Kelly Broadcasting
Kelly Broadcasting Company was an American broadcast holding company that owned KCRA-TV and KQCA in Sacramento/Stockton. Kelly Broadcasting sold the stations to Hearst-Argyle Television in 1999.
History
Kelly and Hansen family began founded in 1944 as Central Valley Broadcasting Company, with the launch of the Sacramento FM radio station KCRA-FM in 1947. In 1955, it launched the television station KCRA-TV in Sacramento and purchased KCRA-AM, making it the pair of stations. It later purchased Seattle television station KCPQ from Clover Park School District, and became an independent station.In 1994, KQCA entered a local marketing agreement with Kelly-owned KCRA-TV. In 1999, the Kelly television stations sold to New York City-based Hearst-Argyle Television.