{"id":4289,"date":"2012-12-08T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T20:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=4289"},"modified":"2012-12-16T00:04:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T05:04:27","slug":"hearst-television-whitney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2012\/12\/08\/hearst-television-whitney\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearst Television Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"
by Whitney Marin<\/pre>\n
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Hearst Television, Inc.
\n<\/strong>300 W 57th<\/sup> Street #39, New York, NY 10019
\nPhone: 212- 887-6800
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.hearsttelevision.com\/<\/p>\n
Company Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n
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While larger networks such as CBS and NBC reach much higher percentages of households, Hearst is the leader among independent broadcasting companies in number of households reached.<\/p><\/div>\n
Hearst Television Inc.<\/a>, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation<\/a>, consists of 29 television and 2 radio stations in the United States including 13 NBC<\/a> affiliated stations, 10 ABC<\/a> affiliated stations and 2 CBS<\/a>affiliates. Formally known as Hearst-Argyle Television, Hearst Television, Inc. was founded in 1994 and operates in the Boston, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Orlando and Baltimore markets.\u00a0In 2009, Hearst Television Inc., became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. (1) The company’s television stations reach approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, making it one of America’s largest television station groups. (2)<\/p>\n
Hearst Television Inc., is the six-time consecutive winner of the USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism and three of their stations, KCCI-TV<\/a>, KITV<\/a>, WBAL-TV<\/a> and WCVB-TV<\/a>, received the Radio Television Digital News Association\u2019s<\/a> (RTDNA) Edward R. Murrow Award in 2012. (3) In 1999, the company began a partnership with Internet Broadcasting<\/a> to facilitate a network and marketing brand for broadcast television stations. (1)<\/p>\n
As of August 5th<\/sup>, 2009, Hearst Television Inc. no longer reports to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission<\/a> (SEC) as an SEC reporting company including periodic and annual reports. (4) In 2010, the Leadership Directories cited that Hearst Television Inc.\u2019s annual revenue exceeds $750 million compared to $720.5 million in 2008. (5) (6) Hearst Television Inc. employs approximately 3400 employees and their top competitors include Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.<\/a>, Raycom Media, Inc.<\/a> and Local TV, LLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Executives
\n<\/strong>David J. Barrett, President & CEO
\nJordan Wertlieb, Executive Vice President
\nFrank Biancuzzo, Senior Vice President
\nJohn J. Drain, Senior Vice President of Finance
\nSuzanne Grethen, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Promotion<\/p>\n
Stations<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Hearst Television Inc. has ABC, NCB and CBS affiliates as well as a partnership with Internet Broadcasting.<\/p><\/div>\n
Television
\nWCBV<\/a> \u2013 Boston, MA \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWMUR<\/a> \u2013 Manchester, NH \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWMOR<\/a> \u2013 Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL –\u00a0Independent
\nWESH<\/a> \u2013 Orlando, FL \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nWKCF<\/a> \u2013 Orlando, FL \u2013 CW affiliate
\nWTAE<\/a> \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWBAL<\/a> \u2013 Baltimore, MD \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nWYFF<\/a> \u2013 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nWPBF<\/a> \u2013 W. Palm\u00a0 Beach, FL \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWGAL<\/a>\u2013 Lancaster, PA \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nWXII<\/a> \u2013 Greensboro\/Winston-Salem, NC\u2013 NBC affiliate
\nWLKY<\/a> \u2013 Louisville, KY \u2013 CBS affiliate
\nWPTZ<\/a>\/WNNE<\/a> \u2013 Burlington, VT\/Plattsburgh, NY \u2013 NBC\/ABC affiliate
\nKMBC<\/a> \u2013 Kansas City, MO \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nKCWE<\/a> \u2013 Kansas City, MO \u2013 CW affiliate
\nWISN<\/a> \u2013 Milwaukee, WI \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWLWT<\/a> \u2013 Cincinnati, OH \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nKOCO<\/a> \u2013 Oklahoma City, OK \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWDSU<\/a> \u2013 New Orleans, LA \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nKCCI<\/a> \u2013 Des Moines, IA \u2013 CBS affiliate
\nKETV<\/a> \u2013 Omaha, NE \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWAPT<\/a> \u2013 Jackson, MS \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nKHBS\/KHOG<\/a> \u2013 Fort Smith\/Fayettville, AR \u2013 ABC\/ABC affiliate
\nKCRA<\/a> \u2013 Sacramento\/Stockton\/Modesto, CA \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nKQCA<\/a> \u2013 Sacramento\/Stockton\/Modesto, CA \u2013 MNT affiliate
\nKOAT<\/a> \u2013 Albuquerque, NM \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nKITV<\/a> \u2013 Honolulu, HI \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nKSBW<\/a> \u2013 Monterey-Salinas, CA \u2013 NBC affiliate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Radio
