NBC Owned Television Stations

NBC Owned Television Stations

Type	division
Industry	Broadcasting
Key people	Valari Staab, president[1]
Owner	NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations[2] (NBC Broadcasting) (Comcast)[3]
Divisions	11 TV stations New England Cable News[2] Cozi TV LXTV Skycastle Entertainment
Website	nbcstations.com

NBC Owned Television Stations (formerly NBC Local Media & NBC Television Stations Division (TVSD)^[4]) is the division of NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations (NBCUniversal), a subsidiary of Comcast that oversees their owned-and-operated television stations, Cozi TV network, LXTV and Skycastle Entertainment, its in-house marketing and promotion company.

History

NBC Television Stations Division

NBC's owned and operated television stations group was formed by National Broadcasting Company (NBCUniversal's name at the time) as "NBC Television Stations Division (TVSD)".

In 1997, NBC and LIN Television Corporation formed Station Venture Holdings with Lin's KXAS and NBC's KNSD.^[5]

NBC Local Media

In 2006, NBC sold four stations from its smallest markets. In November 2007, TVSD changed its name to NBC Local Media. In March 2008, Local Media decided to focus on growing websites and the top ten market stations placing WTVJ in Miami and WVIT in Hartford up for sale.^[6]

LXTV was acquired in January 2008 by Local Media^[7] followed in March by the purchased of Skycastle Entertainment, Local Media's former outside sales and marketing firm.^[8] After NBC Weather Plus was shut down in late 2008, WNBC launched a replacement programming of local information, news and livestyle as NBC New York Nonstop in March 2009 using LXTV programs.^[9] In January 2009, Local Media and Fox Television Stations set up a local news sharing service starting with their Philadelphia stations after testing since the summer of 2008. Footage will be made available to other local media.^[10] On July 29, 2009, NBC Local Integrated Media replaced the standard station extension websites with city centric websites using nbccity.com web addresses.^[11]

In February 2010, the NBC stations launched a new website, theFeast.com, a restaurant news, blog and aggregate critic feature.^[12] Additional vertical websites were also launched including The Goods and The 20. Stations are encouraged by Local Media to develop their own specialized websites. The 20 is for the top special interest articles and the Goods is a group buying website launched in May.^[13]

In late 2010 and early 2011, eight more NBC O&O stations adopted the Nonstop digital subchannel format including the three California as one network. Each stations' Nonstop subchannel has eight hours of local programming along with core programming from affiliated production company's, LXTV: Talk Stoop, First Look and Open House.^[14]

NBC Owned Television Stations

In the Summer 2011, the company started to sell national advertising on behalf of affiliated cable channel, New England Cable News (NECN).^[15] In June, Local Media's new president. Valari Staab. renamed the company to NBC Owned Television Stations (NBCOTS).^[1]

On November 3, 2011, NBCOTS announced that its seven local Nonstop subchannels would become a single national network, Nonstop Network. The Network will also add its stations that currently do not have a Nonstop subchannel and beyond to other markets.^[16] A NBC executive indicated that the independent formatted Nonstop channels were doing well but needed separate 24/7 programming. The Network will have day time retro reruns and evening livestyle shows. Local stations will be able to pre-empt the national programming. By July 2012, NBC was also considering renaming the Network to "Bob TV" or some other name.^[17]

With Comcast purchasing controlling interest from GE of NBCUniversal in 2011, NBC stations were required by the Federal Communications Commission to develop partnership agreements with nonprofit news organizations.^[13] TheFeast website was transferred to NBCU affiliate DailyCandy.com in November.^[18] In December, four NBC stations indicated their non-profit news partners with the partnership modeled after KNSD and Voice of San Diego's preexisting one.^[19]

With the success of the NECN advertising partnership in April 2012, the division and the Comcast Sports Group extended the partnership nationwide with four additional markets where there are both a Comcast SportsNet channel and a NBC-owned station (New England, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest and Philadelphia).^[15] On October 24, 2012, NBCOTS announced it will relaunch the NBC Nonstop network as Cozi TV, which will feature classic TV shows, movies and original programming.^[20]

In February 2013, LIN Media pulled out of its Station Venture Operations joint venture with NBCUniversal as part of a corporate reorganization, giving NBC 100% ownership of the venture's two stations, KNSD and KXAS-TV.^[21]

In July 2013, NBCOTS and Telemundo's O&Os station groups were brought together under a newly formed division, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations under NBC TV Station president Valari Staab, with NECN was transferred into NBC Stations.^[2]

With four NBC stations already having 4 PM newscasts, in late May the remaining fours stations, WNBC, KNBC, WTVJ and WVIT, added 4 PM news.^[22]

On January 7, 2016, NBCOTS announced that it would launch an NBC O&O in Boston on January 1, 2017, replacing WHDH. ^[23] It was originally rumored that NBC would air primary on a WNEU channel, however on November 1, it was announced that NBC will air on it's current translator WBTS-LD (acquired from WNEU's former operator ZGS Communications) with WNEU airing on it's DT2 channel for the New Hampshire side of the DMA.^[24][25][26]

Stations

Stations are listed in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

Current

**: indicate a station built and signed on by NBC.

Former

Notes:

• ¹ NBC sold controlling interest (51 percent) of WKYC-TV to Multimedia, Inc. in 1991. Multimedia was purchased in whole by Gannett Company (predecessor of Tegna, Inc.) in 1995; Gannett purchased NBC's remaining shares (49 percent) in 1999.

