Deals
TVs
KOVR Stockton, Calif.
PRICE: $285 million
BUYER: CBS/Viacom (Fred Reynolds,
president, TV division)
SELLER: Sinclair Broadcast Group (David
D. Smith, president/CEO)
FACILITIES: Ch. 13, 316kW, ant. 2001
ft.
AFFILIATION: CBS
NEW Bay City, Mich.
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PRICE: $4.5 million
BUYER: Pilot Group LP (Paul M. McNicol,
senior vice president)
SELLER: ACME Communications Inc. (Jamie
Kellner, chairman/CEO)
FACILITIES: Ch. 46, 1600 kW, ant. 1005
ft.
K46GC Santa Barbara, Calif.
PRICE: $1.5 million
BUYER: Almavision Hispanic Network Inc.
(Juan Bruno Caamano, president)
SELLER: Seattle Streaming Radio LLC
(David M. Drucker, manager)
FACILITIES: Ch. 46, 15.3 kW
KXVA Abilene, Texas
PRICE: Undisclosed
BUYER: Sage Broadcasting Corp. (William
J. Carter, president)
SELLER: Star Broadcasting Corp. (Paris
Schindler, president)
FACILITIES: Ch. 15, 3947 kW, ant. 978
ft.
AFFILIATION: Fox
K02DC Sycamore, Calif.
PRICE: $95,000
BUYER: Mirage Media LLC (William
Jaeger, CEO)
SELLER: Arroyo Seco Citizens
Association (William Powell, president)
FACILITIES: Ch. 2, 0.044 kW
K44DF and K40DA Eagle, K13DE, K10DG and K07DB
Wolcott, Colo.
PRICE: $1,000
BUYER: TAO USA Inc. (William Varecha,
president)
SELLER: Eagle Valley TV Corp. (Sally
Metcalf, director)
FACILITIES: K44DF: Ch. 44, 1.41 kW;
K40DA: Ch. 40, 1.41 kW; K13DE: Ch. 13, 0.012 kW; K10DG: Ch. 10, 0.032 kW;
K07DB: Ch. 7, 0.034 kW
K50GW Pierre, S.D.; K48HG Sheridan, Wyo.
PRICE: Undisclosed
BUYER: Randy Nonberg (Randy Nonberg,
owner)
SELLER: Amanda Orrick (Amanda Orrick,
member)
FACILITIES: K50GW: Ch. 50, 5.11 kW;
K48HG: Ch. 48, 7.08 kW
Combos
WDOW(AM) and WDOW(FM) Dowagiac,
Mich.
PRICE: $950,000
BUYER: LeSea Broadcasting Inc. (Peter
Sumrall, president); owns two other stations, none in this market
SELLER: Jason Communications (Joe
Jason, president)
FACILITIES: WDOW(AM): 1440 kHz, 1 kW
day/89 W night; WDOW(FM): 92.1 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 299 ft.
FORMAT: WDOW(AM): News/Talk/Sports;
WDOW(FM): AC
BROKER: Greg Guy of Patrick
Communications
KZZR(AM) and KQHC(FM) Burns, Ore.
PRICE: $72,500
BUYER: Action Radio LLC (Leslie Ann
Carson, member); owns no other stations
SELLER: Stan Swol
FACILITIES: KZZR(AM): 1230 kHz, 1 kW;
KQHC(FM): 92.7 MHz, 750 W, ant. 906 ft.
FORMAT: KZZR(AM): Country; KQHC(FM):
Oldies
WIXN(AM) and WRCV(FM) Dixon, WSEY(FM) Oregon,
WCMY(AM) and WRKX(FM) Ottawa, WJBD(AM) and WJBD(FM) Salem, Ill.; WATK(AM),
WACD(FM) and WRLO(FM) Antigo, WFAW(AM) and WSJY(FM) Fort Atkinson (Madison),
WDLB(AM) and WLJY(FM) Marshfield (Wausau-Stevens Point), WLKD(AM) and WMQA(FM)
Minocqua, WRDB(AM), WBDL(FM) and WNFM(FM) Reedsburg, WOBT(AM), WHDG(FM) and
WRHN(FM) Rhinelander, WOSQ(FM) Spencer (Wausau-Stevens Point), WKCH(FM)
Whitewater, WYTE(FM) Whiting, WFHR(AM) and WGLX(FM) Wisconsin Rapids
(Wausau-Stevens Point), Wis.
