Top 25 T.V. Groups in the U.S.
(July 1996)

RankGroup or Firm Stations % of US TV homes reached
1Westinghouse/CBS 1431.5
2Tribune (Renaissance) 1625.7
3NBC 1124.7
4Disney/ABC 1024.1
5Fox 1222.1
6Silver King 1622.0
7Paxson 1618.0
8Chris Craft 817.7
9Gannett 1514.1
10Univision 1112.9
11New World 1012.8
12Telemundo 810.4
13Viacom 1210.1
14Young 139.1
15Sinclair/River City 228.9
16Scripps Howard 98.0
17A. H. Belo 78.0
18Cox 77.7
19Hearst 77.3
20Post-Newsweek 67.0
21LIN TV 96.3
22Providence Journal 115.4
23Pulitzer 105.2
24Ellis Acq./Raycom 224.0
25Allbritton 83.9
Source: Broadcasting and Cable Magazine July 8, 1996 p. 12.