Paramount Stations Group

Paramount Stations Group, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Broadcasting
Predecessor	TVX Broadcast Group
Founded	1991
Defunct	2001
Area served	United States
Parent	Paramount Communications (1991–1993), Viacom (1994–2001)

Paramount Stations Group, Inc. (PSG) was a U.S.-based television station group that operated between 1991 and 2001.

History

In 1991, Paramount Communications, the parent company of Paramount Pictures, established PSG following its complete acquisition of TVX Broadcast Group. At its inception, PSG oversaw six stations: Fox affiliates KRRT (currently KMYS) in San Antonio, WLFL-TV in Raleigh, and WTXF-TV in Philadelphia; alongside independent stations KTXA in Fort Worth, KTXH in Houston, and WDCA in Washington, D.C. The group expanded its portfolio in 1993 by acquiring Fox affiliate WKBD-TV in Detroit from Cox Enterprises.

The original Viacom purchased Paramount in 1993, with the transaction finalizing in March 1994. Until December 1995, Viacom’s CBS- and NBC-affiliated stations operated independently before merging into PSG. This integration also included a part-time local marketing agreement involving WTXX through WVIT.

In collaboration with Chris-Craft Industries’ United Television, Viacom launched the United Paramount Network (UPN) in 1995. Several of PSG’s initial stations, along with new additions such as WSBK-TV Boston and WTXX, became charter affiliates of UPN, aligning PSG’s strategy with the network's development.

PSG sold off three original stations—WLFL, KRRT, and WTXF—with WTXF transitioning to Fox ownership. To retain a foothold in the Philadelphia market, PSG acquired independent station WGBS-TV, rebranded it as WPSG-TV, and transferred the UPN affiliation there. Throughout the late 1990s, PSG concentrated on acquiring UPN affiliates while divesting CBS and NBC stations to refine its station lineup.

In 2000, PSG strategically purchased Chris-Craft’s interest in UPN as Chris-Craft exited broadcasting by selling most of its stations to News Corporation’s Fox Television Stations. That same year witnessed a partnership deal between PSG and ACME Communications.

Following Viacom’s merger with CBS in 2001, PSG was absorbed into the newly created Viacom Television Stations Group—later renamed CBS News and Stations. This consolidation strengthened Viacom’s market presence and unified its broadcast operations under a single corporate entity.

Former stations

• Stations are organized alphabetically by state and city of license.

References

Stations formerly owned by Paramount Stations Group

Media market	State/District	Station	Acquisition year	Divestiture year	Remarks
Sacramento	California	KMAX-TV	1998	2001
Hartford–New Haven	Connecticut	WVIT	1994	1997
		WTXX	1994	1997
Washington, D.C.	District of Columbia	WDCA	1991	2001
Miami–Fort Lauderdale	Florida	WBFS-TV	1995	2001
Tampa		WTOG	1996	2001
West Palm Beach		WTVX	1997	2001
Atlanta	Georgia	WUPA	1995	2001
Indianapolis	Indiana	WNDY-TV	1998	2001
Hutchinson–Wichita	Kansas	KSCC	2001	2001
New Orleans	Louisiana	WUPL	1997	2001
Boston	Massachusetts	WSBK-TV	1995	2001
Detroit	Michigan	WKBD-TV	1993	2001
St. Louis	Missouri	KMOV	1994	1997
Albany–Schenectady	New York	WNYT	1994	1996
		Rochester	WHEC-TV	1994	1996
Raleigh–Durham	North Carolina	WLFL-TV	1991	1994
Columbus	Ohio	WWHO	1997	2001
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	KAUT-TV	1998	2001
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	WNPA-TV	1998	2001
Philadelphia		WTXF-TV	1991	1995
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