The Chronicle Publishing Company was a print and broadcast media corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California that was in operation from 1865 until 2000. Owned for the whole of its existence by the de Young family, it was most notable for owning the namesake San Francisco Chronicle newspaper and KRON-TV, the longtime NBC affiliate in the market. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 600. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... KRON-TV is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

History

The Chronicle

What would become Chronicle Publishing was formed on January 16, 1865 when teenage brothers Charles and Michael de Young published the first edition of the Daily Dramatic Chronicle, a venture funded by a borrowed $20 gold piece. The paper began with a circulation of 2000 readers daily, tripling within six months as the paper gained readership in the wake of breaking the news of the assination of Abraham Lincoln to San Francisco. In September 1868, the paper would change its name to the Morning Chronicle. The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Over the coming decades, the Chronicle would see massive growth alongside that of San Francisco, weathering the 1880 assination of Michael de Young in Chronicle offices. In 1890, the company built a 10-story building at Kearny and Market streets which was the tallest building in the western United States at the time as well as the first to use steel framing. This building would be superseded by the final company headquarters (still used by the Chronicle), built in 1924 at Fifth and Mission Streets. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With the diversification of interests in the 1960s, the corporation owning the Chronicle was spun off into its own unit as Chronicle Publishing to signify a diversifcation of its interests outside of San Francisco. The second century of the company began with the Chronicle entering a Joint Operating Agreement with the rival San Francisco Examiner in which the Chronicle would publish mornings while the Examiner published afternoons. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... A joint operating agreement (JOA) in the sense of this article is an arrangement whereby two daily newspapers published in the same city or geographic area find it convenient to operate certain business aspects together. ... The San Francisco Examiner is a daily newspaper in San Francisco, California, where it has been published continuously since 1865, beginning with the name The Daily Examiner. ...

Broadcasting

With the growth of television in the 1940s, the Chronicle decided to diversify into that medium by applying for a construction permit for a station that would be operated alongside the Chronicle. On November 5, 1949, the Chronicle would sign on KRON-TV on VHF channel 4 which became the NBC affiliate for the market. This was much to the chagrin of NBC itself, which was a runner-up for the station and would pine for KRON for the next half-century. In the 1950s, KRON would add an FM station (KRON-FM, now KOIT-FM) at 96.5 MHz. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... KRON-TV is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... 96. ...

Further diversification into broadcasting came in 1975 when the sale of KRON-FM to Bonneville International allowed them to purchase the Meredith Corporation's WOWT-TV in Omaha, Nebraska. This was followed in 1979 with the purchase of KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas and in 1987 when independently owned KLBY in Colby, Kansas was purchased to increase KAKE's reach. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Bonneville International Corporation, managed by Deseret Management Corporation, is a broadcasting company wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). ... Meredith Corporation NYSE: MDP is based in Des Moines, Iowa. ... WOWT-TV channel 6 is the NBC affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska. ... Nickname: Gateway to the West Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Mayor Michael Fahey Area    - City 307. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... KAKE-TV, channel 10, is an American Broadcasting Company (ABC) affiliate television station based in Wichita, Kansas. ... Flag Nickname: Air Capital Location Location in the state of Kansas Government County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Geographical characteristics Area     City 138. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... KAKE-TV, channel 10, is an American Broadcasting Company (ABC) affiliate television station based in Wichita, Kansas. ... Advertised as The Oasis on the Plains, Colby is the county seat6 and largest city in Thomas County, Kansas, with a total population of 5,450 as of the 2000 census. ...

Outside of the broadcast realm, Chronicle owned cable systems in California, Hawaii, and New Mexico for several years under their Western Communications unit before those systems were sold to Tele-Communications Inc. in 1995. In the early 1990s, Chronicle launched the Bay TV cable network which was operated in conjunction with KRON and was seen on most cable systems in the Bay Area. It has been suggested that Califas be merged into this article or section. ... This article is becoming very long. ... New Mexico was the 41st satate to be admitted to the us. ... Tele-Communications Inc. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bay Area is a common term to refer to a metropolitan area situated around a bay. ...

