United Artists Broadcasting
United Artists owned and operated two television stations between the years of 1968 and 1977. Legal ID's for the company would typically say "United Artists Broadcasting: an entertainment service of Transamerica Corporation," along with the Transamerica "T" logo.
| DMA | Market | Station | Years Owned | Current Affiliation | Notes |
| 17. | Cleveland – Akron – Canton | WUAB 43 | 1968–1977 | MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Raycom Media |
Licensed to Lorain. The call letters stand for United Artists Broadcasting, which founded the station. Kaiser Broadcasting owned a minor stake from 1975–1977 following the closure of crosstown WKBF. In 1977, Gaylord Entertainment Company acquired WUAB. |
| NR | San Juan – Ponce – Mayagüez | WRIK-TV 7 | 1970–1972? | Independent station WSTE owned by Univision |
Licensed to Ponce. Operates 3 booster stations throughout Puerto Rico. |
Additionally, United Artists Broadcasting also held the permit to KUAB-TV in Houston, Texas, which would have possibly launched sometime around 1969 on channel 20; the station would eventually launch in 1982 under different ownership as KTXH. United Artists also owned one radio station, WWSH in Philadelphia, from 1970 to 1977.
UAB/Transamerica left the broadcasting business in 1977 by selling WUAB to the Gaylord Broadcasting Company and WWSH to Cox Communications.
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