0.328 0.164
KGAN Cedar Rapids-Dubuque (CBS, 2) 88 0.303 0.303
WEMT Tri-Cities, Tenn.-Va. (Fox; 39) 91 0.297 0.149
WMMP Charleston, S.C. (UPN; 36) 104 0.249 0.124
WTATL Charleston (Fox; 24) 104
WGGB Springfield, Mass. (ABC; 40) 106 0.241 0.120
WTWC Tallahassee, Fla. (NBC; 40) 111 0.231 0.115
WTXLL Tallahassee (ABC; 27) 111
WYZZ Peoria, Ill. (Fox; 43) 117 0.223 0.111


12 Belo Corp.


BL
13.05% coverage (FCC)
20 stations
13.77% coverage (total)
P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, TX 75265 Phone: (214) 977-6606 Fax: (214) 977-6603 Web site:belo.com
ROBERT W. DECHERD, chairman/president/CEO
JOHN L. "JACK" SANDER, president, media operations

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 1 low-power TV station; daily newspapers including The Dallas Morning News, Providence (R.I.) Journal, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) and Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle. Regional/local cable news channels NorthWest Cable News, Texas Cable News and 24/7 NewsChannel (Boise, Idaho); interests in local cable news channel in Houston, Phoenix, Charlotte, San Antonio, Hampton-Norfolk and New Orleans. Online interests include more than 30 Web sites affiliated with its newspaper and TV properties.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
WFAA Dallas-Ft. Worth (ABC; 8) 7 2.081 2.081
KHOU Houston (CBS; 11) 11 1.705 1.705
KING Seattle (NBC; 5) 12 1.555 1.555
KONG Seattle (Ind.; 16) 12
KTVK Phoenix (Ind.; 3) 15 1.441 1.441
KASW Phoenix (WB, 61) 15
KMOV St. Louis (CBS; 4) 21 1.109 1.109
KGW Portland, Ore. (NBC; 8) 24 0.990 0.990
WCNC Charlotte, N.C. (NBC; 36) 28 0.910 0.455
KENS San Antonio (CBS; 5) 37 0.679 0.679
KBEJL San Antonio (UPN; 2) 37
WVEC Norfolk, Va. (ABC; 13) 41 0.640 0.640
WWL New Orleans (CBS; 4) 42 0.614 0.614
WHAS Louisville, Ky. (ABC; 11) 50 0.576 0.576
KVUE Austin, Texas (ABC; 24) 54 0.533 0.266
KMSB Tucson, Ariz. (Fox; 11) 71 0.381 0.381
KTTU Tucson, Ariz. (UPN; 18) 71
KREM Spokane, Wash. (CBS; 2) 80 0.352 0.352
KSKN Spokane, Wash. (UPN-WB; 22) 80
KTVB Boise, Idaho (NBC; 7) 123 0.205 0.205


13 Entravision


EVC (31% owned by Univision)
10.09% coverage (FCC)
27 stations
19.14% coverage (total)
2425 Olympic Blvd., Ste. 6000W, Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: (310) 447-3870 Fax: (310) 447-3899 Web site:entravision.com
WALTER F. ULLOA, chairman/CEO
PHILIPS WILKINSON, president/COO