Publishing

In 1968, the Chronicle established their own book imprint in Chronicle Books, which would eventually become a mildly popular publishing firm. The profits from Chronicle Books and the other new ventures of the company allowed the company to add to their print holdings as they purchased two newspapers, The Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois in 1980 and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1986. In 1990, Chronicle would make its final purchase in buying Motor Books, a renowned imprint dealing with automotive books; Chronicle would soon change their name to MBI Publishing. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Bloomington is a city located in McLean County, Illinois. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Worcester Telegram & Gazette is Worcester, Massachusettss only daily newspaper. ... Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town), The City of Diners, Paris of the Eighties Settled: 1673 â€“ Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Car redirects here. ...

Demise

With the growing consolidation of print and broadcast media in the 1990s, the heirs of the de Young family decided to sell the aspects of Chronicle Publishing in 1999 when the consolidation of media in the United States was at its peak. Over the latter half of 1999 into 2000, the units of the company were literally sold piecemeal with the breakdown going as such: See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

• San Francisco Chronicle: Hearst Corporation (longtime owners the Examiner which was divested upon the purchase of the Chronicle amid protests that San Francisco would be left with one newspaper.)
• Worcester Telegram & Gazette: New York Times Company (owners of the nearby Boston Globe)
• The Pantagraph (Bloomington): Lee Enterprises
• KRON-TV: Young Broadcasting (which paid a record $820 million for the station, then disaffiliated it from NBC in the wake of a spat with the network)
  • Partner network BayTV went to Young with the sale and was folded in August 2001.
• WOWT and KAKE: LIN TV, which swapped it to Benedek Broadcasting for cash and that company's WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts)
• Chronicle Books: Purchased by a consortium of investors and employees
• MBI Publishing: Purchased by New York City investment firm Flagship Partners, Inc.

With the exception of the Pantagraph and the book imprints, all of the former Chronicle assets have met some degree of criticism, misfortune, or both. Concerns about the Telegram & Gazette being pared down into a "(Boston) Globe West" arose in Worcester while Hearst's purchase of the Chronicle led to the Examiner having to reinvent itself under its new local ownership as it struggled. The television properties became a strain on their new owners as the Chronicle/LIN/Benedek deal pushed Benedek Broadcasting into bankruptcy with most of the company (including the former Chronicle) stations being purchased in 2002 by Gray Television. Young Broadcasting has struggled since purchasing KRON-TV, having sold four stations and pare down operations at KRON to keep afloat due to the heavy debt incurred by the massive purchase of the station. The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... The Hearst Corporation is a large privately-held media conglomerate based in New York City. ... The San Francisco Examiner is a daily newspaper in San Francisco, California, where it has been published continuously since 1865, beginning with the name The Daily Examiner. ... The Worcester Telegram & Gazette is Worcester, Massachusettss only daily newspaper. ... The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) is a newspaper company based in Davenport, Iowa Lee owns several newspapers including the Corvallis Gazette-Times. ... KRON-TV is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Young Broadcasting NASDAQ: YBTVA is an American holding company that operates 13 television stations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... WOWT channel 6 is the first television station in Omaha, Nebraska. ... KAKE-TV, channel 10, is a ABC affiliate based in Wichita, Kansas. ... LIN TV Corporation NYSE: TVL is an American holding company that operates 31 television stations. ... Benedek Broadcasting is a former television broadcaster, who owned and operated 22 network-affiliated television stations throughout the United States, all affiliated with major television networks, serving mainly small and medium-size markets. ... WWLP-TV TV 22 is the NBC affiliate serving the Springfield, Massachusetts television market. ...   Nickname: City of Homes Settled: 1636 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 01103 01108 01119 01129 â€“ Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Gray Television, Inc. ...

External link

• History of the San Francisco Chronicle (and Chronicle Publishing)