Barrington Broadcasting

Barrington Broadcasting Group, LLC

Company type	Private
Industry	Mass media
Genre	Television broadcasting
Founded	May 2003 (2003-05)
Founders	Keith Bland Chris Cornelius Mary Flodin K. James Yager
Defunct	Template:End date and age
Fate	Acquired by Sinclair
Successor	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Headquarters	Schaumburg, Illinois , USA
Number of locations	Fifteen ranked television markets (U.S.)
Key people	K. James Yager, CEO Warren Spector, CFO
Services	Broadcasting
Parent	Pilot Group

Barrington Broadcasting Group, LLC, with its headquarters situated in Schaumburg, Illinois, was an American enterprise dedicated to television broadcasting primarily in mid-sized and smaller media markets. The firm managed or owned twenty-four stations through duopoly arrangements, reaching approximately 3.4% of households across the United States. Ownership was held by Pilot Group, a private equity investment company.

History

Established in May 2003 by former Benedek Broadcasting leaders—including CEO K. James Yager and Senior Vice Presidents Chris Cornelius, Keith Bland, and Mary Flodin—Barrington focused on serving medium and smaller markets following Benedek's bankruptcy and asset liquidation in 2002.

The company commenced operations in January 2004 by acquiring ex-Benedek stations such as WHOI-TV (Peoria, Illinois), KHQA-TV (Hannibal, Missouri/Quincy, Illinois), and WEYI-TV (Vienna Township, Michigan). Expansion remained steady until March 27, 2006, when Barrington significantly grew by purchasing twelve network-affiliated television stations from Raycom Media for $262 million; this acquisition was finalized on August 11. Barrington incorporated social media and online platforms into its broadcast content to strengthen its market presence.

In late 2012, Pilot Group announced Barrington's availability for sale, drawing acquisition interest from Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group. On February 28, 2013, Barrington consented to sell its portfolio to Sinclair. The Federal Communications Commission gave approval on November 18, with the transaction completing on November 25, marking Barrington's departure from the broadcasting sector.

Former stations

• Stations are organized alphabetically by state and city of license.

Toledo, Ohio||OhioColumbia, South Carolina|| rowspan=3South Carolina rowspan=2Florence, South Carolina–Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaAmarillo, Texas|| rowspan=2TexasHarlingen, Texas–McAllen, Texas–Brownsville, Texas

Stations previously owned by Barrington Broadcasting

Media market	State	Station	Acquired	Divested	Notes
Colorado Springs–Pueblo	Colorado	KXRM-TV	2006	2013
		KXTU-LD	2006	2013
Albany	Georgia	WFXL	2006	2013
Peoria–Bloomington	Illinois	WHOI	2004	2013
Quincy		KHQA-TV	2004	2013
Marquette	Michigan	WLUC-TV	2006	2013
Saginaw–Bay City–Flint		WEYI-TV	2004	2013
		WBSF	2004	2013
Sault Ste. Marie		WGTQ	2009	2013	Template:Efn-ua
		WTOM-TV	2006	2013	Template:Efn-ua
Traverse City		WGTU	2009	2013
		WPBN-TV	2006	2013
Columbia–Jefferson City	Missouri	KRCG	2005	2013
Kirksville		KTVO	2006	2013
Clovis	New Mexico	KVIH-TV	2005	2013	Template:Efn-ua
Syracuse	New York	WSTM-TV	2006	2013
		WTVH |2009||2013||{{efn|name=3rdParty}}
		WSTQ-LP |2006||2013||
WNWO-TV |2006||2013||
scope=rowWACH |2006||2013||
scope=rowWPDE-TV |2005||2013||
scope=rowWWMB |2005||2013||{{efn|name=3rdParty}}
scope=rowKVII-TV |2005||2013||
scope=rowKGBT-TV |2006||2013||