Imagicomm Communications

In 2022, it was announced that Imagicomm would be acquiring 12 stations across different markets from Cox Media Group.^[1] The acquisition of the 12 stations was said to total $488 million when it was completed in August 2022.^[2] On completion of the deal, Imagicomm became a brand-new broadcast TV licensee, with previous operations focused on INSP.^[3]

The deal included two stations from California, KIEM and KVIQ-LD.^[4] Other stations included WABG-TV, WNBD-LD, and WXVT-LD in Mississippi,^[5] KPVI in Idaho,^[6] KLAX in Louisiana,^[7] KOKI and KMYT in Oklahoma,^[7] WICZ and WSYT in New York,^[8] KYMA in Arizona,^[9] KMVU and KFBI in Oregon,^[10] WHBQ in Tennessee, and KAYU, KCYU-LD, and KFFX in Washington.

In early 2024, Imagicomm announced that it was implementing a cloud-based news production platform at two of its stations. This was following a partnership with the software firm, Blackbird.^[11]

On January 15, 2025, Imagicomm announced it would put its stations up for sale.^[12] The chain was dismantled by three separate deals: Marquee Broadcasting purchased four stations,^[13] Rincon Broadcasting Group purchased seven stations^[14][15][16] and Deltavision Media purchased the remaining seven stations, resulting in Imagicomm exiting the broadcasting business by default.