Paramount Stations Group

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Paramount Stations Group (sometimes abbreviated as PSG) was a television broadcasting company that was renamed from the TVX Broadcast Group in 1991 after Paramount Pictures gained full ownership of the group. At the time, it owned several Fox affiliates (KRRT, WLFL-TV and WTXF-TV) and independent stations (KTXA, KTXH and WDCA). Shortly thereafter, the group began its expansion with its purchase of then-Fox affiliate WKBD from Cox Enterprises in 1993.

After Viacom (which owned several "Big Three" network affiliates) purchased Paramount in 1993 (with the purchase finalized in 1994), it entered into a joint venture with Chris-Craft Industries to launch the United Paramount Network (UPN). PSG's independent stations (KTXA, KTXH and WDCA) and some of its Fox affiliates (KRRT and WKBD) flipped to UPN, while other stations were sold to other companies (WTXF was sold directly to Fox, while WLFL was sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group and KRRT to Jet Broadcasting). PSG then sold off its "Big Three" network affiliates and acquired several additional UPN-affiliate stations during the mid-to-late 1990s. PSG's parent company Viacom eventually bought out Chris-Craft's stake in UPN in 2000; Chris-Craft, in turn, sold its television stations to the Fox Television Stations Group in 2001.

In 2001, after Viacom purchased the CBS network, PSG was combined with the CBS O&O stations to form the Viacom Television Stations Group. Today, that group is called the CBS Television Stations Group.

Current DMA# Market Station Years Owned Current Affiliation/Owner
4. Philadelphia WTXF-TV 29 1991-1995 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
WPSG 57 1995-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
6. Fort Worth-Dallas KTXA 21 1991-2001 Independent owned by CBS Corporation
7. Boston, Massachusetts WSBK-TV 38 1995-2001 Independent owned by CBS Corporation
8. Washington, DC WDCA 20 1991-2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Fox
9. Atlanta, Georgia WUPA 69 1995-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
10. Houston, Texas KTXH 20 1991-2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Fox
11. Detroit, Michigan WKBD 50 1993-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
12. St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida WTOG 44 1996-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
14. Tacoma-Seattle, Washington KSTW 11 1997-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
16. Miami, Florida WBFS-TV 33 1995-2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
20. Sacramento, California KMAX-TV 31 1998-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
21. St. Louis, Missouri KMOV 4 1994-1997 CBS affiliate owned by Belo Corporation
22. Jeannette-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WNPA-TV 19
(now WPCW)		 1998-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
25. Indianapolis, Indiana WNDY-TV 23 1999-2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by LIN Television
28. New Britain-Hartford-New Haven WVIT 30 1994-1997 NBC owned-and-operated (O&O)
29. Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville WLFL-TV 22 1991-1994 CW affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
32. Columbus, Ohio WWHO 53 1997-2001 CW affiliate owned by LIN Television
37. Kerrville-San Antonio, TX KRRT 35
(now KMYS)		 1991-1995 MyNetworkTV affiliate
owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
38. West Palm Beach, Florida WTVX 34 1997-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
(Sale pending to Cerberus Capital Management)
42. Norfolk, Virginia WGNT 27 1997-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
45. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KAUT-TV 43 1998-2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate
owned by the New York Times Company
(Sale pending to Oak Hill Capital)
51. Providence, Rhode Island WLWC 28 1997-2001 CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation
(Sale pending to Cerberus Capital Management)
54. New Orleans, Louisiana WUPL 54 1997-2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Belo Corporation
56. Albany-Schenectady-Troy WNYT 13 1994-1996 NBC affiliate owned by Hubbard Broadcasting
67. Wichita, Kansas KSCC 36
(now KMTW)		 2001 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Clear Channel
(Station for sale, currently awaiting new buyer)
78. Rochester, New York WHEC-TV 10 1994-1996 NBC affiliate owned by Hubbard Broadcasting
81. Shreveport, Louisiana-Texarkana, Texas KSLA-TV 12 1994-1995 CBS affiliate owned by Raycom Media
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