SagamoreHill Broadcasting
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Louis Wall (CEO) |
| Owners |
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SagamoreHill Broadcasting LLC is a privately held American holding company that owns 13 television stations based in the Great Lakes and southern United States regions. Headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, the company is a joint venture of the investment firm Duff Ackerman & Goodrich of San Francisco, California and former Benedek Broadcasting and Spartan Communications executive Louis Wall (who is also CEO of the group).
History
[edit]The company was founded in 2003.[citation needed]
In 2005, SagamoreHill Broadcasting acquired KXLT-TV in Rochester, Minnesota as a result of Quincy Newspapers' purchase of Shockley Communications (the former owner of KXLT-TV), and Quincy could not buy KXLT outright due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules governing duopolies.[citation needed]
In 2007, SagamoreHill Broadcasting acquired WLTZ in Columbus, Georgia from J. Curtis Lewis.[1]
On July 23, 2008, SagamoreHill Broadcasting acquired the license of KZTV in Corpus Christi, Texas to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules; it was originally sold by Eagle Creek Broadcasting (KZTV's former owner) to Cordillera Communications. However, the application to sell the station was opposed by McKinnon Broadcasting, then-owner of KIII.[2] This objection held up the deal until August 24, 2009, when Eagle Creek announced a shared services agreement with KRIS-TV. Cordillera acquired all station assets with Eagle Creek owning KZTV's broadcast license. SagamoreHill finally assumed ownership of the KZTV license on May 19, 2010.[citation needed]
In 2017, the company acquired the license assets of Surtsey Media/Saga Communications' television clusters in Joplin, Missouri, including KOAM-TV, and Victoria, Texas, including KAVU-TV. SagamoreHill became the owner of KFJX in Joplin, Missouri, and KVCT in Victoria, Texas; both stations are operated by Morgan Murphy Media.[citation needed]
On May 3, 2023, the company acquired WPXO-LD for $405,000, due to the previous owner, Caribevision Station Group, being in debt.[3] The deal was finalized in late 2023, and the station has since converted from América TeVé to a JTV affiliate.[citation needed]
In 2025, the company reached an agreement with Gray Media to sell WLTZ and KJTV-TV.[4]
Stations
[edit]Current
[edit]| City of license / Market | Station | Owned since | Network affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, AL | WNCF | 32 (31) | 2004[a] | ABC |
| Gainesville, FL | WSHX-LD | 29 (28) | 2022 | Univision |
| Panama City, FL | WSDW-LD | 20 (20) | 2022 | |
| Tallahassee, FL | WXTL-LD | 36 (36) | 2022 | Univision |
| Boise, ID | KEVA-LD | 34 (34) | 2023 | Univision |
| Springfield, IL | WXSG-LD | 27 (27) | 2021 | Shop LC |
| Sioux City, IA | KSXE-LD | 16 (16) | 2022 | Grit |
| Lawrence/Topeka, KS | KGKT-LD | 39 (14) | 2025 | Telemundo |
| Pittsburg, KS–Joplin, MO | KFJX | 14 (13) | 2017[b] |
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| DeRidder, LA | K30QV-D | 30 (30) | 2010 | |
| Lake Charles, LA | KSWL-LD | 17 (34) | 2019 | CBS |
| KWWE-LD | 19 (19) | 2019 |
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| Duluth, MN | KMYN-LD | 32 (32) | 2023 | Telemundo |
| St. Cloud–Minneapolis, MN | KMWE-LD | 17 (17) | 2021 | Telemundo |
| Rochester, MN | KXSH-LD | 35 (35) | 2021 | Telemundo |
| Columbia - Jefferson City, MO | KGKM-LD | 36 (36) | 2022 |
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| Kansas City, MO | KGKC-LD | 39 (33) | 2018 | Telemundo |
| St. Louis, MO | WXSL-LD | 14 (21) | 2021 | Telemundo |
| East Orange, NJ - New York, NY | WNYX-LD | 34 (4) | 2023 | Purple TV |
| Potsdam, NY | WVNV-LD | 45 (26) | 2024 | NBC |
| Watertown, NY | WVNC-LD | 45 (24) | 2016 | NBC |
| WTKJ-LD | 19 (19) | 2024 | NBC | |
| Eugene, OR | KCKW-LD | 25 (25) | 2023 | Telemundo |
| Portland, OR | KJYY-LD | 29 (29) | 2021 | Telemundo |
| Salem, OR | KJWY-LD | 36 (21) | 2018 | Telemundo |
| Pierre, SD | K32FW-D | 32 (32) | 2023 | Purple TV |
| Jackson, TN | W17EI-D | 17 (17) | 2022 | Silent |
| W18EW-D | 18 (18) | 2022 | Silent | |
| Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX | KJYK-LD | 19 (19) | 2022 | Telemundo |
| K02RA-D | 2 (2) | 2010 | Silent | |
| KGEW-LD | 33 (33) | 2021 | Telemundo | |
| Corpus Christi, TX | KZTV | 10 (10) | 2010[c] | CBS |
| Victoria, TX | KVCT | 19 (11) | 2017[b] |
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| Spokane, WA | KDYS-LD | 32 (32) | 2025 | Daystar |
- ↑ Operated by Bahakel Communications through a shared services agreement (SSA).
- 1 2 Operated by Morgan Murphy Media through an SSA.
- ↑ Operated by the E. W. Scripps Company through an SSA.
Former
[edit]| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | Alabama | WBMM | 2006 | 2011 | |
| Phoenix | Arizona | KASW | 2014 | 2015 | [a] |
| Rehoboth Beach | Delaware | WRDE-LD | 2016 | 2019 | |
| Columbus | Georgia | WLTZ | 2007 | 2026 | [b] |
| Fort Wayne | Indiana | WISE-TV | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Ottumwa, IA | Iowa | KGLU-LD | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Duluth | Minnesota | KDLH | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Rochester | KXLT-TV | 2005 | 2025 | [b] | |
| Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | WWMB | 2005 | 2013 | [c] |
| Laredo | Texas | KGNS-TV | 2005 | 2013 | |
| Lubbock | KJTV-CD | 2020 | 2026 | [b] | |
| KJTV-TV | 2020 | 2026 | [b] | ||
| Cheyenne | Wyoming | KGWN-TV | 2004 | 2013 | |
| Scottsbluff | Nebraska | KSTF | 2004 | 2013 | [A] |
- ↑ Semi-satellite of KGWN-TV.
- ↑ Under SagamoreHill ownership, it was operated by Meredith Corporation through an SSA.
- 1 2 3 4 Operated by Gray Media through an SSA.
- ↑ Under SagamoreHill ownership, it was operated by Barrington Broadcasting through an SSA.
References
[edit]- ↑ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6437753.html?rssid=193 [dead link]
- ↑ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ↑ "SagamoreHill Snags a New York DMA LPTV Property". Radio & Television Business Report. Streamline-RBR, Inc.
- ↑ Miller, Mark K. (2025-07-31). "Gray Media To Buy Two TV Stations from SagamoreHill". TV News Check. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
