Who owns Wpsd?
Paxton Media Group
WPSD-TV
| Paducah, Kentucky/ Marion–Harrisburg, Illinois/ Cape Girardeau, Missouri United States | |
|---|---|
| Affiliations | 6.1: NBC 6.2: Cozi TV 6.3: Antenna TV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paxton Media Group (WPSD-TV, LLC) |
| History |
What newspapers does Paxton Media Group own?
Paxton owns The Paducah Sun and the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer.
Who owns the Paducah Sun newspaper?
Company Description: Paxton Media Group owns about 30 daily newspapers in the Midwest and South, including its flagship The Paducah Sun (Kentucky) and The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina).
Where is Paxton Media Group located?
201 South 4th Street, Paducah, Kentucky
Paxton Media Group
| Type | Family-owned |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 201 South 4th Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003 United States |
| Key people | David M. Paxton, President & CEO |
| Products | Newspapers, Media |
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Who owns Wilkes patriot?
Under Cowles’ guidance, the Patriot became one of the few Republican-leaning newspapers in North Carolina at the time. The Wilkes Journal was founded in 1917….Wilkes Journal-Patriot.
| Wilkes Journal-Patriot Front Page | |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Paxton Media Group |
| Publisher | Dale Morefield |
| Editor | Jule Hubbard |
| Founded | 1906 |
Who owns the Jonesboro Sun?
The Jonesboro Sun is Northeast Arkansas’ regional newspaper serving readers in seven counties of Arkansas. The Sun is owned by Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky.
Who is Paxton Media Group?
Paxton Media Group traces it roots to 1896, when a group of investors headed by William F. Paxton launched The Evening Sun by buying the assets of the failing Paducah Standard at 214 Broadway. The cost was $8,900, and the men started with $10,000 capital.
What newspapers has Paxton Media bought?
In January 2018, Paxton purchased the Daily Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, from Wick Communications. In June 2018, it purchased The Batesville Daily Guard in Arkansas from the Jones family. In November 2018, Paxton purchased the Kentucky New Era. In May 2019, it purchased The Rochester Sentinel in Indiana.
Why did Paxton Media Group fire so many of its employees?
Paxton Media Group was criticized when it fired nearly 25 percent of the employees of The Herald-Sun, many of them longtime staples of the newsroom, the day it assumed ownership. Paxton defended the move by claiming that the newsroom was overstaffed and the salaries were causing the Durham, North Carolina paper to post annual losses.