Radio and Television Transactions

Travel west of Terre Haute, Ind., and you'll see the radio tower for a Class A FM licensed to the town of Marshall, Ill. It's a property that's now being sold to a guy who's very familiar with the station. That's because it is the station's morning host.

A pair of Class D AM stations have served a community within the Nashville DMA with a blend of Talk programming that includes syndicated hosts offering shows distributed by Salem Radio Network. Now, the stations are being sold. A switch to non-secular fare is forthcoming.

With Entercom's WLYF-FM 101.5 "Lite FM" in balmy Miami the latest station to adopt an all-Christmas format, even though it's not Thanksgiving yet, thinking of Jesus is certainly top of mind. As such, this deal in the Land of Lincoln may be perfectly timed to usher in a new owner.

A contract has been signed and an application is being filed with the FCC for the transfer of two radio stations in Wyoming from a local company led by Ted Tucker. The buyer in this deal brokered by Kalil & Co. is the No. 2 licensee of radio stations in the U.S. -- which has closed on its Atlanta deal.

In a transaction that sees Francisco Montero of Fletcher Heald & Hildreth serve as the buyer's legal counsel, a Class B AM offering Spanish-language programming to the Hampton Roads of Virginia is trading hands. A change in presentation isn't expected, given the buyer.

Vic Michael's Kona Coast Radio has decided to part ways with a Salt Lake City-market AM and its unbuilt FM translator, which will eventually be licensed to the city of Bluffdale, Utah. Who's the buyer of this 1kw Class C with 1 tower?

From a tower to the north of Altoona, Pa., local listeners have until recently been able to tune to Christian-themed music and teaching programs from a noncommercial FM billed as “The Compass.” Now, this station that offers “Direction for Life” is going in a new direction. It’s just been sold.

Under the brand Jackson Hole Radio, a group locally managed by Lynda John is now operating a collection of properties that include a trio of FMs and a Spanish-language AM that has a FM translator associated with it. Now, it is purchasing the stations.

A Class D AM with 2.5kw during daylight hours and 1kw at night from a tower just above State Line Road, on the Tennessee side of the border with Alabama, has just been sold. The buyer is a Florence, Ala., broadcasting company led by Michael Brandt.

A once-"refreshing" non-secular Class A FM serving Lancaster, Ohio is about to get a new owner. It's a Buckeye State entity that will be gaining its fourth FM station, once this deal closes.

For some, Bryan Hollenbaugh is remembered for his seven years as a media and community relations pro for the U.S. Air Force. For others, he's remembered as a top Regional Market Manager at the former Adelante Media Group, or perhaps as Market Manager for DMS Broadcasting's Grand Cayman stations or as GM of "Fly 92.3." Today, he owns radio stations -- and just converted an LMA into a buy.

A "hometown station" serving a portion of the Ozarks for more than 60 years has just been sold. It's part of a transaction involving three radio stations, and sees Dalton Wright's Ozark Media as the seller. The buyers are a husband-and-wife duo who could be bringing the word of Jesus to at least one of these properties.

Who knew that there was a town in Alabama due west of Fort Rucker and Enterprise, within the Dothan DMA, called Opp? Here, a Class A FM that happens to share its call sign with a television station in Miami is trading hands.

On March 8, 2018, "a pioneering Hattiesburg radio icon" died at a local hospital at the age of 96. Now, an AM radio station and its FM translator in this Mississippi town are being sold from this individual's estate. The buyer is getting its third property as a result of this transaction.

After a reported family spat that cost Christopher Miller the role of President of Rocking M Media earlier this year, an entity he controls has filed an asset purchase agreement with the FCC that would assume control of half of Rocking M's Salina, Kansas cluster.