Magic 98.9 announces new midday show
Entercom, a week after announcing Murphy, Sam & Jodi as the new morning show on Magic 98.9, announced a change to their weekday lineup with Sherí Taylor hosting middays (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). She rejoins Entercom from Salem’s WOLT-FM, where she has been the morning show co-host. Taylor has been in the Greenville market since she graduated from Clemson University in 1995. A multi-talented personality, Taylor has been a comedian for 20 years, worked as an on-air personality for Oldies 106.3, started a small business, where she owns her own photography studio, and has worked as a television entertainment reporter.
KTYM-AM to be sold in LA
Trans America Broadcasting’s Urban Gospel KTYM-AM 1460 (5-kW) Inglewood/LA, is being sold to Immaculate Heart Radio’s Immaculate Heart Radio Educational Broadcasting in
Davis Media buy closes; Hawaii translators sold
Davis Media has closed on the purchase of LMA’d AAA WXTG-FM 102.1 (simulcasts with 92.3
WBAL/WIYY GM to retire
Ed Kiernan, 65, VP/GM since 1991 of News-Talk WBAL-AM and Rock/Classic Rock/Indie Rock WIYY-FM, the Hearst Television radio
Doug Ferber’s take on NAB
Doug Ferber, CEO/CCO, DEFcom Advisors, LLC, gave RBR-TVBR some takeaways from the NAB Show this week, from the lens of M&A activity and the future of radio:
NRG closes on equity deal with Cyrus Capital
Cedar Rapids, IA-based NRG Media announced the completion of a change in equity investors. The new partnership and funding is with
Summit Media buys WCVW-FM
Summit Media Broadcasting in West Virginia announces the acquisition of WCWV-FM Summersville, WV a Class B station with a huge signal
KBMO, KSCR sale closes
Quest Broadcasting has closed on the sale of Adult Standards KBMO-AM and Classic Hits KSCR-FM Benson, MN to Headwaters Media for $275K. In other deals,
Curtis Media closes on Wilmington, NC translator
Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has closed on the purchase the CP of translator W235CG (94.9) Ogden (Wilmington), NC from Starboard Media Foundation, Inc., a Wisconsin non-profit. The purchase price is
Curtis Media closes on another translator CP
Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has closed on the purchase of the CP for translator
Translator, AM CP deals
Central Educational Radio has agreed to purchase the assets of translator K252EE (98.3), licensed to
WOYK-AM sale in York, PA
The York Revolution baseball team has closed on a $500K deal to buy sports talk WOYK-AM 1350 from Starview Media (Doug George). WOYK, a Class B with 5 kW-D, 1 kW-N, airs York Revolution games, play-by-play from York College and local high school games.
Catholic Radio Network buys KPHN-AM
Catholic Radio Network has bought KPHN-AM 1190 Kansas City from Radio Disney Group, LLC for $700,000. Bill Schutz of Schutz & Company
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EMF finishes buy of WHWT
Educational Media Foundation has completed the acquisition of the assets of Rhythmic CHR WHWT-FM, New Hope, AL (serving Huntsville). Eddie Esserman of the St. Simons Island, GA, office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive broker representing the seller in this transaction.
Cox buys translators near Atlanta
Tugart Properties is selling W249CK (97.7) in Buford, GA and W228CA (93.5) in Oakwood, GA to Cox Radio for $450K. Buford and Oakwood are in fringe suburban Atlanta toward Gainesville, GA. It’s doubtful they will be used to simulcast WSB-AM, as Cox has another FM in the market already doing so: WSBB-FM 95.5, and that’s already a