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1968–1971	1976–1981	1981–1986	1986–1988	1988–1990	1990–1992


1992–1994	1994–1996	1996–1998	1998–2006	2006–2011	2011–present

WMCV[]

1968–1971[]

Channel 17 in Nashville first signed on as WMCV on August 5, 1968; due to financial difficulties and struggling viewership, WMCV ceased operations on March 10, 1971.

WZTV[]

1976–1981[]

SVG NEEDED

On March 6, 1976, Channel 17 returned to the air under the new call letters WZTV.

1981–1986[]

SVG NEEDED

Multimedia, Inc. purchased WZTV (now branding as "Z-TV 17") in the early 1980s.

1986–1988[]

SVG NEEDED

1988–1990[]

SVG NEEDED

Multimedia sold WZTV to Act III Broadcasting in 1988.

1990–1992[]

SVG NEEDED

In 1990, WZTV assumed the Fox affiliation from WCAY (now WUXP-TV) and rebranded as "Fox 17," following the Fox network's branding conventions.

1992–1994[]

SVG NEEDED

Act III was purchased by Abry Partners in 1994, then evolved into Sullivan Broadcasting the following year.

1994–1996[]

SVG NEEDED

1996–1998[]

SVG NEEDED

1998–2006[]

SVG NEEDED

Much of Sullivan's stations were then purchased by Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group in 1998.

2006–2011[]

SVG NEEDED

2011–present[]

External links[]

Fox17.com
The CW Nashville (DT2)

V • T • E

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Television stations

Regional cable news:
WJLA 24/7 News

National cable networks:
Marquee Sports Network¹⁶ | Tennis Channel | YES¹⁵

Defunct cable network: Stadium College Sports¹⁴

Magazines: Tennis

Digital subchannel networks:
Charge! | Comet | Roar | The Nest

Former / Defunct Streaming services:
Honor Club | NewsON | Stirr

¹Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement.
²Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of Sinclair's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock.
³Operated by Nexstar Media Group under an LMA.
⁵Owned by Manhan Media and managed by Sinclair.
⁶Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
⁷Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair.
⁸Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
⁹Owned by Roberts Media, but operated by Sinclair.
¹⁰Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair.
¹¹Owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Sinclair through a JSA and SSA.
¹²Owned by New Age Media and operated by Sinclair under an MSA.
¹³Owned by MPS Media, but operated by New Age Media under an LMA.
¹⁴Owned by Main Street Sports Group
¹⁵Co-owned with Yankee Global Enterprises, The Blackstone Group, Amazon, RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company.
¹⁶Co-owned with Chicago Cubs.
¹⁷Owned by Palm Television, L.P. and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under an LMA.
¹⁸Operated by Marquee Broadcasting under an SSA.
¹⁹Owned by Standard Media, but operated by Sinclair under an SSA.

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Fox owned and affiliated television stations

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