Metromedia

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defunct company media company radio broadcasting company television broadcasting company

Metromedia was a major American media company that owned a group of independent television and radio stations, many of which later formed the core of the Fox Broadcasting Company.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Metromedia Producers Corporation 1
Metromedia Radio Network 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company ⓘ
media company ⓘ
radio broadcasting company ⓘ
television broadcasting company ⓘ
businessModel independent station group owner ⓘ
category Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States ⓘ
Mass media companies of the United States ⓘ
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States ⓘ
Television broadcasting companies of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
foundedBy John Kluge ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
industry broadcasting ⓘ
media ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
influenced U.S. television industry structure ⓘ
development of Fox network affiliate base ⓘ
notableFor forming core stations of Fox Broadcasting Company ⓘ
owning a group of independent television stations ⓘ
operated radio stations in major U.S. markets ⓘ
television stations in major U.S. markets ⓘ
operatedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
owned KRIV ⓘ
KTTV ⓘ
Metromedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Metromedia Producers Corporation

Metromedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Metromedia Radio Network

Metromedia Square ⓘ
WFLD ⓘ
WWOR-TV ⓘ
surface form: WNEW-TV

WNYW predecessor station ⓘ
WTTG ⓘ
independent television stations ⓘ
radio stations ⓘ
predecessor DuMont Television Network ⓘ
product radio programming ⓘ
television programming ⓘ
soldAssetsTo News Corporation ⓘ
soldTelevisionStationsTo News Corporation ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Fox Broadcasting Company ⓘ
Fox Television Stations ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metromedia → owned → Metromedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metromedia Radio Network
Metromedia → owned → Metromedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metromedia Producers Corporation
MetroStars → owner → Metromedia ⓘ