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AGM Donates A Silent Bakersfield AM

It is licensed for 10kw with two daytime towers and three nighttime structures from a rural site in Wasco, Calif., to the northwest of Bakersfield. It is a home for Sports Talk, and earlier this month swapped frequencies with KERN-AM, taking 1180 kHz as a result. Soon, it will have a new owner.

African American-Focused Radio Pair Are Sold

An asset purchase agreement has been submitted for regulatory approval that would transfer a pair of AM radio stations and their respective FM translators to a new owner. There's likely no big changes for listeners with this proposed deal, as the buyer is likely to keep the programming just the way it is.

Quirky, Independent KRML Is Sold

Travel to the Monterey Bay area and tune to a longtime AM radio station at 1410 kHz or its recently added FM translator at 94.7 MHz and you'll get an Adult Alternative blend of music that's attracted both locals and streaming audio audiences from afar. Now, that operation's future is in question.

A Swift Spin For Tom and Cheryl Hodgins

On March 14, 2025, Alexandra Communications agreed to purchase three FM radio stations in Eastern Oregon from Pacific Empire Radio Corp. Now, Alexandra — a licensee led by Tom and Cheryl Hodgins — has decided to sell one of those recently acquired properties.  Who's the buyer of "98.7 The Ranch?"

A Mid-Florida ‘Outlaw’ Finally Gets An Owner Shift

A Class B AM and its 250-watt FM translator serving an agricultural community between Sebring and Sarasota, Fla., is about to get an ownership change. For listeners, there's likely no changes in the works, as this "Outlaw" is officially buying the facilities it already uses.

Rude Move: A Suburban Atlanta Is Changing Hands

It's airstaff includes Christopher Rude and Jeff Batten and it airs syndicated programs from Steve Gorman and the late Casey Kasem's American Top 40 classic countdowns. Soon, this Class D daytime-only AM with an FM translator serving Barrow, Jackson and Northeast Georgia will be in new hands.

Shaw Grabs A Suburban Chicago Threesome

It's not the Canadian communications company with the same name that disappeared in 2023. Rather, it is a multimedia operation serving Northern Illinois and in Central Iowa that is purchasing three FM radio stations due south of Chicago.

Kiss And Don’t Say Goodbye: NW Ark. FM Is Moving

It's a Class C1 FM known for playing "the most music" in Northwest Arkansas, from a transmitter located between Fort Smith and Fayetteville. Soon, it will be in the hands of a new owner.

A Swift Closing For NRG Media’s Sale Of Six Nebraska Stations

As RBR+TVBR first reported in November 2025, NRG Media is exiting a trio of markets in Nebraska by agreeing to a sale that came ahead of an agreement to sell its Omaha-Council Bluffs properties to the same buyer. That first transaction, brokered by Kalil & Co., closed on April 7.

E Radio Network Spins Properties Obtained In Chapter 7 Deal

In May 2024, E Radio Network LLC agreed to acquire an AM/FM combo with an accompanying FM translator in Vivian, La., from MLS Broadcasting Inc., in a deal that required bankruptcy court approval, as the seller had filed for Chapter 7 dissolution. Now, E is selling those three Bayou State audio properties.

A Fuller New England Stable For Jeff Shapiro

In June 2025, a 50/50 partnership between veteran Washington, D.C., communications attorney Arthur Belendiuk and John J. Fuller came to an end via a $100,000 stock transfer agreement. Now Fuller's company in full, Impact Radio is moving forward with the sale of an FM serving the Burlington, Vt., market.
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Craig Fox Acquires A CNY LPTV Property

He's largely known for his ownership of radio stations in Central New York. Now, Craig Fox has agreed to acquire a low-power TV station serving Syracuse, FCC documents filed by David Oxenford of Wilkinson Barker Knauer show.

A Former iHeartMedia Partner Finds A New Owner

It's a Class B radio station that's been silenced since mid-January under Special Temporary Authority with the FCC, after iHeartMedia concluded its lease of the AM and declined to acquire it. Now the licensee of this Northern Virginia facility that signed on as WAGE-AM is poised to have a new owner.

Family Life Expanded To Two Keystone State Counties

Listeners in Lawrence and Beaver County, Pa., who seek a little more light from Christ in their audio programming will soon have a new choice to go to, thanks to a deal that sees Family Life acquire an FM from Lynn Deppen in a transaction brokered by Michael J. Bergner.

A Praiseworthy Deal Gives Great Plains A Big Bump

A group of nine full-power FM radio stations and five FM translators serving non-secular radio audiences across small towns and cities in Eastern Colorado and Kansas will soon be added to the roster of noncommercial broadcast stations linked to a 100kw FM in rural Copeland, Kansas.