Larry E. Morton
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Larry E. Morton, Chairman, President and CEO
Mr. Morton, Chairman, President and CEO, is one of the founders of Equity Broadcasting Corporation and has been a member since its inception in 1998. Prior to forming Equity Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Morton was the President/Manager of Las Vegas Media, LLC and Kaleidoscope Affiliates, LLC (1994-1998). Under his leadership, EBC now operates 24 full power stations, 37 Class A stations and 67 low power stations. Mr. Morton created EBC’s C.A.S.H.™ System, which gives the company a programming distribution method that allows for greater cable carriage and lower capital and operating costs at each station. Last year, Mr. Morton co-developed RTN, EBC's new programming concept that is designed to help broadcasters maximize the value of their digital broadcast spectrum.
Mr. Morton is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and is a Certified Public Accountant and licensed real estate broker. He also graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Masters in Business Administration.
Corporate Staff: Larry E. Morton (Chairman and CEO) | Gregory W. Fess | Max. W. Hoopern | James H. Hearnsberger | Lori E. Withrow | Glenn Charlesworth | Emilia Chastain | Robert B. Becker | Henry G. Luken | Aaron K. Rothberg | Douglas P. Krile |
Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Television Network |
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KLMN | KMMF | KPBI | KPBI | KWBF | KWBM | WBLU | WGMU | WMQF |
RTN Owned & Operated Stations: KCBU | KDEV (Cheyenne) | KDEV (Denver) | KEGS | KFDF | KKYK | KQUP | KRRI | KTVC | KWCE | KWWF | WBIF | WBLU | WNGS1 | WPXS2 |
Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | WTMS | KUTF |
Univision Network Affiliates: KEYU | KLRA | KUKC | KUOK | WJMF | KUTH | KUTU | KWNL | WNYI | WUDT | WUMN | WUVF |
Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades4 | Arkansas Twisters5 |
1Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV. |
2Equity operates this station owned by the Word of God Fellowship under a Local Marketing Agreement. |
3Equity operates the station owned by Cranston II LLC. |
4Equity has a 51% ownership stake in the ECHL franchise. However the team has been defunct since 2003. Equity plans to sell its remaining stake in the team. |
5Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright. |
Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.ebcorp.net |