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Granite contends that the overlap areas and populations are not so large as to require a finding that the stations "serve substantially the same area." Citing Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 5841, 5865 (1996).
Granite claims that the stations are not significant competitors, due to unusual factors in the San Francisco market and that a permanent waiver would be appropriate in spite of the Grade A overlap.
Granite states that, although KNTV is licensed to the city of San Jose, which is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market, the station has historically been treated as part of the Monterey-Salinas market.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/1998/fcc98135.txt   (3302 words)

  
 W. Don Cornwell, CEO, Granite Broadcasting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite Broadcasting Corporation is a group broadcasting company headquartered in New York City with shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock listed on the NASDAQ National Market System with the symbols GBTVK and GBTVP, respectively.
Granite, which owns and operates eleven television stations, had net revenues during 1996 of $151 million (pro forma for acquisition of its two new stations) and has approximately 1,100 employees.
Granite station are generally the leading providers of local news, weather and sports information in their respective communities.
www.benton.org /publibrary/policy/tv/cornwell.html   (349 words)

  
 Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I Ltd. v. Granite Broadcasting Corp. (Delaware 06/29/2006)
The corporation moves to dismiss on the ground that the plaintiff is not a creditor and, thus, lacks standing to bring the claims asserted.
Granite is a broadcasting holding company which owns or operates eleven television stations in the United States, largely centered in the Midwest and in New York state.
FN6 Additionally, Granite has the exclusive right to exchange these shares for the corporation's exchange debentures, dependent on certain conditions.FN7 Although the indenture governing those currently non-existent notes appears to have been drafted, the terms of that instrument are not in the record.
www.assetprotectionbook.com /DE_Harbinger-Granite_2006.htm   (4341 words)

  
 UNC Partners: Clients
His plan called for Granite to grow into a 14 station company, but his first step was to acquire two and gradually build from there.
By 1991, Granite was recognized as one of the few TV broadcasters that had managed to make performance gains despite the nation's recession and leveraged its position to complete a $21 million IPO and, later in the year, a $60 million public debt offering.
Granite became one of only two African American owned broadcast companies that were publicly traded and one of only a handful of African American companies that have ever successfully accessed the public capital market.
www.uncpartners.com /profile_granite.html   (768 words)

  
 GBTVK Key Developments: Investing - MSN Money
Granite Broadcasting Corp. announced that it, along with certain of its subsidiaries, has voluntarily filed petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Granite Broadcasting Corp. announced that it expects third quarter 2006 net revenue to increase in the range of 10% to 12%, or $26.4-$26.88 million.
Granite Broadcasting Corp. announced that it has completed the acquisition of WBNG, Channel 12, the CBS-affiliated television station serving Binghamton and Elmira, New York, for $45 million in cash, before closing adjustments.
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 KSEE24.com: About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Today KSEE 24 is owned and operated by Granite Broadcasting Corporation, the fastest growing minority owned broadcast group in the country.
Granite owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 23 channels in 11 markets across the U.S. Granite's common stock (nonvoting) is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (www.otcbb.com) under the symbol "GBTVK".
KSEE 24 is also a corporate leader when it comes to supporting non-profits in their fundraising efforts.
www.ksee.com /about/default.aspx   (675 words)

  
 SEC Info - Granite Broadcasting Corp - S-4/A - OnĀ 6/3/96
Seven of Granite's nine stations are ranked either first or second in their respective markets in share of viewing audience during the total day and a majority of the stations are ranked either first or second in the key news dayparts and produce as many or more local news programs than their principal competitors.
The Company has included broadcast cash flow data because such data are commonly used as a measure of performance for broadcast companies and are also used by investors to measure a company's ability to service debt.
The losses were primarily caused by the substantial interest expense on debt incurred by the Company to finance the acquisitions of its television broadcasting stations (and extraordinary losses of $3,510,000, $1,007,000 and $5,709,000 incurred in 1996, 1993 and 1992, respectively, on extinguishment of debt) and depreciation and amortization charges.
www.secinfo.com /duwTa.94x.htm   (6481 words)

  
 Granite Broadcasting Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Granite Broadcasting Corporation is an African-American-owned broadcasting holding company which owns or operates (via local marketing agreements) 14 television stations in the United States, largely centered in the midwest with a cluster in New York state.
Granite declared Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy on December 11, 2006.
However, on July 18, 2006, Granite cancelled the sale after DS Audible failed to close on the stations by June 30.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Granite_Broadcasting_Corporation   (392 words)

