Raycom Media

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Raycom Media
Type Private
Founded 1992
Headquarters Montgomery, Alabama
Area served United States (Nationwide)
Key people Paul McTear
(President & CEO)
Wayne Daugherty
(Executive VP & COO)
Industry Broadcast Television
Television Production
Products Raycom Sports,
Broadview Media, etc.
Employees 4,200
Website www.raycommedia.com

Raycom Media is a broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Although Raycom dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations.

In 1994, Ellis bought Raycom Sports, a sports marketing firm that had revolutionized the industry in only 15 years of existence. Two years later, Ellis was sold to a media group funded by Retirement Systems of Alabama, who had bought Aflac's broadcast division a few months earlier. The two groups merged to form Raycom Media. In 1998, Raycom merged with Malrite Communications, owner of five stations in the South and Midwest.

In August 2005 it acquired The Liberty Corporation [1]and in the process sold a dozen of its stations to Barrington Broadcasting.[2] The merger closed at the start of 2006.

On November 12, 2007, Raycom announced its intention to acquire the television broadcasting properties of Lincoln National Corporation's Lincoln Financial Media -- three television stations (see table below), plus Lincoln Financial Sports -- for $583 million. [3] Once the acquisitions are finalized, Lincoln Financial Sports will be officially merged into Raycom Sports.

Raycom currently owns and/or operates nearly 40 television stations, Raycom Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sacramento, California and Mobile, Alabama, Broadview Media, Raycom Post Production and CableVantage.

Raycom Sports is an American syndicator of sports television programs. It is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It was founded in 1979 by a husband and wife, Rick and Dee Ray. Since its inception, it has produced and distributed football and basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference. (It was also once a distributor of games from the Big Ten Conference, as well as the now defunct Southwest Conference.)

Rick Ray was a program manager at WCCB in Charlotte when he proposed that WCCB produce more basketball games. Ray thought that they would be very profitable for WCCB, given North Carolina's reputation as a college basketball hotbed. However, station management turned him down. Not long after setting up shop, Ray put together an early-season basketball tournament which became the Great Alaska Shootout.

Two years later, Raycom made what would prove to be its biggest splash when it teamed up with Jefferson-Pilot Communications to take over production of ACC basketball games. The two companies formed a joint venture, Raycom/JP Sports. In 2006, the name of the partnership changed to Raycom/LF Sports, the "LF" is Lincoln Financial, the marketing name of Lincoln National Corporation, which purchased Jefferson-Pilot that year. As a result of the purchase, Jefferson-Pilot Communications was renamed Lincoln Financial Media. Starting in 2004, the same partnership took over production of syndicated ACC football games; Jefferson-Pilot had produced ACC football alone since 1984.

Unlike other sports syndicators, Raycom controlled nearly all advertising for the broadcast, but paid stations for the airtime. While this was a risky strategy at first, Raycom reaped a huge windfall since ACC games frequently garnered ratings in the 20s and 30s. By a happy coincidence, the ACC's regional territory included several fast-growing markets such as Charlotte, the Piedmont Triad, the Triangle, Hampton Roads, Richmond, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

From 1983 to 1986, Raycom and JP offered a pay-per-view package called "Season Ticket."

In 1994, Raycom Sports merged with Ellis Communications, but remained autonomous, with its own headquarters in Charlotte. When the Retirement Systems of Alabama-led group bought Ellis in 1996, the Raycom name was so well respected that it chose to rename the entire broadcast group Raycom Media.

During each ACC basketball season, the Raycom/LF affiliates have exclusive rights to the game telecasts. ESPN, which buys outer market rights from R/LF, must black out the games in the same markets as the affiliates.

Some of Raycom's current and former announcers include Mike Patrick, Tim Brando, Tom Hammond, Billy Packer, and Bucky Waters.

Raycom has also produced specials on Elvis Presley and other non-sports subjects. It was to have produced Team Racing Auto Circuit auto racing in 2003; however, the league folded before an event could be run.