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
*Walter Ulloa personally owns KJLA Ventura-Los Angeles. **Company holds a minority, limited voting interest in licensees of XHAS and XUPN and provides programming and related services under a time-brokerage arrangement.
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 25 low-power TV stations; 57 radio stations; Spanish-language radio network; 11,400 billboards.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
KJLA* Los Angeles (Ind. 57) 2 4.983 2.492
WUNI Boston (Uni.; 27) 6 2.206 1.103
WUTF Boston (TeleFutura).; 66) 6
WFDCJ Washington (TeleF.; 14) 8 2.052 1.026
WJAL Washington (Ind.; 68) 8
WVEA Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (Uni.; 62) 13 1.516 0.758
WFTTJ Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (TeleF.; 50) 13 1.516 0.758
KCEC Denver (Uni.; 50) 18 1.291 0.645
KTFDJ Denver (TeleF.; 14) 18
WVEN Daytona Beach-Orlando, Fla. (Uni.; 26) 20 1.166 0.583
WOTFJ Daytona Beach-Orlando, Fla. (TeleF.; 43) 20
XETVJ San Diego (Fox; 6) 26 0.949 0.949
XHAS** San Diego (Telemundo; Ch. 33) 26
XUPN** San Diego (UPN; Ch. 49) 26
WUVN Hartford-New Haven, Conn. (Uni.; 18) 27 0.924 0.462
KLUZ Albuquerque-Santa Fe, N.M. (Uni.; 41) 49 0.584 0.292
KINC Las Vegas (Uni.; 15) 51 0.555 0.278
KNVO Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas (Uni.; 48) 97 0.269 0.135
KINT El Paso, Texas (Uni.; 26) 100 0.262 0.131
KTFN EL Paso, Texas (UPN-WB; 65) 100
KPMR Santa Barbara, Calif. (Uni.; 38) 119 0.213 0.106
KSMS Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (Uni.; 67) 121 0.209 0.104
KORO Corpus Christi, Texas (Uni.; 28) 128 0.179 0.090
KUPB Midland-Odessa, Texas (Uni.; 18) 157 0.123 0.061
KVYE El Centro, Calif.-Yuma, Ariz. (Uni.; 7) 172 0.092 0.092
KAJBJ El Centro, Calif.-Yuma, Ariz. (TeleF.; 54) 172
KLDO Laredo, Texas (Uni.; 27) 191 0.056 0.028


14 Cox


Private
10.08% coverage (FCC)
15 stations
10.21% coverage (total)
6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30328 Phone: (678) 645-0000 Fax: (678) 678-5290 Web site:www.coxtenterprises.com
JAMES C. KENNEDY, chairman/CEO, Cox Enterprises
JAMES O. ROBBINS, president/CEO, Cox Communications
ANDREW S. FISHER, president, Cox Television
BRUCE R. BAKER, executive VP, Cox Television

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: Cox Newspapers, Cox Radio Inc.; Cox Communications, 25% of Discovery Communications. Online interests: Cox Radio Interactive, partner in iBlast.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
KTVU San Francisco (Fox; 2) 5 2.252 2.252
KICU San Francisco (Ind.; 36) 5
WSB Atlanta (ABC; 2) 9 1.877 1.877
KIRO Seattle (CBS; 7) 12 1.555 1.555
WFTV Orlando, Fla. (ABC; 9) 20 1.166 1.166
WRDQ Orlando, Fla. (Ind., 27) 20
WPXI Pittsburgh (NBC; 11) 22 1.084 1.084
WSOC Charlotte, N.C. (ABC; 9) 28 0.910 0.910
WAXN Charlotte, N.C. (Ind.; 64) 28
WHIO Dayton, Ohio (CBS; 7) 59 0.472 0.472
WJAC Johnstown, Pa. (NBC, 6) 96 0.274 0.274
KFOX El Paso, Texas (Fox; 14) 100 0.262 0.131
KRXI Reno, Nev. (Fox; 11) 116 0.223 0.223
KAMEL Reno, Nev. (UPN; 21) 116
WTOV Steubenville, Ohio (NBC-ABC; 9) 151 0.131 0.131


15 E.W. Scripps


SSP
8.00% coverage (FCC)
10 stations
9.89% coverage (total)
312 Walnut St., Ste. 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: (513) 977-3000 Fax: (513) 977-3721 Web site:scripps.com
WILLIAM R. BURLEIGH, chairman
KENNETH W. LOWE, president/CEO
WILLIAM B. PETERSON, VP, TV station operations

