verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message hearst television inc. type subsidiary industry broadcast television television production founded 1997 by a merger of hearst broadcasting and argyle television holdings ii headquarters new york city new york united states area served united states nationwide key people jordan wertlieb president products broadcast television revenue us 785.4 million 2006 operating income us 228.8 million 2006 net income us 98.7 million 2006 number of employees approx . 3000 full time parent hearst corporation website www.hearst.com broadcasting hearst television inc. formerly hearst argyle television is a broadcasting company in the united states owned by the new york city based hearst corporation . it holds joint ventures in television production with nbcuniversal television distribution although most of the stations it owns are affiliated with abc . from 1998 to mid 2009 the company traded its common stock on the new york stock exchange under the symbol htv . hearst argyle was formed in 1997 with the merger of hearst corporation s broadcasting division and stations owned by argyle television holdings ii 1 which is partially related to the company of the same name who in 1994 sold its stations to new world communications stations that eventually became fox owned stations . hearst s involvement in broadcasting dates to the 1920s . in terms of audience reach hearst is the largest group owner of abc affiliated stations and the second largest group owner of nbc affiliates . citation needed hearst owned abc affiliates in national football league markets simulcast monday night football games from espn that involve these teams espn is 20 % owned by hearst the rest being owned by abc s parent the walt disney company . other hearst owned stations also carry espn aired nfl games even though they are affiliated with other networks like wbal tv baltimore s nbc affiliate . in june 2009 the hearst corporation announced that it would purchase substantially all of the stock not held by hearst . hearst argyle television then dropped argyle from its name and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the hearst corporation . 2 contents 1 digital television 2 hearst owned stations 2.1 television stations 2.2 radio stations 3 stations formerly owned by hearst and or argyle ii 3.1 television stations 3.2 radio stations 4 references 5 external links digital television edit in february 2009 hearst argyle announced that its stations except for kitv and its satellites in hawaii which had already completed their transition to digital and wptz in plattsburgh new york and wnne in hartford vermont which followed the other champlain valley in transitioning on february 17 2009 would comply with the new dtv transition date of june 12 2009 . hearst owned stations edit hearst argyle television logo 2007 2009 currently hearst owns a total of 32 television stations twelve nbc affiliates fourteen abc affiliates two cbs affiliates two cw affiliates one mynetworktv affiliate and one independent station . through digital multicasts hearst also operates one additional abc affiliate and two additional cw affiliates ; most of the company s other subchannels broadcast either weigel broadcasting s me tv or tribune broadcasting s this tv through national affiliation deals along with being charter carriers of weigel s two newest concepts heroes & icons and movies . on december 1 2014 hearst s kcci added mynetworktv programming in primetime for their new dt3 subchannel ; h & i programming airs throughout the day . hearst also owns two radio stations in baltimore the last remaining from the company divesting most of their radio assets after the telecommunications act of 1996 went into effect . candy altman at the 68th annual peabody awards for hearst argyle television commitment 2008 all hearst owned stations uses project economy during most business segments . in addition all hearst owned stations also use the commitment banner for all political news coverage leading up to the local national and statewide elections in lieu of a localized version of the network s political segment . hearst also maintains a washington d.c. bureau for their stations customized to each of their brandings with sally kidd as the on air reporter for the bureau . operation high school is hearst s branding in most markets for coverage of local high school sports . until 2009 three of hearst s television stations kcwe wmor tv and wpbf and its two radio stations wbal radio and wiyy were owned by hearst broadcasting inc. an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the hearst corporation through which hearst ultimately controlled hearst argyle television as opposed to hearst argyle itself ; hearst argyle still operated these stations under a management services agreement . these stations were transferred to hearst television shortly after its privatization . 3 4 on august 20 2014 it was announced that hearst television would acquire wvtm in birmingham alabama and wjcl in savannah georgia from media general who must divest the stations to proceed with their acquisition of lin media . 