Piedmont Television was a broadcasting company in the
United States
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that owned
television station
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s in smaller markets. The company was based in
Charlotte, North Carolina
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.
Piedmont was founded in 1996 as Grapevine Communications, and was originally based in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
The company merged with
GOCOM Communications in 1999;
it inherited GOCOM's Charlotte headquarters
and changed its name to GOCOM Holdings. In 2003, the name was again changed to Piedmont Television
(the GOCOM name is now used by another company that owns
WRSP-TV/WCCU in
Springfield
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Urbana, Illinois
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; that company is partially connected to Piedmont
).
The company sold its stations to various owners in 2007.
Stations formerly owned by Grapevine/GOCOM/Piedmont
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by
city of license
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.
References
Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States
Mass media companies established in 1996
Mass media companies disestablished in 2008
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