Landmark Media Enterprises
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Company type | Private |
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Genre | Technology |
Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | 150 Granby Street Norfolk, Virginia 23510-2075 |
Key people | Charles Watkins (president and CEO) |
Subsidiaries | Dominion Enterprises |
Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (a spinoff of Landmark Communications, Inc.) is a
History
The Norfolk Landmark was established in 1873. It had various editors.[1] K. C. Murray was one of them. He testified in suit against another paper for slander.[2]
Norfolk Newspapers was founded in 1905 as a holding company for the newspaper properties of Samuel L. Slover, including the Norfolk Landmark. They included papers which would eventually become today's Virginian-Pilot.
Frank Batten, Slover's nephew, took over the company in 1955, and changed its name to Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers Inc. in 1957 (reflecting the merger of the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and Portsmouth Star), then to Landmark Communications in 1967.[3] Landmark Media Enterprises was spun off from Landmark Communications in 2008. Landmark is controlled by the Batten family.
Properties
Landmark owns Dominion Enterprises, which provides software as a service and information products to auto dealers, motorcycle dealers, real estate agents, hotels and franchisors. The businesses owned by Dominion Enterprises include DominionDMS, Activator, Dealer Specialties, Cross-Sell, DataOne Software, Prime Street, Franchise Ventures, DX1, ZiiDMS, and Travel Media Group.
Former properties
One of Landmark Communications's holdings was TeleCable Corporation, a cable television service that began in a small Virginia town in the late 1950s. Landmark obtained franchise licenses to operate in about two dozen cities throughout the eastern half of the U.S., including
Landmark's predecessor, Norfolk Newspapers, entered broadcasting in 1930, when it bought Virginia's oldest radio station,
Landmark was an owner of
The company owned
Landmark owned the hobby publisher Antique Trader Publications until its sale to Krause Publications in 1999.[5] In December 2001, Landmark announced it would close its subsidiary Church Impressions, based in Greenville, North Carolina, which published church directories, portraits, and other print and web media products.
Landmark once owned four career training schools that focus on health-related career education: Glendale Career College, Certified Careers Institute, Nevada Career Institute and Virginia Career Institute.
On September 19, 2007, it was announced that Continental Broadband (CB), a Landmark Communications (Landmark Media Enterprises) company, sold its South Florida business unit, WebUnited, to Host.net, the leading provider of data center (colocation) and managed network services in Florida.[6] On May 15, 2009, CB sold its Chicago business unit, ANET, to Cogent Communications, a global Internet service provider. On January 23, 2010, CB divested its Richmond Business Unit, NET Telcos, to Cavalier Telephone, a full-service provider of telecommunications solutions.
In early 2008, the Landmark confirmed that it was exploring the sale of the entire company.
Landmark's best-known media outlet was the Weather Channel, based in
On July 14 of that year, it was announced that WTVF in Nashville, Tennessee would be sold to Bonten Media Group,[9] but that sale did not close. Landmark eventually sold the station to Journal Communications in 2012.[10][11]
In October 2008, the company suspended further sales of its properties, citing the ongoing credit crisis, with the exception of The Virginian-Pilot newspaper.[12]
Landmark sold the
Landmark sold its Maryland newspapers to The Baltimore Sun Media Group on May 1, 2014.[14]
In 2016, Dominion Enterprises sold Dominion Marine Media (BoatTrader.com, YachtWorld.com, Boats.com) to funds advised by Apax Partners. The company is now Boats Group.
In 2017, Dominion Enterprises sold Dominion Web Solutions (CycleTrader.com, RVTrader.com, CommercialTruckTrader.com, EquipmentTrader.com) to Eurazeo and West Street Capital Partners VII, a fund managed by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division. The company is now called Trader Interactive.
On Sept. 12, 2017, CoStar Group agreed to purchase the ForRent apartment advertising division of Dominion Enterprises.
In May 2018, Landmark sold The Virginian-Pilot and its associated publications and websites to Tribune Publishing.
In October 2019, Landmark sold Expedient Data Centers to AMP Capital.
