Stations

KRON-TV, Channel 4, San Francisco, CA – The latest acquisition into the Young Broadcasting stable, KRON is the most-watched station in the San Francisco Bay area and is closely tied to its community. Young Broadcasting has become a major player on the West Coast, with stations in both San Francisco and Los Angeles.

WBNX-TV, Channel 55, Cleveland, OH – WBNX-TV was originally an independent station in the #13 ranked DMA in the country. With the help of Adam Young, Inc. the station is now a full-fledged Warner Bros. affiliate, and is a formidable player in the Cleveland market. Thanks to ultra-strong programming from the network to help foster numbers and the help of the phenomenon that is Pokemon, this station is now a force to be reckoned with in a very active market.

WKRN, Channel 2, Nashville, TN – Named Tennessee’s “Outstanding News Operation” for a third consecutive year by the Associated Press, WKRN-TV has been a key source of news and information for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky viewers for nearly 45 years. The station broadcasts more than 28 hours of locally produced news and sports programming each week, keeping itself closely tied to the community. With the recent influx of major professional sports in Nashville, the National Football League’s Titans (formerly known as the Oilers) and the National Hockey League’s Predators, NEWS 2 has also expanded its sports coverage.

WTEN-TV, Channel 10, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY – For sixteen years now WTEN-TV has been the primary sponsor of the Children’s Miracle Network’s Weekend of Champions, which benefits the largest children’s hospital in the Northeast. This yearly appearance at the telethon also lead to “Children First,” the station’s annual award-winning campaign that focuses on issues affecting area children. WTEN was also the first Albany station to install StormTracker technology in 1997.

WRIC-TV, Channel 8, Richmond, VA – WRIC-TV in Richmond has always been extremely active toward meeting the needs of its community. The station recently began the “A Child Waiting” program to find foster and adoptive homes for area children. WRIC is also a leader in delivering news viewers, at it broadcasts the #1 newscast for the market at 6PM Monday – Friday.

WATE-TV, Channel 6, Knoxville, TN – Utilizing the huge popularity of The University of Tennessee Football team, WATE-TV premiered a weekly “Big Orange Tailgate” series that originated from a local restaurant to involve the community with its activities. The station also recently received a slew of awards, including: The Gabriel Award for best news documentary; The Excalibur Award for WATE’s ongoing health reports and annual “Relay for Life” sponsorship; The Edward R. Murrow Award; and The Associated Press Tennessee Broadcasters award for best sports talk show.

WBAY-TV, Channel 2, Green Bay-Appleton, WI – WBAY-TV has always set the standard in the local community for news and sports coverage. The station was awarded the Cerebral Palsy “Board of Directors” Awards for the support it provides yearly for its CP Telethon. The CP Telethon is the longest-running, completely local telethon broadcast in the United States. The station, through an exclusive partnership with Crimestoppers, Inc., airs information on unsolved area crimes, asking viewers to call-in anonymously.

KWQC-TV, Channel 6, Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, IA – One of the top rated NBC affiliates in the country, KWQC-TV has been the Quad Cities news leader since its inception in 1949. The station delivers a larger news audience than all of its competitors combined year after year. In 1999, KWQC was involved in well over 100 different community events and activities, fostering localism in that market. A series of “Race for the Cure” events helped raise over $300,000 for breast cancer research – a local record.

WLNS-TV, Channel 6, Lansing, MI – Always Michigan’s local news leader, WLNS-TV recently formed a partnership with Farm Bureau Insurance to acquire a Doppler radar system for the region. The Stormtracker technology provides a public safety initiative that is vital to the local community. Two years ago, President Bill Clinton held a town hall meeting in Lansing and invited WLNS-TV anchorperson Jane Aldrich to mediate. Also interested in protecting the future of Lansing, the station has organized a coalition of business leaders and a campaign aimed at building public support to keep General Motors in the community (GM is a significant employer in the region, with over 15,000 employees.)

KELO-TV, Channel 11, Sioux Falls, SD – Known in the area as KELO-Land TV, KELO was the first station in South Dakota and also the first to offer news in the region. As the hazards associated with severe weather are a concern in the area, KELO-Land TV recently purchased its own Doppler 2000 radar system. The station also recently received the Edward R. Murrow Award for its spot news coverage. As the undisputed leader in local sports, KELO-TV covers more live sporting events than all of its competitors combined including local high school basketball and football games, and Agustana college football and basketball match-ups. KELO-TV further serves the South Dakota area with its three satellite stations: KPLO-TV, KCLO-TV, and KDLO-TV.

KLFY-TV, Channel 10, Lafayette, LA – For 45 years KLFY-TV has been serving the needs of its Acadiana Cajun community. It is consistently the market’s dominant station, and is also very involved with the needs of its viewers. On behalf of its younger viewers, KLFY-TV is the media sponsor of the Lafayette Children’s Museum and originates four live half-hour programs from the museum each year.

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