Colorado Media Newsroom
April 5th, 2024, 06:40 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/04/wnsx-200x200.jpgPaul Dupuis’ Codin Broadcasting acquires Stony Creek Broadcasting’s Classic Hits “Star 97.7 (http://star977.com)” WNSX Winter Harbor ME for $665,000. Dupuis has served as General Sales Manager and morning host at the stations since 2016 after previously holding on-air and programming roles at multiple Bangor area stations since 1994. The deal includes a three-year non-compete and non-solicitation agreement for seller Mark Osborne’s advertising agency.
Steve Clendenin’s Maryland Media One completes the sell-off of its assets with two sales in Maryland. Just like his previous sales of 106.3 WYAY Bolivia NC in September 2023 (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/258622/station-sales-week-of-9-8/) and 93.9 WGLD-FM Conway/Myrtle Beach SC in January (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264114/station-sales-week-of-1-26/), Clendenin sells Oldies “WHGM Gold (https://whgmgold.com)” 1330 WHGM Havre de Grace/10.5 W263CQ Chesapeake City MD to former owners Jeff & Christy Androlunis’ Sweet Tea Radio for $333,364.83.
Maryland Media One then sells 107.5 W298CG Bel Air MD to Shamrock Communications for $200,000. That translator has switched to rebroadcasting Shamrock’s Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay (https://www.thebayonline.com)” WZBA Westminster.
After shutting five of their stations at the end of 2023 following the foreclosure (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262694/yaquina-bay-communications-to-shutter-five-stations-in-coastal-oregon-following-foreclosure/) of their studio building and tower sites, Dave and Linda Miller?s Yaquina Bay Communications has found a buyer for two of them. The former Country ?U92? 92.7 KNCU Newport and Classic Rock 96.7 KCRF-FM Lincoln City OR will go to Thomas Hodgins and Christopher Jacky’s Xana Oregon for $115,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement will take effect upon restoration of station operations.
Knight Broadcasting continues its sell-off with the donation of AC “Mix 96.7 (https://mix96.com)” KSYV Solvang CA to California Lutheran University. The station will join the “KCLU (https://www.kclu.org)” Public News/Talk network based at 88.3 KCLU-FM Thousand Oaks and stretching up the Central California coast up to San Luis Obispo.
Townsquare Media sells Classic Country 1060 KFIL (https://kfilradio.com) Preston MN to non-profit Bluff Country Community Radio for $100,000. The buyer’s website says it is dedicated to preserving the memories, history, and community impact of KFIL. KFIL currently simulcasts 103.1 KFIL-FM Chatfield.
James and Sharon Infager, the owners of “Ray’s Heating, Plumbing & Electric”, are purchasing Bitterroot Communications and their AC 960 KSRA and Country 92.7 KSRA-FM (https://www.ksraradio.net) Salmon ID from Emily and Robert Goodrich for $100.
Peter John buys Grey Ghost Broadcasting’s Conservative Talk 1380 KQKD (https://www.kq1380.com)/99.9 K260DG Redfield SD from Ronald & Denise Schacht for $125,000. John is a Los Angeles based music producer. George Kimble served as broker of the deal.
Versailles Community Broadcasting sells Silent 92.5 KWQR Willcox AZ to Shon White’s Apache Leap Media for $30,000. The non-profit is promoting that the station will be relaunched as Bilingual CHR “Hot 92.5 (https://www.hot925.com)” KHTO. Apache Leap also owns similarly formatted “Z89.3 (https://www.ajoradio.org)” KZAO Ajo AZ, which is simulcast on Audacy’s 101.5 KALV-HD3 Phoenix.
Great Plains Christian Radio sells its CP for 89.9 KJLM Beloit KS to The Praise Network (https://www.praisenetwork.org) for $1,000.
Translator SalesKindred Communications acquires 93.3 W227CI Catlettsburg KY from Radio By Grace for $9400. The translator has rebroadcast the buyer’s “Cat Sports (https://catsports933.com)” 1340 WCMI Ashland since 2016.
