Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications is a South Bend, Indiana-based broadband media group and cloud services provider.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadband, cloud services provider |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Founder | Alfred B. Miller and Elmer Crockett |
Key people | Todd F. Schurz (President and CEO) |
| Website | www |
History
The company was founded in 1872 by Alfred B. Miller and Elmer Crockett with the creation of the South Bend Tribune. Over the years the company has grown through the acquisition of other newspapers, media outlets, radio and television stations, digital companies, broadband operations and cloud services provider.[1]
In September 2015, Schurz announced it was selling its TV and radio stations to Gray Television.[2] Gray then resold Schurz's radio stations to three different buyers upon completion of its purchase of the Schurz broadcasting unit.[3]
In September 2016, The American News and Farm Forum, owned by Schurz, acquired The Public Opinion newspaper in Watertown, South Dakota from United Communications.[4]
In February 2018, the company acquired the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Online Tech. The compliant hybrid cloud provider serves nearly 500 clients across the Midwest with its network of seven data centers and full suite of hybrid cloud services.[5] In December of that year, Online Tech acquired the assets and products of IT provider Neverfail. The acquisition includes Neverfail’s five cloud nodes and assets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.[6]
In January 2019, Schurz announced the sale of its publishing division to GateHouse Media for $30 million. This includes 20 regional papers and several special publications in Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.[7][8]
In March 2019 Schurz Communications bought the city-owned local broadband company Burlington Telecom of Burlington, Vermont for a total of $30.8 million.[9]
Current properties
Schurz Communications' old logo
Broadband systems
- Antietam Broadband - Hagerstown, Maryland
- Burlington Telecom - Burlington, Vermont
- Hiawatha Broadband - Winona, Minnesota
- Long Lines Broadband - Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
- Orbitel Communications - Maricopa, Arizona
Cloud Managed Services
- Otava - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Former properties
Newspapers
- Imperial Valley Press - El Centro, California
- Times Mail - Bedford, Indiana
- Southside Times - Beech Grove, Indiana
- The Herald-Times - Bloomington, Indiana
- The Hoosier Topics - Cloverdale, Indiana
- Fishers Weekly - Fishers, Indiana
- Reporter-Times - Martinsville, Indiana
- Mooresville-Decatur Times - Mooresville, Indiana
- Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville, Indiana
- South Bend Tribune - South Bend, Indiana (flagship)
- Evening World - Spencer, Indiana
- The Advocate-Messenger - Danville, Kentucky
- The Jessamine Journal - Nicholasville, Kentucky
- The Interior Journal - Stanford, Kentucky
- The Winchester Sun - Winchester, Kentucky
- The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown, Maryland
- Charlevoix Courier - Charlevoix, Michigan
- Gaylord Herald Times - Gaylord, Michigan
- Petoskey News-Review - Petoskey, Michigan
- Daily American - Somerset, Pennsylvania
- The American News - Aberdeen, South Dakota
- The Public Opinion - Watertown, South Dakota
Radio
| AM Station | FM Station |
| City of license / Market | Station | Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, Indiana | WASK 1450 | 1991–2016 | A Sports radio station owned by Neuhoff Communications |
| WASK-FM 98.7 | 1995–2016 | A Classic Hits station owned by Neuhoff Communications | |
| WKHY 93.5 | 2005–2016 | An Album-oriented Rock station owned by Neuhoff Communications | |
| WKOA 105.3 | 1991–2016 | A Country music station owned by Neuhoff Communications | |
| WXXB 102.9 | 2005–2016 | A Hot AC station owned by Neuhoff Communications | |
| South Bend, Indiana | WSBT 960 | 1922–2016 | A sports talk station owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting |
| WNSN 101.5 | 1962–2016 | An Adult contemporary station owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting | |
| WZOC 94.3 | 2012–2016 1 | A classic hits station owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting | |
| Benton Harbor, Michigan | WHFB-FM 99.9 | 2012–2016 1 | A Top 40 (CHR) station, WQLQ, owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting |
| Rapid City, South Dakota | KKLS 920 | 2006–2014 | A classic hits station owned by HomeSlice Media Group |
| KKMK 93.9 | 2006–2016 | A Hot AC station owned by HomeSlice Media Group | |
| KOUT 98.7 | 2006–2016 | A country music station owned by HomeSlice Media Group | |
| KFXS 100.3 | 2006–2016 | A Classic Rock station owned by HomeSlice Media Group | |
| Sturgis, South Dakota | KBHB 810 | 2006–2014 | A Farm news/info station owned by HomeSlice Media Group |
| KRCS 93.1 | 2006–2016 | A Top 40 (CHR) station owned by HomeSlice Media Group | |
Notes:
- 1 Owned by Douglas Road Radio, Schurz held a minority interest in this company.
