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Georgia-based Toccoa Falls College is selling four stations and two FM translators. The stations are: WRAF and WTXR, Toccoa Falls, Georgia; WEPC, Belton, South Carolina and WPFJ, Franklin, North Carolina. {lock} Lakeland, Florida-based Radio Training Network is the buyer. Jim Campbell is president/CEO and holds 17% of the equity. The price is $2.1 million cash. The buyer agreed to make a $100,000 deposit which will be placed in escrow and applied to the total purchase price. All four stations are noncommercial and the buyer has sked the FCC to waive the main studio rule so it can operate them as a satellite of WLFJ-FM, Greenville, South Carolina. The two FM translators are licensed to Franklin, N.C. and Lilburn, Georgia. WRAF is a Class C1 FM with an ERP of 100,000 watts @ 564’ HAAT; it operates on 90.9 MHz. WTXR is off the air; it has an ERP of 400 watts @ 138’ HAAT; it operates on 89.7 MHz. WEPC is a Class C2 FM with an ERP of 50,000 watts @ 299’ HAAT; it operates on 88.5 MHz. WPFJ is a Class B AM with 5,000 watts day/13 watts night; it operates on 1480 kHz from a single tower.

Farmers and others associated with the agriculture industry overwhelmingly listen to AM/FM the most for their news.

Brian Winnekins hopes the FCC will soon make some decisions about the next steps in its efforts to revitalize AM broadcasting.

Nielsen is changing offices in Columbia, Maryland.

The U.S. and Canadian satcasters fight over fees.

Jeff Wilks has sold his last radio stations.

How Univision benefits from back-loaded IPO.

Look for 2016 to be a busy year for radio and performance rights groups.

VOA has a new director.

NRSC updates two digital radio guidelines.

Radio risks becoming irrelevant in the dashboard.

Radio's share of political ad dollars is predicted to increase.

Nielsen will add on-demand, podcasts to Digital Audio Ratings.

FM translator sold in Washington State.

The new Shaw Media Podcast Network is set to join BlogTalkRadio