Chambers Communications Corporation was a broadcasting company based in

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. With roots back to 1959, Chambers Communications was founded by Carolyn S. Chambers and owned a chain of

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affiliates in

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and

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. Chambers also owned a state-of-the-art film and video production company and studios in Eugene, Oregon. Chambers was the former owner of the cable system in

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, but on July 25, 2013 announced that it had sold the small system to

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's Zolo Media, the advertising and broadcast arm of the regional cable and wireless provider in nearby

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. On March 5, 2014, Chambers Communications announced that it would exit broadcasting and sell its stations to

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, a company owned by former

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executive Bob Prather.

Stations owned by Chambers

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channel 9,

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channel 12,

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* KDKF channel 31,

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''(semi-satellite of KDRV)'' *

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channel 51,

(sold to Zolo Media in July 2013)

External links

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References

Companies based in Eugene, Oregon Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States Mass media companies disestablished in 2014 Mass media in Oregon {{US-bcast-stub