title: Spartan Communications
text: # Spartan Communications
  
  Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company that was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina that owned WSPA-TV as Spartan's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family.
  
  ## Former stations
  
  Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
  
  | City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Panama City, FL | WMBB | 13 | 1990–2000 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
  | Augusta, GA | WJBF | 6 | 1992–2000 | ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
  | Columbus, GA | WRBL | 3 | 1995–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
  | Mason City, IA–Rochester, MN | KIMT | 3 | 1984–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting |
  | Hutchinson–Wichita, KS | KWCH-TV | 12 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
  | Ensign–Dodge City, KS | KBSD-TV | 6 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
  | Goodland, KS | KBSL-TV | 10 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
  | Hays, KS | KBSH-TV | 7 | 1994–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television |
  | Greenville–Spartanburg, SC | WSPA-TV ** | 7 | 1956–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
  | Toccoa, GA | WNEG-TV | 32 | 1995–2000 | MeTV affiliate WGTA, owned by Marquee Broadcasting |
  | Florence–Myrtle Beach, SC | WBTW | 13 | 1984–2000 | CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
  
  * 1 2 3 Satellite of KWCH-TV.
  