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Kelly Broadcasting

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Kelly Broadcasting
FormerlyCentral Valley Broadcasting Company
IndustryBroadcast holding company
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
Defunct1999 (1999)
FateStations acquired by Hearst-Argyle Television
SuccessorHearst-Argyle Television
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Sacramento and Seattle
OwnerKelly and Hansen family

Kelly Broadcasting Company (also known as Kelly Broadcasting) was an American broadcast holding company that owned KCRA-TV and KQCA in Sacramento/Stockton. Kelly Broadcasting sold the stations (including the flagship station) to Hearst-Argyle Television in 1999.

History

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Kelly and Hansen family began founded in 1944 as Central Valley Broadcasting Company, with the launch of the Sacramento FM radio station KCRA-FM (now KYMX) in 1947.[1] In 1955, it launched the television station KCRA-TV in Sacramento and purchased KCRA-AM (now KIFM), making it the pair of stations. It later purchased Seattle television station KCPQ from Clover Park School District, and became an independent station.[2]

In 1994, KQCA entered a local marketing agreement with Kelly-owned KCRA-TV. In 1999, the Kelly television stations sold to New York City-based Hearst-Argyle Television.

Stations

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Television stations

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City of license / Market Station Channel Years owned Current status
Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto, CA KCRA-TV 3 1955–1999 NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television
KQCA 58 1994–1999[a] dual The CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Hearst Television
Seattle/Tacoma, WA KCPQ 13 1980–1998 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
  1. ^ KQCA was owned by a privately held company but Kelly operated through a local marketing agreement.

References

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  1. ^ "KCRA-FM" (PDF). p. 25. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Kelly bought Seattle station". QZVX. Retrieved 8 October 2023.