Kaiser Broadcasting was the name of an entity that owned and operated broadcast television stations in the United States from 1958 to 1977. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
History
Kaiser's involvement in broadcasting began when the Henry J. Kaiser Company Ltd. Henry John Kaiser ( May 9, 1882 — August 24, 1967) was an American Industrialist who became known as the father of modern American , a multi-industrial conglomerate, purchased KULA-TV (later KHVH and now KITV) in Honolulu, Hawaii. KITV is the American Broadcasting Company (ABC television affiliate licensed to Honolulu Hawaii. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Later in the 1960s, Kaiser explored new opportunities to expand its broadcast holdings on the U.S. mainland. The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District Kaiser secured licenses to construct new UHF stations, all of which were in large markets. The first two of these new stations signed-on during 1965: WKBD-TV in Detroit went on the air in January, followed nine months later by WKBS-TV in Burlington, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia. WKBD, channel 50 is an owned-and-operated station of the CW Television Network, based in Detroit Michigan. The call sign WKBS-TV was formerly used for an independent station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania; for that station please see WKBS-TV (Philadelphia See also Burlington Township New Jersey Burlington is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Also that year Kaiser sold KHVH, partially to help fund its mainland expansion.
In December 1966 Kaiser teamed up with the Boston Globe to re-launch channel 56 in Cambridge, Massachusetts as WKBG-TV. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. The station had been dark (television terminology for being off-the-air) for much of the previous thirteen years. Kaiser started up its final two stations, KBHK-TV in San Francisco and WKBF-TV in Cleveland, within three weeks of each other in January 1968. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city This article is about the former television station in Cleveland Ohio Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
The new Kaiser Broadcasting group of stations consisted of independent outlets broadcasting on the UHF band. Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" In Detroit, Boston, and Cleveland, Kaiser-owned stations were the first independents in their respective markets. At a time when viewer interest in watching UHF television was still at its infancy, the Kaiser group did its part in attracting audiences by programming aggressively with movies, off-network programs, and children's shows. WKBD in Detroit invested heavily in sports programming, securing rights to carry games of the NBA's Detroit Pistons, the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, and other area college teams early in its history. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions WKBD also produced The Lou Gordon Program, a topical (and often controversial) talk program that started out locally but was later shown by the entire Kaiser group. (Other non-Kaiser stations, including WCIX in Miami, also carried the program. WFOR-TV, channel 4 is the CBS Owned-and-operated station in Miami Florida. )
In 1971, Kaiser entered the Los Angeles market with its purchase of Corona, California-based KMTW-TV, and changed the station's call letters to KBSC-TV. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. In 1972 the company sold a minority ownership (about 22. 5 percent) in its broadcasting holdings to Chicago-based Field Communications. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Field Communications was a division of Field Enterprises, which owned the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Daily News Through this exchange, Kaiser also acquired a majority interest in WFLD-TV, Field's Chicago station, and added it to its stable. WFLD, channel 32 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Chicago Illinois.
In 1975 in Cleveland, Kaiser/Field decided to merge WKBF's operations with United Artists-owned WUAB, with Kaiser/Field closing down WKBF and returning its license to the Federal Communications Commission. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. WUAB, identified on-air as "My43 WUAB" is the MyNetworkTV affiliate in Cleveland Ohio. Kaiser/Field then purchased a minority share of WUAB, but was responsible for programming the station. In Boston, Kaiser/Field bought out the Boston Globe and ended its partnership in WKBG, which was renamed WLVI-TV under Kaiser/Field ownership. WLVI-TV, channel 56 is a CW Television Network affiliate licensed to Cambridge Massachusetts, and serving the Boston Massachusetts television market Kaiser exited television after Field purchased the remainder of Kaiser's shares in 1977, with the exception of KBSC and WUAB (which were not included and sold to other firms). Field continued to run the stations until they were liquidated during 1982-83.
Former Kaiser stations
| Current DMA | Market | Station | Years Owned | Current Affiliation |
| 2. A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population | Corona - Los Angeles, CA | KBSC-TV 52 (now KVEA) |
1971-761 | Telemundo owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| 3. Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West KVEA, "Telemundo 52" is an NBC -owned and operated television station in the Los Angeles area and is the West Coast flagship station of the Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. | Chicago | WFLD-TV 32 | 1972-77 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| 4. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. WFLD, channel 32 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Chicago Illinois. | Burlington, N.J. - Philadelphia | WKBS-TV 48 | 1965-77 | defunct2 |
| 6. See also Burlington Township New Jersey Burlington is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə WKBS-TV was an independent television station licensed to Burlington New Jersey, which served the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area from 1965 to 1983 | San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose | KBHK-TV 44 (now KBCW) |
1968-77 | CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation |
| 7. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television | Cambridge - Boston, MA | WKBG-TV/ WLVI-TV 56 |
1966-773 | CW affiliate owned by Sunbeam Television |
| 11. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. WLVI-TV, channel 56 is a CW Television Network affiliate licensed to Cambridge Massachusetts, and serving the Boston Massachusetts television market The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. Sunbeam Television Corporation is a broadcasting company based in Miami Florida, owned by Edmund N | Detroit | WKBD-TV 50 | 1965-77 | CW affiliate owned by CBS Corporation |
| 17. WKBD, channel 50 is an owned-and-operated station of the CW Television Network, based in Detroit Michigan. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television | Cleveland | WKBF-TV 61 | 1968-75 | defunct4 |
| WUAB 43 | 1974-775 | My Network TV affiliate owned by Raycom Media | ||
| 73. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state This article is about the former television station in Cleveland Ohio WUAB, identified on-air as "My43 WUAB" is the MyNetworkTV affiliate in Cleveland Ohio. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company Raycom Media is a Broadcasting company based in Montgomery Alabama. | Honolulu | KULA-TV/KHVH 4 (now KITV) |
1958-65 | ABC affiliate owned by Hearst-Argyle Television |
Footnotes
- 1Sold to Oak Television in 1976. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U KITV is the American Broadcasting Company (ABC television affiliate licensed to Honolulu Hawaii. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Hearst-Argyle Television Inc ( is a broadcasting company in the United States.
- 2Returned to the air in 1992 as WGTW-TV; purchased by/affiliated with TBN in 2004. WGTW-TV, channel 48 is a Trinity Broadcasting Network -owned and operated television station licensed to Burlington New Jersey, and serving the Philadelphia The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas
- 3Co-owned with the Boston Globe from 1966 to 1975. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England,
- 4Returned to the air in 1980 as WCLQ-TV (now WQHS-TV); purchased by/affiliated with Univision in 2002. This page is about the existing television station in Cleveland Ohio. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico.
- 5Kaiser purchased a minority ownership in 1974 from majority owner United Artists Broadcasting, following the sign-off of WKBF-TV. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. WUAB was sold in whole to Gaylord Broadcasting in 1977. Gaylord Entertainment Company ( operates a number of Hotel, Resort, and media companies that was built by Edward Gaylord.
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