Radio and Television Transactions

Two locales within the Tri-Cities DMA may have little in common, aside from the presence of FM stations owned by the same licensee. But, each town is home to first-generation Hispanic immigrants active in the viticultural and agricultural industries. This likely explains the desire of the rural properties, which are heading to a new owner.

As first reported Tuesday morning by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink, Joe Reilly’s Columbia Broadcasting Company is selling two AMs and four FM translators to the Kristin Cantrell-led Seven Mountains Media. What are the terms of the deal?

The party operating a Class D daytimer with an all-important FM translator serving the largest market of Arkansas — an area with significant growth in Spanish-speaking Hispanic consumers — seeks to purchase the property from the estate of the person who bought the AM in 1988.

"Uncle" Bob and "Cousin" Mark have signed a deal that will make one of those two figures an owner of "The Talk of the Town" in Athens, Tenn., situated between Chattanooga and Knoxville on U.S. 11. Why? The Uncle has decided to sell his stake in the station.

A 98,000-watt Class C FM signal that covers the northern half of the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and the Oklahoma cities of Ardmore and Durant has officially transitioned from talk about hoops and passes to Biblical teaching, Sacred Music and "Informative News."

In Sidney, Ohio, is a locally focused FM offering programming that's "Totally. About. Music." It comes courtesy of Dean Miller Broadcasting, but could that change soon? The station has just been sold, and the buyer — a familiar figure in the building — plans on a return to its former branding.

Many years ago, directories listing the radio broadcasting companies in the U.S. would always feature the uniquely named Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting at the top of the alphabetical list. Today, the licensee still exists. And, it is signing off on the purchase of an AM/FM combo and an FM translator serving a small Kansas town.

It's a 6kw Class A serving a small Alaskan city accessible to Anchorage only by a 75-minute flight. Pending FCC approval, it will be soon owned by Strait Media. 

A 3kw Class A FM serving the Fort Walton Beach and Destin areas of Northwest Florida is being sold by its court-appointed receiver. The station is presently a part of "The Ticket Sports Network."

It uses digital Channel 30 and enjoys a PSIP of Channel 7. For the past year, it has been owned by Craig Ruark, who acquired the property from a Christian-focused broadcasting entity. Now, Ruark is spinning the LPTV station serving Southern Nevada.

Its assets include NPR Member station WFYI-FM and PBS Member station WFYI-20 in Indianapolis. Soon, it will be adding a low-power TV station to its property collection — thanks to a donation being made by a prolific trader of late in the LPTV arena.

It's known for six radio brands, a health and fitness directory, and a classifieds website serving Northeastern Nevada from the city of Elko. Now, Ruby Radio Corporation is preparing to part ways with the radio assets, according to the broker of record in this pending transaction.

It's known as a home for "Middle Georgia Gospel" programming, and serves as an FM translator tied to a Class D AM licensed to Perry, Ga. Now, the owner of that AM has secured the FM translator by converting a lease to an outright purchase.

As 2021 came to a close, Gray Television executed an agreement to purchase five Construction Permits from the original CEO of DTV America. The transaction, which sees Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive broker, representing DTV America, has just closed.

A low-power TV station licensed to use VHF Channel 4 in the Dallas-Fort Worth market is being sold by one Hispanic broadcast ministry to another.