Defunct American media company
United Communications Corp. Company type Private Industry Television Founded 1961 Fate Television stations acquired byGray Media Headquarters 5800 7th Ave.,Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140 USA Key people
Lucy Brown Minn, president Products Three TV stations
United Communications Corporation (UCC ) was a privately owned operator of three television stations in the U.S. states ofMinnesota andNew York . The company was the publisher of theKenosha News Kenosha, Wisconsin and two other daily newspapers.
Founded in 1961 by the Brown family, upon its purchase of theNews , the company added a Massachusetts newspaper in the 1970s, buying two competing newspapers—theAttleboro Sun andNorth Attleborough Chronicle —and merging them intoThe Sun Chronicle [ 1]
UCC then entered the television business through two sales mandated byFederal Communications Commission (FCC) competition rules. TheWatertown Daily Times Watertown, New York , soldWWNY-TV for $8.2 million in 1981;[ 2] Lee Enterprises soldKEYC-TV inMankato, Minnesota , in 1977.
In the 21st century, UCC added its last two properties, foundingWNYF-LP , a low-power television station inWatertown, New York , in 2001, and a year later buying theWatertown Public Opinion South Dakota .[ 1]
Owner and President Howard J. Brown died April 29, 2011.[ 3]
In March 2013, his daughter Lucy Brown Minn was named president of the company. Her mother, Elizabeth K. Brown, serves as chairwoman of the board.
KEYC-TV , aCBS (DT1) andFox (DT2) affiliate, ofMankato, Minnesota , acquired 1977, sold in 2019.[ 7] WWNY-TV , a CBS affiliate, ofWatertown, New York , acquired 1981, sold in 2019.[ 7] WNYF-CD , a Fox affiliate, of Watertown, New York, founded 2001, sold in 2019.[ 7] ^a b "Family Tradition Will Continue in Watertown, SD" Archived October 28, 2006, at theWayback Machine . Press release, Dirks, Van Essen and Murray. March 31, 2002. Accessed February 26, 2007.^ "50 Years of Service to the North Country" Archived February 20, 2007, at theWayback Machine , WWNY-TV Website. Accessed February 26, 2007.^ "Howard J. Brown dies Archived 2011-04-29 at theWayback Machine ."Kenosha News . Retrieved 2011-04-29. ^ STAFF, KENOSHA NEWS (28 January 2019)."Lee Enterprises to purchase Kenosha News" .Kenosha News . Retrieved2019-02-02 . ^ Staff, Sun Chronicle (August 2018)."Sun Chronicle under new ownership" .The Sun Chronicle . Retrieved2019-02-02 . ^ Perry, J. J. (2016-09-01)."SCI purchases Watertown, S.D., Public Opinion" .Schurz Communications Inc . Archived fromthe original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved2019-02-02 . ^a b c "Gray Enters New York State and Minnesota with Purchase of United's Strong Television Stations" (PDF) .Gray Television . February 8, 2019. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on July 24, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2019 .
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*** Owned by
Tougaloo College and operated by American Spirit Media; Gray provides limited engineering support.
**** Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.