In November 2020, Landmark sold its seven+ remaining Colorado newspapers -- Brighton Standard Blade, Fort Lupton Press, Commerce City Sentinel Express, Metro Advertiser, Canyon Courier, Clear Creek Courant and 285 Hustler to Colorado Community Media.[16][17]
In April 2021, Landmark announced the sale of Homes.com, a unit of its Dominion Enterprises subsidiary, to CoStar Group Inc. for $156 million. [18]
Landmark formerly owned more than 50 community newspapers and special-interest publications in 11 states. That includes seven publications that cover college sports at
Name | U.S. state | Type |
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Anderson News | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Brunswick Beacon | North Carolina | Newspaper |
Carolina Blue | North Carolina | Sports Publication |
Carolina Gateway | South Carolina | Newspaper |
Carrollton News-Democrat | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Casey County News | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Cedar Key Beacon | Florida | Newspaper |
Central Kentucky Homes | Kentucky | Real Estate Magazine |
Central Kentucky News-Journal | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Chester News And Reporter | South Carolina | Newspaper |
Chiefland Citizen | Florida | Newspaper |
Citrus County Chronicle | Florida | Newspaper |
Cynthiana Democrat | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Declaration | Virginia | Newspaper |
Gadsden County Times | Florida | Newspaper |
Gator Bait | Florida | Sports Publication |
Grant County News and Express | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Henry County Local | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Huskers Illustrated | Nebraska | Sports Publication |
Inside Indiana | Indiana | Sports Publication |
Lafollette Press | Tennessee | Newspaper |
Las Vegas Optic | New Mexico | Newspaper |
Lebanon Enterprise | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Los Alamos Monitor | New Mexico | Newspaper |
Morgan County News | Tennessee | Newspaper |
Mt. Vernon Democrat | Indiana | Newspaper |
Oldham Era | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Opinion-Tribune | Iowa | Newspaper |
Owenton News-Herald | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Pageland Progressive-Journal | South Carolina | Newspaper |
Perry County News | Indiana | Newspaper |
Pioneer News | Kentucky | Newspaper |
PLG-TV | Kentucky | Television station |
Red Oak Express | Iowa | Newspaper |
Riverland News | Florida | Newspaper |
Roane County News | Tennessee | Newspaper |
Sentinel-News | Kentucky | Newspaper |
South Marion Citizen | Florida | Newspaper |
Spencer County Journal-Democrat | Indiana | Newspaper |
Spencer Magnet | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Springfield Sun | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Standard Publishing Company | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Sumter County Times | Florida | Newspaper |
The Bedford Bulletin | Virginia | Newspaper |
The Cats' Pause | Kentucky | Sports Publication |
The Gazette | Virginia | Newspaper |
The Kentucky Standard | Kentucky | Newspaper |
The Lancaster News | South Carolina | Newspaper |
The Larue County Herald-News | Kentucky | Newspaper |
The News-Enterprise | Kentucky | Newspaper |
The Osceola | Florida | Sports Publication |
The Record | Kentucky | Newspaper |
The Wakulla News | Florida | Newspaper |
Trimble Banner | Kentucky | Newspaper |
Vandalia Leader-Union | Illinois | Newspaper |
West Marion Messenger | Florida | Newspaper |
Williston Pioneer Sun News | Florida | Newspaper |
In May 2021, Landmark Community Newspapers was sold to Paxton Media Group.[20]
Television stations
Stations are alphabetically by state and city of license.
- (**) - indicates a station that was built and signed-on by Landmark.
City of license / market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current ownership status |
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San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA | KNTV | 11 | 1978–1990 | NBC owned-and-operated (O&O) |
Las Vegas, NV | KLAS-TV | 8 | 1978–2014 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC | WFMY-TV | 2 | 1965–1976 | CBS affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. |
Nashville, TN | WTVF | 5 | 1994–2012 | CBS affiliate owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
Norfolk–Hampton, VA | WTAR-TV ** | 3 | 1950–1981 | CBS affiliate WTKR, owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
Roanoke–Lynchburg, VA | WDBJ-TV | 7 | 1969 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Financial news
In 2008, Landmark announced that it would terminate its pension fund, which covered some of its retirees and current employees. The plan was fully funded. The pension beneficiaries were able to choose between a lump-sum distribution or an annuity provided by an insurance company.[citation needed]
References
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84024639/
- ^ https://eshore.iath.virginia.edu/node/4107
- ^ "Timeline of Norfolk-area newspapers". The Virginian-Pilot. January 4, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Ahrens, Frank (2007-04-26). "Annapolis Newspaper Swapped for Washingtonian". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Antique Trader – About Us". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ Continental Broadband Continues Pursuit Of Its Business Plan With Strategic Move in South Florida Market Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Choyke, Bill; Walzer, Phil (2008-01-03). "Battens may sell The Roanoke Times' parent company". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Sutel, Seth (2008-07-06). "NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Bonten Buys WTVF-TV Nashville from Landmark". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Journal Communications to Purchase NewsChannel 5, WTVF TV, Nashville, Tennessee from Landmark Media" (Press release). Journal Communications. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Journal Communications to Acquire Landmark's WTVF NewsChannel5". Broadcasting & Cable. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- Virginian Pilot. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ John Reid Blackwell (May 31, 2013). "Berkshire Hathaway buys The Roanoke Times". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Baltimore Sun Media Group buys The Capital in Annapolis and the Carroll County Times
- ^ "Nexstar Buying KLAS Las Vegas For $145M". TVNewsCheck. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ The Colorado Independent
- ^ "Dirks, van Essen & April | Press Releases | Colorado Community Media Acquires Seven Colorado Weekly Newspapers".
- ^ The Virginian-Pilot
- ^ "Properties". Landmark Community Newspapers. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Paxton Media Group buying Landmark Community Newspapers". The Associated Press. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
External links
- Who Owns What: Landmark Communications, from the Columbia Journalism Review
- LCNI buys Pageland paper[permanent dead link], a June 2005 article about Landmark's purchase of the Pageland Progressive-Journal