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Landmark Communications Inc. -Hqs: 150 W. McGraw -Hill Broadcasting Co. -Hqs: 1221 Ave. Crossownership Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23510. Landmark Corn - of the Americas, New York 10020. McGraw -Hill Inc., munications Inc. is the publisher of the following 100% owner of McGraw -Hill Broadcasting Co., newspapers: publishes Business Week magazine and various trade California: The Daily Californian, El Cajon. publications. McGraw -Hill Broadcasting Co. owns Kentucky: News -Enterprise, Elizabethtown; 15 non - KERO -TV Bakersfield and KGTV(TV) San Diego, both dailies operated by Landmark Community Newspa- California; KMGH -TV Denver; WRTV(TV) Indianapolis. KEEL(AM) and KMBQ(FM) Shreveport, La.; pers Inc., Shelbyville. WWNC(AM) Asheville and WXII(TV) Winston -Salem. McNaughton -Hqs: c/o WCRA(AM)- New Mexico: Monitor, Los Alamos. Stns both North Carolina; WLWT(TV) ; WFBC- WCRC(FM), 201 N. Banker St., Effingham, Ill. 62401. North Carolina: Daily News and Record, AM-FM-TV Greenville, S.C.; and WBIR- AM -FM -TV Ownership (Joseph E. McNaughton and family) iden- Greensboro. Knoxville, Tenn.; and WEZW(FM) Wauwatosa, Wis. tified with Effingham News and Pekin Times, both Il- Virginia: Ledger -Star, Norfolk; Virginian- Pilot, Nor- (). Note: Multimedia Inc. has sold WBIR- linois; Yuma (Ariz.) Sun, and Fairfield (Calif.) Repub- folk; and and World -News, Roanoke. AM-FM and bought WVEZ(FM) Louisville, Ky. and lic. Stations: WCRA(AM) -WCRC(FM) Effingham, Stations: KNTV(TV) San Jose, Calif.; KLAS -TV Las WZTV(TV) Nashville, pending FCC approval. WRMN(AM) -WJKL(FM) Elgin and WKEI(AM)- Vegas; WTAR -AM -TV and WKEZ(FM) Norfolk, Va. WJRE(FM) Kewanee, all Illinois; WBEV(AM) and Morgan Murphy Stns -Hqs: c/o Evening Telegram, Wis. La Salle County Broadcasting Corp. -Hqs: Box WXRO(FM) Beaver Dam, 1226 Ogden Ave., Superior, Wis. 54880. The estate of 215. La Salle, III. 61301. The Daily News- Tribune Inc.. Morgan Murphy has interests in the Virginia Mesabi publisher of the Daily News -Tribune, owns La Salle McPherson Broadcasting Inc. -Hqs: Box 1069, News, Hibbing Tribune, both Minnesota; the Ashland County Broadcasting Corp., licensee of WLPO(AM) McPherson, Kan. 67460. K.R. Krehbiel estate. owner of Press and Superior Evening Tblegram, both in and WAJK(FM) La Salle, Ill. the McPherson (Kan.) Sentinel, owns McPherson ; West Coast Printing Co.. Largo, Fla. Sta- Broadcasting Inc., licensee of KNEX -AM -FM McPher- tions: KTHI -TV Fargo, N.D.; KVEW(TV) Kennewick, Inc. -Hqs: 130 E. Second St., son, Kan. KXLY- AM -FM -TV Spokane and KAPP(TV) Yakima, all Davenport, 52801. Lee Enterprises Inc. Washington; WISC -TV Madison, Wis. publishes: Media General Inc. -Hqs: 333 E. Grace St., Rich- Newhouse Newspapers -Hqs: c/o Newark Star- Illinois: Carbondale; & mond, Va. 23219. Media General Inc. is publisher of Southern Illinoisan, Heald Ledger, Court & Plain Sts., Newark, N.J. 07101. Review, Decatur; East Moline /Silvis News, East The Tampa (Fla.) and The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune Newhouse Broadcasting Corp. (S.I. Newhouse) has /Silvis The Kewanee; (N.C.) and The Moline (weekly); Star -Courier, Times; Winston -Salem Journal Sen- same ownership as: and the News, Rock Island Winston -Salem, N.C.; - Rock Island (weekly). tinel, Richmond (Va.) Times Alabama: Birmingham News, Huntsville News and Iowa: News, (weekly); and (Va.) and The Bettendorf Bettendorf Dispatch The Richmond News Leader; Times, Mobile Register and Press. The Quad City Times, Davenport; the Globe -Gazette, a weekly paper, The MIG Financial Weekly, in Rich- Louisiana: New Orleans Times -Picayune and States - mond, Mason City; , Muscatine; and Ot- Va. Media General also publishes Consultant Item. Courier, Ottumwa. and monthly medical magazines. Sta- tumwa Psychosomatics, Massachusetts: Springfield Union and News. Kansas: The Kansas City Kansan, Kansas