A little AM radio station made famous by Clint Eastwood for its central role in the classic film Play Misty for Me in the 2010s added an FM translator to give it a bit of “revitalization” as it focused on serving Carmel, Calif.
Now, The Heidi McKay Marital Trust, operator of KRML Radio, is spinning that FM translator. It’s a very “relevant” deal and one that doesn’t impact the seller, as it is using a bigger FM translator to reach neighboring Monterey today.
The station being spun is K271BP at 102.1 MHz, and it is being donated to Relevant Radio, the Christian broadcast ministry.
Handling the paperwork for KRML is Mark Lipp of Fletcher Heald & Hildreth; serving as the legal counsel for Relevant Radio is Mark Denbo of Smithwick & Belendiuk.
Formerly a 125-watt facility with a near full-market coverage area, K271BP presently holds a construction permit for a Class D facility of just 15 watts, with a signal focused on Carmel-by-the Sea and southern towns along Highway 1 below Pacific Grove.
This change could have been done to protect Audacy-owned KRBQ-FM 102.1 in San Francisco, a Class B with fringe coverage into Santa Cruz.
KRML was acquired by Heidi’s widow, Scott McKay, in August 2011 from Wisdom Broadcasting Company Inc. for $150,000.
