Wide Open West

WideOpenWest, Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSEWOW
Russell 2000 Component
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorAmericast, Knology
FoundedNovember 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Key people
Teresa Elder (president & CEO)
John Rego (CFO)
Bill Case (CIO)
Henry Hryckiewicz (CTO)
ProductsBroadband
Cable television
IPTV
Digital cable
Digital telephone
HDTV
Internet
Internet security
VoIP phone
BrandsWOW!
RevenueIncreaseUS$1,148.4 million(2020)[1]
DecreaseUS$22.2 million(2020)[2]
DecreaseUS$14.4 million(2020)[2]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$2,487.0 million(2020)[1]
SubsidiariesBroadstripe
Websitewww.wowway.com

WideOpenWest, Inc. (doing business as WOW![3]) is the eighth largest cable operator in the United States with their network passing 1.9 million homes and businesses.[4] The company offers landline telephone, cable television, and broadband Internet services.[5] As of November 3, 2022, WOW! has about 538,100 subscribers.[6]

After a 2017 initial public offering, WideOpenWest is publicly traded with Avista Capital Partners and Crestview Partners retaining significant stakes.[7] As of August 6, 2019 Avista Capital Partners sold their shares in the company, leaving Crestview Partners WOW's largest shareholder holding a 37% stake in the company.[8]

  1. ^ a b "WideOpenWest, Inc. 2020 Annual Report (Form 10-K)" (PDF). ir.wowway.com. Wide Open West. December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "WideOpenWest, Inc. 2019 Annual Report (Form 10-K)" (PDF). ir.wowway.com. Wide Open West. March 2020.
  3. ^ "WOW! Internet Cable and Phone - Bundle offers and support". WowWay.com. Wide Open West. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ^ "WideOpenWest, Inc. - investor relations". ir.wowway.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. ^ "About WOW!". WowWay.com. Wide Open West. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  6. ^ "WOW! REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS". WideOpenWest, Inc. November 3, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  7. ^ "News" (PDF). wowway.com. WideOpenWest.
  8. ^ "10-K" (PDF). wowway.com. WideOpenWest.