verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message meredith corporation type public traded as nyse mdp industry media founded 1902 headquarters des moines iowa key people steve lacy chairman and ceo joseph h. ceryanec cfo john s. zieser cdo products newspapers magazines television educational services websites revenue us 1.47 billion 2013 number of employees 3 900 2015 1 website www.meredith.com the meredith corporation is an american media conglomerate based in des moines iowa usa . the company has two divisions national media and local media . contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 national media 2.1.1 magazines 2.1.2 digital media 2.2 local media 2.2.1 current meredith owned stations 2.2.2 former meredith owned stations 2.2.3 radio stations 3 business deals 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit former logo from 1960s to 2009 edwin thomas meredith founded the company in 1902 when he began publishing successful farming magazine . in 1922 meredith began publishing fruit garden and home magazine a home and family service publication . two years later this magazine was retitled better homes and gardens 2 3 and the first issue cost a dime on the newsstand . in 1930 they published the first edition of the better homes and gardens cook book . by 1928 the company had combined circulations of 2.5 million . the company went public in 1946 and was first listed on the new york stock exchange in 1965 . following its initial public offering meredith began acquiring television stations a strategy it has continued over the decades . 4 recently meredith has introduced numerous other female oriented consumer brands and has expanded its reach through acquisitions and strategic partnerships to become the leading media and marketing company serving the adult female audience in the united states . the company has extended its media and marketing platform around the globe through acquisitions and strategic licensing relationships . in recent years meredith has acquired allrecipes.com from reader s digest association 5 mywedding.com . 6 selectable media 7 and shape natural health and fit pregnancy from american media inc. 8 in february 2013 meredith and time warner held discussions on a possible purchase of time inc. to meredith . 9 on september 8 2015 media general announced the acquisition of meredith corporation in a cash and stock deal valued at 2.4 billion . pending regulatory and shareholder approval the deal was expected to be consummated in june 2016 . the combined company would have operated under the name meredith media general and be the third largest owner of television stations in the united states serving an estimated 30 % of households . to comply with fcc ownership limits the company would have divested and or swapped stations in six markets . media general shareholders would have controlled 65 % of the company with meredith shareholders holding 35 % . 10 however on january 27 2016 nexstar broadcasting group announced that it would acquire media general . divisions edit national media edit magazines edit meredith magazines include the following brands ageless iron allrecipes american baby american patchwork & quilting better homes and gardens country life diabetic living do it yourself eat this not that eatingwell every day with rachael ray family circle familyfun living the country life midwest living mywedding parents and its spanish language counterpart ser padres shape siempre mujer successful farming traditional home wood defunct magazines include more readymade scrapbooks etc. digital media edit allrecipes.com 11 mywedding.com 12 local media edit the broadcasting division owns 15 television stations . meredith s broadcasting division also produces better which was originally conceived as a brand extension of bh & g. since its inception in 2007 the show has placed an increasing emphasis on celebrity interviews and music performances . there are also cooking demonstrations and regular features on health beauty fitness and fashion . the program currently airs on 80 stations nationwide . 13 on december 23 2013 meredith announced plans to buy st. louis cbs affiliate kmov and phoenix independent station ktvk for 407.5 million in cash from gannett company and sander media llc to satisfy a federal mandate that gannett sell kmov . 14 the purchase of kmov was completed on february 28 2014 15 while the ktvk sale was completed on june 19 . 16 meredith has also struck deals to acquire abc affiliate wggb in springfield massachusetts from gormally broadcasting for 53.8 million 17 and fox affiliate wala in mobile alabama from lin media for 86 million . 18 stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license . current meredith owned stations edit city of license market station channel tv rf owned since primary affiliation mobile wala tv 10 9 2014 fox cozi tv dt2 phoenix kpho tv 5 17 1952 cbs cozi tv dt 2 ktvk 3 24 2014 independent hartford new haven wfsb 3 33 1997 cbs cozi tv dt2 atlanta 19 wgcl tv 46 19 1999 cbs cozi tv dt2 grit dt 3 springfield massachusetts wshm ld semi satellite of wfsb 3 21 2004 cbs cozi tv dt2 wggb tv 40 40 2014 abc fox dt2 bay city flint saginaw mi wnem tv 5 22 1969 cbs mynetworktv dt2 cozi tv dt3 kansas city missouri kctv 5 24 1953 cbs ksmo tv 62 47 2005 mynetworktv st. louis kmov 4 24 2014 cbs henderson las vegas nv kvvu tv 5 9 1985 fox escape dt 3 bend oregon kubn ld semi satellite of kpdx 43 43 2006 mynetworktv escape dt 2 portland or vancouver wa kptv 12 12 2002 fox cozi tv dt2 laff dt 3 kpdx 49 30 1997 mynetworktv escape greenville spartanburg asheville whns 21 21 1997 fox cozi tv escape nashville wsmv tv 4 19 1995 nbc heartland cozi tv dt 3 meredith also operates independent station wpch tv channel 17 in atlanta under a local marketing agreement with time warner subsidiary turner broadcasting system . 