Kelly Broadcasting Company (also known as Kelly Broadcasting) was an American broadcast holding company that owned KCRA-TV and KQCA in Sacramento/Stockton. Kelly Broadcasting sold the stations (including the flagship station) to Hearst-Argyle Television in 1999.
History
Kelly and Hansen family began founded in 1944 as Central Valley Broadcasting Company, with the launch of the Sacramento FM radio station KCRA-FM (now KYMX) in 1947. In 1955, it launched the television station KCRA-TV in Sacramento and purchased KCRA-AM (now KIFM), making it the pair of stations. It later purchased Seattle television station KCPQ from Clover Park School District, and became an independent station.
In 1994, KQCA entered a local marketing agreement with Kelly-owned KCRA-TV. In 1999, the Kelly television stations sold to New York City-based Hearst-Argyle Television.
Stations
Television stations
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto, CA | KCRA-TV | 3 | 1955–1999 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television |
| KQCA | 58 | 1994–1999 | dual The CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Hearst Television | |
| Seattle/Tacoma, WA | KCPQ | 13 | 1980–1998 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |