Tar Heel Take Complete For N.C. FM Translator
Until the end of 2019, an FM translator in Lumberton, N.C., had been relaying the programming of WHQR Public Media in Wilmington, N.C. That relationship has officially ended, thanks to the facility's sale to a different NPR Member group.
TCT Sells A Western NY LPTV Property
A low-power TV station in the city known for Genesee Beer and Kodak is being spun by Tri-State Christian TV. Who's the buyer?
Winemiller Spills A First State LPTV Property To A Zebra
In April, Janet and Jeff Winemiller made news by making a trade with Marquee Broadcasting that saw their Lowcountry 34 Media become the licensee of a low-power TV property in Delaware's state capital. “We are happy to add WEVD to our other LPTV stations in Myrtle Beach, and in LaGrange and Savannah, Georgia,” Jeff Winemiller said at the time. He's just sold it.
The Praise Network’s Grand Exit From Grand Island
Good news and great Gospel music. That's been the brand promise of a Class B AM serving Grand Island, Neb., since a February 2008 transaction that brought the facility into The Praise Network family. Twelve years later, the AM -- now with an FM translator giving the station some "revitalization" -- are being spun.
A Marquee LPFM Deal In Myrtle Beach
In March 2015, a collection of low-power TV stations in Texas, Florida and South Carolina was spun by DTV America Corp. for $152,000. Fast-forward five years later, and just one of those 38 properties has fetched a price that is significantly higher than the value of that entire 2015 deal.
Alexandra Bids Adieu To Central Oregon Combo
Across the Pacific Northwest, Alexandra Communications, under the direction of Thomas and Cheryl Hodgins, has operated a collection of AMs, FMs and FM translators in such locales as Walla Walla, Wash., and Burns, Ore., in the center of the state along U.S. 20. Now, the Hodgkins are saying goodbye to Burns. The buyer? It's another mom-and-pop shop.
APA Filed In Townsquare’s Lease-To-Buy ‘Sasquatch’ Plan
On January 31, RBR+TVBR first reported on a lease-to-buy arrangement that eventually hands ownership of a Class C3 Classic Rocker serving the Duluth, Minn.-Superior, Wisc. market to one of the biggest local media companies in the U.S. On Tuesday, the wheels were put in motion to sell this station to Townsquare Media.
A New NPR Member Station Takes Shape In Texas
In February 2019, RBR+TVBR reported on the loss of NPR's lone member station in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, effectively leaving market No. 56 without a public radio property offering non-secular programming. Now, it appears a different market in the Lone Star State is getting an NPR member station of its own.
EMF’s Strikes Granite With A Translator Buy
Educational Media Foundation continues to build its nationwide network of Christian music noncommercial networks. This time, it is expanding in a Wyoming town where it is formally acquiring an FM translator used for its worship music offering.
Three New STAs Sought By Radio Licensees
With no new transactions posted Friday by the FCC, the focus is instead on new Special Temporary Authority applications with the Commission. There are three of them, including one in the Motor City.
Vic Michael Sells in PHX, Adds In Central Pa.
While the Phoenix market is famous for its South Mountain tower farm, there's another peak used by broadcast media as its transmitter home. That's Shaw Butte, a popular hiking site in north Phoenix. Here, an FM translator has been rebroadcasting a "relevant" AM's Christian-themed programming via an LMA. A lease-to-purchase conversion is now underway.
Saint Mary’s Makes A ‘Real Presence’ With These Gifts
On April 28, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota became the latest institution of higher learning to part ways with its radio broadcasting facilities. Rather than sell them, however, the school has donated them to a non-profit religious operator.
Leaving Las Vegas: One Less ‘iCiti’ For James Su
Five years after entering Southern Nevada's radio landscape by acquiring a Class C FM serving Mesquite, Nev., that has a better city-grade signal over St. George, Utah than Las Vegas, James Su is saying 再见 to the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Due West Of Houston, An FM Translator Trades Hands
FM translators in Houston have value, in particular to the South Asian community. In December 2019, Masala Radio agreed to pay over $1 million for K254BZ, covering towns some 18 miles to the southwest of Houston’s downtown core. Now, another translator serving this area of the metropolitan area is trading hands, and targeting South Asians is the likely plan.
Prices Revealed In La Crosse Media Sell-Offs
La Crosse Media Group is parting ways with its four FMs and AM serving the Wisconsin market, as the longtime owner is heading into retirement. Form 314 filings have now been posted by the FCC, and it provides a peek at just how much Pat Smith and his group will pocket from La Crosse's ownership exit, which involves three buyers. Kalil & Co. brokered the deals.