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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Broadcast television |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Founder | Walter J. Brown |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Fate | Acquired byMedia General |
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| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Television stations |
Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company based inSpartanburg, South Carolina, that ownedWSPA-TV as the city's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General ofRichmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan boughtWBTW andKIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
In March 2000,WSPA-TV and eleven other stations were sold toMedia General forUS$605 million.[1]
| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold | Notes |
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| Panama City | Florida | WMBB | 1990 | 2000 | |
| Augusta | Georgia | WJBF | 1992 | 2000 | |
| Columbus | WRBL | 1995 | 2000 | ||
| Toccoa | WNEG-TV | 1995 | 2000 | ||
| Mason City | Iowa | KIMT | 1984 | 2000 | |
| Ensign–Dodge City | Kansas | KBSD-TV | 1994 | 2000 | [A] |
| Goodland | KBSL-TV | 1994 | 2000 | [A] | |
| Hays | KBSH-TV | 1994 | 2000 | [A] | |
| Hutchinson–Wichita | KWCH-TV | 1994 | 2000 | ||
| Greenville–Spartanburg | South Carolina | WSPA-TV ** | 1956 | 2000 | |
| Florence–Myrtle Beach | WBTW | 1984 | 2000 |
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** Owned by third parties but operated by Nexstar through various agreements. | ||
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