Beasley’s Big Smooch: Motor City ‘Kiss’ Captured
An Urban AC format serving the Detroit market for two decades -- and at its current broadcast home since 2005 -- is being spun by Urban One. So are a group of translators that have since May 2018 served as the Motor City's home of the "Praise" Gospel format.
Price Revealed In ‘Big Radio’ Deal
An AM-FM combo serving a region between Madison, Wisc., and Rockford, Ill., is being sold to a father/son operation that presently runs eight radio stations in the region. We now know that the deal, brokered by Kalil & Co., is valued in the millions of dollars.
Hispanic Religious Players Swap Assets
A new full-service FM radio station serving Matagorda, Tex., is set to hit the airwaves. But, its current licensee won't be enjoying the facility's birth. That's because it is trading it to another broadcast ministry dedicated to Spanish-language radio listeners, in exchange of a group of FM translators.
‘Jack’ Officially In the Box For Midwest In Knoxville
After 45 years of ownership, Knoxville radio veteran John Pirkle agreed to sell a Class A serving Knoxville to Duke Wright-led Midwest Communications. The transaction has now closed.
Bayou State FM Trades Hands
To the northeast of Alexandria, La., is the town of Jena. Here, a Class A FM is trading hands, with the seller lowering its assets to two stations. For the buyer, it is a first-time entry into radio station ownership.
An ‘EPIC’ Donation In North Carolina
Wake Forest, N.C., is widely known as the former home of a university that produced such all-star sports legends as retired San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan. In this town within the Raleigh-Durham DMA is a low-powered FM radio station that's being gifted. Here are the details.
A Tale Of Three Cities
It's been a while since TRANSACTIONS TODAY had multiple deals to discuss in one day. Hooray! Today we take an excursion to Maine, and then examine deals in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee and in the Sunshine State.
Cherry-Colored Order Could Resolve Translator Tussle
In late 2016, Glenn Cherry agreed to take full possession of a Class D AM in Daytona Beach, Fla. He then applied for an FM translator to give this facility a boost, but another company protested. Late Wednesday, the Media Bureau issued an Order that may settle the matter.
Powell’s Panhandle Buyer Enters Tampa Bay
The Florida-based individual who heads the licensee of radio stations that fell silent during Hurricane Michael -- and stayed that way, as its former owner decided not to rebuild -- has just grabbed an AM with an FM translator in one of the Sunshine State's biggest markets.
Pair Of Ft. Wayne Stations Set To Change Hands
A contract has been signed and an application filed with the FCC for the transfer of radio stations WLYV-AM and W282CH, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, from Adams Radio Group, LLC to Brian Walsh of Warsaw, Indiana.
Blowout Noncomm Gets Another Hill Country Translator
Sun Radio is adding an FM translator deep in the heart of Fredericksburg. Here are the details.
One Less Signal For The Ducks’ Classical Source
The University of Oregon, home of the Ducks, is also the licensee of a group of FM radio stations across Oregon airing Classical programming. One of the stations in its network has just been sold. We have the details from the just-filed Asset Purchase Agreement.
AM Alive: Oklahoma Class B Finds Blue Sky
There will be "blue sky" ahead for a 500-watt AM radio station offering Classic Hits for a community in Oklahoma. That's because the owners of this station have agreed to sell it to an entity bearing the name Blue Sky Media.
Truth Be Told: Go Into The ‘Light’
"Award-winning, listener supported The Light FM was founded by Billy and Ruth Graham in 1962." Now, the non-commercial Worship Music-focused operation is adding an AM with an FM translator in the Greensboro market.
A Third FM Translator For Lake Of The Ozarks Operator
Ken Kuenzie and Dennis Klautzer in December 2017 became investors in a FM on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. Now, the mainland company they own is growing by acquiring an FM translator for a new Soft AC HD offering tied to a big Rocker.