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Emmis Communications (NASDAQ: EMMS) is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio and television stations and magazines in the United States, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Indianapolis redirects here. ...

History

In 1980 Emmis Broadcasting founder Jeffrey Smulyan purchased his first radio station, WSVL-FM Shelbyville, IN. In July 1981, Smulyan moved that radio station's tower and transmitter closer to Indianapolis, changed from country music to adult contemporary and renamed it WENS. The station's quick success led him to purchase other radio stations throughout the country. Jeffrey Smulyan is the founder and CEO of Emmis Communications. ... Jeff Smulyans Emmis Communications launched WENS at seven A.M. on July 4, 1981. ... A radio station is a site configured for broadcasting sound. ...

Around 1984 the company bought Magic 106 in Los Angeles, California. Then L.A. Lakers player "Magic" Johnson was an early spokesperson for the station. In early 1986, Emmis changed Magic 106 to Power 106 KPWR. Also in 1986 the company's expansion grew as they purchased WAPP (renamed WQHT) and WHN (now WEPN) in New York as well as WAVA-FM in Washington D.C. from the Doubleday Broadcasting Company. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... KPWR is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, that currently programs a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio musical format. ... The acronym LAMP (or L.A.M.P.) refers to a set of free software programs commonly used together to run dynamic Web sites or servers: Linux, the operating system; Apache, the Web server; MySQL, the database management system (or database server); Perl, PHP, Python, and/or Primate (mod mono... WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... WHN was a radio station in New York City located at 1050 KHZ. It played country music from 1972 to 1987 when it switched to all-sports formatted WFAN. Today 1050 is New Yorks ESPN radio station. ... WEPN (1050 kHz), branded as 1050 ESPN Radio, is a 24-hour sports radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs and live broadcasts of sports matches. ... Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ...

Emmis took full advantage of the money-minded 1980's as it acquired five NBC radio stations in 1988 but ended up selling two stations to avoid a duopoly. This article is about the television network. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Emmis purchased the Seattle Mariners in 1989 but sold them in 1992. Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Other nicknames The Ms Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) King County Domed Stadium (Kingdome) (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) None... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1994 the company purchased WIBC and WKLR in Indianapolis from the Horizon Broadcast Corporation and WRKS in New York City from the Summit Communications Group. WKLR was changed from an oldies format to a classic hits format with the call letters of WNAP in September of 1994. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... WIBC, broadcasting on 1070 AM, went on the air on October 30, 1938, broadcasting live musical programs as well as news. ... WKLR (96. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... WRKS-FM (98. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Summit Communications Group is an Atlanta-based communications company once owned sixteen radio stations around the United States. ... WNAP is a class D AM radio station on 1110 kHz licensed to Norristown, Pennsylvania. ...

Emmis became a public company in 1994. The expansion continued as the company purchased numerous television and radio stations in the late 1990s. A radio station is a site configured for broadcasting sound. ...

Emmis Broadcasting changed its name to Emmis Communications in 1998. Emmis also co-owns a nationally syndicated morning news show called The Daily Buzz. The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated morning news program produced in Orlando, Florida by ACME Communications shown mostly on The CW or MyNetwork affiliates. ...

In 2003 Emmis appointed its first African American VP/General Manager, Barry Mayo. He currently oversees 98.7 Kiss FM, Hot 97 and WQCD (CD 101.9), all in New York City. After 3 years in which the station moved behind Power 105.1 as the second-tier rap station in New York, Mayo announced his departure from this post in January 2006. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Barry Mayo is a United States radio executive. ... WRKS-FM better known as 98. ... WQHT also known as Hot 97 is a New York based radio station. ... WQCD, known on-air as CD 101. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

In 2005, Emmis changed the format of their first radio station from its long time adult contemporary format to country. The call letters were changed from WENS to WLHK. Emmis was also named one of FORTUNE magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For. WLHK, Hank FM is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

In May 2005, Embracing the growing strength of the affluent U.S.-born Latino market, Ciudad, LLC, a subsidiary of Emmis Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: EMMS), today announced its plan to launch Tu Ciudad Los Angeles, an English-language magazine catering to upwardly-mobile Latinos in Los Angeles, the city with the nation’s largest Hispanic population.

