Tyler Media Group

Tyler Media Group, also known as Tyler Broadcasting Corporation or simply Tyler Media, is a family-owned Oklahoma business with Radio, TV and outdoor advertising assets in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Tyler Media owns five television stations (consisting of two Univision network affiliates, one Estrella TV affiliate and two Telemundo affiliates) and thirteen radio stations (nine English-language and four Spanish-language). The company also operates an outdoor advertising company, Tyler Outdoor Advertising, and Tyler Media Digital, Tyler Media's newest marketing extension. The company is headquartered at 5101 South Shields Boulevard in Oklahoma City.

History

The company was founded in 1965 by Ralph Tyler, when it purchased KEBC radio in Oklahoma City; Tyler owned the station for 14 years until 1986. Tyler re-entered the radio business in 1994 with the purchase of a station in Ada. Tyler Media entered the television industry in 2004 after it purchased Oklahoma City television station KQOK (channel 30). After the sale, Tyler Media converted the station into a Telemundo affiliate and recalled the station to KTUZ-TV after its new radio sister.

On April 16, 2009 Tyler purchased five affiliates of the Spanish-language network Univisión at an auction held by Equity Media Holdings, which was liquidating its assets that year due to bankruptcy.[1] After the sale was approved by the FCC, this created a duopoly with KTUZ-TV.[2] Equity had owned both stations at some point, KTUZ-TV was owned by Equity from sign-on until 2004 when Equity traded channel 30 to Tyler Media in exchange for KUOK.

On July 15, 2012, Tyler Media entered into an agreement with Renda Broadcasting to purchase that company's Oklahoma City radio cluster (KMGL, KOMA, KRXO and KOKC) for $40 million. In accordance to limits imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on the number of radio stations a single broadcasting entity can own in a single market, Tyler sold KTLR-AM/FM and KKNG to WPA Radio for $1.6 million.[3][4]

In early 2017, Tyler Media launched its newest marketing extension called, Tyler Media Digital.

Stations

Current
City of license/Market Station Channel
TV (RF)		 Owned from Affiliation
Shawnee, Oklahoma/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KTUZ-TV 30 (29) 2004 Telemundo
Woodward, Oklahoma KUOK 35 (35) 2009 Univision
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KUOK-LD
(repeater of KUOK)		 36 (--) 2009 Univision
KOCY-LP 48 (--) 2009 Estrella TV
Tulsa, Oklahoma KUTU-CD 25 (--) 2009 Univision

Former
City of license/Market Station Channel
TV (RF)		 Owned from Affiliation
Sulphur, Oklahoma KOKT-LP
(repeater of KUOK)		 20 (--) 2009–2011 Univision

Radio
City of license Call sign Frequency Current format
Del City, Oklahoma KEBC1560 AMSports
Newcastle, Oklahoma KJKE93.3 FMCountry Music
Okarche, Oklahoma KTUZ-FM106.7 FMRegional Mexican
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KMGL104.1 FMAdult Contemporary
KOKC1520 AMNews Talk
KOMA92.5 FMClassic Hits
KRXO-FM107.7 FMSports
Tulsa, Oklahoma KRXO1270 AMSpanish CHR
KTUZ1570 AMRegional Mexican

Translators
City of license Frequency Rebroadcasts Current format
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 92.9 FMKOMA-HD2Alternative Rock
95.3 FMKOKC (AM)News/Talk
96.5 FMKRXO-HD3Spanish oldies
103.1 FMKOMA-HD3Classic hip hop
104.5 FMKRXO-HD2Classic rock
Tulsa, Oklahoma 101.9 FMKTUZ (AM)Regional Mexican
107.9 FMKRXO (AM)Spanish CHR

References
  1. "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  2. "OKC cluster expands". Television Business Report. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  3. Is Renda Cashing Out? Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, RadioInk, July 16, 2012.
  4. In Oklahoma City, Tyler spins two so it can buy four from Renda (for $40M) Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, RadioInfo, July 16, 2012.
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