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Lorimar-Telepictures
Former type Entertainment
Industry Television and film production
Fate folded into Warner Bros. Television
Founded April 21, 1986
Defunct January 12, 1989

Lorimar-Telepictures was a production and television syndication firm established on April 21, 1986 with the merger of Lorimar and Telepictures until both TV divisions were purchased by Warner Communications on January 12, 1989.[1]

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History

The merger of Lorimar-Telepictures was announced on October 7, 1985 by Merv Addleson.[2][3] On April 21, 1986, the merger was complete. Lee Rich, one of the founders of Lorimar sold his shares in 1986 and left the company. On January 12, 1989, Warner Communications acquired Lorimar-Telepictures after shaking off the hostile takeover of the company.[4]

List of shows produced/distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures

Note: All series listed here are now owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Television and/or Sony Pictures Television.

Broadcasting

In the mid-1980s, Lorimar-Telepictures went into the broadcasting business by acquiring six television stations, which were as follows:

Market Station Channel Sold To Currently
22.
Pittsburgh WPGH-TV 53 (UHF) Renaissance Broadcasting
(1987)
Fox network affiliate owned and operated by
Sinclair Broadcast Group
76.
Springfield - Branson KSPR 33 (UHF) Goltrin Communications
(1987)
ABC network affiliate owned by Perkins Media
and operated by Schurz Communications
130.
Chico - Redding KNVN 24 (UHF) Goltrin Communicactions
(1987)
NBC network affiliate owned by Evans Broadcasting and
operated by Catamount Broadcasting
159.
Midland - Odessa KMID 2 (VHF) Goltrin Communications
(1987)
ABC network affiliate owned and
operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
NR
San Juan - Caguas -
Ponce - Mayagüez
WLII /
WSUR-TV
11 (VHF) /
9 (VHF)
Malrite Communications
(1991)
Univision Owned & Operated (O&O)
(Simulcasts on locally-owned WORA-TV 5 in Mayagüez)

The success of this broadcast division was non-existent resulting in the sale of each of these stations by 1991.

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