Griffin Communications is a media company based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

, founded in 1953 by John T. Griffin; the company operates television and radio broadcast stations and internet properties.

Griffin owns CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 affiliates in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

, the latter being part of a duopoly with The CW affiliate in the market. The company also owns part of a joint venture with cable operator Cox Communications

Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...

, News Now 53

News Now 53

News 9 Now and News on 6 Now are digital broadcast television networks owned and operated by Griffin Communications, owner of CBS affiliates KWTV-DT in Oklahoma City and KOTV-DT in Tulsa serving the two largest media markets in Oklahoma...

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Television stations

City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... /Market	Station	Channel TV Virtual channel In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....  (DT Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... )	Owned since	Affiliation	Link	Notes
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...	KWTV-DT	9 (39)	1953	CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...	http://www.news9.com	Flagship station of Griffin
Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...	KOTV-DT	6 (45)	2000	CBS	http://www.newson6.com	This TV This TV This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....  on DT3
	KQCW-DT	19 (20)	2005	The CW	http://www.tulsacw.com	Simulcast on KOTV-DT2

Cable television

City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... /Market	Channel	Cable system	Cable channel	Owned since	Notes
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma... and Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...	News Now 53 News Now 53 News 9 Now and News on 6 Now are digital broadcast television networks owned and operated by Griffin Communications, owner of CBS affiliates KWTV-DT in Oklahoma City and KOTV-DT in Tulsa serving the two largest media markets in Oklahoma... 2	Cox Communications Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...	53	1996	A 24-hour local news rebroadcast channel

² Note: co-owned with Cox Communications

Internet

• 405Moms.com
• 918Moms.com
• CoachesAid.com
• IneedTHIS.com
• OklahomaFarmReport.com
• OKBlitz.com

Television stations

City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... /Market	Station	Channel TV Virtual channel In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....  (DT Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... )	Years Owned	Current affiliation/owner
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