Federated Media is a privately held American
company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of people, whether Natural person, natural, Legal person, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common p ...
that owns and operates 15 radio stations based in
northern Indiana
Northern Indiana is a region of the U.S. State of Indiana, including 26 counties which border the states of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Northern Indiana is also considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis. The area is generally classified i ...
and
southern Michigan
Southern Michigan is a loosely defined geographic area of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan may be referred to as a sub-region or component area to other regions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is an area of rolling farmland, in ...
. Its corporate structure is complicated, involving various shell companies such as Pathfinder Communications, Jam Communications and Talking Stick Communications, which hold the licenses of its various radio stations.
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The company is headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Federated Media sold the
Elkhart Truth newspaper based in
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart ( ) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, Indiana, east of Chicago, Illinois, and north of Indianapolis, Indiana. Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of th ...
to
Paxton Media Group in 2016. Federated had run the newspaper since 1952. In February 2018, Federated Media entered into an agreement to sell
ESPN Radio affiliate WFGA-FM to
Swick Broadcasting.
In August 2012, Federated Media stations affiliated with
IHeartRadio.
Stations
Current
References
External links
Official Website
Companies based in Indiana
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States
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