Ingstad buys Fargo six-pack
$9.5MN KPFX-FM, KQWB-AM, KBMW-AM/KLTA-FM & KQWB-FM/KVOX-FM Fargo ND-Moorhead MN (Fargo, West Fargo ND, Breckenridge, Moorhead MN) from L&L Broadcasting Ltd. (Lawrence W. Wilson) to...
Anatomy of an attempt to sell an AM
Panorama Inc. bought WAZL-AM Hazleton PA back in 2009, and since then has tried twice to sell it and failed both times. Will the third time be the charm? The station is located to the south of Wilkes-Barre.
FMs sold in Nebraska, Illinois
$43K KHZZ-FM Sargent NE from My Bridge Radio (Stanley A. Parker) to Mid Nebraska Broadcasting LLC (Mark G. Jenson). Cash. Station is Class A...
Antioch NPR affiliate changing hands
The basic on-air product of WYSO-FM doesn’t figure to change much, and the names of the buyer and seller are similar, but the station is nonetheless changing hands, and the change carries a price tag in the millions. The station serves the Dayton OH market.
Foundation buys Williamsport FM
$125K WPTC-FM Williamsport PA from Pennsylvania College of Technology (Davie Jane Gilmour) to Williamsport Lycoming Broadcast Foundation (Todd Bartley). $12.5K earnest money, balance in...
Upstate NY stations go to Leven-Mittman group
$3.6M WNGZ-FM, WNKI-FM, WWLZ-AM/WPGI-FM, WRCE-AM & Elmira-Corning NY (Montour Falls, Corning, Horseheads, Watkins Glen NY); and WHDL-AM/WPIG-FM Olean NY from Backyard Broadcasting LLC (Barry...
Details on the new Ingstad Fargo cluster
Jim Ingstad sold his radio cluster in the Fargo ND-Moorhead MN radio market, then turned right around and bought another one. Here’s a close-up of his new North Dakota-Minnesota border-straddling radio operation.
Frandsen builds duop with Sugar City CP
$30K KAZZ-FM CP Sugar City ID from Kona Coast Radio LLC (Victor A. Michael Jr.) to Frandsen Media Company LLC (M. Kent Frandsen et...
JVC buys Florida radio group*
The use of * in the headline is totally appropriate – JVC Media is expanding from its Long Island NY radio base into the...
Pittsburgh AM moving out of receivership
$14,515 WLFP-AM Pittsburgh PA (Braddock PA) from WURP East Inc. (Michael Craven, Receiver for BusinessTalkRadio.Net Acquisitions Corporation) to AM Guys LLC (Edward DeHart, Stephen...
Clemson combo going to new owner
The South Carolina college town is home to WCCP-FM and WAHT-AM, owned by Golden Corners Broadcasting. But not for long. Byrne Acquisition Group has agreed to by the combo.
Woof Boom claims Backyard six-pack
$4.45M WERK-FM/WLBC-FM/WXFN-AM, WHBU-AM, WMQX-FM & WMXQ-FM Muncie IN (Muncie, Anderson, Alexandria, Hartford City IN) from Backyard Broadcasting LLC (Barry Drake) to Woof Boom Radio...
Impacto move for Idaho AM
$82K KYWN-AM Meridian ID from KYWN Radio Inc. (Terry Mathis) to Impacto Network Inc. (Ambrocio Cruz). $10K deposit, $72K note. TBA 1/1/13.
N/A WIZK-AM...
Boise area combo adds an AM
Treasure Valley Broadcasting is spending a very modest amount of cash to add a new voice in the vicinity of Idaho’s main market. The deal is for the former KIOV-AM Notus ID, which is now using the calls KWEI.
New York-area AM still on the block
WRKL-AM New City NY, serving the area just to the north of the Big Apple and reaching Gotham with its secondary contour, went on...