I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. ("Gray") (NYSE: GTN) today announced that its local television stations and digital platforms have now run more than. The Company began providing sales and other services to KJCT-TV (Grand Junction, CO). This brought the company total to $534.5 million in available funds with $409.5 million directly available. John Thune, Marsha Blackburn, Amy Klobuchar, and Ted Cruz, sit on the Senate subcommittee tasked with overseeing the FCC. Gray announces that it has entered into agreements with the ABC network, CBS network and NBC network that extend the terms of the affiliation agreements for all ABC, CBS and NBC affiliated stations acquired in the Raycom Merger as well as the ABC affiliations for all of the legacy Gray stations. TIMELINE The Herald Publishing Company was founded with the creation of the Albany Herald in Albany, Georgia. And now Full Court Press here in Vermont with a little bit of FoxNews is going to get a share this fall for Gray Television. Dress codes may also take the form of casual or professional, depending on the department at Gray Television. | Source: The Atlanta-based television broadcaster Gray Television Inc., which owns stations in 51 markets, recently announced it was reducing its forecast for political ad spending for the remainder. Although not considered to be as openly right-wing as Sinclair Broadcasting which stipulates all outlets must carry conservative political content Gray TV may be Foxifying WCAX a bit. And Gray has been introducing its sales training throughout the newly acquired Meredith stations as it did previously with the former Quincy Media stations. The Company breaks ground on new WRDW-TV Station facility in Georgia. Not to be outdone are the fans of our hockey team, the Toledo Walleye. The Company reached an agreement with Withers Broadcasting Company to acquire WDTV (CBS) and WVFX (FOX/CW) in Clarksburg, West Virginia. [3] WALB was thus sold to Liberty Corp.'s Cosmos Broadcasting in August 1998. They seem to do a good job building team chemistry and my coworkers seem like nice people. Pat LaPlatney, president and co-CEO, noted that Gray is continuing to focus on adding new local advertisers, with a run rate of $9 million to $10 million in new local direct business being added each month. ", "Gray Buying Hoak, Prime Stations For $342.5M", "Re: Prime Cities Broadcasting, Inc. Request for Dismissal of Group Application for Assignment of Broadcast Station License(s)". The Company reached an agreement with Mt. Also, a new bank credit facility was arranged. [13] On November 4, 2013, Gray Television announced that it would purchase Yellowstone Holdings for $23million, adding local stations: KGNS-TV, KGWN, KCWY, and KCHY-LP. Thank you for signing up to Broadcasting & Cable. On January 2, 2019, Gray Television completed its acquisition of Raycom, transforming it from a small, regional broadcaster to a leading media company with nationwide scale. [13], The company had overpaid for a pair of stations and was over leveraged like many other station groups entering the Great Recession. Mr. Prather resigned from all positions with the Company. This trend is a large risk for cable companies or cable media companies but Gray will continue to capture these households whether it's through retransmission or directly through an antenna. AllSides Media Bias Chart. It was founded way back in 1897. [4][12], In 2002, Robinson became chairman and CEO, his son-in-law Hilton Howell vice chairman, Prather president/COO and Jim Ryan senior vice president. James H. Gray started his communication business with the purchase of The Herald Publishing Company (a company founded in 1897 to promote The Albany Herald, a newspaper that started publication in 1891), in 1946 after he returned from World War II. The Company announced its purchase of all of the television and radio stations owned by Schurz Communications, Inc. During the construction of the Assembly Studios complex, we have taken the following actions to reduce environmental impact, and even improve the property: Currently, Third Rail Studios and upon completion of the Assembly Studio complex, Assembly Atlanta has or will implement the following actions as part of our commitment to the environment: Copyright 2023 Gray Television, Inc. 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Even so, the original tweet, which had accumulated thousands of retweets, remained up and continued to be shared. Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company. Gray Television employees are most likely to be members of the Republican Party. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) awards a combined 49 Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in journalism to 21 of Grays local stations. Gray Television competitors include Nexstar Media Group, KY3, KESQ, WTOP News, Media Production, WBOC TV16, KKTV 11 News, WLUK-TV FOX 11, WSOC-TV, WTHR-TV, WKTV, KOTA Territory News, KCBD, WBKO, Kndu-tv, WJTV, Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc., WEVV 44News, WDBJ7, KPTV Fox 12 Oregon. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File. Barry Lewis, Richard L. Boger and Howell W. Newton joined Gray's Board of Directors, and James H. Gray, Jr. resigned from the Board. The Company announced record-setting audience rankings during the November 2017 sweeps period conducted by the Nielsen Company. We calculated the diversity score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of their workforce. The Company announces that Greta Van Susteren has joined Gray as Chief National Political Analyst. 