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: Cable networks Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY—Do It Yourself, and Fine Living, plus stake in Sports South; 70% of television retailer Shop At Home Network; United Media; 21 daily newspapers; Scripps Howard News Service. Online interests: 27 local portals, hgtv.com, foodtv.com, diynet.com, fineliving.com, comics.com.
Note: On March 30, Summit America shareholders approved selling the company (five TV stations and its 30% of Shop At Home cable network) to E.W. Scripps for $4.05 per share for a total of about $235 million. That would add 12.14% to Scripps' total coverage and 6.07% to its FCC coverage, bringing those totals to 22.02% and 14.07%, respectively. The deal is expected to close by the end of April.
WXYZ Detroit (ABC; 7) 10 1.774 1.774
WFTS Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (ABC; 28) 13 1.517 0.758
KNXV Phoenix (ABC; 15) 15 1.441 0.720
WEWS Cleveland (ABC; 5) 16 1.423 1.423
WMAR Baltimore (ABC; 2) 23 0.999 0.999
KSHB Kansas City, Mo. (NBC; 41) 31 0.807 0.404
KMCI Kansas City, Mo. (Ind.; 38) 31
WCPO Cincinnati (ABC; 9) 32 0.805 0.805
WPTV West Palm Beach, Fla. (NBC; 5) 39 0.654 0.654
KJRH Tulsa, Okla. (NBC; 2) 60 0.466 0.466


16 Clear Channel


CCU
7.96% coverage (FCC)
36 stations
12.55% coverage (total)
200 Basse Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209 Phone: (210) 822 2828 Web site:www.clearchannel.com
L. LOWRY MAYS, chairman/CEO
WILLIAM G. MOLL, president/CEO, Clear Channel Television

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 2 low-power TV stations; Clear Channel Entertainment (TV production and event promotions); Clear Channel Radio (1,200 U.S. radio stations); Clear Channel Outdoor (billboards); with partners, owns more than 200 radio stations in Mexico, Australia and New Zealand; Premiere Radio Networks (syndication); Katz Media Group rep firm.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
KFTY San Francisco (Ind.; 50) 5 2.252 1.126
KVOS Seattle (Ind. 12) 12 1.555 1.555
WKRC Cincinnati (CBS; 12) 32 0.805 0.805
KTVX Salt Lake City (ABC; 32) 36 0.725 0.363
WOAI San Antonio (NBC; 100) 37 0.679 0.340
KPXLL San Antonio (Pax; 26) 37
WPTY Memphis, Tenn. (ABC-WB; 24) 43 0.611 0.305
WLMT Memphis, Tenn. (UPN; 30) 43
WHP Harrisburg, Pa. (CBS; 21) 47 0.588 0.294
WLYHL Harrisburg, Pa. (UPN; 15) 47
WTEV Jacksonville, Fla. (CBS; 47) 52 0.552 0.276
WAWS Jacksonville, Fla. (Fox; 30) 52
WXXA Albany, N.Y. (Fox; 23) 55 0.501 0.250
KASN Little Rock, Ark. (UPN; 38) 56 0.483 0.242
KLRT Little Rock, Ark. (Fox; 16) 56
KGPE Fresno, Calif. (CBS; 47) 57 0.481 0.240
KOKI Tulsa, Okla. (Fox; 23) 60 0.466 0.233
KTFO Tulsa, Okla. (UPN; 41) 60
WJTC Mobile, Ala. (UPN; 44) 62 0.459 0.230
WPMI Mobile, Ala.(NBC; 15) 62
KSAS Wichita, Kan. (Fox; 24) 67 0.413 0.207
KSCCL Wichita, Kan. (UPN; 36) 67
WOKR Rochester, N.Y. (ABC; 13) 75 0.365 0.365
WIXT Syracuse, N.Y (ABC; 9) 79 0.355 0.355
KCOY Santa Barbara, Calif. (CBS; 12) 119 0.213 0.213
KMTR Eugene, Ore. (NBC; 16) 120 0.209 0.105
KION Monterey, Calif. (CBS; 46) 121 0.209 0.104
KCBAL Monterey, Calif. (Fox; 35) 121
KGET Bakersfield, Calif. (NBC; 17) 130 0.175 0.087
WIVT Binghamton, N.Y. (ABC; 34) 154 0.128 0.064
WUTR Utica, N.Y. (ABC; 20) 167 0.097 0.049
WTEML Elmira-Utica, N.Y. (NBC; 18) 167
WWTI Watertown, N.Y. (ABC; 50) 177 0.084 0.042
WJKT Jackson, Tenn. (UPN; 16) 183 0.069 0.035
KVIQ Eureka, Calif. (CBS; 6) 193 0.053 0.053
KTVF Fairbanks, Alaska (NBC; 11) 203 0.029 0.029


