WHNT-TV



1963–1970	1970–1975	1975–1981	1981–1987	1987–1995	1995–1996


1996–2002	2002–2006	2006–2009	2009–2015	2015–2020	2020–present

1963–1970[]

WHNT-TV began operations on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1963. It has been a CBS affiliate for its entire existence, and is the only Huntsville-area station to have never changed its affiliation.

1970–1975[]

LOGO MISSING

1975–1981[]

In 1980, Grisham sold WHNT to The New York Times Company, which operated it for over a quarter century and the third station owned by their broadcasting division.

1981–1987[]

1987–1995[]

WHNT 19 CBS Ident 1987 Huntsville Alabama

1995–2006[]

1995–1996[]

SVG NEEDED

1996–2002[]

SVG NEEDED

2002–2006[]

SVG NEEDED

2006–2020[]

2006–2009[]

SVG NEEDED

In September 2006, The New York Times Company announced that it would put its nine television stations, including WHNT, up for sale. On January 4, 2007, the company sold its television stations in a group deal to Local TV, a holding company operated by private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, for $530 million; the sale was finalized on May 7.

2009–2015[]

SVG NEEDED

On July 1, 2013, the Tribune Company (which formed a management company that operated both its own television stations and those owned by Local TV in 2008) acquired the Local TV stations for $2.75 billion; the sale was completed on December 27.

2015–2020[]

SVG NEEDED

2020–present[]

WHNT-TV news opens

External links[]

Official website

V • T • E

Nexstar Media Group

Predecessors:

Other assets:
The Hill | Nexstar Advertising | WGN

¹Owns a 75% stake of the network, the other 12.5% stake is co-owned between Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery.
²Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, in which Nexstar owns 31% while Warner Bros. Discovery owns the remaining 69%.
³Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.
⁴Nexstar operates this station owned by Cunningham Broadcasting.
⁵Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting through an SSA.
⁶Nexstar operates this station owned by Vaughan Media.
⁷Predecessor company of LIN Media.
⁸Nexstar operates this station owned by Londen Media Group.

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The New York Times Company

Newspapers:

The New York Times | The New York Times International Edition | The New York Times International Weekly

Magazines:
The New York Times Magazine | The New York Times Book Review | T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Other:
Bits | TimesTalks

Other assets:
T Brand Studio | The Athletic | Wirecutter | Wordle

Notes
¹17.75% stake in FSG.

V • T • E

CBS owned and affiliated television stations

Owned Television Stations

^{Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area.}