Morgan Murphy Media

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Morgan Murphy Media
FormerlyMorgan Murphy Stations
TypePublic
IndustryBroadcast media
Headquarters
Madison, Wisconsin
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
ProductsTelevision stations

The Evening Telegram Company, d/b/a Morgan Murphy Media, is an American television and radio company based out of Madison, Wisconsin. The company is named for publisher Morgan Murphy, who expanded the business after he took over from his grandfather, who founded the Superior Evening Telegram (now owned by Forum Communications).

History[]

The company was originally known as Morgan Murphy Stations until 2007, when its operating name was slightly changed to Morgan Murphy Media. [1]

On May 10, 2017, the company announced that it would acquire Saga Communications' television clusters in Joplin, Missouri, including KOAM-TV, and Victoria, Texas, including KAVU-TV. Saga will additionally acquire the assets of Fox affiliates in each market owned by Surtsey Media and operated by Saga under local marketing agreements, including KFJX in Joplin, Missouri and KVCT in Victoria, Texas. Those stations' license assets were acquired by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.[2] The sale was completed September 1.[3][4]

In September 2018, it was announced that the company would invest in Good Karma Brands to back its acquisition of the Milwaukee radio stations WKTI and WTMJ.[5]

On October 13, 2021, the company dropped its channels from Dish Network due to a programming dispute. This dispute is in addition to Dish's dispute with Tegna and is the 2nd time that a satellite TV company was involved with such conflicts (DIRECTV had a conflict with the companies' stations in December 2020). [6] [7]

Television stations[]

Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF) 		Owned since Network affiliation
Joplin, Missouri - Pittsburg, Kansas KOAM-TV 7 (7) 2017 CBS
KFJX 14 (13) 2 Fox
Victoria, Texas KMOL-LD 17 (17) 2017 NBC
KVCT 19 (11) 2 Fox
KUNU-LD 21 (27) 2017 Univision
KAVU-TV 25 (15) 2017 ABC
KXTS-LD 41 (26) 2017 CBS
KVTX-LD 45 (15) 2017 Telemundo
Spokane, Washington KXLY-TV 4 (13) 1961 ABC
KXMN-LD 4 (9) 2007 ABC
Yakima, Washington KAPP 1 35 (14) 1970 ABC
Kennewick, Washington KVEW 1
(Semi-satellite of KAPP) 		42 (27) 1970 ABC
La Crosse - Eau Claire, Wisconsin WKBT-DT 8 (8) 2000 CBS
Madison, Wisconsin WISC-TV 1 3 (50) 1956 CBS

Note:

  1. Indicates a station built and signed on by Morgan Murphy Media (then known as the Evening Telegram Company).
  2. Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. Morgan Murphy Media operates these stations under a shared services agreement (SSA).

Other properties[]

Idaho[]

Radio[]

  • 1080 KVNI - adult contemporary (Coeur d'Alene, run by Queen B Broadcasting of Spokane, WA)

Wisconsin[]

Radio[]

  • Platteville, Wisconsin (serving Dubuque, Iowa)
  • Lancaster, Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee (as a silent partner with Good Karma Brands)
    • 540 WAUK - National ESPN Radio sports talk/play-by-play
    • 620 WTMJ - News/talk & sports play-by-play
    • 94.5 WKTI - Local sports and some play-by-play

Print[]

  • Madison Magazine

Washington[]

Radio[]

  • Queen B Broadcasting (Spokane):
    • 700 KXLX - Sports
    • 920 KXLY - News/Talk
    • 92.9 KZZU - Adult Top 40
    • 94.5 KHTQ - Active Rock
    • 96.9 KEZE - Rhythmic Top 40
    • 99.9 KXLY-FM - Country

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Morgan Murphy Buying 6 Saga Stations". TVNewsCheck. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 5 September, 2017.
  4. ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 5 September, 2017.
  5. ^ "Morgan Murphy Media Invests In Good Karma Brands' WTMJ-WKTI/Milwaukee Purchase". All Access. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  6. ^ "Viewers will continue to receive KAPP-KVEW TV while DISH negotiations continue". 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Dish Network Update about Tegna blackout (October 12-November 8, 2021)". YouTube.

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