McKinnon Broadcasting

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McKinnon Broadcasting Company
Texas Television, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Mass media
Founded1962 (1962)
Founder Clinton D. McKinnon
Defunct2023 (2023)
FateLast 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]

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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

Notes:

City of license / MarketStationChannelYears ownedCurrent status
San Diego, California KUSI-TV 1511982–2023 Independent station owned by Nexstar Media Group
Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas KBMT 121977–2009 ABC and NBC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
Corpus Christi, Texas KIII **31964–2010ABC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
Victoria, Texas KXIX **191969–1976 Fox affiliate KVCT owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting [a]
  1. ↑ Operated through a LMA by Morgan Murphy Media.
This list does not include KVOA-TV in Tucson, KOAT-TV in Albuquerque and KBVO-TV (now KEYE-TV) in Austin. From 1955 to 1962, KVOA-TV and KOAT-TV were owned by Alvarado Television, a separate company with Clinton McKinnon as its president. [3] KBVO-TV (unrelated to the present-day station that serves Austin, but is licensed to Llano) was owned by the Austin Television Company from 1983 to 1995. Michael McKinnon was among the group of local investors who were part of the Austin Television Company. [4] [5]

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Magazines

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References

  1. ↑ "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/
  2. ↑ Keys, Matthew (2023-09-02). "Nexstar finalizes purchase of KUSI-TV in San Diego". The Desk. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ↑ "$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.
  4. ↑ Holloway, Diane (December 4, 1983). "KBVO-TV debuts tonight". Austin American-Statesman. p. Show World 2. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nice Guy Of The Year". The San Diego Nice Guys. 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ Stone, Ken (2020-03-27). "San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine Closes — Latest Culture Casualty". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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