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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Peter H. Smyth(Chairman &Chief executive officer) |
| Products | Radio stations |
| Divisions | Radio Broadcasting Newspaper |
| Website | Greater-Media.com |
Greater Media, Inc., known asGreater Media, was an American media company that specialized in radio stations. The markets where they owned radio stations includedBoston,Detroit,Philadelphia,Charlotte, and the state ofNew Jersey. The company was formed in 1956 inSouthbridge, Massachusetts, and its headquarters were located inBraintree, Massachusetts.
Greater Media also published several weekly newspapers in Central New Jersey. The newspaper group won 12 Suburban Newspapers of America awards for 2006.[1]
On November 12, 2007, Greater Media announced it was buying three stations inCharlotte, North Carolina fromLincoln Financial Media--WBT,WBT-FM, andWLNK.[2] The deal was finalized on January 31, 2008.
On July 19, 2016,Beasley Broadcast Group announced that it would acquire Greater Media's radio stations for $240 million.[3] The FCC approved the sale on October 6, and the sale closed on October 29.[4] The Greater Media newspapers were sold to the Newspaper Media Group.[5]
Names in parentheses are themarkets they serve, all of which are inNew Jersey.