  
 WEEK.com: Jobs@WEEK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Granite Broadcasting Corporation station in Peoria, WEEK-TV, has an opening for a full-time Assignment Editor in the News Department to lead day-to-day operations of the newsroom.
Will be responsible for handling the flow of information inside and outside the newsroom, plan coverage for the next day and further into the future, deal with phone calls, e-mails and faxes from the public and disseminate it to the correct place in the newsroom.
The Granite Broadcasting Corporation station in Peoria, Illinois, WEEK-TV, has an opening for a full-time Photographer/editor in the News Department who will be responsible for photography and editing national and local stories during the week and weekend.
week.com /jobs/default.aspx   (390 words)

  
 CBS Corporation to Acquire KEYE-TV Austin, Texas From Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation operates television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching 7% of the nation's television households.
Granite was the 1995 Black Enterprise Company of the Year and is Number 6 on Black Enterprise Magazine's 1998 Industrial/Service 100 List.
CBS Corporation recently announced a definitive merger agreement with King World Productions Inc. (NYSE: KWP), distributors of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Wheel of Fortune," "Jeopardy" and "The Hollywood Squares." That transaction is expected to close in mid-1999.
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 NoticiasWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite will operate the station under this affiliation agreement until the acquisition closes.
The transaction releases Granite from the obligation to pay an average of $37MM annually under the existing San Francisco affiliation agreement, which will be terminated.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation operates nine television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching almost 7% of the nation's television households.
www.noticiaswire.com /entertainment/nbc_01182002/index.html   (1079 words)

  
 PISTONS: Detroit Pistons Select WB20-TV as New Broadcast Television Home of the Pistons Beginning in 2004-2005 Season
WB20 will also broadcast a Pistons one-hour pre season show, one-hour draft show, one-hour training camp show and a one-hour playoff show during the year.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation (NASDAQ: GBTVK) operates eight television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching over 6% of the nation's television households.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation is the largest minority controlled owner of major market television stations in the United States.
www.nba.com /pistons/multimedia/wb20_pistonsbroadcast.html   (694 words)

  
 KSEE24.com: Jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite Broadcasting Corporation and KSEE Television, Inc. respects the rights of disabled applicants and employees.
Granite and KSEE Television, Inc. will not discriminate against any qualified employee or job applicant with respect to any terms, privileges or conditions of employment because of a person's disability.
Granite and KSEE Television, Inc. also will provide reasonable accommodation wherever necessary for all employees or applicants with disabilities, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the duties and assignments connected with the job.
www.ksee24.com /jobs/default.aspx   (649 words)

  
 Summary Minutes of December Meeting
Lloyd urged the Committee to recommend that broadcast licenses be conditioned on at least two obligations: (i) meaningful ascertainment of community needs and interests, and (ii) a requirement that local stations give authentic community voices a platform to speak about issues of concern to the local community.
However, he explained that because digital broadcast technology is in its infancy, it is imperative that broadcasters are not hamstrung by new, narrow, quantitative, one-size-fits-all public interest obligations.
She argued that broadcasters' public interest obligations now and in the future should include protecting young people from messages that glamorize and normalize a product that is illegal and harmful for them to use.
www.ntia.doc.gov /pubintadvcom/decmtg/min125.htm   (2373 words)

  
 Press Releases
Granite expects to implement the arrangements in Ft. Wayne and Duluth-Superior as early as the third quarter of this year.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation (Nasdaq: GBTVK - News) operates eight television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching over 6% of the nation's television households.
Malara Broadcasting was founded in 2004 by Tony Malara, the former President of Affiliate Relations at the CBS Television Network.
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 Boston Ventures
“Nexstar and Granite are great homes for the stations, and we are confident that the stations will continue to play active roles in their communities under this new leadership.” Copey Coppedge and Barry Baker, both Boston Ventures Managing Directors, are Directors of TSG.
Don Cornwell, CEO of Granite Broadcasting, commented, “WBNG is a very strong station with a long history as the market's leading news provider and complements our other upstate New York stations in nearby Syracuse and Buffalo.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 21 channels in the following 8 markets: San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Fresno, California; Syracuse, New York; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin.
www.bostonventures.com /site/news/listings/wtaj_wbng.htm   (668 words)

  
 Datamonitor ComputerWire - Granite Broadcasting Corporation - Company News & Research
Granite Broadcasting (Granite) is a television broadcasting company focused on developing and operating small to middle-market television broadcast stations in the US.
Granite is headquartered in New York City, New York.
For the fiscal year ended 2005, Granite generated revenues of $86.2 million, an increase of 7% over the previous year's revenues.
www.computerwire.com /companies/company/?pid=087833A0-08C9-45A5-BE76-D2663F861BEE   (95 words)

