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DeFontes Broadcasting Corporation is a broadcast owner of several television stations in the United States. The company was founded in 1979 and signed on it's first station in 1981 before acquiring other stations, that number grew quickly as time went on.
History[]
Stations[]
Stations Currently Owned by DeFontes Broadcasting Corporation
Note
- (**) - built and signed on by DeFontes Broadcasting Corporation.
- (##) - Owned by Bartlett Broadcasting before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 1993.
- (^^) - Owned by Ellis Communications before it's acquisiiton by DeFontes in 1996.
- (¤¤) - Owned by Harris Telecasting before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 2001.
- (++) - Owned by Lincoln Financial Media before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 2004.
- (%%) - Owned by BeloOne before its acquisition by DeFontes in 2015.
- (==) - Owned by Krueger Broadcasting before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 2016.
- ($$) - Owned by Champion Digital Broadcasting/ABN Domestic Television Corporation before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 2016.
- (∆) - Owned by Outlet Company before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 2016.
- (Y) - Owned by Fortner Digital Media Properties before it's acquisition by DeFontes in 2016.
| City/State | Station | Number | Owned Since | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonville, AR | KBTO** | 4 | 1981 | ABC |
| Laredo, TX | KGAU## | 12 | 1993 | ABC |
| Dover, DE | WDFR^^ | 11 | 1996 | ABC |
| WHAA$$ | 2 | 2015 | ABN | |
| Alvin, TX | KAVT^^ | 5 | 1996 | ABC |
| Presque Isle, ME | WJIC¤¤ | 10 | 2001 | ABC |
| Liberal, KS | KSKS++ | 8 | 2004 | ABC |
| KSKS-DT2++ | 8 | 2004 | The CW | |
| Plant City, FL | WOTM## | 17 | 1993 | CBS |
| Angel Grove, CA | KZOB== | 6 | 2016 | CBS |
| Juneau, AK | KJNO== | 2 | 2016 | CBS |
| Cahokia, IL | WANT | 11 | 2016 | CBS |
| Ely, NV | KWHC++ | 9 | 2004 | CBS |
| KWHC-DT2++ | 9.2 | 2011 | This TV | |
| Elmore/Kang Spring, CA | KAQN== | 5 | 2016 | NBC |
| Mentor, OH | WFFD## | 2 | 1993 | CBS |
| Histeria Town, CA | KHIS%% | 27 | 2015 | CBS |
| Ambrosie, TN | WABS== | 13 | 2016 | CBS |
| Detroit, MI | WDET== | 10 | 2016 | ABC |
| Apalachicola, FL | WGFH++ | 5 | 2004 | CBS |
| Benton Harbor, MI | WFNH^^ | 7 | 1996 | CBS |
| Summit, NJ | WVKO== | 9 | 2016 | CBS |
| Williston, ND | KDHJ^^ | 4 | 2004 | CBS |
| Honolulu, HI | KHFP## | 4 | 1993 | NBC |
| Reading, PA | WEEU¤¤ | 33 | 2001 | NBC |
| Youngstown, OH | WAAE^^ | 3 | 2004 | NBC |
| Silvis, IL | WQTJ¤¤ | 7 | 2001 | NBC |
| WQTJ-DT2¤¤ | 7.2 | 2001 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Sherman Oaks, CA | KTSW∆ | 20 | 2016 | NBC |
| La Jolla, CA | KLJC∆ | 7 | 2016 | NBC |
| Medina, OH | WHHL∆ | 6 | 2016 | NBC |
| Eastpoint, FL | WTMH∆ | 11 | 2016 | NBC |
| Barrow, AK | KCQA^^ | 8 | 2004 | Fox |
| Garden City, MI | WGAV== | 8 | 2016 | NBC |
| Troutdale, OR | KXIH$$ | 9 | 2016 | ABN |
| Lansing/Jackson, MI | WVCJ++ | 5 | 2004 | ABC |
| Rockford, IL | WRTQ^^ | 12 | 2004 | ABC |
| Wilmington, NC | WCVG^^ | 14 | 2004 | Independent |
| Orlando, FL | WGRQY | 35 | 2016 | Independent |
| Cleveland, OH | WQMXY | 47 | 2016 | Independent |
| Nashville, TN | WZAXY | 21 | 2016 | Independent |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL | WWLXY | 23 | 2016 | Independent |
| Bangor, ME | WZONY | 13 | 2016 | Independent |
| Atlantc City, NJ | WFPG%% | 46 | 2015 | NBC |
| Twin Falls, ID | KLJH## | 11 | 1993 | Fox |
| Minot, ND | KMIT^^ | 14 | 2004 | Fox |
| Dublin, OH | WGVO¤¤ | 4 | 2001 | Fox |
| Salisbury, MD | WNCV^^ | 9 | 2004 | Fox |
| Augusta, GA | WAHE## | 2 | 2004 | QTV |
| Jericho, KS | KJER%% | 35 | 2016 | ABC |
| KJER-DT2%% | 35.2 | 2016 | FOX | |
| Port St. Joe, FL | WHIU-TV¤¤ | 26 | 2001 | Independent |
| Tyler/Longview, TX | KRBFY | 33 | 2016 | MyNetworkTV |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA | WHZRY | 20 | 2016 | MyNetworkTV |
| Erie, PA | WTGQ^^ | 13 | 2004 | UPN |
| Battle Mountain, NV | KNGH$$ | 16 | 2016 | ABN |
| Albany, GA | WALY$$ | 18 | 2015 | ABN |
| Dalton, GA | WDAG$$ | 7 | 2015 | ABN |
| Morgantown, WV | WIWV$$ | 16 | 2016 | ABN |
| Aiken, SC | WJCM$$ | 12 | 2016 | ABN |
| Charleston, IL | WLKR$$ | 1 | 2016 | ABN |
| Sandwich, IL | WSHN$$ | 13 | 2016 | ABN |
| Casper, WY | KJOS^^ | 10 | 1996 | TNT |
| Spokane, WA | KLFB## | 41 | 1993 | TNT |
| Reno, NV | KRYQ¤¤ | 18 | 2001 | TNT |
| West Palm Beach, FL | WCRE¤¤ | 11 | 2001 | TNT |
| Savannah, GA | WHYE^^ | 35 | 1996 | TNT |
| Lexington, KY | WHYT++ | 26 | 2004 | TNT |
| Terre Haute, IN | WNDF++ | 44 | 2004 | TNT |
| Alpena, MI | WPTP¤¤ | 30 | 2001 | TNT |
| Columbia, SC | WTEF++ | 54 | 2004 | TNT |