Colorado Media Newsroom
March 10th, 2023, 06:40 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2018/02/klove.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Educational Media Foundation makes a rare AM purchase with the acquisition of 780 KJME Fountain/Colorado Springs CO from Timothy Cutforth for $70,000. KJME has carried EMF’s “K-Love (https://klove.com/)” network since March 2022 to feed their 96.5 K243AM Colorado Springs. Cutforth also owns Classic Country 890 KCEG Fountain/105.1 K286CO Colorado Springs.
Omni Broadcasting sells Silent 93.5 WTKP Port St. Joe (with pending application to move to 93.7 Youngstown to cover Panama City) to Divine Word Communications (http://www.coloradomedia.net/forums/?fbclid=IwAR0VcgthB_ROP7-DAxs6GL27ShMpaVok56UDNb8UdjpufN_LQvqxSTGY-ZU) for $225,000. The buyer operates a network of Catholic stations along the Gulf Coast based at WDWR Pensacola.
The Greg Smith led Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting will purchase News/Talk 1240 KXLE and Country 95.3 KXLE-FM (http://www.kxleradio.com) Ellensburg WA from Brad Tacher’s KXLE Inc. for $250,000. The deal does not include KXLE’s tower site or the studio building. The seller will remain with the stations under a management agreement.
Augusta Radio Fellowship is buying Cherokee Broadcasting’s three stations in the southwest corner of North Carolina. Augusta Radio Fellowship will pay $550,000 for Oldies “Big 6 Radio” 600 WCVP Murphy, Country/Christian “Pure Country” 95.9 WCVP-FM Robbinsville, and AC 102.7 WCNG Murphy. In a related deal, John Reynolds will donate WCNG translator 101.3 W267BC Blairsville GA to Augusta Radio Fellowship.
First Dallas Media sells the CP for 89.9 KCBG Fulton/Corpus Christi TX to Arian Kasra’s Poderosa Broadcasting Corporation for $25,000. The buyer also holds CPs for non-commercial signals in New Market Elko MN and North Chicago IL.
WHYY Inc. sells 88.1 WNJS-FM Berlin NJ to Bux-Mont Educational Association for $110,000. The buyer owns Nostalgia 89.3 WRDV (https://www.wrdv.org) Warminster/91.7 WLBS Bristol/97.1 W246AR Bensalem/107.3 W297AD Philadelphia PA. WNJS-FM currently simulcasts Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM Philadelphia.
Translator SalesChris Murray’s PB Broadcasting of Georgia buys 97.3 W247CJ Manchester GA from Radio By Grace for $14,751. W247CJ has rebroadcast 1370 WFDR Manchester since 2016 as part of Murray’s Classic Hits “Fox-FM (https://www.myfoxfm.com)” network.
Perdomo & Diaz Media Group acquires 99.5 W258CU Southampton NY (with CP to move to 88.9) from Bud Williamson’s Hudson Radio Public Radio for $60,000. The deal lists Radio Catskill’s Variety 90.5 WJFF (https://wjffradio.org) Catskill NY as the station intended to be rebroadcast.
Bux-Mont Educational Association donates 91.9 W220AG Lawrenceville NJ to WYRS Broadcasting. W220AG already rebroadcasts Christian 90.7 WYRS (https://wyrs.org/index.html) Manahawkin NJ.
CSN International sells 94.3 W232DV Lafayette IN to Inter Mirifica, Inc’s Catholic Radio Indy (https://catholicradioindy.org) for $50,000. The translator will rebroadcast the buyer’s 89.1 WSPM Cloverdale IN.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/249666/station-sales-week-of-3-10-emf-makes-rare-am-acquisition/)
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2018/02/klove.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Educational Media Foundation makes a rare AM purchase with the acquisition of 780 KJME Fountain/Colorado Springs CO from Timothy Cutforth for $70,000. KJME has carried EMF’s “K-Love (https://klove.com/)” network since March 2022 to feed their 96.5 K243AM Colorado Springs. Cutforth also owns Classic Country 890 KCEG Fountain/105.1 K286CO Colorado Springs.
Omni Broadcasting sells Silent 93.5 WTKP Port St. Joe (with pending application to move to 93.7 Youngstown to cover Panama City) to Divine Word Communications (http://www.coloradomedia.net/forums/?fbclid=IwAR0VcgthB_ROP7-DAxs6GL27ShMpaVok56UDNb8UdjpufN_LQvqxSTGY-ZU) for $225,000. The buyer operates a network of Catholic stations along the Gulf Coast based at WDWR Pensacola.
The Greg Smith led Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting will purchase News/Talk 1240 KXLE and Country 95.3 KXLE-FM (http://www.kxleradio.com) Ellensburg WA from Brad Tacher’s KXLE Inc. for $250,000. The deal does not include KXLE’s tower site or the studio building. The seller will remain with the stations under a management agreement.
Augusta Radio Fellowship is buying Cherokee Broadcasting’s three stations in the southwest corner of North Carolina. Augusta Radio Fellowship will pay $550,000 for Oldies “Big 6 Radio” 600 WCVP Murphy, Country/Christian “Pure Country” 95.9 WCVP-FM Robbinsville, and AC 102.7 WCNG Murphy. In a related deal, John Reynolds will donate WCNG translator 101.3 W267BC Blairsville GA to Augusta Radio Fellowship.
First Dallas Media sells the CP for 89.9 KCBG Fulton/Corpus Christi TX to Arian Kasra’s Poderosa Broadcasting Corporation for $25,000. The buyer also holds CPs for non-commercial signals in New Market Elko MN and North Chicago IL.
WHYY Inc. sells 88.1 WNJS-FM Berlin NJ to Bux-Mont Educational Association for $110,000. The buyer owns Nostalgia 89.3 WRDV (https://www.wrdv.org) Warminster/91.7 WLBS Bristol/97.1 W246AR Bensalem/107.3 W297AD Philadelphia PA. WNJS-FM currently simulcasts Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM Philadelphia.
Translator SalesChris Murray’s PB Broadcasting of Georgia buys 97.3 W247CJ Manchester GA from Radio By Grace for $14,751. W247CJ has rebroadcast 1370 WFDR Manchester since 2016 as part of Murray’s Classic Hits “Fox-FM (https://www.myfoxfm.com)” network.
Perdomo & Diaz Media Group acquires 99.5 W258CU Southampton NY (with CP to move to 88.9) from Bud Williamson’s Hudson Radio Public Radio for $60,000. The deal lists Radio Catskill’s Variety 90.5 WJFF (https://wjffradio.org) Catskill NY as the station intended to be rebroadcast.
Bux-Mont Educational Association donates 91.9 W220AG Lawrenceville NJ to WYRS Broadcasting. W220AG already rebroadcasts Christian 90.7 WYRS (https://wyrs.org/index.html) Manahawkin NJ.
CSN International sells 94.3 W232DV Lafayette IN to Inter Mirifica, Inc’s Catholic Radio Indy (https://catholicradioindy.org) for $50,000. The translator will rebroadcast the buyer’s 89.1 WSPM Cloverdale IN.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/249666/station-sales-week-of-3-10-emf-makes-rare-am-acquisition/)