Burns Communications

Burns Communications, frequently shortened to "BurnCom", is an American broadcasting company founded in 1958 as a local television broadcasting service. The company is headquartered in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Burns was formerly known as L. C. Burns Company, named by the founder, Landon C. Burns.
BurnCom the only operator of Barrett affiliated stations. They also own a network by the name of East Coast Now, a regional weather and news broadcast put on air by Burns-owned television stations.
In July 2022, Barrett Broadcasting Network made the announcement that they would be transferring all of their owned and operated stations to Burns Communications after the acquisition of the network by RC Holdings Corporation.
== Stations ==
Burns Communications has 28 television stations that have carried programming from Barrett Broadcasting Network at various times throughout its history, including its first station, WSRN-TV. As of 2023, Burns has 33 stations.
BurnCom is currently working on rebranding most of their stations to modernize, detail and freshen up the look. A brand new, sleek and modern graphics package debuted on June 12, 2023 on WSRN-TV 9, and will soon be carried on all stations owned by BurnCom.
City of license/market	Station 	Channel	Launched	Owned since	Affiliation (current)
Salisbury, MD 	WWIL-TV 	17 	1961 	1961 	CBS/MyNetworkTV
Aberdeen, MD 	WSRN-TV 	9 	1959 	1959 	Independent
Lexington Park, MD 	WLEX-TV 	1 	1960 	1960 	Barrett
Providence, RI 	WRHO-TV 	13 	1949 	1959 	Barrett
Augusta, GA 	WBOP-TV 	20 	1990 	1990 	Barrett
Baltimore, MD 	WBNO-TV 	32 	1971 	2012 	MyNetworkTV
Frederick, MD 	WBNO-TV2	33 	2005 	2022 	MeTV
Frederick, MD 	WFCW-TV 	24 	2013 	2022 	The CW
Leesburg, VA 	WRVN-TV 	61 	1972 	2022 	FOX
Trenton, NJ 	WJER-TV 	2 	1992 	1992 	ABC
Pensacola, FL 	WPBA-TV 	18 	2001 	2001 	Barrett
Charleston, SC 	WSOU-TV 	40 	1997 	1997 	Barrett
Elkins, WV 	WWV-TV 	10 	1987 	1987 	FOX
Portland, ME 	WPOR-TV 	5 	1952 	1959 	Barrett
MyNetworkTV
Beckley, WV 	WKZ-TV 	3 	1967 	1967 	CBS
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