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The UHF channel 52 allocation was contested between two groups that vied to hold the construction permit to build a new station on the frequency. The first prospective permittee was Satellite Broadcasting Company – a religious nonprofit corporation headed by Donald J. Locke, owner of Oklahoma City-based regional hardware store chain Locke Supply Company, and his wife, Wanda McKenzie Locke ...
[147] [148] [149] The SuperSonics played at KeyArena until they were controversially relocated to Oklahoma City by owner Clay Bennett after the 2007–08 season. [150] The SuperSonics played 303 games at the Kingdome in total, including 14 playoff games; they held an overall record of 208–95 (.686) and a playoff record of 8–6 (.571) at the ...
Bennett was one of the owners of the San Antonio Spurs in the mid-1990s, where one of his primary duties was to represent the team on the NBA Board of Governors.Immediately before the 2005–06 NBA season, Bennett, along with Aubrey McClendon of Oklahoma City–based Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Tom L. Ward of Oklahoma City–based SandRidge Energy Corporation, and G. Jeffrey Records Jr. of ...
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Still an active state highway with no number, Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City SH-107 — — — — 1995 [154] 2000 [154] Temporary designation for 23rd Street while under construction in Oklahoma City SH-108: 24.00 [155] 38.62 US-64 east of Morrison: SH-51 east of Stillwater: 1955: current SH-109: 53.90 [156] 86.74 US-70 in Boswell
[disputed – discuss] [4] On September 3, 2008, the team name, logo, and colors for the Oklahoma City franchise were revealed to the public. The name "Thunder" was chosen due to Oklahoma being a frequent victim of powerful storms due to its location in Tornado Alley, and Oklahoma City housing the 45th Infantry Division, the Thunderbirds. [5] [6]
On July 2, 2008, a settlement that allowed the team to move under certain conditions, including the ownership group's payment of $45 million to Seattle and the possibility of an additional $30 million by 2013 if a new team had not been awarded to the city, was reached. It was agreed the Oklahoma City team would not use the name "SuperSonics ...
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, an avid supporter of the stadium subsidy, stated that he was confident that the team would leave Oklahoma City unless the city paid for the new stadium. [107] In a December 2023 referendum, Oklahoma City voters voted to pay for at least $850 million of the cost of the stadium while the team, valued at $3 billion ...