17 Raycom


Private
7.71% coverage (FCC)
30 stations
10.05% coverage (total)
RSA Tower, 201 Monroe St., Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 206-1400 Fax: (334) 206-1555 Web site:raycommedia.com
PAUL McTEAR, president/CEO
WAYNE DAUGHERTY, MARTY EDELMAN, JEFF ROSSER, VPs, TV group

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 6 satellite TV stations; 2 radio stations; Raycom Sports (production, marketing, events management)
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
WOIO Cleveland (CBS; 19) 16 1.423 0.712
WUAB Cleveland (UPN; 43) 16
WXIX Cincinnati (Fox; 19) 32 0.805 0.402
WFLX West Palm Beach,Fla. (Fox; 29) 39 0.654 0.327
WMC Memphis, Tenn. (NBC; 5) 43 0.611 0.611
WPXXT Memphis, Tenn. (50) 43
KASA Albuquerque-Santa Fe (Fox; 2) 49 0.584 0.584
WTVR Richmond, Va. (CBS; 6) 58 0.473 0.473
WTNZ Knoxville, Tenn. (Fox; 43) 61 0.460 0.230
WNWO Toledo, Ohio (NBC; 24) 69 0.393 0.196
KOLD Tucson, Ariz. (CBS; 13) 71 0.381 0.381
KHNL Honolulu (NBC; 8) 72 0.380 0.380
KFVE Honolulu (UPN-WB; 5) 72
KFVS Paducah-Cape Girardeau (CBS; 12) 76 0.361 0.361
WSTM Syracuse, N.Y. (NBC; 3) 79 0.355 0.355
KSLA Shreveport, La. (CBS; 12) 81 0.350 0.350
WAFF Huntsville, Ala. (NBC; 48) 83 0.336 0.168
WACH Columbia, S.C. (Fox; 57) 84 0.336 0.168
KWWL Cedar Rapids-Dubuque (NBC; 7) 88 0.303 0.303
KXRM Colorado Springs, Colo. (Fox; 21) 93 0.286 0.143
WAFB Baton Rouge, La. (CBS; 9) 95 0.277 0.277
WTOC Savannah, Ga. (CBS; 11) 98 0.266 0.266
WPBN Traverse City-Cadillac, Mi(NBC; 7) 112 0.230 0.230
KSFY Sioux Falls, S.D. (ABC; 13) 113 0.228 0.228
WTVM Columbus, Ga. (ABC; 9) 125 0.192 0.192
WECT Wilmington, N.C. (NBC; 6) 142 0.147 0.147
WDAM Hattiesburg-Laurel, Miss.(NBC; 7) 168 0.094 0.094
WLUC Marquette, Mi(NBC; 6) 178 0.083 0.083
KTVO Ottumwa, Iowa-Kirksville, Mo. (ABC; 3) 197 0.048 0.048
WLII Caguas, P.R. (Ind.; 11) NR


18 Meredith


MDP
7.56% coverage (FCC)
12 stations
8.90% coverage (total)
1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: (515) 284-3000 Fax: (515) 284-2393 or -2700 Web site:meredith.com
WILLIAM T. KERR, chairman/CEO, Meredith Corp.
KEVIN O'BRIEN, president, Broadcasting Group

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: Parent owns more than 17 consumer magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies' Home Journal, and over 170 special-interest publications; publishes Meredith, Home Depot and Ortho book lines. Plans to buy WKNX(AM) Bay City-Saginaw, Mich. Partner in iBlast.
WGCL Atlanta (CBS; 46) 9 1.877 0.939
KPHO Phoenix (CBS; 5) 15 1.441 1.441
KPTV Portland, Ore. (Fox; 12) 24 0.990 0.990
KPDX Portland, Ore. (UPN; 49) 24
WFSB Hartford-New Haven (CBS; 3) 27 0.924 0.924
WSMV Nashville (NBC; 4) 30 0.834 0.834
KCTV Kansas City, Mo. (CBS; 5) 31 0.807 0.807
WHNS G'ville, S.C.-A'ville, N.C. (Fox; 21) 35 0.744 0.372
KVVU Las Vegas (Fox; 5) 51 0.555 0.555
WNEM Flint-Saginaw (CBS; 5) 64 0.437 0.437
WSHM Springfield-Holyoke, Mass. (CBS; 3) 106 0.241 0.241
KFXO Bend, Ore. (Fox; 39) 199 0.047 0.024


