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Spartan Communications

Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that owned WSPA-TV as the city'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.

Spartan Communications, Inc.
Formerly
  • Spartanburg Advertising Company
  • Spartan Radiocasting
Company type
Private
IndustryBroadcast television
Founded1940
FounderWalter J. Brown
Defunct2000
FateAcquired by Media General
Successor
Headquarters
Spartanburg, South Carolina
,
United States
ProductsTelevision stations

History

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In March 2000, WSPA-TV and eleven other stations were sold to Media General for US$605 million.[1]

Former stations

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  • Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.
  • Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station built and signed on by Spartan Communications.
Stations owned by Spartan Communications
Media market State Station Purchased Sold Notes
Panama CityFlorida WMBB 19902000
AugustaGeorgia WJBF 19922000
Columbus WRBL 19952000
Toccoa WNEG-TV 19952000
Mason CityIowa KIMT 19842000
Ensign–Dodge CityKansas KBSD-TV 19942000[A]
Goodland KBSL-TV 19942000[A]
Hays KBSH-TV 19942000[A]
Hutchinson–Wichita KWCH-TV 19942000
Greenville–SpartanburgSouth Carolina WSPA-TV ** 19562000
Florence–Myrtle Beach WBTW 19842000
  1. 1 2 3 Satellite of KWCH-TV.

References

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  1. ↑ Bennett, Jeff (March 28, 2000). "WSPA-TV sold on day it brings HDTV to Upstate". The Greenville News. p. 6B. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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