  
 Granite Broadcasting Corporation Announces Intention to Market its San Francisco and Detroit Stations
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 - Granite Broadcasting Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GBTVK) announced today amendments to each of its agreements with wholly-owned subsidiaries of AM Media Holdings, LLC, ("AM Media") relating to the sale of Granite's WB-affiliated television stations, KBWB, Channel 20 in San Francisco, California and WDWB, Channel 20 in Detroit, Michigan.
Commenting on today's announcement, W. Don Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer of Granite Broadcasting Corporation, said, "The recent announcement by the WB Network has led AM Media to decide not to proceed forward with the transactions as originally contemplated.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 20 channels in the following 8 markets: San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Fresno, California; Syracuse, New York; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin.
www.lexdon.com /article/Granite_Broadcasting_Corporation_Announces_Intention/34397.html   (419 words)

  
 Granite Broadcasting Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite’s television stations represent Granite Broadcasting Corporation: HALLMARK: HEARST ARGYLE: WBLS 107.5FM/Inner City Broadcasting Viacom news Television generously provides office space and support Determined to be leading provider of local news weather and sports information in every market where it produces news.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation is an entrepreneurial group broadcaster which owns and operates 9 network affiliated television stations.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation is a group broadcasting company The Granite Broadcasting Corporation station in Peoria Illinois WEEK TV has an opening for a full time National Sales Assistant.
www.blazefreenetwork.com /granite-broadcasting-corporation.htm   (393 words)

  
 Yahoo! - Press Releases
Granite Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates nine network-affiliated television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching 5.7% of the nation's television households.
Granite is the 1995 Black Enterprise Company of the Year and number 18 on Black Enterprise magazine's Industrial/Service 100 List.
Granite's Internet home page can be reached at www.granitetv.com.
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 BroadcastingGibraltar Broadcasting Corporation Welcome to Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Latino Public Broadcasting is an organization that is acting as a minority consortium which provides a voice for the Latino Community in the US with an.
Transnational Broadcasting Studies: A journal that examines the economic, cultural,political, social, and technological issues of broadcasting that.
In this regard, Young Broadcasting stations are #1 in news in a number of.
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 => Nachrichten | Granite Broadcasting Corporation to Acquire CBS Affiliate in Upstate New York for $45 Million <=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite Broadcasting Corporation to Acquire CBS Affiliate in Upstate New York for $45 Million
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Granite Broadcasting Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of WBNG, Channel 12, the CBS- (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) affiliated television station serving Binghamton and Elmira, New York, for $45 million in cash, before closing adjustments.
Commenting on today's announcement, W. Don Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer of Granite Broadcasting Corporation, said, "WBNG is a very strong station with a long history as the market's leading news provider and complements our other upstate New York stations in nearby Syracuse and Buffalo.
www.finanznachrichten.de /nachrichten-2006-01/artikel-5854224.asp   (625 words)

  
 Granite Broadcasting Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2004 Earnings Release and Teleconference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite will host a teleconference to discuss its third quarter 2004 results on Wednesday, November 10th at 10:00 a.m.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation (OTC:GBTVK) (BULLETIN BOARD: GBTVK) operates eight television stations in geographically diverse markets reaching over 6% of the nation's television households.
On April 23, 2004 Granite announced its intention to enter into a strategic arrangement with Malara Broadcasting under which Granite will provide advertising sales, promotion and administrative services and selected programming to Malara-owned stations in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin.
www.advfn.com /news_granite-broadcasting-corporation-schedules-third-quarter-2004-earnings-release-a_8971353.html   (478 words)

  
 Granite Broadcasting Corporation Comments on June 1, 2006 Interest Payment for Its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Due 2010 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Granite Broadcasting Corporation Comments on June 1, 2006 Interest Payment for Its 9 3/4% Senior Secured Notes Due 2010
The sales of the stations, which are subject to FCC approval, the restructuring of certain programming obligations, and customary closing conditions, are expected to close by June 30, 2006.
Granite Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 22 channels in the following 8 markets: San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Fresno, California; Syracuse, New York; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin.
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 Granite Broadcasting Corporation - Company Profile - Food Business Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sign-up for NewsAlerts on Granite Broadcasting Corporation so that whenever news breaks on this company you are amongst the first to know.
For fiscal 2004, Granite generated revenues of $113.8 million, a 4.9% increase over the previous year's revenues.
The full profile of Granite Broadcasting Corporation also contains details of the company's key executives and provides summary analysis of its major revenue lines and strategy.
www.food-business-review.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=087833A0-08C9-45A5-BE76-D2663F861BEE   (107 words)

  
 WKBW-TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The station is currently owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation, who also operates Equity Broadcasting-owned Retro Television Network affiliate WNGS under a local marketing agreement (LMA).
The station was originally located at 1420 Main Street, and remained there until it moved to its current location at 7 Broadcast Plaza in downtown Buffalo in 1978.
In 1995, Queen City Broadcasting merged with Granite Broadcasting.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WKBW-TV   (1733 words)

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