Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC
Briana Hardiman is a dedicated news reporter currently working at Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC since January 2023. Prior to this role, Briana served as a technical media producer and associate producer at Gray Television from August 2021 to June 2022. Experience includes positions as a shift lead at Smoothie King, where duties involved customer service and promoting a healthy work atmosphere, and as an intern at KLEK 102.5 F.M., focused on creating visual content and conducting livestreams. Additionally, Briana produced and hosted an award-winning radio show for Red Wolf Radio and held a salesperson position at Finish Line, exceeding sales expectations. Early in Briana's career, internships at Arkansas State University Athletics involved event planning and media marketing. Briana holds a master’s degree in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management and a bachelor’s degree in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, both from Arkansas State University.
Coastal Television Broadcasting Group LLC
Coastal Television Broadcasting Group is engaged in the operation and acquisition of television broadcasting stations located in mid-to-small sized markets. Coastal owns and operates: KTBY, KFNB, KLWY, WYDC and WLOV, the FOX Broadcast affiliates in Anchorage, AK, Casper, WY, Cheyenne, WY, Corning-Elmira, NY and Tupelo, MS, respectively; WGBC and WNBJ, the NBC affiliates in Meridian, MS, and Jackson, TN; KJNB, the FOX Broadcast and CBS affiliates in Jonesboro, AR; and WPBY and WPBI, the FOX Broadcasting, NBC and ABC affiliates in Lafayette, IN. Coastal provides advertising sales and other services under arrangements with KYUR (the ABC affiliate) and KYUR-DT.2 (the CW Plus affiliate) in Anchorage, AK; KTWO and KKTQ (the ABC Affiliates) in Casper and Cheyenne, WY, respectively; and WMDN (the CBS affiliate) in Meridian, MS. Under an agreement between Coastal and the owner of KATN, KATN-DT.2 and KATN-DT.3 in Fairbanks, Alaska, and KJUD, KJUD-DT.2 and KJUD-DT.3 in Juneau, Alaska, Coastal provides certain of the stations’ non-network programming. KATN and KJUD are the ABC affiliates in Fairbanks and Juneau, respectively. KATN-DT.2 and KJUD-DT.2 are the FOX Broadcast affiliates in Fairbanks and Juneau, respectively. KATN-DT.3 and KJUD-DT.3 are the CW Plus affiliate in Fairbanks and Juneau, respectively. Coastal Television supports each of its television stations, as well as third party television stations in its markets, with their news telecasts provided by Coastal News Group LLC through its private label news products. Coastal also supports all of its markets with its best-in-class digital marketing, social media and white labeling solutions at NuLogic Marketing.