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Pappas Telecasting Companies
TypePrivate
IndustryMedia
Founded1971 (1971)
Defunct2018 (2018)
FateStations sold
HeadquartersVisalia, California
ServicesBroadcast television

Pappas Telecasting Companies was a broadcasting company headquartered in Visalia, California, United States.

History

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Foundation

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In 1967, Pappas Electronics, owner of radio stations KGEN and KBOS in Tulare,[1] petitioned the FCC for the addition of channel 26 at that city; this was granted on July 26, 1967, on the condition that Pappas apply for the channel.[2] The Pappas brothers—Mike, Pete and Harry—received a construction permit for channel 26 on November 6, 1968;[1] KMPH signed on the air on October 11, 1971, as an independent station, broadcasting from studios at Mooney Boulevard in Visalia.[3] While Mike and Pete Pappas originally controlled 45 percent each of the new venture (called Pappas Telivision Inc.), with Harry owning the other ten percent, other investors were brought on, and by 1973 their combined stake in KMPH was only 30.5 percent.[4]

In 1978, Harry Pappas formed a new company, Pappas Telecasting Inc., to buy full control of the station for $3.1 million.[5]

Growth outside California

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Pappas Telecasting began conducting community surveys in February 1979 looking toward establishing a station on ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 15 in Omaha; the company also leased the building at 2615 Farnam Street, recently vacated by KMTV.[6] Channel 15 was contested by multiple parties, with three groups in the running by June 1979[7] and a total of eight by early November, when Pappas switched from seeking channel 15 to channel 42.[8]

KPTM began broadcasting on April 6, 1986.[9]

Affiliations with Fox and the WB

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In September 1988, the three Pappas independent stations — KPTM in Omaha, Nebraska; KMPH in Fresno, California; and WHNS in Asheville, North Carolina — joined Fox.[10] Pappas expanded its programming in the Omaha market when it began operating the new KXVO (channel 15) in 1995; the station, owned by Cocola Broadcasting, was an affiliate of The WB.[11]

Bankruptcy

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On May 10, 2008, thirteen of Pappas' stations filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. Pappas cited "the extremely difficult business climate for television stations across the country" in papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The company reported in court filings that it had more than $536 million in debt and $460 million in assets. Problems that led to the bankruptcy included poor performance of The CW network, its now-former involvement with Azteca America, and preparations for the 2009 analog shutdown. Stations involved in the bankruptcy were KMPH-TV, KFRE-TV, KPTM, KXVO, WCWG, KPTH, KMEG, KTNC-TV, KAZH, KDBC-TV, KREN-TV, KAZR-CA and KCWK. It was later ordered on September 10, 2008, that the affected stations must be sold off by February 15, 2009. [12] Its other stations, and the corporation itself, were not part of the bankruptcy. [13] [citation needed] On May 14 of the same year, company founder Harry J. Pappas filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy at the Delaware court, where a judge could order his personal assets sold to pay off creditors. [14] 13 days later, on May 27, KCWK in Walla Walla, Washington (in the Yakima, Washington television market) ceased operations as a result of the bankruptcy. [15]

On September 17, bankruptcy trustee E. Roger Williams put KREN and its repeaters under contract to Entravision Communications for $4 million, which would double as a minimum bid for the station as it goes up for auction in late October. [16] New World TV Group (later renamed, Titan TV Broadcast Group; unrelated to New World Communications) agreed to acquire the remaining Pappas stations involved in the bankruptcy filing on December 17.[17][18] The sale was approved by the United States bankruptcy court on January 16, 2009.[19] The remaining stations that weren't involved in the initial bankruptcy filing were later placed in a liquidating trust in December 2011.[20]

KMPH Radio ceased operations September 1, 2010, due to lack of revenue. Two weeks later, KTRB went into receivership with Comerica Bank, under license from KTRB Trust. This marked the end of Pappas era.

