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Lilly Broadcasting, LLC is a privately owned American broadcasting company owned and operated by the Lilly Brothers' Brian Lilly and Kevin Lilly. The company was founded in September 1999 with the purchase of WENY-TV (ABC) and WENY-FM & AM radio. In 2002, Kevin Lilly purchased WSEE-TV (CBS) in Erie, Pennsylvania and have since added the CBS and The CW affiliates in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and ABC in the Virgin Islands.Brian and Kevin Lilly are the sons of George Lilly, whose SJL Broadcast Management (also previously known as the Montecito Broadcast Group) was founded in 1984 and based in Montecito, California. SJL owns WICU-TV in Erie and the two Companies purchased 3 TV stations from Gateway Communications in 2000, and four stations from Emmis Communications in 2005.Lilly Broadcasting most recently with Sankety Advisors purchased KITV (ABC) in Hawaii.