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Lilly Broadcasting

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Lilly Broadcasting, LLCis a privately owned American broadcasting company owned and operated by the Lilly Brothers.

Lilly Broadcasting, LLC
Company typeprivatelimited liability company
IndustryTV broadcasting
FoundedSeptember 1999;25 years ago(1999-09)
Headquarters
Erie, Pennsylvania
,
United States
SubsidiariesSJL Broadcasting
Websitelillybroadcasting

The company was founded in September 1999 with the purchase of WENY-TV (ABC) andWENY-FM&AMradio. In 2002, Kevin Lilly purchased WSEE-TV (CBS) in Erie, Pennsylvania and have since added the CBS and The CW affiliates in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and ABC in the Virgin Islands.

Brian and Kevin Lilly are the sons of George Lilly, whoseSJL Broadcast Management(also previously known as theMontecito Broadcast Group) was founded in 1984 and based in Montecito, California. SJL owns WICU-TV in Erie and the two Companies purchased three TV stations from Gateway Communications in 2000, and four stations fromEmmis Communicationsin 2005.

Lilly Broadcasting most recently with Sankaty Advisors purchasedKITV(ABC) in Hawaii. Lilly sold the station to Byron Allen'sAllen Media Broadcastingin 2021.

History

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Lilly Broadcasting is headquartered in the studio facility of its Erie duopoly, WICU-TV/WSEE-TV.

WJRT-TVwas sold to SJL Broadcast Management in 1989.[1]In 1991, a SJL affiliated partnership,[2]Media Communications Partners Limited Partnership, purchasedWTVG.[3]

SJL announced the sale of WJRT-TV and WTVG toCapital Cities/ABCfor $155 million in October 1994[α][5]after CBS signed a long-term deal withMeredith Corporation,owner of Flint'sNBCaffiliate,WNEM-TV.[6]NBC was rumored to be courting WJRT-TV as a possible replacement for WNEM,[7]prompting Capital Cities/ABC to buy the stations outright.[8]The deal resulted in WTVG converting from an NBC affiliate to ABC.[5]

In 2000, it purchased the Gateway Communications stations for $96 million.[β][9]In 2002, SJL sold offWOWK-TVtoWest Virginia Media Holdingsfor $40.5 million.[γ][10]In April 2006, SJL sold offWBNG-TVtoGranite Broadcastingfor $45 million,[δ][11]this was followed on July 26, 2006 by sellingWTAJ-TVand the licensee assets ofWLYH-TVtoNexstar Broadcasting Groupfor $56 million,[ε]completely undoing the Gateway/SJL deal.[12]

On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its remaining stations except WICU (KHON-TV,KOIN,KSNWandKSNT) toNew Vision Television,ending the partnership between SJL and The Blackstone Group.[13]TheFederal Communications Commission(FCC) granted approval of this sale in late-October of that year, and ownership was officially transferred on November 1.

On March 1, 2009, the last station formally owned by SJL,WICU,transferred its copyrights to Lilly Broadcasting when it merged its news operations with crosstown sister stationWSEE-TV.Though SJL still technically exists (and still ostensibly owns WICU), its visible operations have now been subsumed by Lilly Broadcasting.

On November 3, 2010,Broadcasting & Cablemagazine announced that SJL Broadcasting made an agreement withDisneyto buy back WJRT-TV and WTVG, the two smallest stations inABC's O&O portfolio.[14]The sale was completed on April 1, 2011 with both stations general manager exiting their positions at change of ownership.[15]Lilly announced on July 24, 2014, that it would sell both WJRT and WTVG toGray Televisionin a $128 million transaction.[ζ][16]In 2016, Gray announced that it would operate its bureau in Washington, DC, in cooperation with Lilly.[17]

On May 13, 2015,Hearst Televisionannounced that it would sellKITVinHonolulu, Hawaii,and its satellites (KHVO inHiloand KMAU inWailuku) to SJL; the deal marks the return of the company to Hawaii, following its prior ownership of KHON-TV.[18]The sale was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on July 10, 2015[19]and completed on September 1, 2015.[20]

Lilly Broadcasting re-entered radio in 2019 by purchasing the three-station cluster inWarren, Pennsylvania,that had previously been owned by Frank Iorio's Radio Partners; Iorio sold off his only other broadcast asset,Pittsburgh'sWJAS,to another buyer in 2020.[21]Lilly had previously owned and operated radio stations in Elmira before selling those off a few years after acquiring that cluster.[22]

Stations currently owned or operated by Lilly or SJL

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Stations are arranged in Alpha betical order by state andcity of license.

