Spartan Communications
Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company that was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina that owned WSPA-TV as Spartan's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
| Fate | Acquired by Media General |
|---|---|
| Successor | Media General Nexstar Media Group |
| Founded | 1940 (as Spartanburg Advertising Company) 1947 (as Spartan Radiocasting) |
| Founder | Walter J. Brown |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Television stations |
| Subsidiaries | WSPA-TV (flagship) WBTW WJBF WRBL |
Former Spartan-owned stations
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City, Florida | WMBB | 13 (13) | 1990–2000 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| Augusta, Georgia | WJBF | 6 (42) | 1992–2000 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| Columbus, Georgia | WRBL | 3 (15) | 1995–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| Mason City - Rochester | KIMT | 3 (42) | 1984–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting |
| Hutchinson - Wichita, Kansas | KWCH-TV | 12 (19) | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Ensign - Dodge City, Kansas | KBSD-TV (Satellite of KWCH-TV) |
6 (6) | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Goodland, Kansas | KBSL-TV (Satellite of KWCH-TV) |
10 (10) | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Hays, Kansas | KBSH-TV (Satellite of KWCH-TV) |
7 (7) | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| Spartanburg, South Carolina | WSPA-TV ** | 7 (7) | 1956–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| Toccoa, Georgia | WNEG-TV | 32 (24) | 1995–2000 | MeTV affiliate, WGTA, owned by Marquee Broadcasting |
| Florence - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | WBTW | 13 (13) | 1984–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
See also
- WSPA-TV (former flagship station)
- Media General, the first successor to Spartan Communications.
- Nexstar Media Group, the second successor and current owner of most of the former Spartan stations.
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