City. tions: Media General Inc. owns 100% of WFLA -AM- Michigan (): Ann Arbor News, Montana: The Billings; The Mon- FM-TV Tampa, Fla. , Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, tana Standard, Butte; The , Jackson Citizen Patrio4 , Missoula. St., Helena; and The , Meredith Corp. -Hqs: 1716 Locust Des Moines, and . group includes: Nebraska: The Lincoln Star, Lincoln. Iowa 50336. The publishing Mississippi: Pascagoula Mississippi Press and North Dakota: , Bismarck Magazines: Apartment Life magazine, Better Mississippi Press Register, interest). magazine, (53% Homes and Gardens and Successful Farm- Missouri: St. Louis Globe -Democrat. - magazine. Oregon: Corvallis Gazette Times, Corvallis. ing New Jersey: Jersey City Jersey Journal and the Wisconsin: , La Crosse; Wiscon- Newspapers: Meredith Newspapers publishes 25 Newark Star -Ledger sin State Journal, Madison; and The Racine Journal - community newspapers in the Los Angeles and San New York: , Syracuse Post - Times, Racine. Jose. Calif. areas. Meredith Newspapers also Standard (morning), Herald -Journal (evening) and WTAD(AM) a newspaper, Stations: KGMB -TV Honolulu; and publishes daily The Hollywood Indepen- Herald -American (Sunday). WQCY(FM) Quincy, Ill.; KIMT(TV) Mason City, Iowa; dent. : Cleveland Plain -Dealer. KHQA -TV Hannibal, Mo.; KOIN -TV Portland, Ore.; and The broadcasting group of Meredith Corp. operates Oregon: Portland Oregonian and Oregon Journal. Atlan- WSAZ -TV Huntington, W.Va. Lee Enterprises also KPHO -TV Phoenix; WGST(AM) and WPCH(FM) Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Patriot and News. of Journal -Star Printing Co., Lincoln, ta; WNEM -TV Bay Mich.; KCMO -TV and owns 49.75% City, -AM Other interests: Mr. Newhouse also has an interest turn and Neb., which in owns 48.86% of KFAB(AM) KCEZ(FM) Kansas City, Mo.; WOW(AM) and in Conde -Nast Publications Inc. (Vogue, House & KGOR(FM) Omaha. KEZO(FM) Omaha; WTVH(TV) Syracuse, N.Y.; and Garden, Glamour, Bride, Mademoiselle.) WPGH -TV Pittsburgh. Stations: Newhouse Broadcasting Corp. owns Lesher Newspapers Inc. -Hqs: 3033 North G St., Meridian (Miss.) Star -Hqs: 810 22d Ave., Meri- WAPI- AM -FM -TV Birmingham, Ala.: KTVI(TV) St. Merced, Inc. Calif. 95340. Lesher Newspapers dian, Miss. 39301. James B. Skewes, majority Louis; WSYE -TV Elmira and WSYR- AM -FM -TV publishes the Merced (Calif.) Sun -Star Dean S. Lesher stockholder of the Meridian (Miss.)Star, is sole Syracuse, both New York; and WTPA-FM -TV Har- and Lesher II, owners newspaper, Stanley of the also stockholder of The Miss -Ala Company Inc., parent risburg, Pa. own 90% of KBAR(AM) and KMVC(FM) Burley, Idaho. company of Lauderdale Broadcasting Co., licensee of News -Prow, & Gazette Co. -Hqs: 9th & Edmond WMOX(AM) Meridian, Miss. James B. Skewes, editor Lima Communications Corp. -Hqs: 1424 Rice St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64502. News -Press & Gazette Co., and publisher of the also owns 11.5% of Southern Ave., Lima, Ohio 45805. Toledo Blade Co., publisher of Star publisher of the St. Joseph (Mo.) News -Press and Television Corp., licensee of WTOK -TV Meridian, Miss. the Toledo (Ohio) Blade and Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, Gazette, owns WSAV -TV Savannah, Ga. and with interests in the Monterey Peninsula Herald Miles City (Mont.) Star -See Star Printing Co. and the Red Bank (NJ.) Register, owns 75% of Lima News - Sentinel Broadcasting Co. -Hqs: 2000 Communications Corp., licensee of WLIO(TV) Lima, Milwaukee Courier -Hqs: 3815 N. Teutonia Ave., Lower Huntington Rd., Fort Wayne, Ind. 46819. News Ohio. Milwaukee 53206. Jerrel W. Jones, publisher and ma- Publishing Co. (Fort Wayne News -Sentinel) owns jority stockholder of Courier Publishing Co., publisher News- Sentinel Broadcasting Co., licensee of Robert Dana 487 Boutell MacVy -Hqs: Drive, of the weekly Milwaukee Courier, owns 60% of Courier WGL(AM) Fort Wayne, Ind. Grand Blanc, Mich. 