Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications Inc., originally known as Peoples Broadcasting Corporation, was a media subsidiary of the
In 1946, the
Nationwide Communications owned a total of five television stations, though none in its home market of Columbus, or Ohio. The first television station it owned was
In the early 1970s, Nationwide was awarded a license to operate a UHF television station in Columbus, Ohio, on channel 28, with the assigned call letters WNCI-TV. Nationwide, however, did not complete construction of the television station and its license and construction permit was allowed to lapse. The frequency allocation was ultimately awarded to Commercial Radio Institute, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland, which began operation of WTTE. WTTE was the second station owned by the company now known as the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Before ceasing operations, Nationwide Communications was the 16th largest radio group in the United States. Throughout its history, Nationwide owned and operated radio stations in Minnesota, Florida, Ohio, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington and California.
List of former assets
All stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
- (**) – Indicates a station that was built and signed-on by Nationwide Communications or predecessor Peoples Broadcasting Corporation.
Radio stations
AM Station | FM Station |
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City of license / Market | Station | Years owned | Current status |
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Phoenix, AZ | KCHT/KHTC/KGLQ 96.9[1] | 1995–1998 | KMXP, owned by iHeartMedia |
KZZP-FM/KVRY 104.7[2][3][4] | 1985–1998 | KZZP, owned by iHeartMedia | |
Tucson, AZ | KNST 940 | 1985–1993 | KGMS, owned by Robert and Luann Wilkins |
KRQQ 93.7[2][5] | 1985–1993 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
Sacramento, CA | KZAP/KNCI 98.5[2][6][7] | 1985–1994 | KRXQ, owned by Audacy, Inc. |
San Diego, CA | KCEO 1000[8][9] | 1996–1997 | Owned by Immaculate Heart Radio |
KFSD-FM/KXGL 94.1 | 1996–1998 | KMYI, owned by iHeartMedia | |
KUPR/KMCG 95.7[8][10] | 1996–1998 | KSSX, owned by iHeartMedia | |
San Jose, CA | KWSS 94.5[2][11] | 1985–1991 | KBAY, owned by Alpha Media |
Orlando, FL | WZKD 950[12] | 1982–1983 | WORL, owned by Salem Media Group |
WBJW-FM 105.1[2][13] | 1982–1996 | WOMX-FM, owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Winter Park, FL | WBJW-AM 1140[2][14] | 1982–1986 | WPRD, owned by J & V Communications, Inc. |
Des Moines, IA | KSO/KGGO/KDMI 1460 | 1980s–1990s | KXNO, owned by iHeartMedia |
Baltimore, MD | WPOC 93.1[2][15] | 1974–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia |
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN | KMJZ/KSGS 950 | 1995–1998 | KTNF, owned by JR Broadcasting |
KMJZ-FM 104.1 | 1995–1998 | KZJK, owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Las Vegas–Henderson, NV | KMJJ/KZAP/KXNO 1140[16][2] | 1985–1996 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 as KXST |
KLUC-FM 98.5[2] | 1985–1995 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC | WKZL 107.5[17] | 1981–1991 | Owned by Dick Broadcasting |
Cleveland, OH | WGAR 1220 | 1953–1990 | WHKW, owned by Salem Media Group |
WNCR/WKSW/WGAR-FM 99.5 | 1953–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
WMMS 100.7 | 1996–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
WMJI 105.7 | 1996–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
Columbus, OH | WRFD 880 ** | 1947–1974 | Owned by Salem Media Group |
WCOL/WFII 1230 | 1994–1998 | WYTS, owned by iHeartMedia | |
WCOL-FM 92.3 | 1994–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
WRFD-FM/WNCI 97.9 ** | 1961–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KEGL 97.1 | 1996–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia |
KDMX 102.9 | 1991–1998 | Owned by iHeartMedia | |
Houston–Galveston, TX | KLEF 94.5 | 1970s | KTBZ-FM, owned by iHeartMedia |
KHMX 96.5 | 1989–1998 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. | |
Richmond, VA | WLEE 1480 | 1968–1983 | Defunct, ceased operations in 1988 |
Seattle–Tacoma, WA | KISW 99.9 | 1987–1996 | Owned by Audacy, Inc. |
Television stations
City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
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Sioux City, IA | KVTV ** | 9 | 1953–1965 | ABC affiliate KCAU-TV, owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN | KITN-TV | 29 | 1985–1993 | MyNetworkTV affiliate WFTC, owned by Fox Television Stations |
Columbus, OH | WNCI-TV | 28 | — | Never made it to air |
Knoxville, TN | WATE-TV | 6 | 1965–1994 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Richmond, VA | WXEX-TV/WRIC-TV | 8 | 1967–1994 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
Green Bay, WI | WBAY-TV | 2 | 1974–1994 | ABC affiliate owned by Gray Television |
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