The Pandemic Ended Play Time. Now, A Sale Is Here
In Panama City Beach, Fla., the licensee of an AM with an FM translator was so negatively impacted by the pandemic that it pressed the Stop button on "PLAY-FM." Now, a new owner is ready to resurrect the facilities. Only, it has different plans for what will air on the temporarily dormant station.
Hispanic Non-Profit Grabs Mid-America AM
A Class B AM serving Kansas City, simulcast on an FM translator covering the Kansas portion of the metropolitan area, is being spun. The buyer is a non-profit dedicated to serving the Hispanic population in the region, one of America's top emerging Latino markets.
NE Indiana Classical Noncomm Set For Gospel Shift
Listener contributions have done little to offset the debt associated with the 2002 purchase of a Class A FM in Fort Wayne, Ind. Now, NE Public Radio is parting ways with this station. What does this mean? Classical music is about to depart, and Gospel programming targeting African Americans is ready to debut.
A Michigan Broadcast Ministry Adds Arkansas FM
Alfred "Pat" Robertson III is the licensee of a Class A FM radio station licensed to Elaine, Ark. He's agreed to transfer control of this station, and it will soon be under the ownership of a Michigan-based operator of Contemporary Christian Music stations.
Seven Mountains Completes A Sound Transaction
In February, RBR+TVBR first reported on the sale of nine radio stations owned by Sound Communications in the Twin Tiers of Northern Pennsylvania and Western New York. The deal, brokered by Michael J. Bergner, has now closed -- making the company led by Kristin Cantrell a dominant player in the region. It didn't even own stations here in 2017.
A Keystone State AM Changes Hands
A Class D AM radio station licensed to serve a city just west of State College, Pa., is being sold. The seller? A licensee that in January 2020 purchased this property. He's now selling it for a slight loss.
A ‘Neon’ Noncomm Gets Some Desert Soul
Travel east of Sky Harbor International Airport and you'll find not-so-sleepy Apache Junction, Ariz. Here, a 2kw Class A operates as a non-comm infatuated with 1980s pop and rock hits. But, will that cease once the station's sale is concluded? The answer is very likely yes, given the buyer. And, it's a big boost to the African American community.
A DFW-Area FM Translator Changes Hands
Travel to the south of downtown Dallas along U.S. Highway 67, and chances are you'll see the Cedar Hill cluster of broadcast media towers off to the west. Among the transmitters on these towers is one for a recently upgraded FM translator licensed to rebroadcast a HD multicast channel assigned to an Urban One station. This translator has just been sold.
Amy Meredith Sends An FM Translator To the Dawgs …
... and the Catz, too. Meredith, who gained full control of Powell Meredith Communications Company in a 2009 divorce settlement, is selling a 40-watt FM translator serving an Arizona community to the northwest of Phoenix.
A Latin Christian California Network Expands
In the northern half of California's San Joaquin Valley, pastor Juan Montes has established a Spanish-language broadcast ministry that uses a Class A FM station licensed to Chowchilla, and an FM translator in Hughson, to reach the Modesto and Merced markets, respectively. Now, Montes' operation is adding two additional FMs in the region.
After Nearly Four Years, Tri-Star Exits Southern Utah
On Sept. 25, 2017, a new AM radio station licensed for broadcast at 1490 MHz in Santa Clara, Utah — and an associated FM translator it sought in the FCC’s recent Auction 99 — traded hands. Now, those properties and a second FM translator are heading to a new owner.
A Radio Legend Deals To XANA
Warner Tillman is parting ways with an AM/FM combo that includes an FM translator and no less than four boosters designed to give that FM station coverage of Eastern Washington's largest metropolis.
A First Coast Facility Finds A New Owner
From the south side of historic St. Augustine, Fla., sits a broadcast tower that's home to a Class B AM with 230 watts after dark and 2kw when it's light out. It uses an FM translator to give a little "revitalization," too. Now, both are heading to a new owner.
Roseland Grabs A Trio Of LPTV CPs
Three unbuilt construction permits for low-power TV stations in Illinois, New Mexico and North Dakota, respectively, are being purchased by Roseland. OK, so most New Yorkers may only know the former Roseland Ballroom on 52nd Street. One Gothamate knows of another, and it's a Vice President at HC2 — the entity selling the facilities.
Beneficiary To Gain Ownership Of Virginia Combo
On Dec. 6, 2020, the sole owner of an AM/FM combo and an FM translator serving a portion of the Norfolk DMA passed away. Now, paperwork is being filed with the Commission that will formally transfer ownership of the facilities to the executrix of his estate.