{"id":8796,"date":"2013-04-08T07:06:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T11:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=8796"},"modified":"2013-04-13T20:41:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T00:41:45","slug":"hearst-television-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2013\/04\/08\/hearst-television-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearst Television, Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"
By Val Wasserstein<\/pre>\n
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[12]<\/a> Hearst Television, Inc. logo on their homepage<\/p><\/div>\n
Hearst Television, Inc<\/strong>.
\n300 West 57th<\/sup> Street
\nNew York, NY 10019-3789
\nTel: (212) 887-6800\/Fax: (212) 887-6855
\nwww.hearsttelevision.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Hearst Corporation: Overview\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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[13]<\/a> Hearst Corporation official logo<\/p><\/div>Hearst Corporation<\/a> dates all the way\u00a0back to 1887 when William Randolph Hearst founded the company as an owner of newspapers. Today, the company\u2019s holdings include a wide variety of media such as newspapers, magazines, television stations, cable networks, business publishing, Internet businesses, and real estate. Hearst prides itself on becoming one of the nation\u2019s largest diversified media and information companies. [1]<\/a>
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Hearst Television: Company Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n
Hearst Television, Inc.<\/a>, wholly owned by Hearst Corporation<\/a>, holds 29 television stations and 2 radio stations across the United States. This broadcasting company was formerly known as Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. and later changed its name to Hearst Television, Inc. in June 2009. The company was founded in 1994. The television stations are viewed in approxiately 18% of US homes making Hearst Television, Inc. one of the largest US television station groups. Hearst Television Inc. owns 13 ABC<\/a> affiliated channels, 10 NBC<\/a> affiliated channels, and 2 CBS<\/a> affiliated channels. The company is also known for its integration of local broadcast television and the Internet through its partnership with Internet Broadcasting<\/a>.\u00a0Hearst Television Inc. is also a leader in the “application of digital broadcast spectrum for new local informational services.” [2]<\/a><\/p>\n
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[14]<\/a> Affiliates of Hearst Television, Inc.<\/p><\/div>Hearst Television Inc. employs approximately 3,000 full-time employees and their major competitors include Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc<\/a>., Raycom Media Inc<\/a>., and Local TV, LLC<\/a>. [3]<\/a><\/p>\n
Hearst Television station group has won a multitude of awards. The company has been given six consecutive Walter Cronkite Awards<\/a> (presented by University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication) for their excellence in television political journalism. The stations also have receeived awards for excellence in journalism, programming, and community service (e.g. the Peabody, the duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award, the Sigma Delta Chi Award, the Garbiel, the Ad Council Silver Bell, the National Headliner Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Emmy). [4]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
Executives<\/strong><\/p>\n
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[15]<\/a> Chairman & CEO, Hearst Television Inc. — David J. Barrett<\/p><\/div>\u201cThe advent of new media platforms is an exciting opportunity for Hearst Television to further advance engagement with local communities. Technology is providing us with n<\/em>ew opportunities to reach our viewers, enhance our news-gathering efforts,<\/em>and provide a broad range of advertising and marketing solutions for our customers.\u201d [5]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0–David J. Barrett<\/a>, Chairman & CEO, Hearst Television Inc.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Broadcasting Office
\nDavid J. Barrett<\/a>, <\/em>Chairman & CEO of Hearst Television, Inc.
\nJordan Wertlieb<\/a>, President of Hearst Television, Inc.
\nFrank Biancuzzo<\/a>, <\/em>Senior Vice President of Hearst Television, Inc.
\nJohn J. Drain<\/a>, <\/em>Senior Vice President, Finance of Hearst Television, Inc.
