Bray Cary and W. Marston Becker founded West Virginia Media in August 2001. Their goal was to create the Mountain State's leading news and broadcast entertainment company.

Owned and managed by West Virginians, West Virginia Media today is a statewide business that operates four television stations and a weekly statewide business and leadership publication. West Virginia Media is committed to benefiting the people of West Virginia while serving the company's advertisers, employees, and shareholders.

West Virginia Media assembled its properties strategically to serve the Mountain State. The following acquisitions have established West Virginia Media's statewide footprint:

These properties together provide a highly attractive media purchasing market for advertisers who seek to reach the greater West Virginia market. Day-to-day collaboration among those properties and increased corporate investment in newsgathering have made West Virginia Media the state's news and information leader. West Virginia Media has upgraded technology and infrastructure at its member stations, making each the cutting-edge leader in its broadcast market. West Virginia Media also has added additional reporting capacity in each market.

West Virginia Media partner stations and The State Journal share news content, resources, and facilities to enhance the company's reporting of news. The company has made a special effort to focus on in-depth reporting on state government, economic growth, local news of statewide interest, human interest, and sports.

The State Journal improved its appearance and content in early 2003. It now publishes expanded coverage of state government and the judiciary -- two areas of influence that affect families and businesses across West Virginia.