FCC OKs Xana Agreement To Revive Silent FMs
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday granted the assignment of authorization application requesting its approval of a deal that will bring two FM radio stations along the Oregon coast back to life.
A Volunteer State FM Trades Hands
An asset purchase agreement was struck on February 9 but not filed with the FCC for regulatory approval until June 18. An all-cash payment is due at closing.
Transactions Today: Florida, Virginia AMs Are Sold
Two radio station deals were filed with the FCC for regulatory approval on Monday, and both involve AM radio stations. One is in a rural portion of the Sunshine State, while the other is in the heart of Southwestern Virginia's biggest city.
Lake Winnipesaukee Radio Sale Is Solidified
An AM with an FM translator serving a picturesque portion of New Hampshire is being sold, paperwork filed with the FCC for its regulatory approval shows. The buyer? It's a licensee led by President Dirk Nadon.
WKLB Is Sold … The AM, That Is
It shares its call letters with an FM in Boston offering Country music that is owned by Beasley Media Group. And, it is being acquired by Word Broadcasting Network in a transaction agreed to on May 31 that's just been submitted for regulatory approval by the FCC.
A Sound Sale Coming For Kentucky Radio Stations
Robert and Nancy Kelley's Sound Broadcasters Inc. has agreed to sell an AM, an FM and three FM translators serving Madisonville, Ky., in a transaction submitted for regulatory approval with the FCC on Wednesday.
Legend Seeks FCC OK For Patrick Share Transfer
The FCC has received paperwork that seeks its approval of the transfer of shares in Legend Communications held by Susan Patrick to her now ex-husband, Larry Patrick, a move precipitated by her tax fraud case and subsequent imprisonment.
Mater Dei Dishes FM Translator In The Dalles
The license is "a Catholic broadcasting apostolate dedicated to bringing souls to Jesus through the Blessed Virgin Mary." Its main broadcast facilities include KBVM-FM in Portland, Ore. Now, the FCC has given its approval to the sale of a dark FM radio translator in The Dalles.
Winemiller Spins Two Groups Of LPTVs
It's been a busy start to June for Jeff Winemiller, who this week has been actively trading low-power television stations. Now, two more deals have been filed with the FCC for its approval. Both involve asset sales.
WWPR Sold … No, Not THAT One
In New York, the WWPR call letters are home to iHeartMedia's Hip-Hop "Power 105.1." Those calls are also used by a Class C AM offering spoken word programming to a part of the Sunshine State. The AM station is trading hands.
Winemiller Signs Off on LPTV Asset Exchange
Lowcountry 34 Media, the low-power TV station owner helmed by Jeff Winemiller, has agreed to trade a facility licensed to Monterey, Calif., to the licensee of LPTVs led by CEO Randall Weiss. In return, Winemiller is getting LPTVs in Vermont and Western Maryland.
Bustos Spins Two In Northern California To Religious Group
A 6kw FM serving the Redding, Calif., and a sibling FM translator covering Chico are being sold by Bustos Media. The buyer is a Hispanic evangelical non-profit, which will be shifting to a simulcast of a Sacramento AM with an FM simulcast and an AM sister in Oroville, Calif.
Paulino Bernal’s Radio Stations Shift To Estate
Some 15 months after a Texas county probate court put his assets in the control of his wife, paperwork has been filed at the FCC that seeks to transfer Paulino Bernal's two Spanish-language religious AMs to the family matriarch.
A New Day Comes For ‘Buenas Nuevas’
Today is the final day for the good news, en español, at a broadcast operation serving evangelical Hispanics in Memphis. That's because a Time Brokerage Agreement goes into effect June 1 ahead of the sale of the Class D daytime-only AM operation and its all-important FM translator.
Neuhoff Completes Lafayette, Ind., Station Spin
Neuhoff Communications Inc. has completed the sale of its four FMs, an AM radio station and an FM translator serving the home of Purdue University and twin Indiana cities along the Wabash River. Kalil & Co. brokered the $5.3 million transaction.