\nRoger Keating<\/a>, <\/em>Senior Vice President of Hearst Television, Inc.<\/p>\n
Assets<\/strong><\/p>\n
TV Stations<\/em>
\nWCVB<\/a> \u2013 Boston, MA \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWMUR<\/a> \u2013 Manchester, NH \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWMOR<\/a> \u2013 Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL \u2013 NC affiliate
\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 West Palm 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
\nWMTW<\/a> \u2013 Portland-Auburn, ME \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nWPTZ<\/a> \u2013 Burlington, VT \u2013 NBC affiliate
\nWNNE<\/a> \u2013 Plattsburgh, NY \u2013 NBC 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<\/a> \u2013 Fort Smith, AR \u2013 ABC affiliate
\nKHOG<\/a> \u2013 Fayettville, AR \u2013 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<\/p>\n
RADIO STATIONS<\/em>
\nWBAL 1090<\/a> \u2013 Baltimore, MD
\nWIYY 97.9<\/a> \u2013 Baltimore MD [6]<\/a><\/p>\n
Finances<\/strong><\/p>\n
On June 3, 2009 the Hearst Corporation acquired outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock of Hearst-Argyle that it did not already own. Since August 5, 2009, Hearst Television Inc.<\/a>, once the company merged to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst,\u00a0stopped filing and sharing periodic and annual reports to the public making it no longer a SEC reporting company. [7]<\/a><\/p>\n
In Recent News<\/strong><\/p>\n
On December 6, 2012 Hearst Corporation<\/a> announced new executive leadership positions. David J. Barrett<\/a> would be the new chairman and CEO of Hearst Television and Jordan Wertlieb<\/a> would become president. All changes were effective immediately.\u00a0[8]<\/a><\/p>\n
In Hearst Corporation<\/a> CEO Frank A. Bennack Jr.<\/a>\u2019s 2012 Annual Review<\/a> letter, he emphasized how much the year brought on \u201ctremendous growth for Hearst Television\u2019s on-air and digital revenues.\u201d It was reported that eighty percent of Hearst Television Inc.\u2019s newscasts hold first or second place rankings. [9]<\/a><\/p>\n
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[16]<\/a> Hearst Television Inc.’s 2012 Annual Review Letter<\/p><\/div>The election year of 2012 also helped the company with stations in key primary and swing states, redesigned websites and the new Election 2012 app<\/a>. The app allowed for consumers to access “up-to-the-minute and in-depth election-related national content as well as content from the company’s news stations in 25 markets stretching from Portland, Maine to Honolulu.” [10]<\/a><\/p>\n
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[17]<\/a> Election 2012 app for iPhones & smartphones<\/p><\/div>On April 3, 2013 Hearst Television Inc.<\/a> announced the renewal of its alliance with PolitiFact<\/a>, the fact checking website of the Tampa Bay Times<\/a>. “In one recurring feature of the exclusive partnership, Hearst Television’s Washington, D.C., Bureau produced segments on PolitiFact’s fact-checking about the presidential campaign using the website’s much-discussed ‘Truth-O-Meter<\/a>‘.” [11]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
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[18]<\/a> PolitiFact logo<\/p><\/div>\n
Sources\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
[1] Hearst Corporation\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[2] Hearst Television: About Our Company<\/a><\/p>\n
[3] Hoovers Company Profile: Hearst Television Inc.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[4] Hearst Television: About Our Company<\/a><\/p>\n
[5] Hearst Corporation: Hearst Television, Inc.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[6] Hearst Television Inc.: Our Stations<\/a><\/p>\n
[7] Hearst Television: Annual Reports\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[8] Hearst Television, Inc. – Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n
[9] Hearst 2012 Annual Review\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[10] Hearst Television, Inc. – Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n
[11] Hearst TV and PolitiFact Renew Alliance<\/a><\/p>\n
[12] Hearst Television Image<\/a><\/p>\n
[13] Hearst Corporation Image<\/a><\/p>\n
[14] Hearst Television: About Our Company Image<\/a><\/p>\n
[15] David J. Barrett Image<\/a><\/p>\n
[16] Hearst Corporation 2012 Annual Review Image\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
[17] Election 2012 App Image<\/a><\/p>\n
[18] PolitiFact Image<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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