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King Broadcasting Company

American media company

King Broadcasting Company is an American former media conglomerate founded in 1946 by Dorothy Bullitt. The company was owned by the Bullitt family until it was sold to the Providence Journal Company in 1991; it is currently a division of the Tegna subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group as the licensee for its remaining stations.2 It is part of Tegna Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersSeattle1

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Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

King Broadcasting Company is an American former media conglomerate founded in 1946 by Dorothy Bullitt. The company was owned by the Bullitt family until it was sold to the Providence Journal Company in 1991; it is currently a division of the Tegna subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group as the licensee for its remaining stations.2

Corporate structure

King Broadcasting Company is part of a group headed by Nexstar Media Group. 88 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Nexstar Media Group Irving, Texas, United States
    • Tegna Inc. Tysons, Virginia, United States
      • King Broadcasting Company Seattle
        • KING-TV Subsidiary · Washington, United States
      • Clipper Magazine Subsidiary · Mountville
      • ShopLocal Subsidiary · Chicago
      • 6600 BROADVIEW, LLC Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
      • BELO ADVERTISING CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO CAPITAL BUREAU, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO CORP. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO HOLDINGS, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO INVESTMENT, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO KENTUCKY, INC. Subsidiary · Kentucky, United States
      • BELO LEAD MANAGEMENT, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO SAN ANTONIO, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO TECHNOLOGY ASSETS II, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO TV, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • BELO VENTURES, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • CAMARO PARENT, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • CAPE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS OF OKLAHOMA, LLC Subsidiary · Oklahoma, United States
      • CORPORATE ARENA ASSOCIATES, INC. Subsidiary · Texas, United States
      • DAILY BLAST LIVE, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • FIRST COAST TOWER GROUP Subsidiary · Florida, United States
      • G/O DIGITAL MARKETING, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • GTG ENTERTAINMENT, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Subsidiary · California, United States
      • GTMP HOLDINGS, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
      • and 55 more
    • News Communications, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada
    • Nexstar Media Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • The CW Network, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Tribune Media Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Tribune Real Estate Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • KTLA Owned · Los Angeles County, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Dorothy Bullitt.1

Leadership

Who has led King Broadcasting Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • KING-TV

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2015Acquired Acquired by Tegna Inc.1
  2. 2013Acquired Acquired by USA Today Co.1
  3. 1997Acquired Acquired by Belo1

Sources

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