Circle City Broadcasting President and CEO DuJuan McCoy recently acquired his third Indianapolis television station, WRTV, giving him an unprecedented level of control over the city’s media market.
DuJuan McCoy: A timeline of how he built his business
1985: Graduates from Ben Davis High School
1989: Graduates from Butler with a degree in business administration and starts as an account executive at WTTV-TV
2005: Becomes vice president and general sales manager for KRIV Fox 26 in Houston
2007: Terminated from KRIV. Participates in the National Association of Broadcast Leadership Foundation. Establishes Bayou City Broadcasting.
2008: Acquires seven small TV stations in Texas from Sage Broadcasting Corp. for roughly $3 million
2012: Bayou City Broadcasting announces the sale of seven Texas stations to London Broadcasting Company reportedly for $18.2 million
2015: Bayou City Broadcasting purchases CBS and Fox affiliates in Evansville for $18.6 million
2017: Bayou City Broadcasting buys Fox and NBC affiliates as well as MyNetwork station in Lafayette, Louisiana for $40 million
2019: McCoy sells Bayou City Broadcasting to Allen Media Broadcasting for $165 million and launches Circle City Broadcasting to purchase WISH-TV and WNDY-TV from Nexstar for $42.5 million
2020: McCoy sues AT&T U-verse, DirecTV and Dish for withholding retransmission consent fees.
2025: More than 20 WISH-TV employees are let go after not receiving new contract offers or failing to sign a new contract addendum with an expanded non-compete clause
February 2026: FCC waives local ownership rule allowing McCoy to own more than two broadcast stations in one market
March 2026: Circle City Broadcasting and E.W. Scripps close WRTV deal for $83 million and more than 60 WRTV employees are laid off
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Timeline: DuJuan McCoy’s career led him from Indy to Texas and back
Reporting by Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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By Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star | USA TODAY Network
