Building on his WENS success, Mr. Smulyan went on to create the nation's first 24-hour all-sports radio station (New York City's WFAN); the first rhythmic Top 40 station (KPWR 106 in LA); and the first adult classic soul station (KISS-FM in New York). Emmis also became the first company to own the top-rated radio stations in LA and New York simultaneously. In 1997, Emmis became the only American company awarded a national license to operate in Hungary. The resulting network, Sláger Rádío, now reaches 4 million of Hungary's 11 million citizens.
In 1998, EMMIS jumped into the television business with the creation of Emmis Television. Emmis Television's 15 stations include: WKCF-TV, WB 18 in Orlando, FL; KOIN-TV, CBS 6 in Portland, OR; WVUE-TV, FOX 8 in New Orleans; KRQE-TV, CBS 13 in Albuquerque NM; WSAZ-TV, NBC 3 in Huntington/Charleston WV; WALA-TV, FOX 10 in Mobile, AL; KSNW-TV, NBC 3 in Wichita, KS; WLUK-TV, FOX 11 in Green Bay, WI; KGUN-TV, ABC 9 in Tucson, AZ; KGMB-TV, CBS 9 and KHON-TV, FOX 2 in Honolulu; KMTV-TV, CBS 3 in Omaha, NE; WFTX-TV, FOX 4 in Ft. Myers, FL; KSNT-TV, NBC 27 in Topeka, KS; and WTHI-TV, CBS 10 in Terre Haute, IN. Emmis completed its exit from the television business in 2008.
Emmis Publishing, created in 1988 with the purchase of Indianapolis Monthly, produces award-winning regional and specialty magazines: Indianapolis Monthly, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Texas Monthly, Los Angeles and Country Sampler. In addition, the company operates Emmis Publishing National Sales, a publisher's representative firm.
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