It’s a 6kw Class A FM serving an area of Northeast Ohio between Mentor and Ashtabula, and airs a regional Oldies format that in the 4pm hour featured Detroit act 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) and the America track “Daisy Jane.”
Soon, this unique Oldies station will be in the hands of a new owner.
WQGR-FM “Gold 93.7” in North Madison, Ohio, is being sold by Media One Holdings subsidiary South Shore Broadcasting Inc.
The buyer is Music Express Broadcasting Corp., and a $750,000 purchase price has been agreed to. A $50,000 escrow deposit has been made.
Media One is led by James Embrescia, while Warren Jones is behind the buyer’s group. Jones’ Music Express is the owner of WKKY-FM 104.7 in Geneva, Ohio, a Country station that serves the same listening area. As such, Music Express is doubling up in this suburban Cleveland area.
Serving as the seller’s broker of record is Mahlman Radio and Tower Brokerage. The legal counsel representing Music Express is Daniel Kirkpatrick of BakerHostetler.
For Media One, the Ashtabula stations it remains the operator and owner of are comprised of WFUN “ESPN 970,” Classic Rock WFXJ “107.5 The Fox,” Adult Contemporary WREO-FM, Country WYBL-FM and Oldies WZOO-FM.
