Tyler Media Group (also known as Tyler Broadcasting Corporation or simply Tyler Media) is an American family-owned media company with radio, TV and outdoor advertising assets in Oklahoma City (where its headquarters is) and Tulsa. Tyler Media owns five television stations (consisting of two Univision network affiliates, one Estrella TV affiliate and two Telemundo affiliates) and fourteen radio stations (ten English-language and four Spanish-language).
The company also operates an outdoor advertising company, Tyler Outdoor Advertising, and Tyler Media Digital, Tyler Media's marketing extension.
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. After the sale was approved by the FCC, this created a duopoly with KTUZ-TV. 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.Is Renda Cashing Out? , Radio Ink, July 16, 2012.In Oklahoma City, Tyler spins two so it can buy four from Renda (for $40M) , RadioInfo, July 16, 2012.
In early 2017, Tyler Media launched its newest marketing extension called, Tyler Media Digital.
Stations Television Current City of license/Market Station ChannelTV (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-LD 48 (14) 2009 Estrella TV Tulsa, Oklahoma KUTU-CD 25 (17) 2009 Univision
Former City of license/Market Station ChannelTV (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 KEBC 1560 AM Sports Newcastle, Oklahoma KJKE 93.3 FM Country Music Okarche, Oklahoma KTUZ-FM 106.7 FM Regional Mexican Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KMGL 104.1 FM Adult Contemporary KOKC 1520 AM News Talk KOMA 92.5 FM Classic Hits KRXO-FM 107.7 FM Sports KTLR 890 AM News Talk Tulsa, Oklahoma KRXO 1270 AM Spanish CHR KTUZ 1570 AM Regional Mexican
Translators City of license Frequency Rebroadcasts Current format Norman, Oklahoma 103.3 FM KEBC Sports Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 92.9 FM KOMA-HD2 Alternative Rock 95.3 FM KOKC (AM) News/Talk 96.5 FM KRXO-HD3 Spanish oldies 103.1 FM KOMA-HD3 Classic hip hop 103.7 FM KTLR News/Talk 104.5 FM KRXO-HD2 Classic rock Tulsa, Oklahoma 101.9 FM KTUZ (AM) Regional Mexican 104.1 FM KTUZ (AM) Regional Mexican 107.9 FM KRXO (AM) Spanish CHR
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External links Official website