There’s Hope Radio donates 90.3 W212AC Stuart FL from Moody Bible Institute. W212AC has rebroadcast Moody’s 89.3 WRMB Boynton Beach since its sign-on in 1987.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267130/station-sales-week-of-4-5-2/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/04/wnsx-200x200.jpgPaul Dupuis’ Codin Broadcasting acquires Stony Creek Broadcasting’s Classic Hits “Star 97.7 (http://star977.com)” WNSX Winter Harbor ME for $665,000. Dupuis has served as General Sales Manager and morning host at the stations since 2016 after previously holding on-air and programming roles at multiple Bangor area stations since 1994. The deal includes a three-year non-compete and non-solicitation agreement for seller Mark Osborne’s advertising agency.
Steve Clendenin’s Maryland Media One completes the sell-off of its assets with two sales in Maryland. Just like his previous sales of 106.3 WYAY Bolivia NC in September 2023 (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/258622/station-sales-week-of-9-8/) and 93.9 WGLD-FM Conway/Myrtle Beach SC in January (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264114/station-sales-week-of-1-26/), Clendenin sells Oldies “WHGM Gold (https://whgmgold.com)” 1330 WHGM Havre de Grace/10.5 W263CQ Chesapeake City MD to former owners Jeff & Christy Androlunis’ Sweet Tea Radio for $333,364.83.
Maryland Media One then sells 107.5 W298CG Bel Air MD to Shamrock Communications for $200,000. That translator has switched to rebroadcasting Shamrock’s Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay (https://www.thebayonline.com)” WZBA Westminster.
After shutting five of their stations at the end of 2023 following the foreclosure (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262694/yaquina-bay-communications-to-shutter-five-stations-in-coastal-oregon-following-foreclosure/) of their studio building and tower sites, Dave and Linda Miller?s Yaquina Bay Communications has found a buyer for two of them. The former Country ?U92? 92.7 KNCU Newport and Classic Rock 96.7 KCRF-FM Lincoln City OR will go to Thomas Hodgins and Christopher Jacky’s Xana Oregon for $115,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement will take effect upon restoration of station operations.
Knight Broadcasting continues its sell-off with the donation of AC “Mix 96.7 (https://mix96.com)” KSYV Solvang CA to California Lutheran University. The station will join the “KCLU (https://www.kclu.org)” Public News/Talk network based at 88.3 KCLU-FM Thousand Oaks and stretching up the Central California coast up to San Luis Obispo.
Townsquare Media sells Classic Country 1060 KFIL (https://kfilradio.com) Preston MN to non-profit Bluff Country Community Radio for $100,000. The buyer’s website says it is dedicated to preserving the memories, history, and community impact of KFIL. KFIL currently simulcasts 103.1 KFIL-FM Chatfield.
James and Sharon Infager, the owners of “Ray’s Heating, Plumbing & Electric”, are purchasing Bitterroot Communications and their AC 960 KSRA and Country 92.7 KSRA-FM (https://www.ksraradio.net) Salmon ID from Emily and Robert Goodrich for $100.
Peter John buys Grey Ghost Broadcasting’s Conservative Talk 1380 KQKD (https://www.kq1380.com)/99.9 K260DG Redfield SD from Ronald & Denise Schacht for $125,000. John is a Los Angeles based music producer. George Kimble served as broker of the deal.
Versailles Community Broadcasting sells Silent 92.5 KWQR Willcox AZ to Shon White’s Apache Leap Media for $30,000. The non-profit is promoting that the station will be relaunched as Bilingual CHR “Hot 92.5 (https://www.hot925.com)” KHTO. Apache Leap also owns similarly formatted “Z89.3 (https://www.ajoradio.org)” KZAO Ajo AZ, which is simulcast on Audacy’s 101.5 KALV-HD3 Phoenix.
Great Plains Christian Radio sells its CP for 89.9 KJLM Beloit KS to The Praise Network (https://www.praisenetwork.org) for $1,000.
Translator SalesKindred Communications acquires 93.3 W227CI Catlettsburg KY from Radio By Grace for $9400. The translator has rebroadcast the buyer’s “Cat Sports (https://catsports933.com)” 1340 WCMI Ashland since 2016.
There’s Hope Radio donates 90.3 W212AC Stuart FL from Moody Bible Institute. W212AC has rebroadcast Moody’s 89.3 WRMB Boynton Beach since its sign-on in 1987.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267130/station-sales-week-of-4-5-2/)