Morgan Murphy Media

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).

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

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]

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 (28) 2017 Univision
KAVU-TV 25 (15) 2017 ABC
KXTS-LD 41 (19) 2017 CBS
KVTX-LP 45 (45) 2017 Telemundo
Spokane, Washington KXLY-TV 4 (13) 1961 ABC
KXMN-LD 4 (9) 2007 ABC
Yakima, Washington KAPP1 35 (14) 1970 ABC
Kennewick, Washington KVEW1
(semi-satellite of KAPP)		 42 (27) 1970 ABC
La Crosse - Eau Claire, Wisconsin WKBT-DT 8 (8) 2000 CBS
Madison, Wisconsin WISC-TV1 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
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Morgan Murphy Buying 6 Saga Stations". TVNewsCheck. 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.
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