Taft Broadcasting

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:media_company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Great_American_Broadcasting
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Taft_Broadcasting_Company
gptkb:Taft_Television_and_Radio_Company,_Inc.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defunct 1991
gptkbp:founded 1939
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Charles_Phelps_Taft_II
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taft Broadcasting
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media
broadcasting
entertainment
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Charles_Mechem_Jr.
gptkb:John_H._Saemann
gptkb:William_J._Keating
gptkb:Charles_Phelps_Taft_II
gptkbp:notableEvent filed for bankruptcy in 1993
major owner of television and radio stations in the US
acquired Hanna-Barbera in 1967
owned several amusement parks
renamed Great American Broadcasting in 1987
sold Hanna-Barbera to Turner Broadcasting in 1991
gptkbp:owns gptkb:KTXH
gptkb:WDAF_(AM)
gptkb:WDCA-TV
gptkb:WGR-TV
gptkb:WGR_(AM)
gptkb:WKRC-TV
gptkb:WKRC_(AM)
gptkb:WNEB_(AM)
gptkb:WTVN-TV
gptkb:WTVN_(AM)
gptkb:KTXA
gptkb:Hanna-Barbera
gptkb:Kings_Dominion
gptkb:Kings_Island
gptkb:WDAF-TV
gptkb:Ruby-Spears_Productions
gptkb:WNEP-TV
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Taft_family
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:QM_Productions
gptkb:KECO_Entertainment
gptkb:Taft_Attractions_Group
gptkb:Taft_Cable_Partners
gptkb:Taft_Entertainment_Company
gptkb:Taft_International_Corporation
gptkb:Taft_Television_Productions
gptkb:Taft_Television_and_Radio_Company,_Inc.
gptkb:Hanna-Barbera
gptkb:Worldvision_Enterprises
gptkb:Ruby-Spears_Productions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Great_American_Broadcasting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quinn_Martin_Productions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5