overview

landmarks

     landmarks

This chronology is indicative only. Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline.

1881 establishment of Spokane Falls Chronicle

1883 establishment of Spokane Falls Review by Frank Dallam

1884 becomes Evening Review

1885 becomes Morning Review

1888 Portland Oregonian buys majority stake in Review

1890 Spokane Spokesman established by Horace Brown, Anthony Cannon, William H Cowles and partners

1893 Spokesman merges with Review as Spokesman-Review, with Cowles gaining 25% stake for US$44,000

1893 William Cowles acquires Spokesman-Review from his partners, who move to Portland as publishers of Oregonian

1897 Cowles acquires Spokane Chronicle

1911 establishes Inland Empire Paper Co (IEP)

1922 KHQ radio station established

1946 KHQ acquired by Cowles from Louis Wasmer

1952 launches IEP forestry arm

1952 launch of KHQ television station

1959 launch of KNDO

1982 acquires Spokane Video (later Pinnacle Productions), est 1974

1984 acquisition of Print Marketing Concepts

1992 closure of Spokane Chronicle

1995 acquires Journal of Business (est 1985 by Scott Crytser)

1996 Northwest Farmer-Stockman Inc. sells its 6 agricultural magazines (inc Arizona Farmer) to Chicago-based Farm Progress Companies Inc, later acquired by Capital Cities/ABC, Disney and Rural Press

1999 buys KNDO in the Tri-Cities and KNDU in Yakima

2008 buys four tv stations from Providence Equity Partners for US$41m

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