Venture Technologies Group
Founded1996
SubsidiariesFour Seasons Broadcasting

Venture Technologies Group, LLC is an American television broadcasting company that was founded in 1996 and is based in Pasadena, California. The company currently owns 14 television stations.

Stations owned

City of license / Market Station
  • Owned
  • since
Network affiliation
Bakersfield KEBK-LD 27 (27) Religious Independent
KDBK-LD[lower-alpha 1] 41 (28) Jewelry Television
Banning / Los Angeles KRVD-LD 33 (10) 2004 Vietnamese independent, VIETV
San JoseSan Francisco KSCZ-LD 23 2002 Vietnamese independent, VIETV
Los Angeles KZNO-LD 12 (6) 1996 Jewelry Television
KMRZ-LD 16 (26) 2007 Spanish Religious Independent
KEDD-LD 45 (27) 2000 HSN
San JoseSan Francisco KBKF-LD 6 TBA[lower-alpha 2]
Chicago WRME-LD[lower-alpha 3] 33 (6) Jewelry Television[lower-alpha 2]
Oakwood Hills/Chicago, Illinois WCHU-LD 59 (7) Infomercials
Peekskill WEPT-CD 15 (28) Jewelry Television
Pittsburgh WBPA-LD 12 (12) Rev'n

Stations owned through Four Seasons Broadcasting

Four Seasons Broadcasting is a joint venture between Venture Technologies Group, LLC and Cleveland, Ohio-based Malibu Broadcasting.

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF)
Owned since Network affiliation
Oswego/Chicago, Illinois WTVK 59 (39) Infomercials

Former Venture Technologies-owned stations

City of license / Market Station
  • Channel
  • TV (RF)
  • Years
  • owned
Current status
Phoenix, AZ KPHX-LP 58 1992–2002 Daystar owned-and-operated (O&O), KDTP-LP
Tucson, AZ KWTA-LP 31 1997–2012 Defunct
BishopLos Angeles, CA KVME-TV 20 (20) 2007–2021 Jewelry Television affiliate owned by Weigel Broadcasting
Los Angeles, CA KILA-LP 8 2000–2011 Station is now owned by Roy William Mayhugh
KNLA-CD 20 (50) –2012 HSN affiliate owned by NRJ TV, LLC
KNET-CD 25 (25) –2012 HSN affiliate owned by NRJ TV, LLC
KVHD-LD 26 (26) –2017 EVINE Live affiliate owned by New York Spectrum Holding Company, LLC
ReddingChico, CA KNNN-LP 6 2003–2017 Defunct, went off-air in 2021
San Jose, CA KEXT-CD 27 (20) 2014–2017 Defunct, went off-air in 2017[lower-alpha 4]
Hartford, CT WHCT-LD 38 (38) 20??–2020 MeTV owned-and-operated (O&O), owned by Weigel Broadcasting
Davenport, IA WBQD-LP 26 2002–2013[lower-alpha 5] Defunct, went off-air in 2011
Pittsfield, MAAlbany, NY WNYA 51 (13) 2003–2013 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Hubbard Broadcasting
Lansing, MI WHTV 18 (34) [lower-alpha 6] Defunct, went off-air in 2017
South Sioux City, NESioux City, IA KSXC-LD 5 (26) 2006–2020 Defunct; license cancelled December 2023
New York City, NY WASA-LD 24 (25) 2003–2009 Estrella TV owned-and-operated (O&O)
Syracuse, NY WAWA-LP 14 2000–2003[lower-alpha 5] Defunct, went off-air in 2021
Cleveland, OH WLFM-LP 6 (20) 1989–2021 Telemundo affiliate, WTCL-LD, owned by Gray Television
Toledo, OH WBTL-LP 38 1990–2009 Defunct, went off-air in 2008
Pittsburgh, PA WTWB-TV/WNPA 19 (11) 1995–1998 Independent station, WPKD-TV, owned by CBS News and Stations
Lubbock, TX KFIQ-LP 4  ????–2020 Defunct
KFMP-LP 6  ????–2020 Defunct
BellinghamSeattle, WA KBCB 24 (19) 199?–2021 Tri-State Christian Television owned-and-operated (O&O)

Notes

  1. Satellite of KEBK-LD.
  2. 1 2 An audio-only subcarrier transmitting on analog channel 6 operates as a de facto radio station at 87.7 FM.
  3. Operated by Weigel Broadcasting under a local marketing agreement.
  4. On April 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that Venture Technologies' KEXT-CD was a successful bidder in the spectrum auction; the station would be surrendering its license in exchange for $55,351,366, 30% of which would be owed to the station's previous owner (Univision Communications) due to the terms of that transaction.[1] Venture Technologies surrendered KEXT-CD's license to the FCC for cancellation on July 31, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Owned through Four Seasons Broadcasting.
  6. Operated by E. W. Scripps Company under a local marketing agreement.

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