19 Post-Newsweek


WPO (subsidiary of Washington Post Co.)
7.27% coverage (FCC)
6 stations
7.27% coverage (total)
550 W. Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226-3123 Phone: (313) 223-2260 Fax: (313) 223-2263 Web site:www.washpostco.com
DONALD E. GRAHAM, chairman/CEO, The Washington Post Co.
ALAN FRANK, president/CEO, Post-Newsweek Stations

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: Parent owns The Washington Post and other daily and weekly newspapers; Newsweek magazine; Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine; Post Newsweek Tech Media Group; Kaplan Inc. (educational and career services); Cable One Inc. (cable systems). Online interests: washingtonpost.com; newsweek.MSNBC.com; Internet Broadcasting Systems Inc.; partner in iBlast.
WDIV Detroit (NBC; 4) 10 1.774 1.774
KPRC Houston (NBC; 2) 11 1.705 1.705
WPLG Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (ABC; 10) 17 1.394 1.394
WKMG Orlando, Fla. (CBS; 6) 20 1.166 1.166
KSAT San Antonio (ABC; 12) 37 0.679 0.679
WJXT Jacksonville, Fla. (Ind.; 4) 52 0.552 0.552


20 Media General


MEG-A
7.08% coverage (FCC)
22 stations
7.94% coverage (total)
333 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 649-6000 Fax: (804) 775-4603 Web site:mediageneral.com
J. STEWART BRYAN III, chairman, Media General Inc.
JAMES A. ZIMMERMAN, president, Broadcast Division

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 4 satellite TV stations. Parent owns 26 newspapers, including Tampa (Fla.) Tribune; about 100 other periodicals; Media General News Service; 20% of Denver Post. Online interests include: mgfs.com, Boxerjam.com, investment in PowerOne Media, Inc. and partner in iBlast.
WFLA Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (NBC; 8) 13 1.517 1.517
WSPA G'ville, S.C.-A'ville, N.C. (CBS; 7) 35 0.744 0.744
WASV G'ville, S.C.-A'ville, N.C. (UPN; 62) 35
WIAT Birmingham-Tuscaloosa (CBS; 42) 40 0.644 0.322
WJWB Jacksonville, Fla. (WB; 17) 52 0.552 0.276
WKRG Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla. (CBS; 5) 62 0.459 0.459
WTVQ Lexington, Ky. (ABC; 36) 65 0.431 0.215
WSLS Roanoke, Va. (NBC; 10) 66 0.415 0.415
KWCH Wichita, Kan. (CBS; 12) 67 0.413 0.413
WDEF Chattanooga, Tenn. (CBS; 12) 86 0.322 0.322
WJTV Jackson, Miss. (CBS; 12) 90 0.298 0.298
WJHL Tri-Cities, Tenn.-Va. (CBS; 11) 91 0.297 0.297
WSAV Savannah, Ga. (NBC; 3) 98 0.266 0.266
WNCT Greenville, N.C. (CBS; 9) 103 0.250 0.250
WCBD Charleston, S.C. ( NBC; 2) 104 0.249 0.249
WBTW Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C. (CBS; 13) 109 0.238 0.238
WJBF Augusta, Ga. (ABC; 6) 114 0.226 0.226
WRBL Columbus, Ga. (CBS; 3) 125 0.192 0.192
KIMT Rochester, Minn. (CBS; 3) 152 0.130 0.130
WMBB Panama City, Fla. (ABC; 13) 158 0.123 0.123
WHLT Hattiesburg-Laurel, Miss. (CBS; 22) 168 0.094 0.047
KALB Alexandria, La. (NBC; 5) 176 0.085 0.085


21 Pappas Telecasting


Private
6.82% coverage (FCC)
20 stations
12.67% coverage (total)
500 S. Chinowth Rd., Visalia, CA 93277 Phone: (559) 733-7800 Fax: (559) 733-7878 Web site:www.pappastv.com
HARRY J. PAPPAS, chairman/president/CEO
HOWARD H. SHRIER, senior EVP/COO, TV stations group

