Colorado Media Newsroom
October 7th, 2022, 05:34 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/07/wjzr.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1After ending its Jazz programming (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232445/wjzrs-jazz-programming-comes-to-an-end/) in July, Lee Rust’s North Coast Radio Inc. has sold 105.9 WJZR Rochester NY to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council.
The deal is valued at $1.2 million with WXXI paying $675,000 in cash and additional $525,000 will be credited to Rust as a charitable gift for tax purposes. As part of the deal WXXI will relocate WJZR to a new tower site and convert the station to non-commercial status as it will join their PBS affiliate WXXI-TV, Public News/Talk 1370 WXXI (https://www.wxxinews.org)/107.5 W298CH, and Classical 91.5 WXXI-FM (https://www.wxxiclassical.org) Rochester. WXXI also operates the University of Rochester’s AAA 88.5 WRUR (https://www.wrur.org) Rochester.
Grand Valley State University sells Silent 1480 WKVU Kentwood/Grand Rapids MI to Smile FM for $60,000. WKVU’s former simulcaster 850 WGVS Muskegon was sold to Smile FM in May for $25,000. The two stations ran a non-commercial Oldies format until the start of this year (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/217365/wgvu-to-shut-down-real-oldies-1480-850/).
Augusta Radio Fellowship acquires Gospel “G104.3 (https://www.g104fm.com)” WJSG Hamlet NC from Sherrell Jackson’s Jackson Broadcasting Company for $540,000.
Translator SalesWilkins Radio’s JJ&B Broadcasting acquires 98.9 W255AS Augusta GA from Edgewater Broadcasting for $85,000. The translator will be utilized to rebroadcast the buyer’s Christian Preaching 1050 WFAM (http://www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wfam-1050am-augusta-ga/) Augusta.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/243673/station-sales-week-of-10-7-wxxi-expands-in-rochester/)
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/07/wjzr.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1After ending its Jazz programming (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/232445/wjzrs-jazz-programming-comes-to-an-end/) in July, Lee Rust’s North Coast Radio Inc. has sold 105.9 WJZR Rochester NY to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council.
The deal is valued at $1.2 million with WXXI paying $675,000 in cash and additional $525,000 will be credited to Rust as a charitable gift for tax purposes. As part of the deal WXXI will relocate WJZR to a new tower site and convert the station to non-commercial status as it will join their PBS affiliate WXXI-TV, Public News/Talk 1370 WXXI (https://www.wxxinews.org)/107.5 W298CH, and Classical 91.5 WXXI-FM (https://www.wxxiclassical.org) Rochester. WXXI also operates the University of Rochester’s AAA 88.5 WRUR (https://www.wrur.org) Rochester.
Grand Valley State University sells Silent 1480 WKVU Kentwood/Grand Rapids MI to Smile FM for $60,000. WKVU’s former simulcaster 850 WGVS Muskegon was sold to Smile FM in May for $25,000. The two stations ran a non-commercial Oldies format until the start of this year (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/217365/wgvu-to-shut-down-real-oldies-1480-850/).
Augusta Radio Fellowship acquires Gospel “G104.3 (https://www.g104fm.com)” WJSG Hamlet NC from Sherrell Jackson’s Jackson Broadcasting Company for $540,000.
Translator SalesWilkins Radio’s JJ&B Broadcasting acquires 98.9 W255AS Augusta GA from Edgewater Broadcasting for $85,000. The translator will be utilized to rebroadcast the buyer’s Christian Preaching 1050 WFAM (http://www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wfam-1050am-augusta-ga/) Augusta.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/243673/station-sales-week-of-10-7-wxxi-expands-in-rochester/)