\nWBAL<\/a>\u2013 Baltimore, MD \u2013 AM station
\nWIYY<\/a> \u2013 Baltimore, MD \u2013 FM station<\/p>\n
Recent Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n
One July 19, 2012, Hearst Television Inc. announced that they have reached a transmission deal with Time Warner Cable<\/a> (TWC). Fourteen of Hearts\u2019 stations were blacked out on TWC\u2019s packages and the two companies were negotiating a fair fee to retransmit the signals. (7) Time Warner issues a statement about the agreement. \u201cWe have reached a long-term agreement with Hearst Television and our customers can expect their signals to be restored to our cable systems shortly. We thank our customers for their patience and their willingness to stick with us through another unnecessary broadcaster blackout.”<\/p>\n
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Hearst Television Inc.’s Election 2012 application for iPhones and Android phones included in-depth coverage of the National Presidential Election.<\/p><\/div>\n
On August 30, 2012, Hearst Television Inc. launched an \u201cElection 2012<\/a>\u201d application for iPhones and Android phones featuring up-to-date coverage on the 2012 National Presidential Election<\/a>. The app consisted of a countdown to Election Day, voters registration information, an Electoral College map, live election night content and commentary as well as Facebook interaction. In coordination with Internet Broadcasting, local content from Hearst Television stations are distributed through the application. The app is also a part of Hearst Television\u2019s Commitment 2012<\/a> project, a continuation of their election coverage based Commitment 2000 project, which won a Peabody Award in addition to USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Awards. (8)<\/p>\n
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Current CEO and Chairman of Hearst Television Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Current President of Hearst Television Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n
December 6, 2012 marked a slight change in leadership at Hearst Television Inc. An announcement was made my Hearst Corporation that current President and CEO, David J. Barrett<\/a>, will be the CEO and Chairman and current Executive Vice President, Jordan Wertlieb<\/a>, will take on the role of Hearst Television Inc. President, both effective immediately. Barret was CEO and President since 2001. Prior to that, he had a six-year tenure as deputy general manager of Hearst Broadcasting and four years as executive vice president and CEO of Hearst-Argyle Television. (9)<\/p>\n
Hearst Television aims to improve air transmission quality while complying with the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s<\/a> (FCC) Commercial Audio Loudness Mitigation<\/a> (CALM) Act, effective on December 13, 2012. Joe Addila, the director of technology projects for Hearst Television Inc., has chosen to use the Linear Acoustic AERO.air<\/a> transmission audio loudness manager and LQ-1000 loudness quality monitor to control the loudness at all Hearst stations. (10)<\/p>\n
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REFERENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  1. http:\/\/www.hearst.com\/files\/hearsttimeline.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. http:\/\/www.hearsttelevision.com\/our_company\/about_Our_Company\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. http:\/\/www.rtnda.org\/content\/2012_national_winners<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. http:\/\/www.hearsttelevision.com\/financial-information\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. http:\/\/www.leadershipdirectories.com\/Images\/sp_cor.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. http:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/symbol\/htv\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/news\/television\/time-warner-cable-and-hearst-reach-deal-142032<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/hearst-television-launches-free-election-2012-app-for-iphone-android-167982726.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. http:\/\/www.marketwire.com\/press-release\/hearst-television-ceo-david-j-barrett-adds-chairman-role-jordan-wertlieb-promoted-president-1734814.htm<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. https:\/\/my.insideview.com\/iv\/launchReferredArticle.do?aid=_7609060783&utm_source=IVdirectory&utm_medium=Agents_Article_Titles<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Hearst Television Inc. Logo Photo: http:\/\/www.hearsttelevision.com\/images\/hdr_logo.gif<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. TV Households Photo: http:\/\/www.wikinvest.com\/stock\/Hearst-Argyle_Television_(HTV<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  13. Hearst Television Holdings Logos Photo: http:\/\/www.hearsttelevision.com\/our_company\/about_Our_Company\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. Election 2012 Application Photo: http:\/\/talkingnewmedia.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/new-hearst-television-election.html<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. David J. Barrett Photo: http:\/\/www.hearst.com\/about-hearst\/corporate-david-j-barrett.php<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Jordan Wertlieb Photo: http:\/\/www.hearsttelevision.com\/jordan-wertlieb\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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