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On July 27, 2026, the Cincinnati nonprofit Winn Reading received a $10,000 grant through the Scripps Howard Fund and WCPO 9, both part of The E.W. Scripps Company, to expand literacy support for kindergarten through third-grade students in Cincinnati Public Schools. Previously, on July 22, The E.W. Scripps Company promoted its Executive VP of Media Broadcast Operations, a nine-year company veteran who previously led the company’s Denver duo, to President of Media. This followed the FCC Media Bureau's grant on July 20 of Scripps’ application for the license of WTVQ, the ABC affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, from Morris Network. Earlier, on July 15, Scripps announced it will report second-quarter 2026 operating results after markets close on Thursday, Aug. 6, with a call with senior management scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Aug. 7. On July 13, Scripps reached a new retransmission consent agreement with DIRECTV, completing its three largest cable and satellite distribution renewals of 2026, which represent the majority of its pay-TV subscriber households scheduled for renewal this year.
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