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 3 low-power TV stations; 1 FM and 1 AM; CP for AM station.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
KAZA Los Angeles ( Azteca America; 54) 2 4.983 2.492
KTNC San Francisco (Azteca America; 42) 5 2.252 1.126
KAZH Houston (Azteca America; 57) 11 1.705 0.853
WTWB Greensboro, N.C. (WB; 20) 46 0.595 0.298
KMPH Fresno-Visalia, Calif. (Fox; 26) 57 0.481 0.240
KFRE Fresno-Visalia, Calif. (WB; 59) 57
WMMF Green Bay, Wis. (Family; 68) 68 0.394 0.197
KPWB Des Moines-Ames, Iowa (WB; 23) 73 0.373 0.187
KPTM Omaha, Neb. (Fox; 42) 77 0.359 0.180
KXVOL Omaha, Neb. (WB; 15) 77
KDBC El Paso, Texas (CBS; 4) 100 0.262 0.262
KHGI Lincoln/Hastings, Neb. (ABC; 13) 102 0.253 0.253
KTVGL Lincoln/Hastings, Neb. (Fox; 17) 102
KREN Reno, Nev. (WB; 27) 116 0.223 0.112
KUVR Reno, Nev. (Azteca America; 68) 116
WSWS Columbus, Ga. (UPN; 66) 125 0.192 0.096
KAZW Yakima-Pasco, Wa. (Azteca Amer; 9) 127 0.185 0.185
KBFX Bakersfield, Calif. (Fox; 58) 130 0.175 0.175
KPTH Sioux City, Iowa (Fox; 44) 144 0.146 0.073
KSWT Yuma, Ariz.-El Centro, Calif. (CBS; 13) 172 0.092 0.092


22 Summit America TV


SATH
6.78% coverage (FCC)
5 stations
13.56% coverage (total)
400 5th Avenue S., Ste. 205, Naples, FL 34102 Phone: (786) 206-0047 Fax: (239) 643-3682 Web site:www.summitamericatv.com
J.D. CLINTON, chairman
GEORGE R. DITOMASSI, president/CEO

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 30% interest in Shop At Home cable network, wireless spectrum rights.
NOTE: On March 30, Summit America shareholders approved selling the company's TV stations and its 30% of Shop At Home cable network to E.W. Scripps for $4.05 per share for a total of about $235 million. The deal is expected to close by mid-April.
WSAH Bridgeport, Conn.-New York (43) 1 6.804 3.402
KCNS San Francisco (38) 5 2.252 1.126
WMFP Boston (62) 6 2.206 1.103
WOAC Cleveland (67) 16 1.423 0.712
WRAY Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (30) 29 0.874 0.437


23 Emmis


EMMS
6.02% coverage (FCC)
16 stations
6.88% coverage (total)
1 Emmis Plaza, 40 Monument Circle, Ste. 700, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 266-0100 Fax: (317) 684-2900 Web site:emmis.com
JEFFREY H. SMULYAN, chairman/CEO
RANDY BONGARTEN, president, Emmis Television

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 23 FMs; 4 AMs; radio stations in Belgium, Argentina and Hungary; 6 city/regional magazines, Emmis Books; Emmis Interactive.
WKCF Orlando, Fla. (WB, 18) 20 1.166 0.583
KOIN Portland, Ore. (CBS, 6) 24 0.990 0.990
WVUE New Orleans (Fox, 8) 42 0.614 0.614
KRQE Albuquerque-Sante Fe (CBS, 13) 49 0.584 0.584
WALA Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla. (Fox, 10) 62 0.459 0.459
WBPG Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla. (WB, 55) 62
WSAZ Huntington-Charleston, W.Va. (NBC, 3) 63 0.457 0.457
KSNW Wichita, Kan. (NBC, 3) 67 0.413 0.413
WLUK Green Bay, Wis. (Fox, 11) 68 0.394 0.394
WFTX Ft. Myers, Fla. (Fox, 36) 70 0.389 0.194
KGUN Tucson, Ariz. (ABC, 9) 71 0.381 0.381
KGMB Honolulu (CBS, 9) 72 0.380 0.380
KHON Honolulu (Fox, 2) 72
KMTV Omaha, Neb. (CBS, 3) 77 0.359 0.359
KSNT Topeka, Kan. (NBC, 27) 137 0.158 0.079
WTHI Terre Haute, Ind. (CBS, 10) 148 0.135 0.135


