STAs And Closings Mark Hushed Monday
It is Upfront Week in New York, that time of year when broadcast television networks show off their programming for the 2018-2019 season. So, let's be upfront with the deal-making marketplace: It's very quiet, and Monday's activity at the Commission is limited to a handful of closings and silent STA requests.
Albany FM heading for a new owner
Extreme Media received WZBN-FM Camilla GA, an Urban-formatted FM serving the Albany GA market, by swapping an FM translator serving the Atlanta area to...
Timeless Media expands to a second Carolina
Ardell Sink’s Timeless Media Inc. has three AM stations in the general vicinity of Asheville NC. Now it has a deal to bring in...
Carolina Daytimer, FM Translator ‘Surge’ Ahead
Also in Transactions Today: An Idaho TV pair sell for below their asking price
Done deal in the Champaign IL market
The $1.4M deal sending WUIL-FM to D.W.S. Inc. is now officially in the books. The deal brings the station into a cluster that includes...
Principals remain as Kentucky FM goes noncom
Radio’s Baker family does a lot of religious-themed broadcasting and operates in both the commercial and noncommercial realms. One of its commercial license companies...
LECOM Parts Ways With A NW Penna. Simulcast Partner
Drive southeast of Erie, Pa., and you'll find the town of Corry, home to a Class D AM with 1kw during daylight hours and just 14 watts after dark. This facility will soon have a new owner, as will its all-important companion FM translator.
Two FM deals for $12.5K
$12.5K KWCQ-FM Condon OR from Haystack Broadcasting Inc. (Danny V. Manciu) to Jacobs Radio Programming (Jeffrey Huffman). Cash, prepaid.
$12.5K WTYG-FM Sparr FL from...
Seven figures for Abilene FM duo
$1.1M KABW-FM & KORQ-FM Abilene TX (Baird, Winters TX) from Doud Media Group LLC (Richard J. Doud II) to Community Broadcast Partners LLC (David...
McGee Unmasks Raccoon Valley Radio Deal Outside Des Moines
Raccoon Valley Radio, a trio of small-market stations serving central Iowa, is changing hands for the first time since 2012. That year, M&H Broadcasting acquired KDLS-AM in Perry, KKRF in Stuart, and KGRA in Jefferson for $525,000. Now, those same stations and two FM translators are fetching a much higher sum.
Loftus, Lightner Make A Keystone State Trade
Jim Loftus since Nov. 1, 2018 has served as the Chief Operations Officer for Seven Mountains Media. In addition to that role, Loftus is a licensee. And, through that company he's just agreed to a facilities swap with Matthew Lightner.
Red Zebra Concludes Its Planned Station Sell-Offs
It's official: The radio broadcasting company formed by Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has sold a D.C.-area AM for just over $2 million. The deal, which saw Greg Guy of Patrick Communications serve as the broker, concludes the spins Red Zebra sought to conduct. The company will now focus on another AM for ESPN Radio coverage in the National Capital Region. Who's the buyer? Look to Camarillo, Calif., and across the river to Rosslyn, Va.
Transactions: 6-17-10
$1.4M KFNS-AM St. Louis MO (Wood River IL) from Big Stick One LLC (Andrew Saltzman) to Grand Slam Sports LLC (Todd C. Robinson, David...
Deep South FM Trades Hands
Power Valley Communications and Eagle Radio Network have agreed on the sale of a station deep in the heart of Dixie.
Baltimore-Based Businessman Buys Wasatch Front FM
At present, it has a puny 100-watt signal covering the town of Mona, Utah. However, it holds a Construction Permit allowing it to upgrade to a Class C2 facility, expanding its signal contour north to Provo and south to Delta and Gunnison. That's likely what led a former Provo resident who now resides in Baltimore to buy the FM.