- Equity Media Holdings
Infobox Company
name = Equity Media Holdings
type = Public (NASDAQ : [http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuote.asp?symbol=SPTN&selected=EMDA EMDA] )
genre =
foundation = 1998
founder = Gregory W. Fess, Larry E. Morton
location_city =Little Rock, Arkansas
location_country = USA
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key_people = Henry G. Luken (President, CEO); Gregory W. Fess (COO, SVP); Neal Ardman (VP TVOps)
industry =broadcasting
products =
services = TV Stations
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subsid = CASH, Equity Broadcasting
slogan =
homepage = http://emdaholdings.com/index.html
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intl =Equity Media Holdings is a
broadcasting company based inLittle Rock, Arkansas that owns and operates 31television stations across theUnited States . Prior toMarch 30 ,2007 , the company was known as Equity Broadcasting, which is now used for its broadcast station subisdary. The company has a focus onHispanic andAsian American communities in large markets while owning a combination of English-language network affiliates in medium and small markets. In late 2005, Equity launched theRetro Television Network , a programming service with a lineup of "classic" shows from the 1950s-1980s which currently airs in part or full in numerous markets (controversially replacingUPN in one). As noted below, the company has since sold theRetro Television Network .Financial Troubles
However, the company's annual report for 2007, released on April 2, 2008 said that the company is in default on its credit lines, and that if it cannot find additional financing it "will need to cease all or a portion of its operations, seek protection under U.S. bankruptcy laws and regulations, engage in a restructuring or undertake a combination of these and other actions." An earlier indication of Equity's troubles came one month previous, when its board of directors appointed its chairman, Henry Luken, to replace Equity founder Larry Morton as president and CEO. [http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/04/03/daily.11/] Morton remains the chair, president and CEO of Retro Television Network. Additionally, the Retro Television Network was sold to Luken's company, Luken Communications, on
June 25 ,2008 .cite news |first=Robert |last=Marich |title=Equity Media Sells RTN to Ease Crunch |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6573488.html |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=2008-06-26 |accessdate=2008-06-28 ] .Luken Communications continues to operate RTN out of
Little Rock, Arkansas and use Equity's C.A.S.H. system, although Equity is no longer involved with the station directly.C.A.S.H. System
A trait unique to Equity Media Holdings is their usage of a centralized groupwide hub (called by Equity the Central Automated Satellite Hub, or [http://emdaholdings.com/broadcastservices.html C.A.S.H] , system) where all production, programming, and master control is handled from a facility adjacent to the company's headquarters. Though such hubbing is done on regional scales for many groups, no other company has done it to the scale and magnitude of Equity and C.A.S.H.
Various C.A.S.H. stations are available free-to-air throughout
North America onKu band viaGalaxy 18 (123°W) [ [http://www.lyngsat.com/galaxy18.html Galaxy 18 at 123.0°W - LyngSat ] ] or onC band viaGalaxy 3C (95°W). [ [http://www.lyngsat.com/galaxy3c.html Galaxy 3C at 95.0°W - LyngSat ] ]tations
Note: The stations are listed in alphabetical order on the part of their call letters.
1Stations not owned but managed by Equity Media Holdings.
2On
April 4 ,2008 Equity announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (WUVF, WLZE, WEVU, WBSP and WTLE) to Luken Communications, LLC for $8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale. ( [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6548102.html] ) Additionally, onJune 25 ,2008 , Equity disclosed that it was also selling its stations in Amarillo (KEYU, KAMT), Waco (KWKO), Minneapolis (WUMN, WTMS), Oklahoma City (KUOK), and Tulsa (KUTU), as well as itsRetro Television Network , to Luken.Univision Stations*
KEYU -Amarillo, Texas 2
*KLRA -Little Rock, Arkansas
*KUKC-LP -Kansas City, Missouri
* KUOK / KUTU-CA - Oklahoma City/Tulsa, Oklahoma 2
**WJMF-LP -Jackson, Mississippi "(rebroadcaster of KUOK)"
*KUTH -Salt Lake City, Utah ¹
*KUWF-LP -Wichita Falls, Texas
*KXUN-LP - Fort Smith/Fayetteville, Arkansas
*WNYI -Ithaca, New York
*WUDT-CA -Detroit, Michigan
*WUMN-CA -Minneapolis, Minnesota 2
*KWKO-LP -Waco, Texas 2
* WUVF-CA / WLZE-LP - Naples/Fort Myers, Florida 2
** WEVU-CA / WBSP-CA - Fort Myers/Naples, Florida (formerly a UPN affiliate; rebroadcaster of WUVF-CA)2TeleFutura Stations*
KAMT-LP -Amarillo, Texas 2
*WTMS-CA -Minneapolis, Minnesota 2
*KUTF -Salt Lake City, Utah
*WTLE-LP -Fort Myers, Florida 2MyNetworkTV Stations*
KPBI-TV - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas (formerly a WB affiliate)
*KPBI-CA - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas (formerly a Fox affiliate)
* KWBF -Little Rock, Arkansas (formerly a WB affiliate)
*KWBM -Harrison, Arkansas -Springfield, Missouri (formerly a WB affiliate)
*WBLU-LP -Lexington, Kentucky (also a part ofRetro Television Network )
*WGMU -Burlington, Vermont (formerly a UPN affiliate)
*WMQF -Marquette, Michigan (secondary affiliate)
=Fox Stations=*
KBTZ -Butte, Montana
*KLMN -Great Falls, Montana
*KMMF -Missoula, Montana
*WMQF -Marquette, Michigan Retro Television Network Stations*
KCBU -Salt Lake City, Utah
*KEGS-LP -Las Vegas, Nevada
*KFDF-CA - Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas (announced as MyNetworkTV beforeKPBI-TV andKPBI-CA assumed that affiliation)
*KKYK-DT -Little Rock, Arkansas
*KQDK-CA -Denver, Colorado
*KQUP -Spokane, Washington
*KRRI-LP -Reno, Nevada
* KTVC - Roseburg-Eugene, Oregon
*KWCE-LP -Alexandria, Louisiana
* KWWF - Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque-Cedar Rapids, Iowa (formerly a UPN affiliate)
*WBIF -Panama City, Florida
*WBLU-LP -Lexington, Kentucky (also a part ofMyNetworkTV )
*WNGS -Buffalo, New York "(operated byWKBW-TV , an ABC affiliate owned byGranite Broadcasting )"
*WPXS -Mt. Vernon, Illinois -St. Louis, Missouri ¹Other Stations
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KMCC -Laughlin, Nevada - A Multimedios station "(Owned byCranston II ; managed by Equity)"
*KNBX-CA -Las Vegas, Nevada - a repeater for KMCC
*KQCK -Cheyenne, Wyoming - An ABC station
*KUSE-LP -Seattle, Washington - rebroadcastsDaystar Television Network programming, viaKWDK
*WBQM-LP -Brooklyn, New York - ACornerstone Television station "(Acquisition pending)" [http://ir.emdaholdings.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=260358]
*WMBQ-CA -Cranford, New Jersey - AnMTV2 station "(Acquisition pending)" [http://ir.emdaholdings.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=260358]Markets With Stations Coming Soon
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Reno, Nevada (another station)
*West Palm Beach, Florida Other Properties
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Arkansas RiverBlades "(anECHL hockey franchise inLittle Rock, Arkansas ; Equity owns 51% interest in team)"
*Arkansas Twisters "(anaf2 arena football franchise in Little Rock)"See also
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Retro Television Network
*FTA Receiver References
External links
* [http://www.emdaholdings.com/ Equity Media Holdings]
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