5 6 television stations edit stations are listed alphabetically by state and city of license . note indicates a station that was built and signed on by hearst . indicates a station owned by pulitzer prior to its acquisition by hearst argyle in 1999 . city of license market station channel tv rf owned since network affiliation birmingham tuscaloosa anniston al wvtm tv 13 13 2014 nbc fort smith fayetteville rogers ar khbs 40 21 1996 abc the cw dt2 khog tv satellite of khbs 29 15 1996 abc the cw dt2 sacramento stockton modesto kcra tv 3 35 1999 nbc kqca 58 46 2000 mynetworktv salinas monterey santa cruz ca ksbw 8 8 1998 nbc abc dt2 daytona beach orlando clermont fl wesh 2 11 1999 nbc wkcf 18 17 2006 the cw lakeland tampa st. petersburg fl wmor tv 32 19 1996 independent tequesta west palm beach fl wpbf 25 16 1997 abc savannah georgia wjcl 22 22 2014 abc des moines kcci 8 8 1999 cbs louisville wlky 32 26 1999 cbs new orleans wdsu 6 43 1999 nbc poland spring portland me wmtw 8 8 2004 abc baltimore wbal tv 11 11 1948 nbc boston wcvb tv 5 20 1986 abc jackson mississippi wapt 16 21 1995 abc kansas city missouri kmbc tv 9 29 1982 abc kcwe 29 31 2006 1 the cw omaha ketv 7 20 1999 abc manchester new hampshire wmur tv 9 9 2001 abc albuquerque santa fe koat tv 7 7 1999 abc plattsburgh n.y. burlington vt wptz 5 14 1998 nbc the cw dt2 winston salem greensboro high point wxii tv 12 31 1999 nbc cincinnati wlwt 5 35 1997 nbc oklahoma city koco tv 5 7 1997 abc lancaster harrisburg york lebanon wgal 8 8 1999 nbc pittsburgh wtae tv 4 51 1958 abc greenville spartanburg asheville anderson wyff 4 36 1999 nbc hartford vt hanover n.h. wnne semi satellite of wptz 31 25 1998 nbc milwaukee wisn tv 12 34 1955 abc other notes 1 kcwe in kansas city has been managed by hearst since its sign on in 1996 . radio stations edit am station fm station city of license market station owned since current format baltimore wbal 1090 1935 news talk wiyy 97.9 1960 active rock alternative rock classic rock stations formerly owned by hearst and or argyle ii edit television stations edit city of license market station channel tv rf years owned current ownership status honolulu kitv 4 40 1995 2015 abc affiliate owned by sjl broadcasting hilo hawaii khvo satellite of kitv 4 18 1995 2015 abc affiliate owned by sjl broadcasting wailuku hawaii kmau satellite of kitv 4 29 1995 2015 abc affiliate owned by sjl broadcasting grand rapids kalamazoo battle creek mi wzzm 4 13 1995 1997 abc affiliate owned by tegna buffalo new york wgrz 2 33 1995 1997 nbc affiliate owned by tegna dayton ohio wdtn 1 2 50 1981 1998 nbc affiliate owned by media general providence r.i. new bedford ma wnac tv 2 64 12 1995 1998 fox affiliate owned by super towers inc. operated under lma by media general clarksburg weston w.v. wboy tv 12 12 2001 nbc affiliate owned by west virginia media holdings new england region necn various 1992 2009 cable only regional news channel owned by nbcuniversal first hearst argyle television logo from 1997 to 2007 . notes 1 wdtn was an abc affiliate under hearst during its ownership ; lin switched the station s affiliation back to nbc in 2004 . 2 wnac tv was owned by argyle but operated from 1996 to 2001 by clear channel communications under a local marketing agreement lma with wpri tv which clear channel owned at the time . in addition to the above hearst argyle never owned wzzm or wgrz . those two stations were divested by one of the company s predecessors argyle television holdings ii several months prior to the merger with hearst broadcasting . the years owned information reflects the years of ownership by argyle television holdings ii . and wdtn was the only formerly owned television station that was owned directly by hearst prior to the merger . radio stations edit a partial listing am stations fm stations market station years owned current ownership phoenix ktar 620 1999 2001 owned by bonneville international kmvp 860 1999 2001 owned by bonneville international kklt 98.7 now kmvp fm 1999 2001 owned by bonneville international los angeles kehe 780 now kabc 790 1935 1939 owned by cumulus media san francisco kya 1260 now ksfb 1934 1942 owned by ihr educational broadcasting louisville wlky 970 now wgtk 1999 2000 owned by salem communications new york city wgbs wins 1010 1931 1946 owned by cbs radio kernersville winston salem greensboro high point wxii 830 now wtru 1999 2000 owned by truth broadcasting corporation oklahoma city koma 1480 now kokc 1520 1936 1939 owned by tyler media group pittsburgh wcae wryt wtae 1250 now wpgp 1931 1997 owned by salem media group wcae fm wryt fm wtae fm wxkx whtx wvty 96.1 now wkst fm 1960 1997 owned by iheartmedia inc. austin know 1500 now ktae 1490 1936 1939 owned by reo radio group san antonio ktsa 550 1936 1939 owned by bmp radio waco waco 1420 now kcle 1460 1936 1939 owned by m & m broadcasters milwaukee wisn 1130 1928 1997 owned by iheartmedia inc. wisn fm wlpx wbtt wltq 97.3 now wrnw 1961 1997 owned by iheartmedia inc. references edit rathbun elizabeth a. hearst stocks up on argyles ; merged tv group with 14 stations 11.6 % coverage is valued at 1.8 billion . broadcasting & cable . march 31 1997 . highbeam research . february 17 2011 . hearst moves on merger broadcasting & cable june 3 2009 explanation to fcc of hearst argyle privatization pdf . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . may 18 2009 . retrieved august 31 2012 . explanation to fcc of hearst reorganization pdf . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . july 29 2009 . retrieved august 31 2012 . media general lin sell stations in 5 markets . tvnewscheck . august 20 2014 . retrieved august 20 2014 . malone michael august 20 2014 . media general lin divest stations in five markets . broadcasting & cable . retrieved august 20 2014 . external links edit official website v t e hearst daily newspapers the advocate times union beaumont enterprise connecticut post edwardsville intelligencer greenwich time houston chronicle huron daily tribune laredo morning times midland daily news midland reporter telegram the news times plainview daily herald san antonio express news san francisco chronicle seattlepi.com weekly newspapers la voz de houston magazines united states car and driver cosmopolitan country living elle elle decor esquire food network magazine good housekeeping harper s bazaar harper by harper s bazaar house beautiful marie claire