Tribune Media Company Stock Company Profile

Description

Tribune Media Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a media and entertainment company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Television and Entertainment, and Digital and Data. The Television and Entertainment segment provides news, entertainment, and sports programming through Tribune Broadcasting local television stations, including FOX television affiliates, CW television affiliates, CBS television affiliates, ABC television affiliates, NBC television affiliates, and independent television stations; and television series and movies on WGN America, a national general entertainment network. This segment also operates Antenna TV and THIS TV, a digital multicast networks; Tribune Studios, a development and production studio; operates zap2it.com, a Website for entertainment content; and WGN 720 AM, a radio station in Chicago. As of February 29, 2016, it owned or operated 42 television stations. The Digital and Data segment provides video, sports, and music content. Tribune Media Company also owns and manages real estate properties. The company was formerly known as Tribune Company and changed its name to Tribune Media Company in July 2014. Tribune Media Company was founded in 1847 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.