New ownership for Austin pair
A team of investors have formed a company called Genuine Austin Radio LP and have struck a deal with Richard Oppenheimer’s Reo Radio Group to acquire KLGO-AM and KOKE-FM, which serve the Austin TX area.
Michael moves into Omaha
KOMJ-AM, a Class C AM station serving the Nebraska capital, is headed to a new owner, according to brokerage house Kalil and Co. The station brings standards to the residents of the city.
Deal may add to station crowd in Morgantown WV
AJG Corporation has a deal to buy an AM-FM combo in the Morgantown-Clarksburg-Weston WV market, which will add to the two it already owns officially listed in the market. What is apparently raising questions in the market are the similarities between AJG and West Virginia Radio Corporation.
EMF springs for Fort Collins FM
$1.325M KYEN-FM Ft. Collins CO (Severance CO) from Cochise Media Licenses LLC (Ted Tucker) to Educational Media Foundation (Mike Novak). $66,250 escrow, balance in...
Red Zebra spins a Tidewater pair
$1.2M WXTG-AM & WXTG-FM Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA (Hampton, Virginia Beach VA) from Red Zebra Holdings LLC (Richard Carmean) to Davis Media LLC (Thomas...
Arkansas cluster sold to Arkansas operator
Bobby Caldwell has a 19-station radio group in the state of Arkansas, and is about to add the holdings of Max Media. The six-station cluster is in unrated territory to the northwest of Little Rock.
Wilson adds FM in Savannah-Hilton Head area
$1.55M WSSJ-FM Savanah GA (Rincon GA) from Scott Savage, Receiver for Tama Radio Inc. to L&L Broadcasting LLC (Lawrence R. Wilson). $155K escrow, balance...
Double deal creating Macon-area trio
Murray Communications will have one AM, two FMs and three licensee names in operation based just to the southeast of Macon GA after it brings a pair of separate acquisitions from Georgia Eagle Media to the finish line.
Shreveport combo, Lake City FL FM sold
$260K KASO-AM & KBEF-FM Shreveport LA (Minden, Gibsland LA) from Robert J. and Mary J. E. Whitaker to Minden Broadcasting LLC (Richard M. Chreene,...
Price revealed for Merlin-EMF Philly deal
Randy Michaels and his Merlin Media are making a pile of cash appear and a station listed
A compendium of closings
Almost all interested observers have noticed that the station trading market has been loosening up after several years of stagnation. And after deals are...
Dowdy adds signal in south Louisiana
John Dowdy’s Gumbo 94.9 brings its country format to people in the New Orleans area. It now has a deal to add a small station well to the southwest of the metropolitan area.
Bible Broadcasting invests in St. Louis AM
$2M KJSL-AM St. Louis MO from WMUZ Radio Inc. (Donald P. Crawford) to Bible Broadcasting Network Inc. (Lowell L. Davey). $300K earnest money, balance...
Small-town Colorado FM going noncom and upmarket
Westcliffe, Colorado is southwest of Colorado Springs, but the signal of KXCL-FM isn’t nearly potent enough to get even close to the market. However, it holds a CP that will both cut the distance and improve the signal, to the benefit of a new noncommercial owner.
Lakeland FL AM involved in all-in-the-family deal
$200K WWAB-AM Lakeland FL from Radio Station WWAB Inc. (Hugh Hughes) to WWAB Radio Inc. (Richard Hughes, Vickilyn Hughes, Pamela A. Wilson Hughes). Note....