Television

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City of license/Market Station
Owned since Network affiliation
Tamuning, GU KTGM 14 (7) 2023[a] ABC
KEQI-LD 21 (6) 2023[a] Fox
Marquette, Michigan WZMQ 19 (19) 2017
Elmira, NY WENY-TV 36 (35) 2000
Ithaca, NY W07BJ 36 (34) 2018[b] FWW[c]
Erie, PA WICU-TV 12 (12) 1996 NBC
WSEE-TV 35 (16) 2002[d]
Christiansted,USVI WCVI-TV 23 (23) 2019
  1. ^abOwned bySorensen Media Group.
  2. ^Operated by WENY as NY Local Ithaca.[23]
  3. ^abFirst Warning Weather, a mostly locally originated loop of local weather forecasts. The WSEE First Warning Weather feed also brands as "Erie News Now Plus" in addition to the First Warning Weather brand.
  4. ^Operates under a shared services agreement with WICU.

Radio

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AM Station FM Station
City of license/Market Station Owned since Current format
Warren, PA WICU1310 2019 Contemporary hit radio
WNAE104.3 2019 Country
WRRN92.3 2019 Classic hits
Erie, PA WICU-FM92.7 2019 Contemporary hit radio

Cable

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  • WNY News Now—Jamestown, NY,via a joint operations agreement with The WNY Media Company[24]

Former stations

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City of license/Market Station Channel Years owned Current status
San Luis Obispo, CA KSBY 6 1996–2002 NBCaffiliate owned by theE. W. Scripps Company
Honolulu, HI KHON-TV 2 2006–2007 Foxaffiliate owned byNexstar Media Group
KITV 4 2015–2021 ABCaffiliate owned byAllen Media Broadcasting
Hilo, HI KHAW-TV[A] 11 2006–2007 Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
KHVO[B] 4 2015–2021 ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Maui–Wailuku, HI KAII-TV[A] 7 2006–2007 Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
KMAU[B] 4 2015–2021 ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Kauai, HI K55DZ[A] 55 2006–2007 Defunct, license cancelled in 2013
Pittsburg, KS–Joplin, MO KOAM-TV 7 1991–1995 CBSaffiliate owned byMorgan Murphy Media
Topeka, KS KSNT 27 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Wichita–Hutchinson, KS KSNW 3 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Garden City–Dodge City, KS KSNG[C] 11 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Great Bend–Hays–Salina, KS KSNC[C] 2 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
McCook, NE–Colby–Goodland, KS KSNK[C] 8 1988–1995;
2006–2007 		NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Flint, MI WJRT-TV 12 1989–1995;
2011–2014 		ABC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Billings, MT KTVQ 2 1984–1994 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Butte, MT KXLF-TV 4 1984–1986 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Great Falls, MT KRTV 3 1984–1986 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Missoula, MT KPAX-TV 8 1984–1986 CBS affiliate owned by the E. W. Scripps Company
Binghamton, NY WBNG-TV 12 2000–2006[a] CBS affiliate owned byGray Television
Buffalo, NY WGRZ-TV 2 1986–1988 NBC affiliate owned byTegna Inc.
Syracuse, NY WSTM-TV 3 1986–1992 NBC affiliate owned bySinclair Broadcast Group
Toledo, OH WTVG 13 1991–1995;
2011–2014 		ABC affiliate owned by Gray Television
Portland, OR KOIN 6 2006–2007 CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Altoona–State College–Johnstown, PA WTAJ-TV 10 (33) 2000–2006[a] CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Lancaster–Harrisburg–York–Lebanon, PA WLYH-TV 15 (21) 2000–2006[a][b] TBDaffiliate,WXBU,owned byHoward Stirk Holdings
Huntington–Charleston, WV WOWK-TV 13 (13) 2000–2002[a] CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
  1. ^abcSatellite of KHON-TV.
  2. ^abSatellite of KITV.
  3. ^abcSatellite of KSNW.
  1. ^abcdAcquired from Gateway Communications.
  2. ^Owned by SJL, but operated byClear Channel Communicationsunder atime shared agreement.

