Metromedia

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For the restaurant group, see Metromedia Restaurant Group. For the former "Fox Television Center" broadcast facility, see Metromedia Square.

Image:MPC.jpg Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was a media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States that existed from the demise of the DuMont Television Network in the 1950s until the formation of the Fox Broadcasting Company in the 1980s. Metromedia could be described as a television network, although the stations were largely considered to be independent. The network was owned by John Kluge, who bought the stations (with help from an investment group) in 1956. Metromedia also owned a TV production company called Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC), which produced and syndicated programs and TV movies. Kluge eventually gained ¾ control of the company and sold the stations and MPC to Rupert Murdoch in 1986 for a sum in the billions of dollars; while the former Metromedia stations went on to form the nucleus of the Fox network, MPC was folded into 20th Century Fox Television.

The Metromedia name has lived on in other projects by Kluge, though the ventures have been largely unrelated to television. When Kluge bought into Major League Soccer in 1995, the club his operated was named MetroStars after his company.

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Former Metromedia stations

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Television stations

Current DMA# Market Station Years Owned Current Affiliation
1. New York City WNEW-TV 5
(now WNYW) 		1958-86 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
2. Los Angeles KTTV 11 1963-86 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
3. Chicago WFLD-TV 32 1983-86 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
5. Boston WCVB-TV 5 1982-86 ABC affiliate owned by Hearst-Argyle
6. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose KNEW-TV 32
(now KMTP) 		1968-70 non-commercial independent
owned by Minority Television Project
7. Dallas - Fort Worth KRLD-TV 33
(now KDAF) 		1983-86 WB affiliate owned by Tribune Company
(to become CW in Sept. 2006)
8. Washington, D.C. WTTG 5 1958-86 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
10. Houston KRIV-TV 26 1978-86 Fox owned-and-operated (O&O)
15. Minneapolis-St. Paul WTCN-TV 11
(now KARE) 		1972-83 NBC affiliate owned by Gannett
19. Stockton - Sacramento, CA KOVR 13 1959-64 CBS owned-and-operated (O&O)
31. Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV 9 1961-82 ABC affiliate owned by Hearst-Argyle
34. Newport, KY - Cincinnati WXIX-TV 19 1972-83 Fox affiliate owned by Raycom Media
117. Peoria, Illinois WTVH-TV 19
(now WHOI) 		1959-65 ABC affiliate owned by Barrington Broadcasting
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Radio stations

(a partial listing)

Current DMA# Market Station Current Format
1. New York City WNEW-FM-102.7 owned by CBS Radio
WNEW-1130 (currently WBBR) owned by Bloomberg Radio
2. Los Angeles KMET-94.7 (currently KTWV) owned by CBS Radio
KLAC-570 owned by Clear Channel Communications
4. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose KNEW-910 owned by Clear Channel Communications
5. Dallas - Fort Worth KRLD-1080 owned by CBS Radio
6. Philadelphia WMMR-93.3 owned by Greater Media
WIP-610 owned by CBS Radio
8. Washington, D.C. WASH-97.1 owned by Clear Channel Communications
24. Baltimore WCBM-680 owned by WCBM Maryland Inc.
25. Cleveland WMMS-100.7 owned by Clear Channel Communications
WHK-1420 owned by Salem Communications
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TV series produced and/or distributed by MPC

  • National Geographic Specials (1964-71)
  • Winchell-Mahoney Time
  • My Favorite Martian (distributor)
  • Queen for a Day
  • That Girl (distributor)
  • The Merv Griffin Show (distributor, 1972-84)
  • Untamed World
  • Primus
  • Truth or Consequences (distributor, 1966-78)
  • Jeopardy (original version - distributor, 1974)
  • Dusty's Trail
  • Firehouse
  • The Cross-Wits
  • Too Close For Comfort
  • Dynasty (distributor, 1985-87)
  • T.J. Hooker (distributor)
  • Star Search (production company, 1983-86)
  • Small Wonder (production company)
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External links

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