In 2006 Emmis flipped KZLA/Los Angeles to Adult Rhythmic Contemporary as "Movin' 93.9." The move gives Emmis a companion station to complement KPWR. KZLA 93. ... Rhythmic Adult Contemporary is a format similar to Rhythmic Top 40 radio. ...

Controversies

• Emmis-owned WQHT-FM in New York City (known as Hot 97) provoked a controversy in January 2005, a month after the Asian tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, by playing the Tsunami song entitled USA for Indonesia, a parody sung to the 1985 tune "We Are the World." Listeners, politicians and civil rights groups protested in front of the station. Hot 97's morning DJ, Miss Jones, Production Assistant Tasha Hightower and DJ Envy received a two week suspension while producer Rick Del Gado and co-host Todd Lynn were fired.

• Other controversies have included Hot 97 broadcasts in which women slapped each other on the air for money and prizes, three shootings, and two false bomb threats. In 2004, as a result of continued indecency complaints, Emmis signed a consent decree with the FCC and paid the US government $300,000.

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Company portfolio

Radio

The company owns Sláger Rádió in Hungary, Be One Radio in Belgium, Rádio Expres in Slovakia, Radio FM Plus, Radio Fresh and Star FM in Bulgaria.

It also owns the following:

Austin

• KBPA-FM
• KGSR-FM
• KLBJ-AM
• KLBJ-FM
• KROX-FM
• KDHT-FM

KBPA (branded as 103. ... KGSR (branded as Radio Austin) is an Adult Album Alternative station in Austin, Texas. ... The station was once owned by the family of President Lyndon Johnson. ... KLBJ-FM (93. ... KROX-FM, aka 101X, is Austins alternative rock terrestrial radio station. ... KDHT (HOT 93. ...

Chicago

• WKQX-FM
• WLUP-FM

This article is about the Chicago radio station. ... WLUP (97. ...

Indianapolis

• WFNI-AM
• WIBC-FM
• WLHK-FM
• WYXB-FM

WIBC, broadcasting on 1070 AM, went on the air on October 30, 1938, broadcasting live musical programs as well as news. ... WLHK-FM is an Indianapolis radio station owned by Emmis Communications. ... WYXB, B105 is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

Los Angeles

• KPWR-FM
• KMVN-FM

... KMVN redirects here. ...

New York

• WRXP-FM
• WQHT-FM
• WRKS-FM

WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... WRKS-FM (98. ...

St. Louis

• KFTK-FM
• KIHT-FM
• KPNT-FM
• KSHE-FM

KFTK-FM is a 100,000 watt FM talk station licensed to Florissant, Missouri and serving the St. ... KHITS96 Classic Hits Music that is played on this station is classic rock from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. ... KPNT, known on-air as 105-7 The Point, is an alternative rock radio station which is licensed to Ste. ... KSHE is a rock & roll radio station licensed to Crestwood, Missouri which serves the St. ...

Terre Haute, Indiana

• WTHI-FM
• WWVR-FM

WTHI-FM 99. ...

Television

Emmis announced in May 2005 announced its intent to sell some or all of the sixteen television stations they owned at the time. In August 2005 sale of nine television stations were announced, as well as four more in October, an additional station in May 2006 and another station in February 2007. The following station is still in company hands:

Louisiana

• WVUE-TV 8 (FOX), New Orleans (formerly ABC)

WVUE was also the callsign for Channel 12 in Wilmington, Delaware in the Early 1950s. ... NOLA redirects here. ...

