Radio Assets Pass To Widow Following ‘Giant’ Death
A Class D AM radio station and its companion FM translator serving a Minnesota city southwest of St. Cloud will soon be wholly owned by the widow of her husband and business partner who held 50% interest in the station's controlling limited liability company. It's the result of his untimely death in September.
Compass Points to Pac-12, PLAYFLY With New Audio Rights Pact
It's a collegiate athletic conference whose members today include public universities across the west coast of the U.S. Now, fans of this conference's basketball teams — both men's and women's — and its football teams' crowning event can tune to audio coverage across affiliate stations produced and marketed by Compass Media Networks.
A Station Return Gives Cantrell-Led Operation A Harrisburg Move-In
It holds a Construction Permit for an 1,100-watt FM signal from a tower site in Carroll Township, Pa., allowing it to serve Pennsylvania's state capital once it returns from a temporary silence under FCC authority. When that happens, the owner of this facility is expected to be Seven Mountains Media.
Family Life Grabs A Former Alpha Media Western Md. FM
When Connoisseur Media agreed to merge with Alpha Media, it was understood that several Alpha properties deemed non-essential to the company led by Jeff Warshaw would be sold. Add a Class A facility serving a portion of Western Maryland and neighboring Waynesboro, Pa., to that divestment list.
Beasley Completes Its WNKS, KXTE Sales To K-LOVE
It took roughly two months to pass muster with the FCC and reach a successful closing date. Now, K-LOVE Inc. is the owner of a pair of big-signal FM radio stations sold by Beasley Media Group, with a call sign change seen in Las Vegas.
Tom Birch’s Radio Group Inks TSQ White Label Digital Deal
Lakes Media Network's sellers in Southern Virginia and Northern North Carolina now have access to Townsquare Ignite's digital advertising platform. The six-station operation known for its vociferous interference fights from Raleigh-based FM translators is the latest broadcaster to team up with Townsquare.
Ed Levine Sells Galaxy To Pamal
Two longtime Empire State radio broadcasting companies are combining assets. The transaction, yet to be filed for FCC approval, comes as Ed Levine is retiring as Galaxy Media’s leader.
Golden State Journalist Tax Credits Include Radio Newsrooms
One year after Congress pulled federal dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, California is putting its own money behind local newsrooms — and radio is included. Gov. Gavin Newsom approved the "Community NEWS Act," which establishes refundable tax credits for news outlets that retain staff journalists.
Dimes Media Sells North-of-SLO Radio Combo
As 2021 began, Bill Gittler signed off on an agreement to sell his radio stations to Dimes Media, a licensee operating in California's Central Coast created from the Richard D. Buckley Trust. Now, Dimes, led by President/CEO Eric Dimes Fahnoe, is spinning these stations located in southern Monterey County.
T-Wolves Go With WCCO For Audio Play-By-Play
"The Fan" will no longer be the official radio home of the National Basketball Association club that calls the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul home. And, in a move that makes the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act's pending Senate vote ever more urgent, the team's new flagship is on the kHz band.
A Deal That Brings A KORE Commitment To Sports
It's a Class D AM radio station with an FM translator serving the second-largest metropolitan area of Oregon, offering a Sports Talk format to local listeners. Pending regulatory approval, the facilities will become the property of a bulldog.
Connoisseur Commits To Local News With Nexstar Station Pact
Effective immediately, KXL-FM's news muscle will get a vitamin boost courtesy of the Nexstar Media Group-owned CBS affiliate serving the Rose City. A new partnership is in effect that will see KOIN-6's journalists assist the Connoisseur Media station on delivery of key stories in a timely manner.
‘X’ Marks The New Spot For VGK Radio Coverage
They're a winner in the NHL, with a legion of fans across the Silver State who have adopted the team as their own, gobbling up knowledge of a sport that arrived in Southern Nevada a decade ago. Now, the official radio partner of the Vegas Golden Knights is changing with the 2026-2027 season.
Leighton Radio Ownership Heads To An ‘ESOP’
Five individuals central to the leadership of Leighton Radio Holdings have agreed to redeem their shares in the Leighton Enterprises subsidiary — a move that makes the parent company's employee stock ownership plan the sole shareholder of the radio station licensee.
RAB Board Elects New Directors for 2027
The RAB autumn Board of Directors meeting concluded last Thursday with a new slate of officers and directors, unanimously approved at the Northeast Ohio-based affair. Serving as Chair: Cox Media Group's Radio head, Rob Babin.