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 US$605 million.

Former stations

Media marketStateStationPurchasedSoldNotes
Panama CityFloridaWMBB19902000
AugustaGeorgiaWJBF19922000
ColumbusGeorgiaWRBL19952000
ToccoaGeorgiaWNEG-TV19952000
Mason CityIowaKIMT19842000
Ensign–Dodge CityKansasKBSD-TV19942000
GoodlandKansasKBSL-TV19942000
HaysKansasKBSH-TV19942000
Hutchinson–WichitaKansasKWCH-TV19942000
Greenville–SpartanburgSouth CarolinaWSPA-TV **19562000
Florence–Myrtle BeachSouth CarolinaWBTW19842000