McKinnon Broadcasting
McKinnon Broadcasting Company (doing business as Texas Television, Inc.) is a privately owned television broadcasting company based in San Diego, California. Michael Dean McKinnon Sr. is 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 | Broadcast television |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Clinton D. McKinnon |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California |
Area served | United States, Mexico |
Key people | Michael D. McKinnon, president/CEO |
| Products | Broadcast television |
Stations
Current
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Owned since | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | KUSI-TV 1 | 51 | 1982 | Independent |
Former
Notes:
- (**) – indicates a station built and signed on by McKinnon.
| City of license / Market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX | KBMT | 12 | 1977–2009 | ABC and NBC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. |
| Corpus Christi, TX | KIII ** | 3 | 1964–2010 | ABC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. |
| Victoria, TX | KXIX ** | 19 | 1969–1976 | Fox affiliate KVCT owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting[lower-alpha 1] |
- Operated through a LMA by Morgan Murphy Media.
- This list does not include KBVO-TV (now KEYE-TV) in Austin. 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.[2][3]
Other notes:
- 1 McKinnon 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.
Magazines
Former
- San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles[4]
References
- "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/
- 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.
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