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Shockley Communications

Overview

type	Private
fate	Television stations and production facilities acquired by Quincy Media Radio stations acquired by Midwest Communications
defunct	2001
location city	Madison, Wisconsin
location country	United States
industry	Broadcasting
assets	5 TV stations and 8 radio stations
owner	The Shockley family

Shockley Communications Corporation was a media outlet that operated eight radio stations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Its president was Terry Shockley, who cofounded the company in 1985.[1] It became defunct in 2001.[1]

The television holdings include KXLT-TV, WAOW, WKOW, WXOW and WQOW.

The company was founded in March 1985 by Terry Shockley.[2] On January 18, 2001, Quincy Newspapers announced that it would acquire the television stations and video production facilities, ProVideo and Pro-2.[3]

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