Radio and Television Transactions

An asset purchase agreement has been agreed upon that would see the transfer of control of an AM radio station and its companion FM translator end up in the hands of an individual tied to a reborn "WDGY" — an early rock 'n' roll-era Top 40 station in the Twin Cities. A West St. Paul, Minn., FM translator is also included in the deal. 

For many years, the call letters were associated with a San Diego radio station. Today, they're tied to a Class A FM in the heart of Choctaw Nation. Soon, this radio station will come under new ownership, based on a FCC filing just submitted for regulatory approval.

The owner of 437 of a total 1,000 shares in the licensee of three radio stations and an FM translator in western North Carolina is moving forward with divesting her stake in the company, FCC records show.

It's a Class B AM with a Construction Permit for a Class D facility with 3kw watts during daylight hours but just 12 watts at night, using a tower in the heart of Fall River, Mass. Pending FCC approval, this radio station and FM translator W240EB at 95.9 MHz will be in the hands of a new owner.

In August 2024, the owner and General Manager of Duncan Chevrolet in Stratford, Tex., decided to purchase an AM and FM combo in Dumas, Tex., from Southwest Media Group. Now, he is acquiring an FM translator that will likely give that kHz-band facility a little bit of "revitalization."

As January 2025 came to a close, RBR+TVBR learned that 78-year-old Dan Viles agreed to sell his digital low-power television station reaching New York's Capital District from the Catskills. Now, the Pittsburgh-based buyer of the station is spinning it — and HC2 Broadcasting is the company snagging it.

The man who founded Civic Media earlier this month signed off on an agreement to obtain two AMs, two FMs and an FM translator in the Waterloo, Iowa market from the Mary Quass-led NRG Media. Now, a Form 314 filing has been made with the FCC, and we know how much Quass is earning from the sale that involves Kalil & Co.

"We combine the reach of traditional broadcasting with modern digital tools to help local businesses get noticed and grow," says the newly formed Salt Air Media. Come November 30, this will be done through four audio brands — including three the company is agreeing to purchase from a local owner.

It's a Class B AM radio station serving Amarillo, Tex., with farm and agriculture-focused programming. Pending FCC approval, it will be in the hands of a new owner, thanks to a sale agreement signed off by the General Counsel of Cumulus Media.

It serves a small city due south of South Bend, Ind., with a Class B AM radio station and an all-important FM translator, allowing it to brand itself as "Giant FM."  Soon, these facilities will be in the hands of a new licensee, pending FCC approval of their sale.

 Florida International University has found a buyer for the two Miami-based FM translators that effectively brought "The Roar" to its two campuses. It follows the previously announced sale of the originating Class A FM to a regional non-secular powerhouse.

Over the last four years he's acquired stations in small southern cities ranging from Cochran and Jasper, Ga., to a community to the southeast of Raleigh. Now, Steven Lara is adding another AM radio station with an FM translator to his "Gorilla" cage full of assets.

In less than two months, a broadcast ministry led by Rick Snavely has completed its purchase of a 13kw Class B FM reaching Pittsburgh from the northwest and parts of Youngstown, Ohio — a transaction brokered by Michael J. Bergner of Bergner & Co.

A Class A broadcast television station serving an area of Northwest Louisiana and portions of the Lone Star State is poised to become the latest property to be licensed to HC2 Broadcasting, a licensee of LPTV properties intent on getting voluntary adoption of 5G Broadcast services to the finish line at the FCC.

A Class A FM serving Findlay, Ohio, and its surrounding communities is being sold by a private not-for-profit educational institution to the Franklin, Tenn.-based purveyor of Christian Contemporary and Worship Music that continues to expand across the U.S. through station acquisitions.