Stephan Marks, a

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native, was the owner and operator of

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and

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stations in three small

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markets. He died on May 11, 2022 at the age of 72.

Stations owned by Stephan Marks

Television

KXGN-TV KXGN-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Glendive, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS and NBC. It is owned by Marks Radio Group alongside radio stations KXGN (1400 AM) and KDZN (96.5 FM). The three stations share studios on ...

channel 5 (digital 5),

Glendive, Montana Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States, and home to Dawson Community College. Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northe ...

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DT2) * KYUS-TV channel 3 (digital 3),

Miles City, Montana Miles City ( chy, Ma'xemâhoévé'ho'eno) is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,354 at the 2020 census. History After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created fo ...

(NBC, rebroadcasts

Billings Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metrop ...

KULR-TV KULR-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Billings, Montana, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by the Cowles Company. The station's studios are located on Overland Avenue in the Homestead Business Park section of Billings, and it ...

, a station owned by

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WBKB-TV WBKB-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Alpena, Michigan, United States, affiliated with CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and MyNetworkTV. It serves as the flagship television property of the Marks Radio Group. WBKB-TV's studios are located on Nort ...

channel 11 (digital 11),

Alpena, Michigan Alpena ( ') is the only city in and county seat of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census. After Traverse City, it is the second most populated city in the Northern Michigan region. The city i ...

(CBS/NBC DT2/

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DT4) *

WBKP WBKP (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Calumet, Michigan, United States, serving the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan as an affiliate of The CW Plus. It is owned by the Marks Radio Group alongside Ishpeming-licensed ...

channel 5 (digital 5),

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Marquette, Michigan Marquette ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,629 at the 2020 United States Census, which makes it the largest city in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette serves as the seat of government of Marquett ...

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WBUP WBUP (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Ishpeming, Michigan, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is owned by the Marks Radio Group alongside Calumet-licensed CW+ ...

channel 10 (digital 10),

Ishpeming Ishpeming ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,470 at the 2010 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of a ...

(ABC)

Radio

Michigan

WCCY WCCY (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keween ...

1400 AM -

Houghton, Michigan Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Uppe ...

WHKB WHKB (102.3 FM, "K-Bear 102") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WOLV and WCCY. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan Houghton ...

102.3 FM -

* WOLV 97.7 FM -

WFER WFER (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Iron River, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1949. The station's format changed in early July 2015 to classic hits from talk. Some programming is derived ...

1230 AM -

Iron River, Michigan Iron River is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,029. The city is situated at the southeast corner of Iron River Township, but is administratively autonomous. Iron River is the ...

WIKB-FM WIKB-FM (99.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Iron River, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1981. WIKB-FM dropped its former adult contemporary format as "The Breeze" for the country format and the ha ...

99.1 FM -

Montana

KDZN KDZN is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Glendive, Montana, serving East Central Montana. KDZN is owned and operated by Staphen A. Marks Radio Group. History KDZN signed on in 1969 as KIVE. In 1985, the station became K ...

96.5 FM -

KGCX KGCX (93.1 FM, "Eagle 93") is a radio station licensed to serve Sidney, Montana. The station is owned by the Marks Radio Group. It airs a classic rock music format. The KGCX studios are at 213 2nd Ave SW in Sidney. The station was assigned ...

93.1 FM -

Sidney, Montana Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Montana, United States, less than west of the North Dakota border. The population was 6,346 at the 2020 census. The city lies along the Yellowstone River and is in proximity to the ...

* KIKC 1250 AM -

Forsyth, Montana Forsyth is a city in and the county seat of Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. Forsyth was established in 1876 as the first settlement on the Yellowstone River, and in 1882 residents named the t ...

KIKC-FM KIKC-FM (101.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Forsyth, Montana, United States, the station is currently owned by The Marks Group. History The station began broadcasting in September 1980, airing a middle ...

101.3 FM -

* KMTA 1050 AM -

* KXGN 1400 AM -

* KYUS-FM 92.3 FM -

North Dakota

KDSR KDSR (101.1 FM, "101.1 Jack FM") is a Class C1 radio station licensed to serve Williston, North Dakota. The station is owned by Marks Radio Group, and licensed to Williston Community Broadcasting Corp. (dba KDSR-FM). It airs an adult hits m ...

101.1 FM -

Williston, North Dakota Williston is a city in and the county seat of Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The 2020 census gave its population as 29,160, making Williston the sixth-largest city in North Dakota. The city's population nearly doubled between 20 ...

KXDI KXDI (93.9 FM, "I-94") is a radio station broadcasting a country format serving Western and Central North Dakota and eastern Montana from Dickinson, North Dakota (licensed to nearby Belfield). The station is currently owned by The Marks Grou ...

93.9 FM -

Belfield, North Dakota Belfield is a city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States and only 15 minutes from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Belfield's population was 996 at the 2020 census. Belfield was founded in 1883, and has seen many boom and busts in this o ...

KXWI KXWI (98.5 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Williston, North Dakota, which serves northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana. The station airs a country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular musi ...

98.5 FM -

Virginia

WOWZ-FM WOWZ-FM is a classic country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Accomac, Virginia, serving the Eastern Shore of Virginia The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties ( Accomack and Northampton) on the Atlantic coast ...

99.3 FM -

Accomac, Virginia Accomac is a town in and the county seat of Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census. History Though Accomack County was established as one of Virginia's eight original shires in 1634, the governme ...

Wisconsin

* WCQM 98.3 FM -

Park Falls, Wisconsin Park Falls is a city in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,462 at the 2010 census. Located in the woods of north central Wisconsin, primarily the Chequamegon National Forest, Park Falls is a small community divided by t ...

* WPFP 980 AM -

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