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The E. W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878. At the time it was known as the Cleveland Penny Press. The company was founded by Edward W. Scripps and has since grown to be one of the biggest media and entertainment corporations in the country. The E. W. Scripps Company owns many television assets including studios, networks and production companies. The E. W. Scripps Company currently sponsors a national spelling bee called theScripps National Spelling Bee. The spelling bee is considered one of the hardest and is currently is shown on ESPN. The E. W. Scripps Company is based in Cincinnati,Ohio.

Contents 1 Assets 1.1 Networks 1.2 Newspapers 2 External Sites

[edit] Assets

[edit] Networks

The E. W. Scripps Company owns outright or has a majority interest in the following networks:

• Food Network
• HGTV
• Great American Country
• DIY
• Fine Living
• United Media
• The E. W. Scripps Company owns many other companies as well.

The E.W. Scripps Company also owns many regional newspapers and TV stations:

[edit] Newspapers

• Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
• Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado)
• Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, Alabama)
• Colorado Daily (Boulder, Colorado)
• Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• The Columbus Citizen-Journal (Columbus, Ohio)
• The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee)
• Evansville Courier & Press (Evansville, Indiana)
• Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Washington)
• The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)
• Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida)
• New York Herald Tribune (New York, New York)
• New York World-Telegram (New York, New York)
• The Port St. Lucie News (Port St. Lucie, Florida) - Branched off from Stuart News
• Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)
• Stuart News (Stuart, Florida) - First newspaper acquired by Scripps in 1965
• The Tribune (Scripps) (Ft. Pierce, Florida)
• Ventura County Star (Ventura, California)
• Vero Beach Press Journal (Vero Beach, Florida)
• San Angelo Standard-Times (San Angelo, Texas)
• Corpus Christi Caller Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

TV Stations

Current DMA#	Market	Station ... Channel Number (DT)	Year Acquired	Current Affiliation	Notes
5.	San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose	KCNS 38 (39)	1998	Shop at Home / Jewelry TV	Sale to Multicultural Television pending.
7.	Lawrence - Boston	WMFP 62 (18)	???	Shop at Home / Jewelry TV	Sale to Multicultural Television pending.
11.	Detroit - Windsor	WXYZ-TV 7 (41)	1986	ABC	Was an ABC O&O prior 1986.
12.	Tampa - St. Petersburg	WFTS-TV 28 (29)	1986	ABC	Was owned by Capital Cities prior to 1986.
13.	Phoenix	KNXV-TV 15 (56)	1985	ABC
17.	Cleveland - Akron - Canton	WEWS-TV 5 (15)	1947	ABC	Founded as the company's flagship station.
		WOAC 67 (47)	???	Shop at Home / Jewelry TV	Sale to Multicultural Television pending.
24.	Baltimore	WMAR-TV 2 (52)	1991	ABC	Was owned by Gillett Communications prior to 1991.
28.	Bridgeport - Hartford - New Haven	WSAH 43 (42)	1999	Shop at Home / Jewelry TV	Also serves the #1 New York City market. Sale to Multicultural Television pending.
29.	Wilson - Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville	WRAY-TV 30 (42)	???	Shop at Home / Jewelry TV	Sale to Multicultural Television pending.
31.	Lawrence - Kansas City	KSHB-TV 41 (42)	1977	NBC / NBC WX Plus	Held a Local Marketing Agreement with KMCI prior to 2001.
		KMCI 38 (36)	2001	Independent	Was previously controlled by KSHB-TV under a Local Marketing Agreement before Scripps acquired the station outright in 2001.
33.	Cincinnati	WCPO-TV 9 (10)	1949	ABC	Named after the Cincinnati Post Newspaper.
38.	West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce	WPTV-TV 5 (55)	1961	NBC
62.	Tulsa	KJRH 2 (56)	1971	NBC / NBC WX Plus	Named after former Scripps chairman Jack R. Howard.

[edit] External Sites

Official Site