Radio and Television Transactions

"Boomtown Richmond" is officially getting a little more oomph. It is purchasing two AMs and an FM translator that were once part of Davidson Media Group's Spanish-language holdings across the East Coast, operated via an LMA for nearly three years.

Travel between Rocky Mount and Wilmington, N.C., along U.S. 258, and you'll come across the picturesque city of Kinston, in Lenoir County. Here, a low-powered TV station is being sold by Tutt Media Group.

The Colorado cities of Aspen, Steamboat Springs and Vail are famous for their ski resorts. In each of these locales, low-power TV stations have been licensed to serve local viewers. Now, they are being acquired by the founder and CEO of Diya TV.

In May 2015, the Rev. Denny Hazen passed away, leaving behind his wife, Marge. Both were widely known across Northeast Ohio for their long-running broadcast ministry, which saw the launch of a TV program and ownership of radio stations. Now, one of those FMs is being spun.

An Class D AM in Barstow, Calif., in November with well-remembered call letters for Los Angeles radio listeners of the past was acquired in mid-November 2020 by The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council. What wasn't immediately known was that the MMTC had an immediate buyer.

In the Pacific Northwest, the Iglesia Pentecostal Víspera Del Fin has emerged as a broadcast ministry dedicated to serving Hispanic evangelicals.  Now, it is gaining some broadcast power by striking deals with both Amador Bustos and Ed Distell.

A broadcasting veteran of more than 50 years is calling it quits, and heading into retirement. But, who in the midst of a pandemic would want to invest in an AM/FM combo serving a rural area of Virginia between Richmond and Lynchburg? Look no further than the No. 2 licensee by number of radio stations in the U.S.

On Dec. 21, a collection of full-power and FM translator stations serving communities in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont were designated for transfer into an irrevocable trust. The FCC has just given its blessings to the move.

The lone radio stations within a 30-mile radius of a small Mitchell County, Tex., town have just been sold. It's an "Extreme" transaction -- one that involves the owner of a Tejano station serving the Abilene market, and a husband-and-wife seller.

An AM/FM combo serving Minot, N.D., has been involuntary placed into an estate administered by Virginia-based attorney Todd Steiner, following the recent death of the stations' licensee. The estate is being led by the deceased owner's son, who continues to manage business affairs of the properties.

RBR+TVBR on Tuesday reported on a transaction that will see a reborn "Ritmo" serve the Delaware Valley, thanks to Miguel Amador's Ritmo Broadcasting. Ritmo also operates a Top 40 operation with call letters that pay homage to a hit music FM that once served Philadelphia, and a FCC filing now shows he's buying the AM and FM translator used to power it.

Travel down U.S. 30 from the Cherry Hill, N.J., area just east of central Philadelphia, and you'll happen across some smaller Southern New Jersey communities as Clementon and Berlin. Here, an FM translator has been used to rebroadcast a religious noncommercial FM. Soon, that will change -- along with the language of what's heard on the air.

A collection of full-power and FM translator stations serving communities in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are being transferred into an irrevocable trust, according to a filing on the FCC's LMS made Friday. If approved, this will see a 2010 U.S. Senate candidate shift ownership of the properties to an irrevocable trust that he'll directly oversee.

It's not often that the FCC receives an "Acuerdo para venta y transferencia de licencia de un radioemisora." In such cases, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth attorney Frank Montero is likely involved. And, that's indeed the situation here, as a prolific Puerto Rico broadcaster has gained another AM on La Isla del Encanto.

City United Church in recent years has been using a Massachusetts AM to provide a "Power"-ful religious-themed message to local listeners. Then, the station fell silent. Now, this facility is being sold.