Townsquare Media LLC

The E.W. Scripps Company is a media enterprise with interests in national cable networks, newspaper publishing, broadcast television stations, e-commerce, interactive media, licensing and syndication. The company s portfolio of media properties includes Scripps Networks, with such brands as HGTV, Food Network and DIY Network. The E.W. Scripps Company owns nearly 20 newspapers, which includes the Rocky Mountain News, The Albuquerque Tribune and the Washington-based Scripps Media Center. The company s portfolio of television stations includes several ABC-affiliated stations and a few NBC affiliates. E.W. Scripps owns United Media, a leading licensing and syndication company. It also owns Shop At Home and Shopzilla, which market millions of consumer products to television viewers throughout the United States. The company is also the primary sponsor of the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The E.W. Scripps Company is headquartered in Cincinnati.

ION Media Networks is a privately held company that owns and operates one of the largest broadcast television station groups in the United States. It deals in broadcasting, multicasting and data casting dimensions. The company operates the ION Television Network, which serves more than 95 million television households in the U.S. via broadcast television, cable and satellite distribution systems. ION Media Networks offers qubo, which is a bilingual, multiplatform entertainment destination focusing on literacy, values and healthy lifestyles for children. The company also broadcasts shows, such as GHOST WHISPERER and QUANTUM LEAP . It operates a subsidiary, ION Life, which is a digital network that specializes in various lifestyle programs. ION Media Networks additionally provides several advertising options.

Cincinnati Bell was founded as The City and Suburban Telegraph Company in 1873. It was the first company in the city to provide direct communication between homes and businesses. The company provides a range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Its products and services include wireless phones and accessories, conferencing solutions, high speed Internet, equipment, voice services, long distance, cable and wire infrastructure and information technology solutions.