DMA Rank Market Station ... Channel Number (DT) Network Affiliation Notes
17. Shaker Heights - Lorain -
Cleveland - Akron - Canton		 WOIO 19 (10) CBS
WUAB 43 (28)1 MyNetworkTV Once owned by production company
United Artists and its signal merged
with WKBF-TV in 1975. Channel 61 is
now Univision O&O WQHS-TV.
25. Charlotte WBTV 3 (23) CBS Acquisition pending from
Lincoln Financial Media.
33. Newport - Cincinnati WXIX-TV 19 (29)1 Fox Once owned by Metromedia.
38. West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce WFLX 29 (28)1 Fox
47. Memphis WMC-TV 5 (52)12 NBC Founded by The E.W. Scripps Company,
who currently owns The Commercial Appeal
newspaper. They sold the station in 1993.
48. Louisville WAVE 3 (47)12 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
58. Knoxville WTNZ 43 (34)1 Fox
59. Ashland - Richmond - Petersburg WTVR-TV 6 (25)1 CBS Will likely be spun off when Raycom's
acquisition of the Lincoln Financial Media
television stations is finalized.
WWBT 12 (54) NBC Acquisition pending from
Lincoln Financial Media.
WUPV 65 (47) The CW Owned by Raycom Media through
Southeastern Media Holdings.
68. Tucson - Douglas - Sierra Vista KOLD-TV 13 (32)1 CBS Founded by Country singer-Actor Gene Autry
(1907-1998).
72. Toledo - Findlay WTOL 11 (17) CBS Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
73. Honolulu - Hilo - Wailuku -
Maui - Lihue - Kauai		 KFVE 5 (23)1 MyNetworkTV
KHNL 13 (35)2 /
KHBC-TV 2 (22)2 /
KOGG 15 (16)2		 NBC
79. Cape Girardeau - Paducah -
Harrisburg		 KFVS-TV 12 (57)1 CBS /
The CW
(Digital Only)
WQTV-LP 24 /
WQWQ-LP 9		 The CW Also carried on KFVS-DT2 57.2/12.2.
81. Columbia WIS 10 (41)2 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
82. Shreveport - Texarkana KSLA-TV 12 (17)1 CBS Once owned by Viacom before it merged
with CBS.
83. Huntsville - Decatur WAFF 48 (49)12 NBC
90. Jackson WLBT 3 (9)12 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
94. Baton Rouge WAFB 9 (46)1 CBS
WBXH-CA 39 MyNetworkTV
97. Savannah WTOC-TV 11 (15)1 CBS
100. Charleston WCSC-TV 5 (47) CBS Acquisition pending from
Lincoln Financial Media.
101. Evansville WFIE 14 (46)12 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
103. Myrtle Beach - Florence WMBF-TV 32 NBC A new station -- to take to the air in 2008.
111. Tyler - Longview -
Jacksonville - Lufkin -
Nacogdoches		 KLTV 7 (10)1 ABC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
KTRE 9 (21)
115. Augusta WFXG 54 (51)1 Fox Owned by Raycom Media through
Southeastern Media Holdings.
118. Montgomery - Selma WSFA 12 (14)12 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
128. Columbus WTVM 9 (47) ABC
WXTX 54 (49)1 Fox Owned by Raycom Media through
Southeastern Media Holdings.
135. Wilmington WECT 6 (44)2 NBC
WSFX-TV 26 (30)1 Fox Owned by Raycom Media through
Southeastern Media Holdings.
146. Albany WALB 10 (17)2 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
148. Lubbock KCBD 11 (9)12 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
154. Panama City WPGX 28 (9)1 Fox
160. Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula WLOX 13 (28)1 ABC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.
168. Laurel - Hattiesburg WDAM-TV 7 (28)12 NBC
172. Dothan - Ozark WDFX-TV 34 (33)1 Fox
176. Lake Charles KPLC 7 (8)12 NBC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006. Also serves
the #123 Lafayette, Louisiana market.
182. Jonesboro KAIT 8 (9)1 ABC Acquired with Raycom's acquisition of
Liberty Corporation in 2006.

