Bayou City Broadcasting

Bayou City Broadcasting, LLC was a broadcasting company founded in December 2007 and was owned by DuJuan McCoy. The company was based in The Woodlands, Texas. It is defunct as of September 2020 due to its acquisition by Entertainment Studios.

Bayou City Broadcasting, LLC
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBroadcast and Digital
Predecessornone
Founded2007
Defunct2020
FateAcquired by Entertainment Studios
SuccessorAllen Media Group
HeadquartersThe Woodlands, Texas
Key people
  • DuJuan McCoy
  • Owner, president and CEO
ProductsTelevision
Websitewww.bayoucitybroadcasting.com

History

The company's first acquisition of stations occurred in January 2008, when it acquired several television stations in West Texas from Sage Broadcasting for $3 million, including Fox affiliates in Abilene and San Angelo.[1] Bayou City briefly exited broadcasting when it sold those stations to Dallas-based London Broadcasting in September 2012.[1][2]

The company re-entered the broadcasting business in 2015 when it acquired WEVV-TV in Evansville, Indiana. The station had been owned by Communications Corporation of America (ComCorp), which Nexstar Broadcasting Group was in the midst of purchasing. However, Nexstar was forced to divest the station since it already owned WTVW and WEHT, and Bayou City emerged as the successful buyer.[3]

On March 16, 2016, Bayou City Broadcasting announced it would purchase two more stations from Nexstar, KADN-TV (former flagship station of ComCorp) of Lafayette, Louisiana and its sister station KLAF-LD. Nexstar was acquiring Media General, and planned to retain KLFY-TV—the area's long-time CBS affiliate, instead.[4][5]

On April 8, 2019, it was announced that DuJuan McCoy would acquire two more Nexstar stations—WISH-TV and WNDY-TV in Indianapolis—for $42.5 million, under the new company Circle City Broadcasting. Nexstar divested the stations (which it acquired via its purchase of Media General) in its subsequent purchase of Tribune Media, electing to retain Tribune's duopoly of CBS station WTTV and Fox station WXIN, rather than retain WISH (which switched to The CW after losing CBS to WTTV).[1] The following month, it was announced that Bayou City Broadcasting's stations would be sold to Entertainment Studios for $165 million.[6][7]

Former stations
City of license / Market Station Channel Years owned Current status
Evansville, IN WEVV-TV 442015–2019CBS affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
WEEV-LD[lower-alpha 1] 472015–2019Fox affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Lafayette, LA KADN-TV 152017–2019Fox affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
KLAF-LD 462017–2019NBC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting
Abilene, TX KXVA 152008–2012Fox affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
KIDZ-CD 422008–2012MyNetworkTV affiliate KIDZ-LD, owned by Tegna Inc.
Albany, TX KIDV-CD[lower-alpha 2] 342008–2012MyNetworkTV affiliate KIDV-LD, owned by Tegna Inc.
Brownwood, TX KIDU-CD[lower-alpha 2] 172008–2012MyNetworkTV affiliate KIDU-LD, owned by Tegna Inc.
Stamford, TX KIDT-CD[lower-alpha 2] 442008–2012MyNetworkTV affiliate KIDT-LD, owned by Tegna Inc.
Sweetwater, TX KIDB-LD[lower-alpha 2] 352008–2012MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
San Angelo, TX KIDY 62008–2012Fox affiliate owned by Tegna Inc.
  1. Repeater of WEVV-DT2.
  2. Satellite of KIDZ-CD.

References
  1. Ryckaert, Vic (April 8, 2019). "Indianapolis native buys WISH-TV and WNDY-TV for $42.5 million". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. Bayou City Broadcasting Signs a Definitive Agreement to Sell the Fox Affiliates in Abilene and San Angelo to London Broadcasting Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Press Release, Bayou City Broadcasting, September 26, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  3. "Nexstar Selling WEVV For $18.6 Million". TVNewsCheck. August 4, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. Marszalek, Diana. "Nexstar Sells Five Stations in Four Markets". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. Marszalek, Diana (March 16, 2019). "Nexstar Sells Five Stations in Four Markets". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. Littleton, Cynthia (May 6, 2019). "Byron Allen Expands Into Broadcasting, Buys 4 TV Stations for $165 Million". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  7. Hipes, Patrick (May 6, 2019). "Byron Allen Acquires Four Bayou City Broadcasting Stations For $165M". Deadline. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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