River City Broadcasting


River City Broadcasting L.P. was a major television and radio station operator in mid-sized markets in the United States, based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Overview

The firm was formed in 1989 as a partnership between Barry Baker and Larry Marcus, both former executives of Koplar Communications in St. Louis. Through a series of acquisitions between 1989 and 1994, River City amassed eight television stations and 29 radio stations in a total of 15 medium-sized markets.
In May 1996, River City sold its stations to the Sinclair Broadcast Group for $1.2 billion.
The TV stations owned by River City are listed in the table below.
The Radio stations owned by River City are as follows:
St. Louis, MO
Buffalo, NY
New Orleans, LA
Memphis, TN
Nashville, TN
Greenville, SC
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Albuquerque, NM
Los Angeles, CA

Television stations

Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
City of license / MarketStationChannel
TV 		Years ownedCurrent ownership status
Sacramento - Stockton - ModestoKOVR13 1993–1997CBS owned-and-operated
Bloomington - IndianapolisWTTV4 1991–1997CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Kokomo, IndianaWTTK
29 1991–1997CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group
Des Moines - AmesKDSM-TV17 1991–1997Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
St. LouisKDNL-TV30 1989–1997ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Columbus, OhioWSYX6 1993–1997ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Asheville - Greenville - SpartanburgWLOS13 1993–1997ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Asheville - Greenville - SpartanburgWAXA **40 1993–1997MyNetworkTV affiliate, WMYA-TV, owned by Cunningham Broadcasting
San AntonioKABB29 1989–1997Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group