references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message griffin communications llc logo used since 2009 a 3d gradient version of its previous logo type private industry broadcast founded 1953 headquarters oklahoma city oklahoma key people john toole griffin james c. jimmy leake david f. griffin kirsten griffin products broadcasting parent griffin food company subsidiaries kwtv dt kotv dt news 9 now news on 6 now kqcw dt ksbi griffin new media 9 outdoor 6 outdoor radio oklahoma network griffin tower company griffin new media griffin digital solutions website griffincommunications.net griffin communications is a media company based in oklahoma city oklahoma . the company began as a subsidiary of successful muskogee based griffin foods which features a popular line of pancake and waffle syrups and other foods . it owns oklahoma s two large cbs affiliates kwtv dt in oklahoma city and kotv dt in tulsa and duopoly partners in each of those markets mynetworktv outlet ksbi tv in oklahoma city and the cw outlet kqcw dt in tulsa . history edit grocery magnate john toole griffin entered the communications world in the late 1930s signing on ktul radio 1430 am now ktbz in tulsa and later purchasing koma radio in oklahoma city 1520 am now kokc . his son john extended the family business applying for a television station in oklahoma city with his brother in law james c. jimmy leake . on december 20 1953 kwtv signed on channel 9 as a cbs affiliate named for its tall transmitter tower which did not actually go into use until 1954 . griffin also owned two other television stations in partnership with leake . the first of these was katv in little rock which came to air the day before kwtv in 1953 . on september 18 1954 the company launched channel 8 out of muskogee as ktvx . not long after the stations transitioned to tulsa ; when the move to lookout mountain was completed the television station became ktul . in 1956 the two sold their radio assets and in 1963 the two bought out the other partners of kwtv . in 1968 griffin sold his share in ktul and katv to leake while gaining sole control of kwtv ; leake s stations were later sold to allbritton communications company and are now part of sinclair broadcast group . griffin expanded its television holdings again in 1986 buying kpom tv the nbc affiliate in fort smith arkansas . to solve longstanding reception difficulties the station faced griffin brought satellite station kfaa tv to air in fayetteville in 1989 . under griffin s ownership the stations aired no local news from 1992 to 1999 . they were sold to nexstar broadcasting group in 2004 . in 2000 the company returned to tulsa when it bought kotv the market s cbs affiliate from belo corporation . griffin has expanded and invested in its tulsa station buying kqcw then known as kwbt in 2005 and constructing a new facility for kotv which opened in 2013 . in 2005 griffin acquired the radio oklahoma network a statewide radio network that distributes news kotv and kwtv provided weather content sports and commodities reports to radio stations across the state . the network was moved into griffin s oklahoma city facilities in 2007 and 2008 . in 2007 griffin new media was established to manage the griffin station websites . griffin also owns a pair of news rebroadcast channels news 9 now and news on 6 now which began as the cable channel news now 53 in 1996 . references edit external links edit official website v t e griffin communications broadcast television television stations oklahoma city kwtv cbs ksbi mntv tulsa kotv cbs kqcw cw digital multicast channels news 9 now news on 6 now radio radio oklahoma network internet 405moms . com 918moms . com coachesaid.com ineedthis.com oklahomafarmreport.com okblitz.com v t e major corporations within the oklahoma city metropolitan area nyse listed chesapeake energy continental resources devon energy og e energy paycom sandridge energy tronox nasdaq listed bancfirst sonic drive in major private companies ackerman mcqueen american fidelity assurance braum s digital designs globe life and accident insurance company griffin communications hobby lobby love s travel stops midfirst bank the oklahoman taco mayo tyler media group law firms crowe & dunlevy this united states media company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title griffin communications & oldid 743587911 categories companies based in oklahoma citytelevision broadcasting companies of the united statesunited states media company stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from march 2015all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 08 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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