Spartan Communications
Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that owned WSPA-TV as the city's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
History
In March 2000, WSPA-TV and eleven other stations were sold to Media General for United [States dollar|US$]605 million.Former stations
- Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.
- Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters indicate a station built and signed on by Spartan Communications.
| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold | Notes |
| Panama City | Florida | WMBB | 1990 | 2000 | |
| Augusta | Georgia | WJBF | 1992 | 2000 | |
| Columbus | Georgia | WRBL | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Toccoa | Georgia | WNEG-TV | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Mason City | Iowa | KIMT | 1984 | 2000 | |
| Ensign–Dodge City | Kansas | KBSD-TV | 1994 | 2000 | |
| Goodland | Kansas | KBSL-TV | 1994 | 2000 | |
| Hays | Kansas | KBSH-TV | 1994 | 2000 | |
| Hutchinson–Wichita | Kansas | KWCH-TV | 1994 | 2000 | |
| Greenville–Spartanburg | South Carolina | WSPA-TV ** | 1956 | 2000 | |
| Florence–Myrtle [Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach] | South Carolina | WBTW | 1984 | 2000 |