Monday, May 11, 2026

Civic Media Completes Its Milwaukee AM Deal

The buyer, which owns liberal-leaning political talk and spoken word AMs across Wisconsin, has formally completed its acquisition of an AM and its two FM translators serving Wisconsin's largest market. Kalil & Co. served as the broker in this transaction.
Jeff Winemiller

Seattle Score: Winemiller Wins A Daystar Property

Jeff Winemiller and his Lowcountry 34 Media are making headlines for a transaction that gives him ownership of a LPTV property in the Pacific Northwest's largest population hub. The seller is one of the nation's largest broadcast television ministries.

‘Active Radio’ Actively Heading To New Owner

It's a noncommercial hub for classic and "Red Dirt" country music with a Class C2 FM and accompanying FM translator serving Alamogordo, N. Mex. Pending regulatory approval, a new owner will be in control of "Active Radio."
Broadcast Tower

Prairieland Expands With A Monmouth Deal

An AM, FM and FM translator serving the city of Monmouth, Ill., and its surrounding communities will soon become assets of Prairieland Communications LLC, based on a purchase agreement submitted for FCC regulatory approval.

LECOM Parts Ways With A NW Penna. Simulcast Partner

Drive southeast of Erie, Pa., and you'll find the town of Corry, home to a Class D AM with 1kw during daylight hours and just 14 watts after dark. This facility will soon have a new owner, as will its all-important companion FM translator.

North Dallas Divestment Sees ‘Mad Rock’ Readying For Christ

Another sale of a former Alpha Media property now owned by Connoisseur Media is in the works. The owner of a Christian Contemporary Music station in North Texas has agreed to acquire the 18kw Class C2 facility serving two cities just south of  the Red River and the Oklahoma State Line.

An Orlando FM Translator Trades Hands

It serves an area of Orlando due west of Winter Park with 18 watts of power, including the Pine Hills neighborhood, and until now was licensed to an entity led by Shari Guel. Pending FCC approval, it will be in the hands of Matthew Agnesi.

Alaska First Media Grows With Court-Approved BTC Deal

Alaska’s largest radio station group, with 11 properties serving all of Southeast Alaska, has emerged as the entity that will be purchasing nine stations and 14 FM translators in the cities of Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka from bankrupt BTC USA Holdings Management.
Los Osos-Baywood Park, Calif., in the foreground, and Morro Bay in the distance, as seen from Montaña de Oro State Park.

Regulatory Jackpot For Dimes As FCC Grants KERW Buy

With nary a word, the FCC on Wednesday quietly granted approval to a transaction that sees an FM airing KCRW's "Eclectic 24" noncommercial avant garde Alternative format wind up in the hands of the company born out of the former Buckley Broadcasting. A waiver to make the deal happen was approved.

Slatton To Bradford For Alabama Radio Combo

A Class D AM radio station with an FM translator and its Class C3 FM, each licensed to a city sandwiched between Muscle Shoals and Florence, Ala., on the banks of the Tennessee River, are being sold.  Who's the buyer of this Gospel-formatted FM and unique Adult Standards-focused AM station?

A ‘Mega’ Radio Deal Is Finalized

Deep in the heart of Texas are the locales of Carrizo Springs and Crystal City. Here, a Class A FM serves local listeners as "Mega 94.3." Pending FCC approval, this 3kw facility will have a new owner.

Dailyfly Spins Its Two Radio Properties

A 100kw FM and its Class B AM, along with its FM translator, have been linked to Dailyfly, the company behind a daily no-cost local news source for the Lewis-Clark Valley and Palouse. This will soon change, as the stations are being sold.

A Worthy Sale Of A Warren County, N.J. Radio Station

It serves such municipalities as Hackettstown, N.J., and holds a Construction Permit shifting the facility from a Class B AM to a Class D AM. Soon, it will become 100% owned by one Lawrence J. Tighe, Jr., as an asset sale agreement has been filed with the FCC for its regulatory OK.

An ‘Ice Cream Castle’ Captures Two Ohio FMs

It's a limited liability company established by husband-and-wife team Kimberly and Kenneth Smith in West Union, Ohio. And it happens to be the proposed buyer of a Class A FM station serving Georgetown, Ohio, and its Class C3 sibling in Ripley, Ohio.

Fairfield, Iowa Home To Palmeter’s ‘Life FM’ Sold

A deal has been signed that will see the transfer of control of an FM translator serving the Fairfield, Iowa, area with religious programming as a rebroadcast partner of Bob Palmeter-run "Life FM" in nearby Keokuk. The buyer is one of the largest religious broadcast ministries in the world.