By 2014, the company began to sell all of its television stations to other companies such as Sinclair Broadcast Group, and began winding down operations; The company officially ceased operations when its final remaining station, KAZA-TV in Los Angeles, was sold to Weigel Broadcasting in 2018.[21]

Former stations

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Stations owned by Pappas Telecasting
Media market State Station Purchased Sold Notes
AuburnAlabama WLGA 19962016[a]
YumaArizona KSWT 20002014
BakersfieldCalifornia KBBV-CD 20012011
KBFX-LP 19902005[A]
Los Angeles KAZA-TV 20012018
Fresno KFRE-TV 20022009
KMPH-TV 19712009
San Francisco–Oakland KTNC-TV 19962009
KUNO-TV 19972009[B]
Sacramento KPWB 19941998[b]
Vero BeachFlorida WMMF-LP 20062014
Ames–Des MoinesIowa KCWI-TV 20012016
KDMI 20062016
Sioux City KMEG 20052009[c]
KPTH 19992009
Grand IslandNebraska KTVG-TV 19962009[C][c]
Hayes Center KWNB-TV 19962016[D]
Kearney–Hastings KHGI-TV 19962016
Lincoln KFXL-TV 20062016[c]
North Platte KHGI-CD 20062016[E][d]
Omaha KAZO-LP 19992008[e]
KPTM 19862009
KXVO 19952009[c]
Superior KSNB-TV 19962009[F][c]
RenoNevada KAZR-CA 19952009
KREN-TV 19952009
AshevilleNorth Carolina WASV-TV 19952002
Greensboro–Winston-Salem WCWG 19952009
GreenvilleSouth Carolina WHNS 19841990
AustinTexas KXLK-CD 20032015
Corpus Christi KXCC-CA 20032015
El Paso KDBC-TV 20042009
Houston KAZH 19992009[f]
KHMV-LP 19992007
KVVV-LP 19992013
Walla WallaWashington KCWK 20022008[e]
Yakima KCWK-LP 20022008[G][e]
Green Bay–MilwaukeeWisconsin WIWN 20002014[g]
  1. ↑ Known as WSWS-TV prior to 2005.
  2. ↑ Known as KRBK-TV prior to 1995.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Owned by a third party and operated by Pappas.
  4. ↑ Known as WSWS-LD from 2007 to 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 Ceased operations at this date.
  6. ↑ Known as KVVV prior to 2000.
  7. ↑ Known as WMMF-TV from 2000 to 2004, and as WWAZ-TV from 2004 to 2012.
  1. ↑ Translator of KMPH-TV.
  2. ↑ Satellite of KTNC-TV.
  3. ↑ Satellite of KFXL-TV.
  4. ↑ Satellite of KHGI-TV.
  5. ↑ Satellite of KHGI-TV.
  6. ↑ Satellite of KFXL-TV.
  7. ↑ Translator of KCWK.

Former broadcast network

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References

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  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable (PDF). November 18, 1968. p. 80. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Table of Assignments; Television Broadcast Stations, Tulare, Calif". Federal Register. August 2, 1967. p. 11214. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Television & Cable Factbook 1972–73 Edition (PDF). 1972. p. 119–B. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 (PDF). 1972. p. A-10. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 19, 1978. p. 41. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ivey, James (February 9, 1979). "Californian Tunes Plan for TV Station". Omaha World-Herald. p. 35. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Nebaskans Request TV License". Omaha World-Herald. June 21, 1979. p. 53. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jordan, Jeff (November 8, 1979). "Competition for UHF Station Spreading to 2 Channels". Omaha World-Herald. p. 63. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Gollim, Doug (April 4, 1986). "Television Station KPTM Ready to Go on Air Sunday". Omaha World-Herald. p. 44. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Wolgamott, L. Kent (August 28, 1988). "Fox programs to debut here over KPTM next weekend". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 1TV. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Minge, Jim (May 13, 1995). "Changes Afoot At KMTV". Omaha World-Herald. p. 59. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Web Page Under Construction".
  13. ↑ "Some Pappas Telecasting companies file for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy protection". Retrieved May 14, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "FresnoBee.com: Local: Pappas forced to file Ch. 7". Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  15. ↑ "TV station files for bankruptcy | Yakima Herald-Republic Online". Retrieved May 30, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ Pappas Saga Turning Into Tragedy, TVNewsCheck, September 24, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Complete List of TV Stations - Station Index".
  18. ↑ Ellis, Sullivan Poised To Run Pappas TVs, TVNewsCheck, December 17, 2008.
  19. ↑ Judge Approves Sale Of Pappas Stations, Broadcasting & Cable, January 16, 2009.
  20. ↑ "Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, December 21, 2011, Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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