Former Emmis Owned and Operated Stations

• Now owned by Gray Television:
  • Charleston/Huntington - WSAZ
• Now owned by Hearst-Argyle Television:
  • Manchester - WMUR (swapped in 2001 for Hearst-Argyle's KKLT, KMVP and KTAR-AM Phoenix, all three of which were subsequently sold to Bonneville International)
  • Orlando - WKCF
• Now owned by HITV Operating Company, Incorporated:
  • Honolulu - KGMB
• Now owned by Journal Broadcast Group:
  • Fort Myers/Cape Coral - WFTX
  • Omaha - KMTV
  • Tucson - KGUN
• Now owned by LIN Television:
  • Albuquerque - KRQE
  • Green Bay - WLUK
  • Mobile - WALA and WBPG
  • Terre Haute - WTHI-TV
• Now owned by New Vision Television:
  • Honolulu - KHON
  • Portland - KOIN
  • Topeka - KSNT
  • Wichita - KSNW
• Now owned by Tribune Broadcasting (both stations sold pre-2005):
  • Grand Rapids - WXMI (swapped in 1997 for Tribune's WQCD-FM New York City)
  • Seattle - KTZZ (also swapped for WQCD, was reacquired for part of 1999 after Tribune purchased KCPQ but prior to the FCC allowing television duopolies)

Gray Television, Inc. ... WSAZ-TV is a television station in Huntington, West Virginia. ... Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. ... WMUR-TV is the ABC network television affiliate for New Hampshire which also is considered part of the Boston, Massachusetts television market in the southern part of the state. ... KPKX is a commercial Adult Hits music radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting on 98. ... KTAR is the callsign for the radio station licensed to 620 kHz in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... 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). ... WKCF (CW18) is the CW network affiliate serving the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, Florida television market. ... For the former co-owned radio stations, see KSSK-FM. KGMB is the licensed broadcast affiliate of CBS in Hawaii, with its main transmitter located in Honolulu broadcasting on channel 9 (analog) and 22 (digital). ... Journal Communications, Inc. ... WFTX is the FOX television affiliate for the Southwest Florida television market. ... KMTV Channel 3 (branded Action 3 News) is the CBS television station in Omaha, Nebraska. ... KGUN is the ABC-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... KRQE is a local television news station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... WLUK, FOX11, is a Fox affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin and serves the northeastern Wisconsin area, including the Fox River Valley, with news, talk shows and syndicated fare. ... The term Wala can refer to: Wala, a sun goddess in Australian Aboriginal mythology Waalo, an empire of Senegal and Mauritania between the 13th and 19th centuries Wala, a volcano in Papua New Guinea Wala, In India, the suffix -wala (or -wallah) indicates a person involved in some kind of... WBPG (The Gulf Coasts WB 55) is the WB affiliate for the Pensacola, Florida and Mobile, Alabama market. ... WTHI-TV is a CBS affiliate in Terre Haute, Indiana. ... New Vision Television was a subsidiary of Arlington Capital Partners. ... KHON, channel 2 is the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate in Hawaii. ... KOIN (KOIN 6) is the CBS television affiliate serving the Portland metropolitan area. ... KSNT 27NEWS is the NBC network affiliate serving the Topeka, Kansas metropolitan area. ... KSNW channel 3 is a NBC affiliate based in Wichita, Kansas. ... Tribune Broadcasting is a group of radio and television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. ... WXMI, FOX17 Channel 17 (Digital Channel 19) is the Western Michigan affiliate for the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... WQCD, known on-air as CD 101. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... KMYQ, channel 22, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in Seattle, Washington. ... KCPQ is the FOX television affiliate serving the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington media market. ...

Magazines

• Texas Monthly
• Los Angeles
• Indianapolis Monthly
• Cincinnati
• Atlanta
• Orange Coast Magazine
• Country Sampler
• Tu Cuidad Los Angeles (in partnership)

Tu Ciudad LA Website Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine published in Austin, Texas. ...

Article Source

April 18, 2006: http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=9791

Board of directors

• Jeffrey Smulyan - Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
• Susan Bayh - Visiting Professor, Butler University
• Gary Kaseff - Executive Vice President and General Counsel
• Richard Leventhal - President & Majority Owner of LMCS, LLC.
• Peter Lund - Media Consultant and former President & CEO of CBS Television.
• Greg Nathanson - former Television Division President
• Lawrence Sorrel - Tailwind Capital Partners

Butler University is a private liberal arts university in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

External links

• Official website
• 2004 consent decree with FCC