General Info

Media General owns and operates more than 20 network-affiliated television stations, including WFLA, one of the top-rated stations in Florida. The company s stations reach more than 30 percent of the television households in the Southeast. Media General is an independent, publicly owned communications company situated primarily in the Southeast with interests in newspapers, television stations and interactive media. Its history dates back to the 1850s when James A. Cowardin founded the Richmond Dispatch newspaper. Media General maintains headquarters in Richmond, Va., and is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MEG.