Wetterling’s WPW Deal: Oh, Yeah … A Translator, Too
On Oct. 1, TRANSACTIONS TODAY reported on the acquisition of an AM with an FM translator companion and a full-powered FM station in Illinois. Due to a clerical error, a second translator was omitted from the Asset Purchase Agreement filed with the FCC
A Translator Buy, And Pending Shift To Bayou Country
An FM translator presently serving a community in Mississippi has been sold. The buyer plans to change its call sign, and its dial position, and relocate the facility to a city in Louisiana.
Nothing Rocky About This Rocky Mountain Deal
"True. Local. Radio." That's the motto for a radio group operating a pair of FMs serving an area of Colorado known for its famed ski resort. This company is now adding a third FM, on the road to Glenwood Springs.
Another Quiet Day For Deals
It may be 39 degrees in the Washington, D.C., area today, but the transactions pipeline to the FCC is frozen. There were no new transactions today, making the second half of 2018 a rather dull one for deal makers.
Curtis Cuts In The Carolinas
In two FCC filings made Monday, it became known that this nascent company is gaining a 250-watt FM translator in a small North Carolina city, along with a second, unbuilt FM translator and a Class D AM. A big player in the Carolinas is involved. Also in TRANSACTIONS TODAY: A Geos grab in NE Penna.
‘TRU Calling For A Eastern Kansas FM
Some 100 miles to the southwest of Kansas City is a small town with an FM transmitter for what had been the home of a "true" Christian AC non-comm. The station is now an internet-only operation, as the licensee is selling the presently dark Class A that had been its over-the-air home.
Hill Country AM ‘Volunteers’ For New Owner
The town of Junction, Tex., is known for its presence in Hill Country -- a recreational and viticultural area to the west of Austin. Here, a 1kw Class C AM is being traded. The buyer likely knows the lyrics to "Rocky Top" by heart.
A Lone Star Lasso Lands Christian Giant In Lubbock
There's a radio broadcaster in Texas that is celebrating 56 years of “of keeping him close by.” This Houston-based operation is growing again, five months after adding an AM/FM combo in a town known as the home of Fort Concho.
A Majestic Sail In NW New Mexico
A station that has marketed itself as the only Spanish-language station serving the "Four Corners" region of the American West is being sold. It's a "Majestic" deal that includes an AM with an FM translator.
Lazo Lassoes The Former ‘Future of Rock and Roll’
If you are old enough to remember the Barry Levinson-lensed film Rain Man, you know that, in the 1980s, WOXY-FM 97.7 in Mason, Ohio was a Modern Rock station branded as "97X -- the Future of Rock and Roll." It's been nearly 15 years since those days. WOXY is presently airing Spanish-language programming as "La Mega." Its AM sibling in the state capital offers a mix of gospel and Christian-themed shows. The owner of the AM-FM combo has now decided to sell the stations.
Now, Here’s Ardman’s Second Maduri Move In Tampa Bay
In March 2018, the President of NIA Broadcasting acquired a Class B AM in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market from a company led by Bruce Maduri. It was the continuation of a relationship between Maduri and this broadcast industry owner that began in February 2017. Now, Maduri and NIA are at it again, and it involves an FM translator associated with the AM dealt some eight months ago.
A Steel City Full Service AM Buys A Third FM Translator
A Class D AM radio station with a rich history in the 'Burgh is working to extend its lifespan by securing no less than three FM translators used to relay its mix of Oldies, Talk programming, Polka shows and religious-themed programming. Now, it is acquiring one of the three translators it uses outright.
A Fiery Deal For A Georgia AM Implodes
A 1kw Class C in the Peachtree State presently serving African American listeners was "acquired" by its current licensee in June 2016. That would be Norma Jean Lewis, who had previously consummated a deal in 2013 for an AM and an FM in Alabama that never closed. Now, Lewis is losing this Georgia AM, as it's going back to a seller who has had hard luck finding a solid buyer.
Chattahoochee Owner Change Into the Wood
A radio station in an area devastated by Hurricane Michael is trading hands -- along with the FM translator associated with this AM facility. It is the lone deal up for discussion in the Weekend Edition of TRANSACTIONS TODAY for Nov. 9, 2018.
Nexstar’s Quiet Hawaiian Duopoly Play
One year ago, an independent TV station seen across the Aloha State made headlines for its "David vs. Goliath" fight versus AT&T's DirecTV. This station has had a shared services agreement with Raycom Media, a dominant entity that owns the CBS and NBC affiliates serving Hawaii. That's about to end: K5 and the FOX affiliate are soon to be siblings.