Radio and Television Transactions

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It has been operating a Class D AM with 10kw during daylight hours and 100 watts at night to protect a Nashville station, along with its FM translator licensed to Weymouth, Mass. Now, Local Media Boston is taking ownership as one ownership partner exits and another enters the mix.

Paperwork filed at the FCC on Tuesday confirms that the Gillen family will indeed continue to own and operate its stations in the city that's home to the University of Florida — Gainesville.

G. Brint Ryan and Malinda Flenniken, the current Managing Partner of KBest Media, agreed to a deal that sees Kbest Media LLC spin two FMs and an AM with an FM translator in Big Spring, Tex., to Ryan Media. Deal terms including the price Ryan is paying have now become known.

As January 2026 ended, the FCC formally granted the transfer of control of the FOX affiliate serving Florida viewers from Port Charlotte to Marco Island. Now, the transaction has formally closed, making it the first of two notable asset sales for The E.W. Scripps Co.

The sale of four radio stations serving the small cities of Luverne, Minn., and Madison, S.D., are now officially licensed to Christensen Broadcasting. That's according to Kalil & Co., the broker of record in the deals involving the company founded and led by Jeff Warshaw.

Three radio brands serving the Gadsden, Ala., listening area to the northeast of Birmingham have been placed in the hands of a court-appointed administrator overseeing the estate of the late licensee, who passed away on January 18.

A Gainesville-headquartered radio station ownership group that's swiftly expanding across the Sunshine State struck a deal to purchase a group of stations owned by Hall Communications. We now have the terms of the transactions, including insight on the price MARC Radio Group paid to enter Lakeland-Winter Haven.

It's a 1kw Class C AM with one tower serving Oregon's state capital, and pending regulatory approval, it will be under new ownership.  What does this mean for fans of vintage rock 'n' roll from the 1960s?