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The Company selected by TVNewsCheck as "2016 Station Group of the Year". The Company announced the promotion of seven Vice Presidents to Senior Vice President, thirteen individuals to Vice President and six additional individuals to new officer positions. As part of the deal, stations KAQY, KHAS-TV, and KXJB, were proposed to be sold to Excalibur Broadcasting and operated by Gray under a "local marketing agreements". [4] Gray purchased two TV stations (WKYT-TV and WYMT-TV) from the failed and government-seized Kentucky Central Insurance Company in September 1994 after a court challenge to the sale by Kentucky Central builder Garvice Kincaid. Recycled all the steel and rebar previously on the site. The Company purchased WQCW-TV (Charleston, WV) from Lockwood Broadcasting. Is this happening to you frequently? [53] Gray's acquisition of Quincy Media was completed on August 2. This is an opportunity to come to one of the most award-winning stations in Virginia, to live in a great small city and learn how to really hone your craft in a terrific newsroom with a new commitment to technology, resources, and partnerships. The transaction completes Gray's transformation from a small, regional broadcaster to a leading media company with nationwide scale based on high-quality stations with exceptional talent in attractive markets. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Gray Television. Layoffs hit the WCAX newsroom about a year later. [49][50], Gray announced on April 24, 2019, a joint venture with Grand Ole Opry Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Ryman Hospitality Properties, a former owner of The Nashville Network. Here is the near term catalyst, we know 2015 will be a down year for political but 2016 will be a dramatically higher year for the presidential election. We are committed to working hard to reduce the construction's impact on the environment. [3], In 1994 and 1995, Gray purchased two newspapers, the Rockdale Citizen (acquired May 31, 1994) and Gwinnett Post-Tribune (acquired January 1995; quickly renamed Gwinnett Daily Post) and seven advertising weeklies. . Senators and Representatives serving their communities. The Company acquired the Goshen News daily newspaper (Goshen, IN). We are business leaders in our local economies and servant leaders in our communities. And this growth is likely to persist. Broadcasting+Cable is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [38][39], In April 2017, Gray Television filed a lawsuit against Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, founders of the Found Footage Festival, for fraud and copyright infringement, after having booked an appearance on the morning show of a Gray station as a fake strongman act, "Chop and Steele", and utilizing the footage during their show. NY 10036. This time-proven company loves to hire graduates from Florida State University, with 12.8% of its employees having attended Florida State University. The Company purchased the operations other than the FCC licensed assets of six stations: KHAS-TV (Lincoln-Hastings, NE) from Hoak Media; KNDX-TV/KXND-TV (Minot-Bismarck, ND) from Prime Cities Broadcasting; KJCT-TV (Grand Junction, CO) from Excalibur Broadcasting; and KXJB-TV (Fargo, ND) and KAQY-TV (Monroe, LA) from Parker Broadcasting. During the first two quarters of 2020, on a combined historical basis, our television stations sold $79 million in political ads. The Company wins 57 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in journalism in 23 Markets. The smarter way to stay on top of broadcasting and cable industry. Gray now owns nine of the top ten ranked NBC affiliates in the country. Ballots will include all 435. Gray's television stations raise $12.6 million in donations benefiting local residents and local organizations in need during . The Companys television stations create an online Local Business Directory for thousands of local companies who remain open for business. The Board of Directors unanimously voted to expand the Board by one seat and elected Richard B. Hare as a Director to fill that position. The Company changed its name to Gray Communications Systems, Inc. and launched an initial public stock offering . Attending the Trump administrations effort to court and spark local TV news markets were reporters from Hearst, Scripps, Cox, Nexstar, and naturally, Sinclair. [4] This caused difficulties as two of the three wanted to sell with the third unable to purchase. Gray closes on acquisition of previously announced Meredith Corporations Local Media Group. Gray owns and operates television stations in 31 markets across the country, broadcasting over 85 distinct channels of programming and operating dozens of local digital and mobile platforms. The Company agrees to acquire KDLT-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [3][4], The company was then taken public on NASDAQ's small-cap market in the 2nd quarter 1992. These records will be broken in 2024, he predicted, but he admitted, It hard for me to put that into context.. Unfortunately,some members of the national mediaare using their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control exactly what people think This isextremelydangerous to our democracy., Then the anchors are supposed to strike a more positive tone and say that their local station pursues the truth. Copyright 2023 Gray Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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