Lincoln Financial Media
Lincoln Financial Media was a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation that owned radio stations in the United States. The division was formed in 2006 following the company's acquisition of Jefferson-Pilot's television and radio operations, which were renamed Lincoln Financial Media.
The group, at the time of its closure, owned 14 radio stations in
History
The media company began in 1945 as Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Company, Inc., which became Jefferson-Pilot Communications in 1968. The company was a media-centered division of the Jefferson Standard Insurance Company of
In April 2006, the Jefferson-Pilot Corporation merged with the Lincoln National Corporation; taking the media and sports broadcasting division with it, Jefferson-Pilot Communications became Lincoln Financial Media.
In June 2007, the company publicly announced it would explore a sale of this division, and hired
On December 8, 2014, Entercom (rebranded Audacy, Inc. as of March 30, 2021) announced its intent to acquire the remainder of Lincoln Financial Media for $110 million and working capital. To comply with ownership limits, Entercom was to divest one of its existing stations in Denver.[4] Later, Entercom announced it would swap four of its stations in Denver to Bonneville International in exchange for KSWD in Los Angeles. The merger was completed on July 17 and Bonneville and Entercom began operating their new clusters under time-brokerage agreements that same day.
Former stations
This list also contains stations that were owned by Lincoln Financial Media's predecessor Jefferson-Pilot Communications, before its merger in 2006.
Television
Note:
- (**) – Indicates that it was built and signed on by Lincoln Financial Media's predecessor Jefferson-Pilot.
City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte, NC | WBTV ** | 3 | 1949–2008 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Charleston, SC | WCSC-TV | 5 | 1994–2008 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Florence, SC | WBTW ** | 13 | 1954–1968 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Richmond, VA | WWBT | 12 | 1968–2008 | NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
Radio
AM Station | FM Station |
Market | Station | Current status |
---|---|---|
San Diego, CA | KNSN 1240 | Owned by Crawford Broadcasting |
KBZT 94.9 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
KIFM 98.1 | KXSN, owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
KSON 97.3 | KWFN, owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
KSOQ-FM 92.1 | KYDQ, owned by Educational Media Foundation | |
Denver, CO | KRWZ 950 | KKSE, owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment |
KEPN 1600 | Owned by Bonneville International | |
KKFN 104.3 | Owned by Bonneville International | |
KYGO-FM 98.5 | Owned by Bonneville International | |
KQKS 107.5 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Miami, FL | WAXY 790 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. |
WAXY-FM 104.3 | WSFS, owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
WLYF 101.5 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
WMXJ 102.7 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Atlanta, GA | WQXI 790 | Owned by Atlanta Radio Korea, Inc. |
WSTR 94.1 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Charlotte, NC | WBT 1110 | Owned by Urban One |
WBT-FM 99.3 | Owned by Urban One | |
WLNK 107.9 | Owned by Urban One | |
Greensboro, NC | WBIG 1470 | Defunct, went silent in 1986[a] |
Lincoln Financial Sports
Lincoln Financial Sports, originally
On November 12, 2007, Lincoln Financial Group announced the sale of this division to Raycom Media. The group would later operate under the Raycom Sports banner as of January 1, 2008.[5]
References
- ^ BT Memories-Jefferson Productions
- ^ "Raycom Grabs Lincoln Financial Stations". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Raycom Media Completes Lincoln Financial Stations Acquisition". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Entercom swallows Lincoln Financial Media". Denver Post. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Lincoln Financial Group Announces Sale of Television, Sports, and Charlotte Radio Properties". Lincoln Financial Group. 2007-11-12. Archived from the original on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-11-12.