Notes

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  1. ^equivalent to $318,630,445 in 2023[4]
  2. ^equivalent to $169,850,435 in 2023[4]
  3. ^equivalent to $68,606,475 in 2023[4]
  4. ^equivalent to $68,012,545 in 2023[4]
  5. ^equivalent to $84,637,834 in 2023[4]
  6. ^equivalent to $164,741,074 in 2023[4]

References

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  1. ^"WJRT".Station Listings.Michiguide.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  2. ^Report No. MM 95-60
  3. ^WTVG TV Channel 13 Toledo, OH.Michigan Television Dial Guide. Michiguide. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.
  4. ^abcdef1634–1699:McCusker, J. J.(1997).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF).American Antiquarian Society.1700–1799:McCusker, J. J.(1992).How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF).American Antiquarian Society.1800–present:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis."Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–".RetrievedFebruary 29,2024.
  5. ^ab"Capital Cities-ABC Completes Buy of Two TV Stations".Associated Press News.August 30, 1995.Archivedfrom the original on January 1, 2019.RetrievedApril 10,2015.
  6. ^Mattern, Hal (June 30, 1994)."Eye say! Channel 5 called up to majors: Homeless CBS picks longtime independent".The Arizona Republic.pp. A1,A7.Archivedfrom the original on June 30, 2021.RetrievedMarch 16,2021– via Newspapers.
  7. ^Pullen, Doug (September 2, 1994)."Channel 5 Adds Weathercaster; Channel 25 Focuses On Health".Flint Journal.Flint, Michigan. pp. C16,C25.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2023.RetrievedApril 29,2023– via GenealogyBank.
  8. ^"Notes: Scramble for affiliates".The Journal Times Spectrum Sunday.Racine, Wisconsin. October 16, 1994. p. 2.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2023.RetrievedApril 29,2023.
  9. ^Holmes, Alisa; A. Rathburn, Elizabeth (September 18, 2000)."Changing Hands"(PDF).Broadcasting & Cable.RetrievedOctober 27,2021.
  10. ^"Changing Hands"(PDF).Broadcasting.March 4, 2002.RetrievedOctober 27,2021.
  11. ^"Granite closes on Southern Tier TV station".Buffalo Business First.RetrievedOctober 27,2021.
  12. ^"Nexstar completes station purchase".Dallas Business Journal.RetrievedOctober 27,2021.
  13. ^New Vision Buys Montecito StationsArchived2008-08-04 at theWayback MachineBroadcasting & CableJuly 24, 2007
  14. ^Grego, Melissa (November 3, 2010)."EXCLUSIVE: Disney to Sell Two Stations".Broadcasting & Cable.RetrievedSeptember 21,2012.
  15. ^Exclusive: New GMs For Former ABC O&Os in Flint, ToledoBroadcasting & Cable.March 31, 2011.
  16. ^"Gray Buys Stations in Flint, Toledo for $128M,"from TVNewsCheck, 7/24/2014
  17. ^McAdams, Deborah D. (February 2, 2015)."Gray Opens Washington, D.C. News Bureau".TV Technology.NewBay Media. Archived fromthe originalon September 23, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 21,2016.
  18. ^Engle, Erika (May 13, 2015)."Local TV station sold".Hawaii Star-Advertiser.RetrievedMay 14,2015.
  19. ^"Assignment of License".Federal Communications Commission.July 10, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 10,2015.
  20. ^"Consummation Notice".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.September 10, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 10,2015.
  21. ^"WJAS/Pittsburgh Sold; Price for WFUN-F/St. Louis Spin-Off $8 Million".
  22. ^Venta, Lance (April 12, 2019)."LILLY BROADCASTING ACQUIRES NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TRIO".RadioInsight.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
  23. ^"New local television station opens in Downtown Ithaca".November 17, 2018.
  24. ^"Erie News Now & WNY News Now Partner, Strengthening Regional Coverage".July 12, 2021.
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