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations is a station holding division with two groups, NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo Station Group.

History

In July 2013, NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo's O&Os stations to form a new division, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations under NBC TV Station president Valari Staab.^[2]

Telemundo Station Group

**: a station built and signed on by Telemundo.

1. ↑ NBCUniversal holds the license to this station, although it is operated by Serestar Communications.
2. ↑ This station was jointly owned by Ensaness Communications from 1996 to 2003.
3. ↑ Since 2014, WKAQ also carries a mainly WNBC-sourced NBC affiliate, NBC Puerto Rico, in English on their DT3 channel.

Station Venture Holdings

Station Venture Holdings, LLC was a venture between NBC and LIN Television Corporation^[27] that included Station Venture Operations, LP that operates two NBC affiliated television stations -- KNSD and KXAS-TV.^[28] These stations when in the JV were considered owned and operated stations as NBC holds a majority stake in the venture.^[29]

History

The venture began in 1997, when LIN sold a controlling interest in KXAS to NBC, and NBC contributed KNSD to the resulting partnership. Owing to their controlling stake in the partnership, NBC took operational control of both stations^[5] In February 2013, LIN Media pulled out of its Station Venture Operations joint venture with NBCUniversal as part of a corporate reorganization, giving NBC 100% ownership of KXAS and KNSD. LIN paid NBC around $100 million to allow for the transaction.^[21]

References

1. 1 2 Jessell, Harry A. (June 17, 2011). "It's Now 'NBC Owned Television Stations'". TV News Check.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
2. 1 2 3 4 "NBC's Owned Stations Reorganize". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved August 5, 2013. 
3. 1 2 "Ted Harbert, Chairman, NBC Broadcasting, NBCUniversal". Broadcasting and Cable. Retrieved October 29, 2012. 
4. ↑ Bergman, Cory (November 13, 2007). "NBC stations change name to 'Local Media'". LostRemote. AdWeek. AdWeek Blog Network. Retrieved April 9, 2015. 
5. 1 2 Myerson, Allen R. (October 23, 1997). "Hicks, Muse, Aided by NBC, Sweetens Lin Television Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2013. 
6. ↑ Greppi, Michele (March 19, 2008). "NBC Puts Two Owned Stations on Block". TV Week. Retrieved 23 August 2012. 
7. ↑ McCarthy, Caroline. "NBC division acquires Web video site LX.tv". CNET. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
8. ↑ Malone, Michael (March 5, 2008). "NBC Local Media Acquires Marketing Outfit Skycastle Entertainment". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 24 August 2012. 
9. ↑ Whitney, Daisy (March 2009). "NBC Goes 'Nonstop' on Subchannel". tvweek.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 
10. ↑ Greppi, Michele (November 2008). "Fox, NBC Stations Form Local News Service". TV Week.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
11. ↑ Bachman, Katy (July 29, 2009). "NBC Local Launches 10 City Sites". Ad Week.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
12. ↑ Kludt, Amanda (February 18, 2010). "NBC Launches Feast, a Food Blog and Meta Data Site". Eater.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012. 
13. 1 2 Krasilovsky, Peter (June 2, 2011). "NBC's Sean Monzet: NBC O&O Sites Focus on Verticals, Social and Hyperlocal". Local Media Watch. Retrieved 23 August 2012. 
14. ↑ Malone, Michael (2010-10-21). "Exclusive: NBC Local Media Sets 'Nonstop' Launch Dates". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 
15. 1 2 Rubino, Lindsay (April 16, 2012). "NBC Owned Stations, Comcast Sports Group Strike Ad Sales Partnership". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
16. ↑ "NBC Reinvents Nonstop As National Diginet". TVNewsCheck. November 3, 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 
17. ↑ "Bob TV? NBCU Rolls Local News Channels Into New National Network". The Wrap News. July 11, 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 
18. ↑ Caskey, Melissa (Nov 8, 2011). "The Feast: From NBC to DailyCandy". LA Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2012. 
19. ↑ Eggerton, John (December 6, 2011). "NBC-Owned TV Stations Select Non-Profit Content Partners". Broadcastng & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved September 8, 2016. 
20. ↑ Jessell, Harry A. (October 24, 2012). "It's Official: NBC Stations Getting Cozi". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved October 25, 2012. 
21. 1 2 "LIN exits NBC joint venture, plans reorg". RBR.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013. 
22. ↑ Eck, Kevin (January 4, 2016). "4 NBC Stations to Launch Afternoon Newscast". TV Spy. Adweek Network. Retrieved September 12, 2016. 
23. ↑ "NBCU Launching NBC O&O in Boston Next Year". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 7 January 2016. 
24. ↑ "NBC Boston Launches Jan. 1 on Channel 10 on Most Providers". NECN. NBCUniversal Media LLC. Retrieved 2 November 2016. 
25. ↑ "NBC's New Boston O&O, WBTS, Sets Lineup". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 2 November 2016. 
26. ↑ "Where you can find the new NBC Boston on your remote". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 November 2016. 
27. 1 2 Nesi, Ted (May 11, 2009). "LIN TV mulls layoffs amid sales slump". Providence Business News. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
28. ↑ "Company Overview of Station Venture Operations Lp". Company profiles. Business Week. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 
29. ↑ "NBCUniversal 2011Annual Report/ 10K" (PDF). NBCUniversal. Retrieved November 15, 2012. 

External links

• nbcstations.com