Radio and Television Transactions

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.

From the city of Carville, Ala., a Class D daytime-only operation serves the nearby Montgomery marketplace. Soon, it will become the latest property to be associated with the Dr. Michael Augustus Cultural and Musical Arts Foundation.

In December 2016, a broadcast TV company led by Louis Wall agreed to acquire a low-power television construction permit in Lake Charles, La., for $80,000, from DTV America Corp. Today, that facility at Channel 19 is a MeTV network affiliate under the calls KWWE-LD. Now, SagamoreHill is getting another construction permit in the Louisiana market.

Across the state of Hawaii, Family Broadcasting Corp. has carved a commercial niche for itself by offering a slate of second-run programs "the whole family can enjoy watching together." While over-the-air broadcasts are mainly associated a Honolulu-based facility, a satellite station in Hilo has served as a full satellite partner until now. That will soon change.

Travel south on Highway 89 from Prescott, Ariz., and you'll see Mt. Francis off in the distance. From here, an FM translator 93.5 MHz rebroadcasts a Family Life Broadcasting FM in Flagstaff. That's poised to change, with Spanish-language programming on the way.