DAYTON, OHIO — In February 2017, a noncommercial Adult Alternative brand serving Cincinnati and Dayton from Northern Kentucky University began its wind-down process, making good on a May 2016 decision to hire a broker to shop the three FMs that comprised what was WNKU.
With Bible Broadcasting Corp. buying a Highland Heights, Ky., signal covering Covington and Cincinnati for $1.9 million and Educational Media Foundation grabbing a Huntington, W. Va.-Ashland, Ohio signal for $700,000, that left WNKN-FM 105.9 in Middletown, Ohio, in need of a buyer.
On July 19, 2017, Jeff Ziesmann stepped up and struck a $4 million deal brokered by Kalil & Co. This led to the creation of a unique Oldies station that has enjoyed remarkable cume growth in Cincinnati while becoming a favorite in Dayton, too.
Alas, “The Oasis” will be disappearing soon, as Ziesmann has signed off on WNKN’s sale.
