Meredith Corporation ( ) is
based in Des
Moines
, Iowa
. The
company has two divisions,
publishing and
broadcasting.
Edwin Thomas Meredith founded
the company in 1902 when he began publishing
Successful Farming magazine. In 1922, Meredith began publishing
Fruit, Garden and Home magazine, a home and family service
publication. Two years later, this magazine was retitled
Better Homes and
Gardens, and the first issue cost a dime on the newsstand.
In 1930, they published the first edition of the Better Homes and
Gardens Cook Book.
Since this time, Meredith has introduced numerous other magazines.
In 1986, the company purchased
Ladies' Home Journal magazine and
in 2005, the company purchased the women's magazine portfolio of
Gruner + Jahr. To date Meredith
publishes 26 subscription magazines, approximately 200 special
interest publications and 400 books, along with 32 websites.
Magazines
Meredith magazines include the following brands:
Broadcast Holdings
The broadcasting division owns 14
television stations and 1
radio station.
The sole radio station is WNEM 
in Saginaw,
Michigan
, a sister
station of WNEM-TV based in the same city; Meredith did have a
sizeable (for the time) radio group in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meredith's broadcasting division also produces
Better.TV, a daily program based on
BH&G which features lifestyle, parenting, crafting and
gardening tips. The program currently airs on Meredith stations and
those of the
Journal Broadcast
Group,
Fisher
Communications and
Tribune
Broadcasting.
Business Deals
Healia search engine and a number of other
web companies were acquired in 2007.
Also license deals of
lead publications for overseas markets commenced as well for
India
, Indonesia
and various other markets in Asia.
In 2007, Meredith Corporation also acquired social media marketing
firm
New Media Strategies,
Genex and O'Grady Meyers, signaling a new strategic direction. In
July 2009 Meredith Corporation acquired a 19.9% stake in mobile
marketing and advertising specialist
The Hyperfactory.
TV stations currently owned by Meredith
| Current Media
market# |
Market |
Station |
Channel (DT) |
Current Affiliation |
Acquired |
Notes |
| 8 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
WGCL-TV |
46 (19) |
CBS |
1998 |
Was WGNX until 2000 |
| 12 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
KPHO-TV |
5 (17) |
CBS |
1952 |
Was CBS 1952-55, Independent 1955-95 |
| 22 |
Portland, Oregon |
KPTV |
12 (12) |
FOX |
2002 |
Was UPN until 2002 |
KPDX |
49 (30) |
MyNetworkTV |
1997 |
Was Fox until 2002, UPN until September
2006 |
| 29 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
WSMV-TV |
4 (10) |
NBC |
1994 |
|
| 30 |
Hartford, Connecticut |
WFSB |
3 (33) |
CBS |
1997 |
|
| 32 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
KCTV |
5 (24) |
CBS |
1953 |
Was KCMO-TV until 1983 |
KSMO-TV |
62 (47) |
MyNetworkTV |
2005 |
Was WB until September 2006 |
| 36 |
Greenville, SC -Asheville, NC |
WHNS |
21 (21) |
FOX |
1997 |
|
| 42 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
KVVU |
5 (9) |
FOX |
1985 |
Licenced to Henderson, Nevada |
| 68 |
Saginaw, Michigan |
WNEM-TV |
5 (22) |
CBS;
MyNetworkTV on DT2
|
1969 |
Was NBC until 1995 |
| 111 |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
WSHM-LP |
67 (41) |
CBS |
2004 |
Operated with WFSB
|
| 189 |
Bend, Oregon |
KUBN-LP |
50 |
MyNetworkTV |
2006 |
Partial satellite of KPDX |
TV Stations Formerly Owned by Meredith
| Market |
Station |
Channel (DT) |
Affiliation |
Owned by Meredith |
Sold To |
Current Ownership |
Notes |
Fresno, California |
KSEE |
24 (38) |
NBC |
1984-93 |
Granite Broadcasting |
Granite Broadcasting |
|
Orlando, Florida |
WOFL |
35 (22) |
FOX |
1983-2002 |
FOX O&O |
FOX O&O |
Owned by third party for part of 1997 (see below) |
|
WCPX |
6 (26) |
CBS |
1997 |
Post-Newsweek |
Post-Newsweek |
Acquired in purchase of First Media, swapped for WFSB; now
WKMG |
Gainesville, Florida |
WOGX |
51 (31) |
FOX |
1996-2002 |
FOX O&O |
FOX O&O |
Semi-satellite of WOFL |
Omaha, Nebraska |
WOW-TV |
6 (22) |
NBC; CBS |
1958-75 |
Chronicle
Broadcasting |
Gray Television |
Now WOWT; returned to NBC in 1986 |
Seattle, Washington |
KCPQ |
13 (13) |
FOX |
1998-99 |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Obtained in a three-way deal where it was
swapped for WGNX |
Syracuse, New York |
WTVH-TV |
5 (47) |
CBS |
1948-93 |
Granite Broadcasting |
Granite Broadcasting |
First television station owned by Meredith; was WHEN-TV until
1976 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
WPGH-TV |
53 (43) |
Independent |
1978-86 |
Lorimar-Telepictures |
Sinclair Broadcast
Group |
Now FOX |
| Bend, Oregon |
KFXO-LP |
39 (21.4) |
FOX |
1997-2007 |
News-Press &
Gazette Company |
News-Press &
Gazette Company |
Was a satellite of KPDX until 2002 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
WFLI-TV |
53 (42) |
The CW |
2004-2008 |
MPS Media |
MPS Media |
Licenced to Cleveland, Tennessee |
- WHEN-TV/WTVH was the only television station built and
signed-on by Meredith Corporation.
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