The Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Company was a conglomerate of companies that started in the 19th century with Johann George Pfaltzgraff's emigration from

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(in the

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). Johann Pfaltzgraff was a potter and, after he died in the late 19th century, his children carried on his pottery making business and started '' The Pfaltzgraff Company'', a

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company, in 1889. Susquehanna Broadcasting Company was founded in 1941 to apply for and operate a radio station in

, by Louis J. Appell, president and treasurer of Pfaltzgraff. The

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issued a construction permit for the station, which would become WSBA, on December 30, 1941.

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* In 1965, '' Susquehanna Communications'' (''SusCom'') was founded as a division of ''Susquehanna Broadcasting'' but changed its name in 1999, reflecting its change from a provider of traditional cable television to a provider of a variety of advanced, interactive, digital communications products. * In December 1981, ''Susquehanna Real Estate'' was formed. * In 1993, ''Susquehanna Media Company'' (''SMC'') was formed, of which Susquehanna Communications was a subsidiary (but, as of 2007, is owned by Comcast).

Susquehanna Radio The Susquehanna Radio Corporation was a media corporation which operated from 1941 to 2006 that was headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company was a unit of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, a conglomerate more widely known for the Pfaltzgraff ki ...

, another subsidiary, was bought by

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on May 5, 2006. Susquehanna Radio owned and operated 33 AM and FM stations nationwide at its peak, including WSBA AM in York, PA. * ''BlazeNet'' was founded in 1996 to provide dial-up and cable modem access in

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/ref> * ''Susquehanna Technologies'' (''SusQtech'') became its own entity in November 2001. * Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co. was sold in May 2006.

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External links

Suspfz.com: Official Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff website
— ''corporate overview''.
Susqtech.com website
Conglomerate companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania Companies based in York County, Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania Manufacturing companies established in 1811 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2006 Technology companies disestablished in 2006 1811 establishments in Pennsylvania 2006 disestablishments in Pennsylvania

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