Radio and Television Transactions

The fate of a low-power TV station serving Yuma, Ariz. and neighboring El Centro, Calif., viewing area will now be in the hands of Jeff Chang. Paperwork filed at the FCC shows Chang is agreeing to purchase the property with a digital channel of 2 and a PSIP channel of 41.

A listener supported Christian-themed noncommercial radio station that has served North Central Ohio since 1979 is heading to a new owner. As a result, the locally produced programming that had been a centerpiece of its programming has become a victim of these COVID-19 times. "Shine FM" is about to rise on the Class A facility boasting a pair of FM translator partners.

OK, so puns aren't our thing. But, we can say that KEES-AM, a radio station in Texas, is being transferred to a new owner.

In May 2017, a FCC filing indicated that a noncommercial Class C3 in Portales, N. Mex., was being donated to Oasis of Faith. That never happened. Now, the station is heading to a different licensee, and it is one known for its Kingdom Keys.

A transaction, brokered by Kalil & Co., consummated Sept. 1 sees Alan Usher and his company parting ways with two FM properties, which air Rock and Country formats, respectively. The FCC on Tuesday posted the asset purchase agreement, which includes the price paid by the buyer.

As much of Washington, D.C., was quiet ahead of a somewhat unusual Labor Day holiday weekend due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC on Friday posted no new transactions. That said, there were several STA requests -- including a station profiled this week in a RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast.

Its mission is to "bring principles for Kingdom living to our listeners." Now, Kingdom Keys Network will continue to fulfill its mission with two fewer FM radio stations in its collection of North Texas properties.

For some, the acronym "GOAT" means "Greatest of all Time," like Tom Brady or Dallas morning radio host Ron Chapman. In a part of the Sunshine State, it stands for "Gainesville Ocala All Talk." And, the talk around this "GOAT" today involves its sale to a Santa Rosa Beach individual who is quite the "Hitmaker."

By 2011, with listening habits gravitating toward FM and digital audio opportunities, a change in focus came for a Class D daytimer in Boston, with Urban One yielding control of the station to an entity that eventually acquired it in 2016. Now, WILD-AM is being spun again. And, the owners will be making a "life changing" shift for the presently silent daytimer.

An LPFM serving the unique community of Vancouver, Wash., has been operated by a progressive-minded audio operation based in nearby Portland, Ore. Now, that Oregon nonprofit is taking full possession of this low-power facility in the hub of Clark County.

The 1kw Class C AM and two translators offering "Faith Talk" to a city straddling the West Virginia-Ohio border have been sold. What does the buyer plan on doing with these facilities?

On March 30, Pluria Marshall Jr. transferred control of three stations he acquired from Nexstar Media Group in June 2014. It was a transaction fueled by a fight against Nexstar, followed by a December 2019 bankruptcy filing. The buyer raised eyebrows, leading three groups to write the FCC in opposition of the deal. The FCC rejected those arguments.

Edge Spectrum had been gathering low-power TV stations over the last three years in anticipation of NEXTGEN TV's coming riches for the industry. Now, its Chairman/CEO — who also heads ARK Multicasting — is shifting two more LPTVs to a different licensee, making it three in a week's time. We now know why.

On Feb. 26, 2019, LeRoy Dittman, sole owner of Capitol Broadcasting Inc. of Salem, Ore., passed away. Now, his estate is passing on ownership of his AM radio station in the Oregon state capital in a deal that's just been filed with the FCC.

Up in Texas' Hill Country, there's a "Lone Star" duo serving such towns as Mason and Harper, to the northwest of Fredericksburg. Now, these FMs are poised to change ownership.