Max Media
Max Media is a company that owns radio stations throughout the United States. It is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The company also operates under the name River Radio for stations in their Illinois and Missouri Markets with offices in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Carterville, Illinois, and Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
History
Max Media was founded in 2001. Prior to this, some of the company's management had run the TVX Broadcast Group from 1979 until its sale in 1991 to Paramount Communications, and had also run Max Media Properties from then until its sale in 1998 to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.In December 2003, Max Media would gain a handful of radio stations in Southern Illinois and Missouri after the Zimmer Radio Group sold 17 of their stations to Max under the name River Radio for an estimated $43 million.
On September 30, 2013, the Cowles Publishing Company acquired Max Media's Montana television station cluster for $18 million.
On October 31, 2013, Sinclair acquired the non-license assets of WPFO, Waterville, Maine, for $13.6 million; the deal made it a sister station to WGME-TV, Portland, Maine, which already produced a newscast for the station. On November 20, 2013, it was announced that Cunningham Broadcasting was to acquire the license assets for $3.4 million. The sale of the license assets was approved on June 23, 2017.
On January 9, 2014, Max Media sold its six Arkansas-based radio stations to Bobby Caldwell's East Arkansas Broadcasters for $3 million.
Effective November 5, 2015, Max Media sold its four Pennsylvania-based radio stations to Kristin Cantrell's Southern Belle, LLC for $3.8 million.
On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it was selling NBC affiliate WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee Broadcasting for $5.6 million. The sale was completed on June 30, 2017.
All television stations either directly or indirectly owned by Max Media were sold off by 2019, leaving the company with a portfolio consisting solely of radio stations.
Current stations
Radio
Former stations
Radio
| City of license / Market | Station | Years owned | Current status |
| Morrilton, AR | KVOM 800 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| Morrilton, AR | KVOM-FM 101.7 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| Russellville–Dardanelle, AR | KCAB 980 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| Russellville–Dardanelle, AR | KCJC 102.3 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| Russellville–Dardanelle, AR | KVLD 99.3 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| Russellville–Dardanelle, AR | KWKK 100.9 | 2003–2014 | Owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| Denver, CO | KFCO 107.1 | 2009-2024 | Owned by Pillar Media |
| Denver, CO | KJHM 101.5 | 2009-2024 | Owned by Pillar Media |
| Ahoskie, NC | WQDK 99.3 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc. |
| Elizabeth City, NC | WGAI 560 | 2003–2014 | Owned by Gregory Communications License, Inc. |
| Elizabeth City, NC | WCMS-FM 94.5 | 2003–2018 | Defunct, went silent in 2024 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | WCXL 104.1 | 2003–2018 | Owned by JAM Media Solutions |
| Selinsgrove, PA | WVSL 1240 | 2003–2013 | Defunct, went silent in 2013 |
| Selinsgrove, PA | WFYY 106.5 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC |
| Selinsgrove, PA | WVSL-FM 92.3 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC |
| Selinsgrove, PA | WWBE 98.3 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC |
| Selinsgrove, PA | WYGL-FM 100.5 | 2003–2015 | Owned by Southern Belle, LLC |