Marquee began in 2013 when its owners, Brian and Patricia Lane, announced its intent to acquire WMDT and its repeater, WEVD-LP for $9 million.

[3] On April 5, 2017, Max Media announced that it entered an agreement to sell NBC affiliate WNKY in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Marquee.

[4][5] On June 18, 2018, Marquee agreed to purchase WSST-TV in Cordele, Georgia from Sunbelt-South Communications, Ltd.

At the same time Gray will get Marquee’s FCC permit authorizing construction of new and currently unbuilt TV station KCBU in Salt Lake City.

[10][11] On January 16, 2025, the company announced that they would purchase 4 stations from Imagicomm Communications, KIEM-TV, KVIQ-LD in Eureka, California, and KFBI-LD, KMVU-DT in Medford, Oregon.