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'Journal Communications, Inc.' is a a publicly traded media company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It publishes the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', a daily newspaper, and it also owns television stations, radio stations and weekly newspapers, among other businesses.
The Milwaukee Journal was started in 1882, in competition with four other English-language, four German- and two Polish-language dailies. It launched WTMJ-AM (620) in 1927, and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) in 1947. The Journal Company, until then primarily owned by local interests, introduced an employee stock trust plan in 1937, and as a result most Journal stock was eventually held by its employees (under certain restrictions). A small bloc of Journal stock was given to Harvard to fund the Nieman Fellowship program for promising journalists, and another bloc was still held by the original owning families until the IPO.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, begun in 1837 as a weekly published by Solomon Juneau, passed through the hands of several owners before being sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1924. Hearst operated the Sentinel until 1962, when, following a long and costly strike, it abruptly announced the closing of the paper. Although Hearst claimed that the paper had lost money for years, The Journal Company, concerned about the loss of an important voice (and facing questions about its own dominance of the Milwaukee media market), agreed to buy the Sentinel name, subscription lists, and any "good will" associated with the name. In 1995 the Journal and Sentinel were consolidated. The new Journal Sentinel then became a seven-day morning paper.
In 1964 Journal Communications bought a part interest in Perry Printing[1], a commercial printer specializing in printing magazines, catalogs and free-standing inserts for publications; in 1974 it purchased the remaining shares of the company; and in 1995 sold the operation (which by then had about 1000 employees and sales of $123 million) to the Milhous Group of California[2].
In 1968 the Midwestern Relay cable transmission division of the Journal Company was developed out of broadcast-related expertise; in 1991, Midwestern Relay acquired Norlight, a fiber-optic private carrier, and adopted the Norlight name. On February 26, 2007 Journal Communications sold the regional telecommunications provider to privately-held Q-Comm Corp of Delaware. Upon closing the transaction, Q-Comm terminated Jim Ditter, who had been president of Norlight since 1995, and chief financial officer Mike Garvey.
What is now known as the Journal Community Publishing Group began in Waupaca, Wisconsin in 1972 as a publishing and printing company called Add Inc. A majority interest was purchased by Journal Communications in 1981, and the remainder in 1986. In June 2007, Journal Communications sold off its JCP interests in Louisiana, Ohio, Connecticut and Vermont. The sales brought in a combined $30 million.
The company sold 11 community newspapers, five shoppers and two printing plants in Connecticut and Vermont to Hersam Acorn Publishing. In Ohio, Journal sold eight shoppers, numerous specialty print products and the Advantage Press commercial printing business to Gannett. It also soldits Louisiana-based publishing business to a Target Media Partners affiliate.
In 1999 Journal Communications acquired the Great Empire radio group (13 radio stations in 4 states).
The corporation had its initial public offering of Class A shares in 2003.
(Headquarters: Milwaukee)
★ ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' (daily newspaper)
★ ''MKE'' (weekly alternative) [3]
'Journal Interactive' [4]
★ JSOnline
★ OnWisconsin.com
★ MKEOnline.com
★ MyCommunityNOW.com Network (individual news sites for each Milwaukee suburb)
(Headquarters: Milwaukee)
★ WTMJ/Channel 4 (NBC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin [5] (flagship)
★ KGUN/Channel 9 (ABC), Tucson, Arizona [6]
★ KIVI/Channel 6 (ABC), Boise, Idaho [7]
★ KMIR/Channel 36 (Cable 6) (NBC), Palm Springs, California [8]
★ KMTV/Channel 3 (CBS), Omaha, Nebraska [9]
★ KTNV/Channel 13 (ABC), Las Vegas, Nevada [10]
★ WFTX/Channel 36 (Cable 4) (Fox), Cape Coral, Florida [11]
★ WGBA/Channel 26 (NBC), Green Bay, Wisconsin [12]
★ WACY/Channel 32 (My Network TV), Green Bay, Wisconsin ''(License retained by Ace TV, Inc.)'' [13]
★ WSYM/Channel 47 (Fox), Lansing, Michigan [14]
★ KSAW/Channel 51(ABC)Twin Falls Idaho--Satellite of KIVI Boise
In addition to weekly newspapers, the Journal Community Publishing Group publishes advertising and specialty publications in Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Wisconsin. (Headquarters: Waupaca, and New Berlin, Wisconsin)
★ IPC Print Services (Headquarters: St. Joseph, Michigan) [45]
★ PrimeNet, a direct marketing company (Headquarters: Saint Paul, Minnesota) [46]
★ Journal Communications
★ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
★ Journal Broadcast Group
★ Journal Community Publishing Group
'Journal Communications, Inc.' is a a publicly traded media company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It publishes the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', a daily newspaper, and it also owns television stations, radio stations and weekly newspapers, among other businesses.
