COWLES CALIFORNIA MEDIA IN THE NEWS:
  Central Coast News wins "Best Live Coverage"
  Central Coast News wins "Best Newscast"
  Central Coast News Now in HD
  Cowles CA hubs HD Master Control for 6 Stations
  Central Coast News wins Edward R. Murrow Awards
  2011 Cronkrite Award winner for Political Reporting
  Cowles' Dughi Appointed to NAB Board
  2 California Stations Switching to HD News
  Central Coast News manages news with Bit Central

Cowles California Media Company owns and operates television stations and websites along California's Central Coast.

Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis Obispo, CA market

  KCOY-TV [CBS]

  KKFX -TV [FOX]

Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz, CA market

  KION-TV [CBS]

  KMUV-TV [Telemundo]

  NION-TV [Central Coast CW]

  KCBA-TV  [FOX]

KCBA-TV is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC, but operated in partnership with Cowles California Media under a Time Brokerage Agreement.

Cowles California Media Company is a division of The Cowles Company, located in Spokane, WA. Cowles owns and operates The Spokesman-Review newspaper, founded in 1894. Other properties include Inland Empire Paper Company, and holdings in television, real estate, insurance, and financial services.

KHQ, Incorporated, another division of The Cowles Company, owns and operates television stations in Washington state:

Spokane, WA market

KHQ-TV [NBC]

SWX [Sports & Weather Right Now]

Yakima/Pasco/Richland/Kennewick, WA market

KNDO-TV (NBC - Yakima, WA)

KNDU-TV (NBC - Richland, WA)

Cowles CA Media