FCC Says No To New Noncommercial FM
The Guel family has become known across Washington legal circles as one that's sought many noncommercial broadcast facilities in recent years, as part of a plan to serve Spanish-speaking audiences with evangelical Christian fare. One licensee a family member leads hoped to add a brand-new noncommercial facility in New Mexico to the mix. But, that's now no longer happening.
A Home for ‘Legends’ Heading To Fellowship
As of today, it's a Class A FM on the banks of the Chowan River serving a rural portion of eastern North Carolina with classic Country music. Soon, that programming will likely change, as it has been sold to the licensee that controls GNN Radio.
Winemiller Scores A South Carolina LPTV CP
He's been involved in numerous deals tied to low-power television stations in recent months. Now, Jeff Winemiller is securing an unbuilt property serving a city in the Palmetto State.
Update: FCC Snafu Leads To Erroneous Application Dismissal
A proposed sale of a LPTV station had recently been submitted to the FCC for its approval. However, the Commission dismissed the application. The legal counsel who made the filing said that was an error, tied to problems associated with the Commission's e-Filing system. He's correct, and the deal is back to "pending" status.
Sima Birach Says Goodbye To Little Rock Signals
A 5kw Class B AM and its FM translator serving the capital city of Arkansas are being spun. How much is Sima Birach earning from the sale of the facilities, and who is he selling them too? The answer involves a local Hyundai dealer who got into broadcasting two decades ago.
KKHR, Two Other Properties, Head to New Owner
From late August 1983 through the summer of 1986, "Hitradio 93" KKHR served Los Angeles with Top 40 music. Today, the KKHR call letters belong to an Abilene, Tex., 50,000-watt FM that's in the news today because it's being sold — along with two siblings — to a local operation led by Rodney Amonett.
Steve Newberry Sells An FM Facility, But Keeps Intellectual Property
It's a 6kw FM serving an area south of Louisville, Ky. Soon, this station will no longer be the home of "KMO." That's because Newberry has agreed to sell the property. The buyer? Just like Tuesday's Eastern Washington deal, it involves the No. 2 licensee of FMs in the U.S.
Wheeler Family Opts To Spin Eastern Wash. FM
At the end of last year, the Wheeler Family agreed to consolidate ownership of a 100kw FM radio station located in Grand Coulee, Wash., just south of the famed dam. Now, the family has decided to sell the property. The buyer? The second-largest licensee of FM stations in the U.S. is grabbing it.
An Old Dominion Adult Alternative Operator Grows
It's built a reputation over the last quarter-century as a hub of listener-supported "Independent Music Radio," broadcasting to Charlottesville, Richmond, Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Now, the parent of WNRN is adding an AM radio station with an FM translator.
Several LPTVs Are Spun By King Forward. Most Are Going to Castelli
King Forward Inc. in recent months has been the seller of low-powered TV stations across the South. Now, the licensee is at it again. The company led by John Kyle II is selling four properties in the region, and two in the Hoosier State. There's also a California LPTV in the mix.
Klaus Completes Cleveland Spin of LPTV Property
A transaction that sees Greg Guy of Patrick Communications serve as the broker has just closed. As such, the parent company of the MeTV Network is now the owner of a Class A low-power television station in Cleveland.
Magnum Adds On In Wisconsin
Dave Magnum and his Magnum Radio have an asset purchase agreement before the FCC that, if approved, will give it ownership of a FM and an FM translator in the Wisconsin city of Chippewa Falls.
A ‘Power’ Play For a Religious Non-Comm FM Duo
It is the Chicago DMA home of "The LifeFM," a Greenville, S.C.-based Worship Music network. It may not be staying that way, as the owner and operator of the non-secular radio ministry is selling the property by trading it for an unbuilt facility licensed to the Indiana city of Kokomo.
A Hannibal/Quincy FM Pair Trade Hands
One is a Class C3 FM serving Hannibal, Mo., from the west. The other FM is a Class B1 serving Hannibal from the east, along with Quincy, Ill. Both are being spun by Larry Bostwick, putting "The Oldies Superstation" in new hands.
Details Emerge In Amaturo Sonoma Deal
On June 3, RBR+TVBR first reported on the sale of a pair of Class A FMs serving Mendocino County, Calif., with Amaturo Sonoma Media Group creating a cluster of five FMs and a heritage AM. Paperwork has now been filed with the FCC that offers details on how much the company is paying for the FM pair due north of the San Francisco Bay Area.