Television
- (**) – Indicates that it was built and signed on by Schurz.
| City of license/market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, Alaska | KTUU-TV | 2 (10) | 2008–2016 | NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Augusta, Georgia | WAGT | 26 (30) | 1980–2016 1 | defunct, License cancelled in 2017. (Intellectual unit and NBC programming transferred to a Gray-owned license and renamed WAGT-CD.) |
| South Bend, Indiana | WSBT-TV ** | 22 (22) | 1952–2016 | CBS affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Hutchinson/Wichita, Kansas | KWCH-DT | 12 (19) | 2006–2016 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| KSCW-DT | 33 (12) | 2007–2016 | The CW affiliate owned by Gray Television | |
| KDCU-DT | 31 (31) | 2 | Univision affiliate owned by Entravision Communications (Operated through a JSA by Gray Television) | |
| Ensign, Kansas | KBSD-DT (Satellite of KWCH-DT) |
6 (6) | 2006–2016 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Goodland, Kansas | KBSL-DT (Satellite of KWCH-DT) |
10 (10) | 2006–2016 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Hays, Kansas | KBSH-DT (Satellite of KWCH-DT) |
7 (7) | 2006–2016 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Springfield, Missouri | KYTV | 3 (44) | 1987–2016 | NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| K15CZ-D | 15 (15) 3 | 2002–2016 | ABC affiliate, KSPR-LD, owned by Gray Television | |
| KSPR/KGHZ | 33 (19) 3 | 2016–2017 4 | defunct, License cancelled in 2017 | |
| Rapid City, South Dakota | KOTA-TV | 3 (2) | 2014–2016 | MeTV affiliate, KHME, owned by Legacy Broadcasting (Intellectual unit and ABC programming transferred to a Gray-owned license and renamed KOTA-TV.) |
| Lead, South Dakota | KHSD-TV (Satellite of KOTA-TV) |
11 (10) | 2014–2016 | MeTV affiliate, KQME, owned by Legacy Broadcasting (Intellectual unit and ABC programming transferred to a Gray-owned license and renamed KHSD-TV.) |
| Scottsbluff, Nebraska | KDUH-TV (Satellite of KOTA-TV) |
4 (7) | 2014–2016 | NBC affiliate, KNEP - Sidney, Nebraska, owned by Gray Television (Satellite of KNOP-TV) |
| Sheridan, Wyoming | KSGW-TV (Satellite of KOTA-TV) |
12 (13) | 2014–2016 | ABC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia | WDBJ | 7 (18) | 1969–2016 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Notes:
- 1 Owned by Schurz, WAGT was operated by Media General under a shared services agreement, with WJBF.
- 2 Owned by Entravision Communications, Schurz operated KDCU under a shared services agreement, with KWCH and KSCW.
- 3 From February–May 2017, KGHZ used virtual channel 15, while K15CZ-D (later KYCW-LD, now KSPR-LD) switched to virtual channel 33.
- 4 Owned by Schurz, KGHZ was operated Gray Television operated KGHZ under a shared services agreement. From 2007 to 2016, KGHZ (as KSPR) was owned by Perkin Media, LLC. Schurz operated the station under a joint sales agreement.
References
- "About". Schurz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- "Gray TV to Buy Schurz Communications". AdWeek. September 14, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- "Gray Television Divesting Radio Stations From Schurz Acquisition". Broadcasting & Cable. November 2, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- Perry, J. J. (2016-09-01). "SCI purchases Watertown, S.D., Public Opinion". Schurz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- Admin (2018-02-05). "Schurz Communications Inc. Acquires Leading Hybrid Cloud Provider Online Tech". Schurz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- Admin (2018-12-04). "Online Tech Acquires Neverfail's Global Cloud Infrastructure Business". Schurz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- Admin (2019-01-28). "Schurz Communications Announces Sale of Publishing Division as Part of Global Technology Growth Strategy". Schurz Communications Inc. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- GateHouse Scoops Up 20 Local Newspapers In $30M Schurz Communications Deal, MediaPost, January 30, 2019, Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- https://www.schurz.com/2019/03/schurz-communications-subsidiary-champlain-broadband-closes-on-transaction-to-acquire-burlington-telecom-in-vermont/
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