History
The Milwaukee Journal was started in 1882, in competition with four other English-language, four German- and two Polish-language dailies. It launched WTMJ-AM (620) in 1927, and WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) in 1947. The Journal Company, until then primarily owned by local interests, introduced an employee stock trust plan in 1937, and as a result most Journal stock was eventually held by its employees (under certain restrictions). A small bloc of Journal stock was given to Harvard to fund the Nieman Fellowship program for promising journalists, and another bloc was still held by the original owning families until the IPO.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, begun in 1837 as a weekly published by Solomon Juneau, passed through the hands of several owners before being sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1924. Hearst operated the Sentinel until 1962, when, following a long and costly strike, it abruptly announced the closing of the paper. Although Hearst claimed that the paper had lost money for years, The Journal Company, concerned about the loss of an important voice (and facing questions about its own dominance of the Milwaukee media market), agreed to buy the Sentinel name, subscription lists, and any "good will" associated with the name. In 1995 the Journal and Sentinel were consolidated. The new Journal Sentinel then became a seven-day morning paper.
In 1964 Journal Communications bought a part interest in Perry Printing[1], a commercial printer specializing in printing magazines, catalogs and free-standing inserts for publications; in 1974 it purchased the remaining shares of the company; and in 1995 sold the operation (which by then had about 1000 employees and sales of $123 million) to the Milhous Group of California[2].
In 1968 the Midwestern Relay cable transmission division of the Journal Company was developed out of broadcast-related expertise; in 1991, Midwestern Relay acquired Norlight, a fiber-optic private carrier, and adopted the Norlight name. On February 26, 2007 Journal Communications sold the regional telecommunications provider to privately-held Q-Comm Corp of Delaware. Upon closing the transaction, Q-Comm terminated Jim Ditter, who had been president of Norlight since 1995, and chief financial officer Mike Garvey.
What is now known as the Journal Community Publishing Group began in Waupaca, Wisconsin in 1972 as a publishing and printing company called Add Inc. A majority interest was purchased by Journal Communications in 1981, and the remainder in 1986. In June 2007, Journal Communications sold off its JCP interests in Louisiana, Ohio, Connecticut and Vermont. The sales brought in a combined $30 million.
The company sold 11 community newspapers, five shoppers and two printing plants in Connecticut and Vermont to Hersam Acorn Publishing. In Ohio, Journal sold eight shoppers, numerous specialty print products and the Advantage Press commercial printing business to Gannett. It also soldits Louisiana-based publishing business to a Target Media Partners affiliate.
In 1999 Journal Communications acquired the Great Empire radio group (13 radio stations in 4 states).
The corporation had its initial public offering of Class A shares in 2003.
