Banks Broadcasting is a minority-owned broadcasting company which owns two television stations in the western United States. 50% of the company is owned by LIN TV, a large group broadcaster with clusters in the Northeast and Midwest and scattered stations elsewhere. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The President and CEO of Banks Broadcasting is Lyle Banks, who has formerly served as General Manager of WMAQ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Chicago. Banks Broadcasting is based in Winnetka, Illinois. The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... WMAQ-TV, officially branded as NBC5 Chicago, is a American television station in Chicago, Illinois owned and operated by NBC. Broadcasting from facilities at NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive and its Magnificent Mile street-level Studio 5 on North Michigan Avenue, the station transmits from the Sears Tower. ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, City of the Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government... Incorporated Village in 1869. ...

Banks' holdings as of 2006 are as follows:

*In March 2007, Schurz Communications, owners of local CBS affiliate KWCH, announced the pending acquisition of KSCW from Banks Broadcasting. The acquisition is pending FCC approval. [1] [2] KNIN-TV, also known as K9 Entertainment Television, is an affiliate of the UPN TV network, and serves the Boise, Idaho area. ... Nickname: City of Trees Motto: Energy Peril Success Location of Boise in the State of Idaho Coordinates: Country United States State Idaho County Ada Founded 1863 Incorporated 1864 Mayor David H. Bieter (NP) Area    - City {{{area_total}}} km²  (64 sq mi) Elevation {{{elevation}}} m  (2700 ft) Population  - City 211,830  - Metro... “The CW” redirects here. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... KSCW-TV channel 33, also known KansasWB, is an affiliate of The WB and based in Wichita, Kansas. ... Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick  - Mayor Carlos Mayans Area    - City 359. ... Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat of Reno County, Kansas, 219 miles (353 km) west of Kansas City, Mo. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... “The CW” redirects here. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... March 2007 is the third month of the year. ... []Schurz Communications is a South Bend, Indiana-based radio, television,cable tv and newspaper media group. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... KWCH channel 12 is a CBS affiliate based in Wichita, Kansas. ...