McKinnon Broadcasting
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| Texas Television, Inc. | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Clinton D. McKinnon |
| Defunct | 2023 |
| Fate | Last remaining television station acquired by Nexstar Media Group |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California , United States |
Area served | United States, Mexico |
| Key people | Michael D. McKinnon, president/CEO |
| Products | Broadcast television |
McKinnon Broadcasting Company (doing business as Texas Television, Inc.) was a privately owned television broadcasting company based in San Diego, California, founded by Clinton D. McKinnon. Michael Dean McKinnon Sr., his son, was the company's majority owner, president, chief executive officer (CEO), and chairman of the board.[1]
The company exited broadcasting and media altogether after the sale of its flagship station KUSI-TV to Nexstar Media Group was completed on September 2, 2023.[2]
Former stations
[edit]- Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.
- Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station built and signed on by McKinnon Broadcasting.
- Does not include KVOA-TV in Tucson and KOAT-TV in Albuquerque.[a]
| Media market | State | Station | Purchased | Sold | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | California | KUSI-TV | 1982 | 2023 | [b] |
| Beaumont–Port Arthur | Texas | KBMT | 1977 | 2009 | |
| Corpus Christi | KIII ** | 1964 | 2010 | ||
| Victoria | KXIX ** | 1969 | 1976 | [c] |
Michael McKinnon, through the Austin Television Company, also had partial ownership of KBVO-TV[d] (now KEYE-TV) in Austin from 1983 to 1995. [4][5]
Magazines
[edit]Former
[edit]- San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles[6]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ From 1955 to 1962, KVOA-TV and KOAT-TV were owned by Alvarado Television, a separate company with Clinton McKinnon as its president.[3]
- ↑ McKinnon Broadcasting provided technical support and was a minority owner of KUSI-TV at launch; it acquired the license outright from United States International University in 1990.
- ↑ KXIX (now KVCT) was a satellite of KIII in Corpus Christi.
- ↑ Not related to the present-day KBVO that serves Austin, but is licensed to Llano.
References
[edit]- ↑ "San Diego 500: Michael D. McKinnon," San Diego Business Journal, 23 January 2018, https://www.sdbj.com/news/2018/jan/23/sd-500-michael-d-mckinnon/
- ↑ Keys, Matthew (2023-09-02). "Nexstar finalizes purchase of KUSI-TV in San Diego". The Desk. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ↑ "$3.5 Million Sale Includes KVOA: Two Television Stations Sold". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. August 15, 1962. p. 1B. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Holloway, Diane (December 4, 1983). "KBVO-TV debuts tonight". Austin American-Statesman. p. Show World 2. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Nice Guy Of The Year". The San Diego Nice Guys. 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ↑ Stone, Ken (2020-03-27). "San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine Closes — Latest Culture Casualty". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2020-08-26.