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MediaCo

MediaCo Holding Inc. (a.k.a. MediaCo; formerly known as Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. from 1987 to October 14, 2019, LBI Media, Inc. from October 15, 2019 until February 2, 2020, and Estrella Media Co from February 3, 2020 to November 9, 2025) is an American media company with offices based in Burbank, California and New York City, owned by private equity firms HPS Investment Partners, LLC and Standard General. MediaCo caters to the African-American and the Spanish-speaking Hispanic communities. The company owns television and radio stations in several of the top multicultural markets, and is the parent company of the Estrella TV network. Prior to the Estrella Media acquisition, MediaCo Holding Inc. originally formed in Indiana in 2019 on the heels of Emmis Communications selling WBLS and WQHT.

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MediaCo Holding Inc. (a.k.a. MediaCo; formerly known as Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. from 1987 to October 14, 2019, LBI Media, Inc. from October 15, 2019 until February 2, 2020, and Estrella Media Co from February 3, 2020 to November 9, 2025) is an American media company with offices based in Burbank, California and New York City, owned by private equity firms HPS Investment Partners, LLC and Standard General. MediaCo caters to the African-American and the Spanish-speaking Hispanic communities. The company owns television and radio stations in several of the top multicultural markets, and is the parent company of the Estrella TV network. Prior to the Estrella Media acquisition, MediaCo Holding Inc. originally formed in Indiana in 2019 on the heels of Emmis Communications selling WBLS and WQHT.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367716246

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