22 Facts About LIN Media

LIN Media was an American holding company founded in 1994 that operated 43 television stations.

LIN Media Broadcasting was engaged in radio, television, direct marketing, information and learning, music publishing, and record labels.

LIN Media takes its initials from three major cities where it originally owned radio stations: Louisville, Indianapolis and Nashville .

LIN Media Broadcasting made acquisitions in broadcasting, expanded into paging, and in the early 1980s the company entered the fledgling cellular telephone business.

LIN Media Broadcasting sold its paging operations and six of its radio stations in 1986 to help finance the development of its cellular business.

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At the time of the HMTF acquisition, LIN Media contributed its Dallas NBC affiliate, KXAS-TV, to a joint venture with the network that held the San Diego affiliate .

Under HMTFs ownership, LIN Media Television has grown considerably through a wide range of transactions:.

LIN Media continued to provide management oversight for WAND for several years after the swap was completed.

In 2001, LIN Media TV acquired WJPX and two satellite facilities in Puerto Rico, and the secondary commercial license of PBS member station WNEQ in Buffalo from the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association, re-launching it as commercial station WNLO.

In December 2002, LIN Media TV announced the sale of two television stations in Abilene and San Angelo, Texas.

In February 2005, LIN Media TV announced purchase of two UPN stations WWHO in Columbus and WNDY in Indianapolis from Viacom.

In late August 2005, LIN Media TV purchased several stations from Emmis Communications: the stations purchased were WALA-TV and WBPG in Mobile, Alabama, WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana, KRQE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

In July 2006, LIN announced the planned purchase a second station in New Mexico, KASA-TV, from Raycom Media.

In November 2007, LIN Media TV completed the sale of its share of WAND to Block Communications.

On October 6,2009, LIN TV acquired RM Media, an online advertising and media services startup based in Austin.

RM LIN Media connects targeted audiences with advertisers and publishers based on demographic, psychographic and consumer behaviors to enhance branding and maximize client return on investment.

RM LIN Media developed extensive proprietary technology including a consumer- and advertiser-friendly video player, a top 35 comScore display ad network, a highly effective Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing process, and acquired and integrated two companies that specialize in web development and lead generation, launched two top 100 comScore proprietary websites and services several Fortune 500 clients.

On June 4,2010, LIN Media TV reached a deal with ACME Communications on a shared services agreement involving ACME and LIN Media-owned stations in the Green Bay, Dayton, and Albuquerque markets.

In 2011, LIN sold WWHO to Manhan Media, who entered into a SSA with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owners of WSYX and operators of WTTE, the deal was finalized in February 2012.

On May 7,2012, LIN Media TV announced that it will acquire the 13 television stations owned by New Vision Television for $330.

On March 21,2014, LIN announced that it would sell itself to Media General, in a transaction described as a "merger".

Defunct LIN Media featured the same or similar informercial format with localized titles on many of its stations:.