. "Spartan Communications, Inc. was a company that was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina that owned WSPA-TV as Spartan's flagship station from 1956 to 2000 when Spartan merged with Media General of Richmond, VA. In 1984, Spartan bought WBTW and KIMT-TV from the Shotts family."@en . . . . "Spartan Communications, Inc."@en . . "1947Z"^^ . "1940Z"^^ . . "2000Z"^^ . . . "Acquired byMedia General"@en .