19 former meredith owned stations edit city of license market station channel tv rf years owned current ownership status phoenix kasw 61 49 1 the cw affiliate owned by nexstar broadcasting group fresno ksee 24 38 1984 1993 nbc affiliate owned by nexstar broadcasting group ocala gainesville fl wogx semi satellite of wofl 51 31 1996 2002 fox owned and operated o & o orlando daytona beach wofl 35 22 1983 2002 fox owned and operated o & o wcpx tv 6 26 1997 2 cbs affiliate wkmg tv owned by graham media group omaha wow tv 6 22 1951 1975 nbc affiliate wowt owned by gray television syracuse new york when tv wtvh 5 47 1948 1993 cbs affiliate owned by granite broadcasting operated under lma by sinclair broadcast group bend oregon kfxo ld 39 39 1997 2007 fox affiliate owned by news press & gazette company pittsburgh wpgh tv 53 43 1978 1986 fox affiliate owned by sinclair broadcast group cleveland chattanooga tn wfli tv 53 42 2004 2008 the cw affiliate owned by mps media operated under lma by new age media seattle tacoma kcpq tv 13 1998 1999 3 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting notes when tv wtvh was the only station that was built and signed on by meredith . 1 owned by sagamorehill broadcasting meredith operated kasw under a shared services agreement . 2 wcpx was acquired along with kpdx and whns when meredith bought their parent company first media 20 but the station was swapped to post newsweek stations former name of graham media group for wfsb a day later . meredith never held control of the station . 3 acquired solely to be traded to tribune for wgcl . radio stations edit am stations fm stations city of license market station frequency years owned current status phoenix kpho 910 now kgme 1952 1972 owned by iheartmedia inc. kansas city missouri kcmo 710 kcmo is now at 810 am ; 710 am is now whb 1953 1983 owned by cumulus media kcmo fm 94.9 1953 1983 owned by cumulus media omaha wow 590 now kxsp 1951 1983 owned by e.w. scripps company wow fm 92.3 now kezo fm 1951 1983 owned by e.w. scripps company syracuse new york when 620 1954 1976 owned by iheartmedia bridgeport michigan wnem 1250 now whhq 2004 2013 owned by ave maria communications business deals edit meredith corporation has through acquisitions and strategic partnerships transformed the company into a 360 degree media and marketing powerhouse serving the largest audience of female adults of any media company in the united states . john s. zieser chief development officer has led the company on these business activities from the acquisition of the parents family circle and fitness brands from european media conglomerate bertelsmann in 2005 to the more recent acquisition of several digital and mobile companies which led to expansion of meredith s high growth business to business integrated marketing division to large strategic licensing relationships with walmart and realogy relating to the better homes and gardens brand . john zieser also leads and manages the acceleration of meredith s consumer brands overseas through over 35 licensing partnerships with leading media partners around the globe . in march 2012 meredith completed the acquisition of allrecipes.com from reader s digest association for 175 million . 21 22 in october 2014 meredith announced a 10 year licensing agreement with martha stewart living omnimedia to acquire the rights to martha stewart living martha stewart weddings and marthastewart.com . 23 24 in november 2014 a month after inking the licensing deal with martha stewart living omnimedia meredith acquired mywedding.com . 6 see also edit new media strategies list of united states magazines references edit http www.nytimes.com 2015 04 22 business media meredith publisher of magazines lays off 100 as it reorganizes.html ref media miller center of public affairs university of virginia . american president woodrow wilson edwin t. meredith secretary of agriculture . retrieved 2010 12 12 . nndb . edwin t. meredith . retrieved 2010 12 12 . http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories meredith corporation history meredith significantly increases its digital scale with acquisition of allrecipes.com world s top food website from reader s digest association nyse mdp . ir.meredith.com . retrieved 2015 08 25 . a b meredith adds to growing presence in wedding marketplace with acquisition of rapidly growing mywedding.com brand nyse mdp . ir.meredith.com . retrieved 2015 08 25 . meredith expands digital capabilities with acquisition of selectable media . prnewswire . january 6 2015 . retrieved january 7 2015 . bill mickey 2015 01 28 . meredith buys shape from ami for 60 million . folio . retrieved 2015 03 09 . lauria peter february 13 2013 . time warner in talks with meredith on magazines source . reuters group . retrieved 20 february 2013 . media general to buy meredith corp. for 2.4 billion . the wall street journal . september 8 2015 . retrieved 8 september 2015 . http ir.meredith.com releasedetail.cfm releaseid 653206 http ir.meredith.com releasedetail.cfm releaseid 883401 pursell chris january 2008 . meredith speeds up better rollout . tv week . retrieved january 19 2011 . meredith to expand tv portfolio with deal to add stations in phoenix st. louis meredith press release december 23 2013 . brown lisa february 28 2014 . meredith corp. closes on 177 million purchase of kmov . st. louis post dispatch . retrieved february 28 2014 . gannett sander complete phoenix sale tvnewscheck retrieved 19 june 2014 . malone michael 19 june 2014 . meredith to acquire wggb springfield mass . . broadcasting & cable . retrieved 9 september 2014 . staff . media general lin sell stations in 5 markets . a b swartz kristi e. january 18 2011 . parent of cbs atlanta to take over operations of peachtree tv . atlanta journal constitution . retrieved january 18 2011 . http articles.orlandosentinel.com 1997 01 25 business 9701241771 1 wcpx