Charlie Banta Buys A Trio Of AMs, In Principle
A 45-year radio industry veteran who serves as president of Mercury Capital Partners has agreed to pay $2.3 million for a trio of AM radio stations serving some of the nation's biggest markets. In a deal filed with the FCC on Monday, the Charlie Banta-led Universal Stations LLC is the buyer. The seller is tied to Banta, making this deal a bit of a reorganization.
AR station gets the Word, and the Faith
Another AM station will be going the non-profit religious route. KCGS-AM, in the Ozark Mountain town of Marshall AR, is being sold to Word...
Rdio to File Chapter 11, Pandora to Acquire Assets
Rdio to file for Chapter 11, Pandora to acquire some assets.
Mapleton Sells Spokane AM
Mapleton License of Spokane is looking to sell an AM asset.
WSEV is In Play
Grand Crowne Resorts of Pigeon Forge intends to sell WSEV.
A Translator Is Donated In A Big Colorado Ski Town
In the world famous ski town of Snowmass Village, Colo., is a 23-watt FM translator that until recently has served as a rebroadcast partner of "The Range," a Classic Country station. Programming has shifted to another translator, with a slightly bigger coverage area, from nearby Aspen. As a result, the owner of the 23-watter is giving the facility away.
Univision spins Llano FM into local duopoly
Bryan King already owns KITY-FM in Llano, an unrated portion of Texas that is northwest of Austin and west of Killeen. That makes KAJZ-FM,...
Binnie Media Adjusts Its Media Ownership
A collection of full-power and FM translator stations serving communities in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are being transferred into an irrevocable trust, according to a filing on the FCC's LMS made Friday. If approved, this will see a 2010 U.S. Senate candidate shift ownership of the properties to an irrevocable trust that he'll directly oversee.
Why You Need to Know About FM translator Deals a Go-Go
Many deals for FM translators were filed at the FCC leading up to Jan. 29th.
Transactions: 09-24-07
4.175M KELA-AM & KMNT-FM Centralia WA (Centralia-Chehalis, Chehalis WA) from Citicasters Licenses LP, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. (Mark Mays) to Bicoastal...
Chilton WI AM sold, set to move
Metro North Communications Inc. has a deal to acquire WMBE-AM Chilton WI. But just as the station won’t be staying with its current licensee...
Family Stations Spins Another
Religious noncom Family Stations, the group associated with the late Harold Camping
Deals Closed on Five Midwest Stations
All five stations were sold by Withers Broadcasting - acting alone or with partner Volunteer Broadcasting
Station Swap in Arkansas Draws Interest
Money is also on the table with an Arkansas station swap.
Transactions: 12-20-11
$2.3M WLVJ-AM West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL (Boynton Beach FL) from JCE Licenses LLC, a subsidiary of James Crystal Enterprises (James W. Hilliard) to...