E. W. Scripps Company
| The E.W. Scripps Company | |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: SSP) |
| Founded | 1878 (Originally as The Cleveland Penny Press) |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Key people | Edward W. Scripps (1854-1926), Founder Roy W. Howard (1883-1964) Kenneth W. Lowe (President & CEO) Richard A. Boehne (Executive VP) |
| Industry | Broadcast Television Cable Television News Publication Community Educational Services Interactive Media |
| Revenue | $2.2 billion USD (2004) |
| Slogan | Give light and the people will find their own way [1] |
| Website | www.scripps.com |
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878, originally known as the Cleveland Penny Press. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Scripps also operates a large administration complex in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Scripps newspapers
The E.W. Scripps Company is sometimes confused with the far less successful Scripps League of Newspapers. On January 9, 2007, Scripps management said it was "talking about options" for its newspaper division, which has now become a financial drag for the company. On January 30, 2007, the president and CEO clarified the company's position when he said in a conference call with financial analysts: "As for the future of newspapers at Scripps, let me be as clear as I can be. There is no plan to spin off, separate or sell the Scripps newspaper division."
Scripps also owns United Media, which syndicates several popular comic strips including Peanuts, Dilbert and Marmaduke, as well as the Scripps Howard news agency.
- Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas)
- Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado)
- The Daily News (San Francisco, California)
- Colorado Daily (Boulder, Colorado)
- Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) - closing 2007
- The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Evansville Courier & Press (Evansville, Indiana)
- Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Washington)
- The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)
- Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida)
- The Port St. Lucie News (Port St. Lucie, Florida) - Branched off from Stuart News
- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)
- Stuart News (Stuart, Florida) - First newspaper acquired by Scripps in 1965
- The Tribune (Scripps) (Ft. Pierce, Florida)
- Ventura County Star (Ventura, California)
- Vero Beach Press Journal (Vero Beach, Florida)
- San Angelo Standard-Times (San Angelo, Texas)
- Corpus Christi Caller Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Closed newspapers
- Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, Alabama) (closed 2005)
- Cleveland Press (Cleveland, Ohio) (closed 1982)
- Columbus Citizen-Journal (Columbus, Ohio) (closed 1985)
- Fort Worth Press (Fort Worth, Texas) (closed 1975)
- Houston Press (Houston, Texas) (closed 1964)
- Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) (closed 1992)
Scripps-owned television stations
There are a total of 15 television stations that E W Scripps own. 10 of them are in direct ownership of the company and the
other remaining 5 through its prior ownership of the Shop at Home Television
Network. On May 22, 2006, Scripps announced that it was to cease
the operations of the network and intends to sell each of Shop at Home's 5 owned and operated television stations.
Jewelry Television eventually acquired Shop at Home, but Scripps still intend on
selling its affiliated stations. [2] Just confirmed on September 26, 2006, Scripps
announced that it is selling its Shop at Home TV stations to Multicultural Television of
| Current DMA# | Market | Station ... Channel Number (DT) |
Year Acquired | Current Affiliation | Notes |
| 11. | Detroit - Windsor | WXYZ-TV 7 (41) | 1986 | ABC | Was an ABC O&O prior 1986. |
| 12. | Phoenix | KNXV-TV 15 (56) | 1985 | ABC | |
| 13. | Tampa - St. Petersburg | WFTS-TV 28 (29) | 1986 | ABC | Was owned by Capital Cities prior to 1986. |
| 17. | Cleveland - Akron - Canton | WEWS-TV 5 (15) | 1947 | ABC | Founded as the company's flagship station. Its call letters are E. W. Scripps' initals. |
| 24. | Baltimore | WMAR-TV 2 (52) | 1991 | ABC | Was owned by Gillett Communications prior to 1991. |
| 31. | Lawrence - Kansas City | KSHB-TV 41 (42) | 1977 | NBC / NBC WX Plus |
Held a Local Marketing Agreement with KMCI prior to 2001. |
| KMCI 38 (36) | 2001 | Independent | Was previously controlled by KSHB-TV under a Local Marketing Agreement before Scripps acquired the station outright in 2001. |
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| 33. | Cincinnati | WCPO-TV 9 (10) | 1949 | ABC | Named after the Cincinnati Post Newspaper. |
| 38. | West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce |
WPTV-TV 5 (55) | 1961 | NBC |
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| 60. | Tulsa | KJRH 2 (56) | 1971 | NBC / NBC WX Plus |
Named after former Scripps chairman Jack R. Howard. |
Formerly Owned Stations:
| Current DMA# | Market | Station ... Channel Number (DT) |
Years owned | Current Affiliation | Notes |
| 6. | San Francisco | KCNS 38 | 2002-2006 | Shop At Home | Sold to Multicultural Television |
| 7. | WMFP 62 | 2002-2006 | Shop At Home | Sold to Multicultural Television | |
| 17. | Cleveland, Ohio | WOAC 67 | 2002-2006 | Shop At Home | Sold to Multicultural Television |
| 28. | Raleigh | WRAY 30 | 2002-2006 | Shop At Home | Sold to Multicultural Television |
| 29. | Hartford-New Haven,
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WSAH 43 | 2002-2006 | Shop At Home | Sold to Multicultural Television |
| 37. | San Antonio | KENS 5 | 1997 | CBS | Owned by Belo |
| 47. | Memphis, Tennessee | WMC-TV 5 | 1948-93 | NBC | Owned By Raycom Media |
Radio Stations:
| Current DMA# | Market | Station ... Frequency | Current Format | Notes |
| 23. | Portland, Oregon | KUPL 98.5 FM | Country | Owned by CBS Radio |
| KUPL (now KCMD) 970 AM | Talk Radio | Owned by CBS Radio | ||
| 32. | Cincinnati | WCPO (now WDBZ 1230 AM | Talk Radio | Owned by Radio One |
| WUBE 105.1 FM | Country | Owned by Bonneville | ||
| 37. | San Antonio | KENS (now KRDY) 1160 AM | Radio Disney | Owned by Disney |
| 41. | Memphis | WMC 970 AM | Country | Owned by Entercom |
| WMC-FM 99.7 FM | Hot AC | Owned by Entercom | ||
| 63. | Knoxville, Tennessee | WNOX (now WNML) 990 AM | Owned by Citadel Broadcasting |
Scripps was also the founder and original owner of WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee when the station began its broadcast operation on December 11, 1948. Scripps later sold the station to Ellis Communications in 1993, which became part of Raycom Media in 1996 following a merger.
Scripps also owned KENS-AM (now KRDY) and KENS-TV in San Antonio, Texas from October 15 to December 4, 1997, when both stations were swapped to the Belo Corporation for a controlling ownership stake in the Food Network.
At one point the company had also owned five radio stations in Memphis, Cincinnati, Knoxville, Tennessee and Portland, Oregon.
Scripps-owned cable television networks
Scripps-owned Interactive Media
National Spelling Bee
Scripps also operates the national (US) spelling bee. The final competition is in
Washington, DC and broadcast on ESPN and ABC. Lower levels are organized by the school, then county and eventually to the final
competition.
Images
 The Scripps Center in Downtown Cincinnati. |
 The company's corporate logo. |
 Scripps Networks Logo. |
 Logo used for most of Scripps' websites, including "NewsChannel 5" WEWS-TV. |
See also
- Edward W. Scripps
- Hugh Johnson
- Charles Scripps
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Scripps Howard Foundation
- Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Scripps Ranch
Other references
External links
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| Annual Revenue: $2.2 billion USD (2004) · Employees: 10,000 · Stock Symbol: NYSE: SSP · Website: www.scripps.com |
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