Morgan Murphy Media


The Evening Telegram Company, d/b/a Morgan Murphy Media, is an American television and radio company based in Madison, Wisconsin. The company is named for publisher Morgan Murphy, who expanded the business after he took over from his grandfather, who had founded the Superior Evening Telegram.

History

The company traces its roots to the founding of the Superior Evening Telegram in 1890 by John T. Murphy. He died in 1932, and the business passed to his son John Morgan Murphy, who acquired several other newspapers in the Upper Midwest and also expanded into broadcasting. The company sold off its print interests in 2003, leaving only its former broadcasting division. Nevertheless, it is still legally incorporated as the "Evening Telegram Company."
The company was known as Morgan Murphy Stations until 2007, when its trade name was slightly changed to Morgan Murphy Media.
On May 10, 2017, the company announced that it would acquire Saga Communications' television clusters in Joplin, Missouri, including KOAM-TV, and Victoria, Texas, including KAVU-TV. Saga will additionally acquire the assets of Fox affiliates in each market owned by Surtsey Media and operated by Saga under local marketing agreements, including KFJX in Joplin, Missouri and KVCT in Victoria, Texas. Those stations' license assets were acquired by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The sale was completed September 1.
In September 2018, it was announced that the company would invest in Good Karma Brands to back its acquisition of the Milwaukee radio stations WKTI and WTMJ.
On October 13, 2021, the company dropped its channels from Dish Network due to a programming dispute. This dispute is in addition to Dish's dispute with Tegna and is the 2nd time that a satellite TV company was involved with such conflicts.
In September 2023, the company acquired The Marks Group's Michigan broadcasting properties—WBKB-TV, WBKP, WBUP, and the Houghton and Iron River radio stations—for $13.375 million. The deal was closed on December 4. Morgan Murphy subsequently took over operations of WJMN-TV, owned by Sullivan's Landing, LLC, via joint sales and shared services agreements; WJMN-TV merged its operations into, and was converted into a satellite of, WBUP.

Television stations

Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.
- Indicates a station built and signed on by Morgan Murphy Media.
City of license / MarketStationOwned sinceNetwork affiliation
Joplin, MO–Pittsburg, KSKOAM-TV7 2017CBS
Joplin, MO–Pittsburg, KSKFJX14 Fox
Alpena, MIWBKB-TV11 2023CBS / NBC / ABC / Fox
Marquette, MIWJMN-TV3 ABC / CW+ / MyNetworkTV
Marquette, MIWBKP5 2023CW+ / ABC
Marquette, MIWBUP10 2023ABC / CW+
Victoria, TXKMOL-LD17 2017NBC
Victoria, TXKVCT19 Fox
Victoria, TXKUNU-LD21 2017Univision
Victoria, TXKAVU-TV25 2017ABC
Victoria, TXKQZY-LD33 2017Cozi TV
Victoria, TXKXTS-LD41 2017CBS
Victoria, TXKVTX-LD45 2017Telemundo
Spokane, WAKXLY-TV4 1961ABC
Spokane, WAKXMN-LD4 2007ABC
Yakima, WAKAPP **35 1970ABC
Kennewick, WAKVEW **42 1970ABC
La Crosse–Eau Claire, WIWKBT-DT8 2000CBS
Madison, WIWISC-TV **3 1956CBS / MyNetworkTV

Former television stations

Other properties

Idaho

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Radio

Radio

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