Rincon Broadcasting Group
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Founder | Todd Parkin |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States (Midwest, Northwest, South, and Southwest) |
Key people | Todd Parkin (President) |
| Products | |
Rincon Broadcasting Group LLC is an American broadcast and digital media company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Rincon Broadcasting was founded in late 2024 by Todd Parkin, who serves as the company's President. Previously, Parkin was a sales executive for FanDuel Sports Network (previously Bally's Sports Networks) and the former CEO of PBC Broadcasting from 2009 to 2013.[1]
History
[edit]In March 2025, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced it would sell five of its stations across the Midwest to Rincon for $29.4 million.[2] However, on April 14, a petition to deny was filed to the FCC by Frequency Forward, a public-interest organization arguing that the sale perpetuated Sinclair’s use of side‑car ownership structures; this petition did not challenge Rincon’s qualifications.[3] This petition was dismissed by the FCC on July 1, approving of the sale.[1] The purchase was consummated by Rincon on July 9, with Rincon stating it would invest in ATSC 3.0 upgrades and an expansion in local news.[4]
On April 3, 2025, Imagicomm Communications, a shell company affiliated with INSP, announced it would sell seven of its stations across the Western and Southern U.S. to Rincon for an undisclosed amount.[5] The purchase was completed and consummated by Rincon on July 18.[6]
Stations
[edit]| City of license / Market | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Acquired | Network affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign–Springfield–Decatur, Illinois | WICS | 20 (15) | 2025 | ABC |
| WICD | 15 (32) | 2025 | ABC | |
| Kirksville, Missouri–Ottumwa, Iowa | KTVO | 3 (33) | 2025 | ABC/CBS |
| Memphis, Tennessee | WHBQ-TV | 13 (13) | 2025 | Fox |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WVTV | 18, 24 (27) | 2025 | The CW/MyNetworkTV |
| Pendleton, Oregon | KFFX-TV | 11 (11) | 2025 | Fox |
| Quincy, Illinois-Hannibal, Missouri-Keokuk, Iowa | KHQA-TV | 7 (22) | 2025 | CBS/ABC |
| Spokane, Washington | KAYU-TV | 28 (28) | 2025 | Fox |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | KOKI-TV | 23 (22) | 2025 | Fox |
| KMYT-TV | 41 (34) | 2025 | MyNetworkTV | |
| Yakima, Washington | KCYU-LD | 41 (29) | 2025 | Fox |
| Yuma, Arizona | KYMA-DT | 11, 13 (13) | 2025 | NBC/CBS |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jacobson, Adam (1 July 2025). "Todd Parkin Cleared to Close Rincon's Sinclair Station Deal". Radio & Television Business Report. Electronic Media. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Dvorkin, Garrett (March 26, 2025). "Sinclair agrees to sell 5 TV stations to executive of local firm". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Dvorkin, Garrett (April 20, 2025). "Sinclair deal to sell TV stations to exec of local firm gets pushback". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ "Rincon Broadcasting completes acquisition of five Midwest television stations". NewscastStudio. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Miller, Mark (3 April 2025). "Imagicomm Selling Seven Stations To Rincon". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Rincon Broadcasting Group Completes Acquisition of Seven Television Stations in Key Western and Southern Markets". BusinessWire. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.