Private company
United Communications Corporation
American media company
United Communications Corporation (UCC) was a privately owned operator of three television stations in the U.S. states of Minnesota and New York. The company was the publisher of the Kenosha News of Kenosha, Wisconsin and two other daily newspapers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrytelevision1
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United Communications Corporation (UCC) was a privately owned operator of three television stations in the U.S. states of Minnesota and New York. The company was the publisher of the Kenosha News of Kenosha, Wisconsin and two other daily newspapers.2
Timeline
- 1961Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $6.5M
- Other federal assistance $81.8K
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Other federal assistance | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | $30.6K | $30.6K |
| 2025 | $2.2M | – | $2.2M |
| 2024 | – | $19.8K | $19.8K |
| 2023 | $996.5K | $27.4K | $1.0M |
| 2022 | – | $4.0K | $4.0K |
| 2019 | $3.3M | – | $3.3M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2019–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Dec 4, 2019$3.3M from Rural Utilities Service: Distance Learning And Telemedicine Loans And Grants4 To UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Award CLSS00000063153
- Feb 27, 2025$2.2M from Rural Utilities Service: Distance Learning And Telemedicine Loans And Grants5 To UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Award CLSS00000091220
- Mar 29, 2023$996.5K from Rural Utilities Service: Distance Learning And Telemedicine Grants; Distance Learning And Telemedicine Loans And Grants6 To UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Award CLSS00000075909
Largest direct payments
- $10.5K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries7 To UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Award SL-2699045023
- $5.4K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries8 To UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Award SL-2599053349
- $5.4K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries9 To UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Award SL-2699046708
Links
- WikipediaUnited Communications
- WikidataQ7887627
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4USAspending.govCLSS00000063153: Rural Utilities Service
- 5USAspending.govCLSS00000091220: Rural Utilities Service
- 6USAspending.govCLSS00000075909: Rural Utilities Service
- 7USAspending.govSL-2699045023: Federal Communications Commission
- 8USAspending.govSL-2599053349: Federal Communications Commission
- 9USAspending.govSL-2699046708: Federal Communications Commission