24 LIN TV


TVL
5.98% coverage (FCC)
24 stations
7.10% coverage (total)
1 Richmond Square, Providence, RI 02906 Phone: (401) 454-2880 Fax: (401) 454-5286 Web site:lintv.com
GARY R. CHAPMAN, chairman/president/CEO
PAUL KARPOWICZ, VP, television

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
*Station has been sold to Barrington Broadcasting for $24 million. Deal is expected to close in 2Q 2004.
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 2 satellite TV stations; local weather cable channels; 50% of Banks Broadcasting (KWCV Wichita, KNIN Boise). WAND is managed by but only one-third owned by LIN. Also owns 20.38% of NBC's KXAS Dallas and KNSD San Diego.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
WISH Indianapolis (CBS; 8) 25 0.958 0.958
WTNH Hartford-New Haven (ABC; 8) 27 0.924 0.924
WCTX Hartford-New Haven (UPN; 59) 27
WOOD Grand Rapids, Mi(NBC; 8) 38 0.668 0.668
WOTV Grand Rapids-Battle Creek (ABC; 41) 38
WAVY Norfolk, Va. (NBC; 10) 41 0.640 0.640
WVBT Norfolk-Virginia Beach (Fox; 43) 41
WIVB Buffalo, N.Y. (CBS; 4) 44 0.598 0.598
WNLO Buffalo, N.Y. (Ind.; 23) 44
WPRI Providence, R.I. (CBS; ch . 12) 48 0.586 0.586
WNACL Providence, R.I. (Fox; 64) 48
KXAN Austin, Texas (NBC; 36) 54 0.533 0.266
KNVAL Austin, Texas (WB; 54) 54
WDTN Dayton, Ohio (ABC; CH. 2) 59 0.472 0.472
WEYI* Flint-Saginaw, Mi( NBC; ch . 25) 64 0.437 0.219
WUPW Toledo, Ohio ( Fox; ch . 36) 69 0.393 0.196
WAND Champaign-Decatur, Ill. (ABC; 17) 82 0.349 0.175
WANE Ft. Wayne, Ind. (CBS; 15) 105 0.248 0.124
WWLP Springfield, Mass. (NBC; 22) 106 0.241 0.120
WLFI Lafayette, Ind. (CBS; 18) 189 0.058 0.029
WAPA San Juan, P.R. (Ind.; 4) NR
WJPX San Juan, P.R. (Pax; 24) NR
WKPV Ponce, P.R. (Ind.; 20) NR
WJWN San Sebastian, P.R. (Ind. 38) NR


25 Young


YBTVA
5.94% coverage (FCC)
11 stations
6.02% coverage (total)
599 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022 Phone: (212) 754-7070 Fax: (212) 758-1229 Web site:www.youngbroadcasting.com
VINCENT J. YOUNG, chairman/CEO
DEBORAH A. McDERMOTT, president

Station Market (affiliate; ch.) DMA Coverage % Total Coverage % FCC
OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS: 4 satellite TV stations; Adam Young Inc. station rep firm.
KEY:L= operated under LMA; J= joint marketing and programming agreement; T= operated under time-brokerage agreement; NR= not a Nielsen-rated market
KRON San Francisco (Ind., 4) 5 2.252 2.252
WKRN Nashville (ABC; 2) 30 0.834 0.834
WTEN Albany, N.Y. (ABC; 10) 55 0.501 0.501
WRIC Richmond, Va. (ABC; 8) 58 0.473 0.473
WATE Knoxville, Tenn. (ABC; 6) 61 0.460 0.460
WBAY Green Bay, Wis. (ABC; 2) 68 0.394 0.394
KWQC Davenport, Iowa (NBC; 6) 94 0.285 0.285
WLNS Lansing, Mich. (CBS; 6) 110 0.233 0.233
KELO Sioux Falls, S.D. (CBS; 11) 113 0.228 0.228
KLFY Lafayette, La. (CBS; 10) 124 0.199 0.199
WTVO Rockford, Ill. (NBC; 17) 133 0.165 0.083
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