48439. Robert Dana MacVay, who Communications Corp., licensee of WNOV(AM) Mil- has interest News -Sun Broadcasting Co. -Hqs: Box 500, an (over 20 %) in the weekly Crawford waukee. County Avalanche, Grayling, Mich., has interests (over Waukegan, Ill. 60085. Waukegan News -Sun has same 20%) in WIVQ(FM) Peru, Ill.; WSTL(AM) Eminence, Ky.; Minneapolis Star 3 Tribune Co. -Hqs: Sixth Floor - stockholders as News -Sun Broadcasting Co., licensee WBUK(AM) Portage, Mich.; KLIK(AM) and KJFF(FM) IDS Tower, Minneapolis 55402. Minneapolis Star and of WKRS(AM) Waukegan, Ill. Jefferson City Mo.; WKTN(FM) Kenton, Ohio; and an Tribune Co., publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune Co. -Hqs: 229 W. 43d St., interest (over 40 %) in WKNX(AM) (morning and Sunday) and (evening), the Great Saginaw, Mich. Star New York 10036. The New York Times Co. is publisher Falls (Mont.) Tribune, The Rapid City (S.D.) Journal Manship Box 2906, Baton Rouge 70821. of The New York Times and (through its newspaper Stns -Hqs: and Harper's Magazine, owns 100% of KTVH(TV) Baton Rouge Advocate and State -Times have same group) the following newspapers: Hutchinson, Kan. and WDRB -TV Louisville, Ky. ownership as WJBO(AM) -WFMF(FM) and WBRZ(TV) Florida: Avon Park Sun (weekly), Fernandina Baton Rouge; and KRGV -AM -TV Weslaco, Tex. Monroe Journal -Hqs: c/o William M. Stewart, Beach News- Leader (weekly), Gainesville Sun, Lake WMFC- AM -FM, Box 645, Monroeville, Ala. 36460. City Reporte, Lakeland Ledger, Leesburg Daily Com- Marshall Electric Co. -Hqs: 123 W. Main St., William M. Stewart, publisher of the weekly Monroe mercial, Marco Island Eagle (weekly), Ocala Star - Marshalltown, Iowa 50158. Marshalltown (Iowa) Journal, is principal stockholder in Monroe Broad- Banner Palatka Daily News and the Sebring News Times- Republican owns 100% of Marshall Electric casting Co.. licensee of WMFC -AM -FM Monroeville, (weekly). Co., licensee of KFJB -AM -FM Marshalltown, Iowa. Ala. North Carolina: Hendersonville Times -News, Lex- Maul Box ington Dispatch and Wilmington Star-News. Publishing Co. -Hqs: 550, Wailuku, Box 1688, Greenville, S.C. Multimedia Inc. -Hqs: Note: The New York Times Co. also holds a one -third Hawaii 96793. Maui Publishing Co. publishes the 29602. Multimedia Inc. publishes the Montgomery News, a tri- Publishing interest in the International Herald Tribune in Paris. Maui (Hawaii) weekly. Maui Co. Advertiser and Alabama Journal, both in Montgom- also is licensee of KMVI(AM) Wailuku. Magazine group: Family Circle, Golf Diges4 Timnis ery, Ala.; the Baxter Mountain Home, Ark.; Bulletin and Us in the U.S., and Minis in Britain Hauen (Fla.) Daily trews- Chief; Moultri (Ga.) McClatchy Newspapers -Hqs: 21st & 0, Sacra- Winter and Australian Family Circle in Australia. (N.C.) Times; mento, Calif. 95813. McClatchy Newspapers owns the Observer; Asheville Citizen- Gallipolis Broadcasting group: KFSM -TV Fort Smith, Ark.; the and Times- Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee and Sacramento Bee, all Tribune, Gallipolis, Sentinel Sentinel, WQXR -AM -FM New York; and WREG -TV Memphis. California. Stations: KMJ -AM -FM Fresno, KBEE -AM- Pomeroy- Middleport, both Ohio; Greenville (S.C.) Note: Group has purchased WHNT -TV Huntsville, Ala., (Tenn.) Leaf- FM Modesto. KFBK(AM) and KAER(FM) Sacramento, News and Piedmont; the Clarksville subject to FCC approval. and KOVR(TV) Stockton, all California; KOH(AM) Chronicle; Staunton (Va.) Leader and News -Leader; Reno. Note: Group has bought KNEV(FM) Reno and and the Point Pleasant (W. Va.) Register. Stations: Oroville Radio Inc. -Hqs: Box 1340, Oroville, Calif. sold KOVR(TV) Stockton, Calif., pending FCC ap- KAAY(AM) and KLPQ(FM) Little Rock, Ark.; WMAZ- 95965. Oroville Radio Inc. is owned jointly by James J. proval. AM-FM-TV Macon. Ga.: WAKY(AM) Louisville, Ky.; and Carol G. McGiffin. Mr. McGiffin owns Daily Record

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