DMA Rank Market Station Years Owned Currently
44. Albuquerque - Santa Fe KASA-TV 21 1999-2007 Fox network affiliate owned by LIN Television
72. Toledo - Findlay WUPW 36 1996?-1998 Fox network affiliate owned by LIN Television
(Spun off with the purchase of WNWO's owner, Malrite Communications.)
WNWO-TV 2412 1998-2006 NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
(Spun off with the purchase of WTOL's owner, The Liberty Corporation.)
80. Syracuse WSTM-TV 312 1997?-2006 NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
WSTQ-LP 14 2003-2006 The CW network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
81. Columbia WACH 571 1998?-2006 Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
87. Cedar Rapids - Waterloo -
Iowa City - Dubuque		 KWWL 712 1997?-2006 NBC network affiliate owned by Quincy Newspapers
88. Harlingen - Weslaco -
Brownsville - McAllen - Pharr -
Reynosa - Matamoros		 KGBT-TV 4 2006 CBS network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
90. Jackson WJTV 12 1996-1997 CBS network affiliate owned by Media General
93. Colorado Springs - Pueblo KXRM-TV 211 2000-2006 Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
KXTU-LP 57 1999-2006 The CW network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
97. Savannah WSAV-TV 3 1996-1997 NBC network affiliate owned by Media General
114. Sioux Falls - Mitchell -
Aberdeen - Pierre		 KSFY-TV 13 /
KABY-TV 9 /
KPRY-TV 4		 1996-2006 ABC network affiliates owned by Hoak Media Corporation
116. Traverse City - Cheboygan -
Cadillac - Sault Ste. Marie		 WPBN-TV 712 /
WTOM-TV 412		 1996-2006 NBC network affiliates owned by Barrington Broadcasting
135. Wilmington WWAY 3 2006 ABC network affiliate owned by Morris Multimedia
146. Albany WFXL 311 2004-2006 Fox network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
168. Hattiesburg - Laurel WHLT 22 1996-1997 CBS network affiliate owned by Media General
179. Marquette - Escanaba WLUC-TV 612 1997?-2006 NBC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
199. Ottumwa - Kirksville KTVO 31 1996-2006 ABC network affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
KYOU-TV3 N/A Fox network affiliate owned by Ottumwa Media Holdings,
LLC and operated by Barrington Broadcasting
NR Caguas - San Juan - Ponce WLII 114 /
WSUR-TV 94		 1996-2005 Univision owned and operated

Note: Footnotes apply to both categories.

  • 1All of these stations carred the now defunct The Tube Music Network on digital subchannels.
  • 2All NBC network affiliates (except WMBF) also carry NBC Weather Plus on digital subchannels.
  • 3The company had never owned the station but they did operate it under a Local Marketing Agreement.
  • 4The company continuously owned the two stations after Univision began operating them under a Local Marketing Agreement in 2002. Univision later bought the stations outright. Also, WORA-TV in Mayagüez which repeats 95% of WLII/WSUR's programming but operates under a separate owner. WLII & WSUR also operate locally-owned WSTE under an LMA.


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Raycom Media
Corporate Staff
Network Affiliates

ABC Network Affiliates: KAIT · KLTV · KTRE · WLOX · WTVM
CBS Network Affiliates: KFVS · KOLD · KSLA · WAFB · WBTV3 · WCSC3 · WOIO · WTOC · WTOL · WTVR4
The CW Network Affiliates: WQWQ · WUPV1
Fox Network Affiliates: WDFX · WFLX · WFXG1 · WPGX · WSFX1 · WTNZ · WXIX · WXTX1
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KFVE · WBXH · WUAB
NBC Network Affiliates: KCBD · KHNL/KHBC/KOGG  · KPLC · WAFF · WALB · WAVE · WDAM  · WECT · WFIE · WIS · WLBT · WMBF2  · WMC · WSFA · WWBT3

1Raycom Media owns and operates these stations through Southeastern Media Holdings.
2Scheduled to begin broadcasting in 2008.
3Acquisition of these stations from Lincoln Financial Media is awaiting FCC approval.
4Subject to sale once a buyer is found.
Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: 4,200 · Stock Symbol: None, privately held. · Website: www.raycommedia.com
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