Radio News

In September 2022, a 6kw Class A “ESPN Radio” affiliate at 96.5 MHz in Parker’s Crossroads, Tenn., was sold by Crossroads Broadcasting to News Talk West Tennessee LLC in a deal valued at $500,000. Two years later, the FM that reaches Lexington and Huntingdon, Tenn. due northeast of Jackson, Tenn., has run out of time due to fiscal challenges.

John Fredericks, the Virginia-based conservative talk show host whose show can be heard on stations across the south and in the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, markets, is growing his regional radio station stable by agreeing to purchase a group of West Virginia properties.

A Class C3 FM presently home to a Classic Country format simulcast on W262AG, explaining the "JAX Country 100.3" branding, is being sold. When the deal is done, the buyer will have no less than six brands superserving Spanish-speaking and Latino audiences in the Jacksonville market.

Canadian regulatory policy regarding AM/FM "radio processes" have been under fire from fiscally challenged publicly traded companies that have been selling properties or, in some cases, shutting down stations altogether. It now appears the CRTC is ready to consider a "modernization of radio processes."

Rogers Sports & Media is selling to My Broadcasting Corp. its 26kw Class B Adult Contemporary CKOT-FM "Easy 101.3" — today modeled largely after Rogers flagship CHFI-FM in Toronto — and 7.8kw Class B CJDL-FM "Country 107.3" in Tillsonburg, Ont. Both stations reach London, Ont. Also being sold is an Ottawa rimshot FM.

Few have heard of tiny Hayward, Wisc., due south of Superior. Here, a Class A FM known until September as "The Cabin" and its FM translator companion are being sold. The buyer is known for progressive-leaning spoken word programming heard on stations across Wisconsin.

In another move that expands the radio station licensee's nontraditional revenue streams, Galaxy Media is revving up its revenue engines and looking forward to fast ROI by acquiring one of Central New York's biggest indoor automotive expos.

Travel up Highway 14 from Santa Clarita and you'll reach the Antelope Valley, sandwiched between Bakersfield to the west and Victorville to the east. Here, L.A. FM radio reception is sketchy. This could explain why Educational Media Foundation is agreeing to purchase a 3kw Class A facility that is presently offering Country music to listeners.

The Chris Devine-founded GeoBroadcast Solutions has been given the FCC's unanimous nod to fully move ahead with the implementation of its "ZoneCasting" technology by expanding the opportunity to use FM boosters for program origination.

The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) on Tuesday celebrated the achievements of eight trailblazing leaders at its Gracies Leadership Awards. The President and Publisher of Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR was among the honorees, who were celebrated with special Times Square display messages.

A Jonesboro, Ark., radio broadcasting company is picking up the pieces after vandals tore through a transmitter building, causing extreme damage.

Reyes Media Group has established itself as the dominant source of Spanish-language audio entertainment and information for Kansas City's growing Hispanic community. Now, the FCC is being asked to approve the transfer of 50% ownership in the company to an estate, following the February death of the family matriarch.

The company that runs Estrella Media's Hispanic-focused radio, TV and digital content creation and distribution operation and over-the-air audio brands serving multicultural audiences across the New York Tri-State area has released a third quarter earnings report largely reflective of the new dollar sources contributing to the company's bottom line.

Pending regulatory approval, two Kentucky FMs, an AM and two FM translators will become part of a collection of Bluegrass State radio properties tied to the CEO of QUU Inc. who is also the former NAB Joint Board Chairman and EVP for Industry Affairs and Strategic Planning. Cantrell's group is getting something in return.

The Market President for iHeartMedia's Seattle-Tacoma radio stations, an individual who rose to the post in November 2020 after seven years in ascending sales roles, has tacked on similar duties for the company's Spokane properties by rising to Area President for Washington.