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• Measured moves ahead: most black-owned stocks gained ground in the first half of the decade

  - 2005-10-01

  The stock prices of black-owned, publicly traded companies have generally improved in the last four years, but some of these companies have suffered major setbacks and their stock has subsequently fallen off its respective index. From July 1, 2001, to July 1, 2005, the companies that make up the...

  Tags: FINANCE, Granite Broadcasting Corp., Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., revenue, stock

• Fort Wayne's ABC, NBC affiliates set to undergo ownership changes

  - 2004-07-01

  Granite Broadcasting Corporation, owner of WPTA-TV in Fort Wayne, announced it has entered into an agreement with another broadcasting company to sell the station, Fort Wayne's ABC affiliate, while still overseeing the provision of certain services for its new owner. Under an agreement announced in late spring, Granite will...

  Tags: ABC Inc., Government, Granite Broadcasting Corp., NBC Universal Inc.

• The Perils Of Being Public

  - 2001-04-01

  Black public traded companies have been shaken up in a volatile market AMONG THE MOST VISIBLE COMPANIES TO JOIN THE FRATERNITY of publicly traded corporations in recent years is Radio One Inc. The $93.3 million media conglomerate had all the requirements for success when it sold stock to shareholders...

  Tags: FINANCE, Granite Broadcasting Corp., Investment, investor, IPO, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., radio, stock

• Granite tries to steady its shaky picture; Loaded with debt, broadcaster bets on NBC affiliation; may have to sell.(Granite Broadcasting Corp., National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Column)

  - 2000-12-18

  Wall Street rewarded Granite Broadcasting Corp. last year for cleaning up its balance sheet and getting its stations performing up to par. The Street has taken it all back. The past two weeks have seen Granite's shares plunge to just over...

  Tags: FINANCE, Granite Broadcasting Corp., Investment, Moody's Corp., NBC Universal Inc.

• PAX TV Enters Into Joint Sales Agreements With Granite Broadcasting Stations in San Francisco and Fresno

  - 2000-05-15

  Business Editors WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 15, 2000 Paxson Communications Corporation (AMEX:PAX) announced today that it has entered into Joint Sales Agreements with two stations owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation (Nasdaq:GBTVK). The stations are KNTV, Channel 11, which will become the San Francisco market NBC affiliate in...

  Tags: agreement, Company, Granite Broadcasting Corp., NBC Universal Inc., TVs

• The FeedRoom And Silicon Valley's KNTV Unveil Broadband Internet/TV News Channel

  - 2000-04-11

  Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 11, 2000 The FeedRoom, the first broadband news network on the Internet, is partnering with San Jose, Calif.-based KNTV, a progressive local station in the heart of Silicon Valley, to broadcast that station's wide-ranging video content 24 hours per day to high-speed Internet...

  Tags: broadband, CBS Corp., Company, Granite Broadcasting Corp., INTERNET, MARKETING, NBC Universal Inc., network, TVs, video

• Minority b'caster opposes Johnson on spectrum. (Granite Broadcasting Corp.; BET Holdings Inc. chairman and CEO Robert Johnson)

  - 1996-09-30

  WASHINGTON - The broadcast-station lobby's rapid-response team is challenging a new call for spectrum auctions as a way to promote minority ownership of mass-media properties. Three weeks ago, BET Holdings Inc. chairman and CEO Robert Johnson called for the auctioning of digital TV...

  Tags: auction, FCC, Granite Broadcasting Corp., Johnson, spectrum, TVs

• Granite Broadcasting Corp. is buying the remaining 55% of Queen City III LP.(Brief Article)

  - 1995-04-17

  Granite Broadcasting Corp. is buying the remaining 55% of Queen City III LP, licensee of WKBWTV Buffalo, N.Y., for $15.3 million. Granite is 45% general partner of Queen City., ABC affiliate WKBW-TV had broadcast cash flow of $11.4 million for the year that ended Feb. 28. As...

  Tags: ABC Inc., FINANCE, Granite Broadcasting Corp.

• Black businesses woo hungry investors - includes related article on going public - Cover Story

  - 1992-05-01

  Crunch time came last December for Robert Johnson, after less than three months as the chief executive of a freshly minted public company. The first two months seemed almost too perfect. News of the BET Holdings Inc. initial public offering IPO had taken the business community by storm....

  Tags: Black Entertainment Television, cable, FINANCE, Granite Broadcasting Corp., Investment, investor, IPO, shareholder, stock

• Headhunter.net Ventures Deeper Into Online And Offline Media Industry

  - 1970-01-01

  In effort to increase its outreach across a wide range of online media channels, Atlanta-based Headhunter.net (NASDAQ:HHNT), a leading online awareness and recruiting site on the Internet, today announced an alliance with three media outlets. Headhunter.net is fast becoming an ideal partner for media sites that offer visitors the...

  Tags: career, CBS Corp., Company, Granite Broadcasting Corp., job, NBC Universal Inc., network, TV