McKinnon Broadcasting
American television broadcast company
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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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| 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 |
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
- 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
Former
- San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles[6]
Notes
- 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.
- Not related to the present-day KBVO that serves Austin, but is licensed to Llano.