Radio and Television Transactions

In March, a Class B1 FM airing Classic Country music under the "NASH Icon" brand went dark, concluding its service. The station's owner, Cumulus Media, thought the FM would be better silent than a money-loser. Now, the publicly traded company led by Mary Berner has found a buyer.

On Tuesday, RBR+TVBR shared the news that a Class A FM in the tiny city of Jersey Shore, Pa., west of Williamsport, was being acquired by Family Life Ministries. Now, the parent of Family Life Radio is moving forward with the purchase of a Class A FM that can be heard in the Harrisburg, Pa., area.

Paperwork submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval shows that a radio broadcasting company led by veteran operator Tom Taggart and President Sam Yoho has agreed to sell a pair of West Virginia FMs to a local buyer. 

An AM radio station with a Construction Permit for 1kw during daylight hours and 80 watts at night from 1 tower, which is presently silent under Special Temporary Authority, is being sold by entrepreneur Jeff Chang. The buyer? It's an owner of radio stations in small markets across California.

It's a unique community-focused noncommercial FM that in recent times has been seeking listener donations to help build a new radio tower, thus making it truly "Williamsport Community Radio." While that effort failed, its future is bright thanks to the sale of its current home and forthcoming move to a LPFM facility.

He's an individual who leads a production house for independent motion pictures. In recent years, he's also become an owner of broadcast radio and TV stations. Now, he's selling an AM with an FM translator in California's Coachella Valley. The buyer is a veteran broker.

Counsel representing Bonneville International Corp. and Connoisseur Media have submitted paperwork with the Commission seeking its regulatory approval of the sale of the LDS Church-affiliated media company's assets in the San Francisco Bay Area to the company led by Jeffrey Warshaw.

On February 10, RBR+TVBR noted that Nueva Network, Costa Media, and MLC Media would be “aligning” their assets, ultimately impacting radio station management and operations. Now, the man behind MLC Media will become the sole equity interest holder in Costa Media's radio operations.

Two FM radio stations, an AM radio station and its accompanying FM translator are poised to become the properties of a new owner, as an asset purchase purchase dated October 21 has been submitted to the fully reopened FCC for its regulatory approval.

On September 9, the founder of a Class C FM in Alexandria, La., and a trio of digital Class A television stations serving three Bayou Country locales passed away at the age of 87. With the FCC's blessing, an estate created by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP will become the new interim licensee of the properties.

A broadcast licensee who has played an important role in the testing of 5G Broadcast service in the U.S. by moving one of his LPTV stations to Boston from a rural New England community is agreeing to purchase a Class A digital TV station serving Tuscaloosa, Ala.

On the heels of a deal that will see Connoisseur Media sell a group of Bakersfield, Calif., radio stations, the rapidly evolving — and growing — radio station ownership group led by Jeff Warshaw has struck a deal that sees it exiting a small market in mid-America.

He's served as President of CMS Station Brokerage and carved himself a niche as a medium and small-market focused media broker across the last several decades. Now, he's joining Eddie Esserman, George Reed, Bob Heymann and their other colleagues as the newest member of their brokerage.

In November 2023, Steve Kingston agreed to a $75,000 purchase of an Annapolis, Md.-based FM translator. Then, in January 2024, came the acquisition of WYRE-AM, a move that ushered the return of the longtime WRNR brand to local airwaves. Now, Kingston is out as another former WPGC figure is in.

A resident of the state since 1994, he's built Augusta-based company offering a range of services including digital marketing, video production and, naturally, radio advertising. That's because Mix Maine Media owns a trio of radio stations in the Augusta-Waterville market. Now, Mix Maine Media is expanding its holdings in Bangor.