Lincoln Financial Media
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Lincoln Financial Media was a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation that owned radio stations in the United States. The division was formed in 2006 following the company's acquisition of Jefferson-Pilot's television and radio operations, which were renamed Lincoln Financial Media.
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Broadcasting |
Predecessor | Jefferson-Pilot Communications |
Founded | April 2006; 18 years ago (2006-04) |
Defunct | July 17, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-07-17) |
Fate | Assets acquired by Raycom Media and Entercom |
Successor | |
Parent | Lincoln National Corporation |
The group, at the time of its closure, owned 14 radio stations in Miami, Florida, San Diego, California, Denver, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia. It also owned WBT, WBT-FM, and WLNK (FM) in Charlotte, North Carolina and WBTV, the CBS affiliate in Charlotte; WCSC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina and WWBT, the NBC affiliate in Richmond, Virginia. All three of the aforementioned TV stations are now owned by a successor company Gray Television.