Posted
5:14 PM
by Gene
THE NEXT TIME YOU READ A GLOWING PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THE GREAT TV SHOWS AND MOVIES INUNDATING THE LAND, REMEMBER:
TRIBUNE COMPANY owns 27 TV stations (including two stations in each of five markets), a radio station, and a 22% stake in Time Warner's The WB;
HEARST CORPORATION owns a majority stake in
Hearst-Argyle Television, which owns 25 TV stations and has a production deal with GE Bancorp's TV and movie unit;
stakes in numerous cable channels including ESPN and Lifetime, and two radio stations direct;
E. W. SCRIPPS owns ten TV stations and five cable channels;
GANNETT owns 21 TV stations (two in Jacksonville);
ADVANCE PUBLICATIONS owns numerous cable systems;
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY owns
six TV stations and
cable systems in nineteen states.
AND LEST WE FORGET:Percent of Daily Circulation Belonging to Largest Newspaper Groups
Percent of Sunday Circulation Belonging to Largest Newspaper Groups