Journal Sentinel
(Headquarters: Milwaukee)
Traditional publishing
★ ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' (daily newspaper)
★ ''MKE'' (weekly alternative) [3]
Online content
'Journal Interactive' [4]
★ JSOnline
★ OnWisconsin.com
★ MKEOnline.com
★ MyCommunityNOW.com Network (individual news sites for each Milwaukee suburb)
Journal Broadcast Group
(Headquarters: Milwaukee)
Television stations
★ WTMJ/Channel 4 (NBC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin [5] (flagship)
★ KGUN/Channel 9 (ABC), Tucson, Arizona [6]
★ KIVI/Channel 6 (ABC), Boise, Idaho [7]
★ KMIR/Channel 36 (Cable 6) (NBC), Palm Springs, California [8]
★ KMTV/Channel 3 (CBS), Omaha, Nebraska [9]
★ KTNV/Channel 13 (ABC), Las Vegas, Nevada [10]
★ WFTX/Channel 36 (Cable 4) (Fox), Cape Coral, Florida [11]
★ WGBA/Channel 26 (NBC), Green Bay, Wisconsin [12]
★ WACY/Channel 32 (My Network TV), Green Bay, Wisconsin ''(License retained by Ace TV, Inc.)'' [13]
★ WSYM/Channel 47 (Fox), Lansing, Michigan [14]
★ KSAW/Channel 51(ABC)Twin Falls Idaho--Satellite of KIVI Boise
Radio stations
| 'Boise, Idaho' ★ KCID/1490 AM ★ KGEM/1140 AM ★ KJOT/105.1 FM [15] ★ KQXR/100.3 FM [16] ★ KRVB/94.9 FM [17] ★ KTHI/107.1 FM [18] | 'Knoxville, Tennessee' ★ WKHT/104.5 FM [19] ★ WMYU/93.1 FM [20] ★ WQBB/1040 AM [21] ★ WWST/102.1 FM [22] | 'Milwaukee, Wisconsin' ★ WKTI/94.5 FM [23] ★ WTMJ/620 AM [24] | 'Omaha, Nebraska' ★ KBBX/97.7 FM - sold to Connoisseur Media ★ KEZO/92.1 FM [25] ★ KKCD/105.9 FM [26] ★ KOMJ/1490 AM - sold to Conchise Broadcasting LLC ★ KQCH/94/1 FM [27] ★ KSRZ/104.5 FM [28] ★ KXSP/590 AM [29] |
| 'Springfield, Missouri' ★ KSGF/1260 AM, 104.1 FM [30] ★ KSPW/96.5 FM [31] ★ KTTS/94.7 FM [32] ★ KZRQ/106.7 FM [33] | 'Tucson, Arizona' ★ KFFN/1490 AM ★ KGMG/106.3 FM [34] ★ KMXZ/94.9 FM [35] ★ KZPT/104.1 FM [36] | 'Tulsa, Oklahoma' ★ KFAQ/1170 AM [37] ★ KVOO/98.5 FM [38] ★ KXBL/99.5 FM [39] | 'Wichita, Kansas' ★ KFDI-FM/101.3 FM [40] ★ KFDI-AM/1070 AM [41] ★ KFXJ/104.5 FM [42] ★ KICT/95.1 FM [43] ★ KFTI-FM/92.3 FM [44] ★ KYQQ/106.5 FM |
Journal Community Publishing Group
In addition to weekly newspapers, the Journal Community Publishing Group publishes advertising and specialty publications in Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Wisconsin. (Headquarters: Waupaca, and New Berlin, Wisconsin)
Weekly newspapers
| 'Florida' ★ ''Clay Today'', Orange Park ★ ''Pelican Press'', Sarasota ★ ''Ponte Vedra Recorder'', Ponte Vedra Beach ★ ''St. John's Recorder'', Fruit Cove | 'Wisconsin' ★ ''The Bay Viewer'', Milwaukee ★ ''Brookfield News'', Brookfield ★ ''Cudahy-St. Francis Reminder-Enterprise'', Cudahy ★ ''Elm Grove Elm Leaves'', Elm Grove ★ ''Franklin Hub'', Franklin ★ ''Germantown Banner-Press'', Germantown ★ ''Greendale Village Life'', Greendale ★ ''Greenfield Observer'', Greenfield ★ ''Hales Corners Village Hub'', Hales Corners ★ ''Kettle Moraine Index'', Dousman ★ ''Lake Country Reporter'', Hartland ★ ''Merrill Foto News'', Merrill ★ ''Menomonee Falls News'', Menomonee Falls ★ ''Mequon-Thiensville Courant'', Mequon ★ ''Mukwonago Chief'', Mukwonago ★ ''Muskego Sun'', Muskego ★ ''New Berlin Citizen'', New Berlin ★ ''New London Press Star'', New London ★ ''North Shore Herald'', Fox Point ★ ''The North Star Journal'', Rhinelander ★ ''Oak Creek Pictorial'', Oak Creek ★ ''Oconomowoc Focus'', Oconomowoc ★ ''Seymour Times Press'', Seymour ★ ''South Milwaukee Voice Graphic'', South Milwaukee ★ ''Sussex Sun'', Sussex ★ ''Wauwatosa News-Times'', Wauwatosa ★ ''West Allis Star'', West Allis |
Other holdings
★ IPC Print Services (Headquarters: St. Joseph, Michigan) [45]
★ PrimeNet, a direct marketing company (Headquarters: Saint Paul, Minnesota) [46]
External links
★ Journal Communications
★ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
★ Journal Broadcast Group
★ Journal Community Publishing Group
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