ZGS Communications
ZGS Communications,also referred to as theZGS GrouporZGS Broadcasting,was atelevisionandradio stationoperator in theUnited States,based inArlington, Virginia.The company operated 11 stations: 10 television stations and one radio station. All of their television stations and one radio station broadcast inSpanish.
On December 4, 2017,NBCUniversal'sTelemundo Station Groupannounced its purchase of ZGS' 10 television stations.[1] The sale was completed in early 2018.[2]Two of the stations (WRIW-CDandWZGS-CD) were filed separately, as ZGS were negotiatingchannel sharingagreements at the time of the sale. Those sales were completed in July 2018.[3][4]
Effective April 10, 2018, ZGS sold their sole radio station to Alejandro Carrasco's ACR Media, Inc.
Former ZGS stations
[edit]Television stations
[edit]| City of License/Market | Station | Channel TV(RF) |
Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno, California | KNSO | 51 (11) | 2009–20141 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut | WRDM-CD | 50 (50) | 2001–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Washington, DC | WZDC-CD | 25 (25) | 1994–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Fort Myers-Naples, Florida | WWDT-CD | 43 (43) | 2004–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Orlando, Florida | WTMO-CD | 31 (31) | 1995–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | WRMD-CD | 49 (49) | 1991–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Boston, Massachusetts | WNEU | 60 (34) | 2003–20141 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| WTMU-LP | 46 (46) | 2002–2016 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O),WYCN-LDchannel 8 -Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | WDMR-LD (satellite of WRDM-CD) |
50 (51) | 2001–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey-Philadelphia | WWSI | 62 (42) | 2008–2013 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina | WZGS-CD | 54 (49) | 2004–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O),WRTD-CD |
| Providence, Rhode Island | WRIW-CD | 51 (17) | 2003–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| El Paso, Texas-Las Cruces, New Mexico | KTDO | 48 (47) | 2004–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| San Antonio, Texas | KVDA | 60 (38) | 2009–20141 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Richmond, Virginia | WZTD-LD | 45 (45) | 2007–2018 | Telemundoowned-and-operated (O&O) |
- 1Owned by NBCUniversal (owner of Telemundo), ZGS operated and managed the stations.
Radio stations
[edit]| Market | Station | Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | WILC 900 | 2004–2018 | WCLM,owned by ACR Media |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida | WGES680 | 1991–2016 | Owned by Vision Communications Network |
| WAMA1550 | 1998–2016 | Owned by Q Broadcasting Corporation |
References
[edit]- ^Miller, Mark K. (December 4, 2017)."NBCU Adding ZGS Stations To Telemundo".TVNewsCheck.RetrievedDecember 4,2017.
- ^"NBCU Completes ZGS Stations Buy | TVNewsCheck".tvnewscheck.1 February 2018.Retrieved25 June2018.
- ^Consummation Notice,CDBS Public Notice,Federal Communications Commission,Retrieved 24 July 2018
- ^Consummation Notice,CDBS Public Notice,Federal Communications Commission,Retrieved 24 July 2018
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