As RBR+TVBR first reported on February 2, NRG Media is exiting the Omaha-Council Bluffs market, ending some 21 years of operations following the merger of Norman Waitt Jr.’s Waitt Radio with Mary Quass’ NewRadio Group.
Now, slightly more than five months later, the $2.15 million sale of the stations is complete, putting three AMs and two FMs in the hands of Usher Media.
With Kalil & Co. serving as the exclusive broker in the transaction, the company led by Alan Usher, is now the owner of the following stations:
- Class B News/Talk KOIL-AM 1290 in Omaha, with 5kw daytime from 1 tower and 3 towers at night (with a directional signal)
- Class C3 Rhythmic Top 40 KOPW-FM “Power 106.9” in Plattsmouth, Neb.
- Class B KZOT-AM 1180 “Yacht Rock” in Bellevue, Neb., with 25kw daytime/1kw nighttime from 4 towers, using a directional two-pattern array
- Class B expanded band facility KOZN-AM 1620 “The Zone,” a Sports Talker in Bellevue, Neb., with 10kw daytime/1kw nighttime from 1 tower
- Class C0 Top 40 KQKQ-FM “Sweet 98” in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Usher Media’s transaction for these stations comes after he closed in early April on the $3.75 million purchase of NRG Media’s KGFW-AM, KQKY-FM, KRNY-FM, and K241CN-FX in Kearney, Neb.; KROR-FM in Hastings, Neb.; and KSYZ-FM in Grand Island, Neb.