PRICE: Undisclosed
BUYER: Waitt Radio Inc. (Steven Seline,
vice- chairman); owns 43 other stations, none in this market
SELLER: NewRadio Group (Mary Quass,
president/CEO)
FACILITIES: WIXN(AM): 1460 kHz, 1 kW;
WRCV(FM): 101.7 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 328 ft.; WSEY(FM): 95.7 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 358
ft.; WCMY(AM): 1430 kHz, 500 W; WRKX(FM): 95.3 MHz, 4 kW, ant. 200 ft.;
WJBD(AM): 1350 kHz, 430 W day/59 W night; WJBD(FM): 100.1 MHz, 1 kW, ant. 449
ft.; WATK(AM): 900 kHz, 250 W day/195 W night; WACD(FM): 106.1 MHz, 10 kW, ant
276 ft.; WRLO(FM): 105.3 MHz, 100 kW, ant. 541 ft.; WFAW(AM): 940 kHz, 500 W
day/550 W night; WSJY(FM): 107.3 MHz, 26 kW, ant. 676 ft.; WDLB(AM): 1450 kHz,
750 W day/1 kW night; WLJY(FM): 106.5 MHz, 100 kW, ant. 801 ft.; WLKD(AM): 1570
kHz, 5 kW day/500 W night; WMQA(FM): 95.9 MHz, 25 kW, ant. 289 ft.; WRDB(AM):
1400 kHz, 1 kW; WBDL(FM): 102.9 MHz, 4 kW, ant. 423 ft.; WNFM(FM): 104.9 MHz, 3
kW, ant. 449 ft.; WOBT(AM): 1240 kHz, 1 kW; WHDG(FM): 97.5 MHz, 100 kW, ant.
551 ft.; WRHN(FM): 100.1 MHz, 100 kW, ant. 335 ft.; WOSQ(FM): 92.3 MHz, 6 kW,
ant. 299 ft.; WKCH(FM): 106.5 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 200 ft.; WYTE(FM): 96.7 MHz, 50
kW, ant. 492 ft.; WFHR(AM): 1320 kHz, 5 kW day/500 W night; WGLX(FM): 103.3
MHz, 100 kW, ant. 325 ft.
FORMAT: WIXN(AM): Oldies; WRCV(FM):
Country; WSEY(FM): Oldies; WCMY(AM): AC/News/Talk; WRKX(FM): Hot AC; WJBD(AM):
Country; WJBD(FM): AC; WATK(AM): Country; WACD(FM): Nostalgia; WRLO(FM):
Classic Rock; WFAW(AM): News/Sports/Talk; WSJY(FM): Lite AC; WDLB(AM):
News/Talk/Sports; WLJY(FM): Soft AC; WLKD(AM): Adult Standard; WMQA(FM): Soft
Hits; WRDB(AM): AC; WBDL(FM): Mix AC; WNFM(FM): Country; WOBT(AM): Sports;
WHDG(FM): Country; WRHN(FM): AC; WOSQ(FM): Country; WKCH(FM): Oldies; WYTE(FM):
Country; WFHR(AM): News/Talk/Sports; WGLX(FM): Classic Rock
FMs
WSOS(FM) St. Augustine (Jacksonville),
Fla.
PRICE: $7.75 million
BUYER: Renda Broadcasting Corp.
(Anthony F. Renda, president); owns 23 other stations, including WEJZ(FM) and
WWRR(FM) Jacksonville.
SELLER: 3 Point Media LLC (Bruce Buzil,
manager)
FACILITIES: 94.1 MHz, 19 kW, ant. 377
ft.
FORMAT: Bright AC
KYKC(FM) Byng, Okla.
PRICE: $900,000
BUYER: Chickasaw Nation (Roger Harris,
general manager); owns two other stations, none in this market
SELLER: Central Oklahoma Communications
Co. (Jack Eldridge, president)
FACILITIES: 100.1 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 492
ft.
FORMAT: Country
WYKK(FM) Quitman, Miss.
PRICE: $500,000
BUYER: Educational Media Foundation
(Richard Jenkins, president); owns 117 other stations, none in this market
SELLER: Quitman Broadcasting Co. (Terry
Bonner, president)
FACILITIES: 98.9 MHz, 25 kW, ant. 315
ft.
FORMAT: Country
BROKER: BuySellRadio Online Inc.
KZBS(FM)(CP) St. George, Utah
PRICE: $250,000
BUYER: Nevada Public Radio (Lamar
Marchese, general manager); owns five other stations, none in this market.
SELLER: Casper Learning FM Inc.
(William R. Lacy, president)
FACILITIES: 90.7 MHz, 18 kW, ant. 210
ft.
FORMAT: CP–NOA
BROKER: Public Radio Capital and
Satterfield and Perry
AMs
KJON(AM) Carrollton (Dallas-Ft. Worth),
Texas
PRICE: $3.25 million
BUYER: BMP Radio LP (Thomas H. Castro,
president/CEO); owns 25 other stations, including KFJZ(AM) and KXEB(AM)
Dallas-Ft. Worth
SELLER: Monroe-Stephens Broadcasting
Inc. (Stanton Nelson, president of general partner)
FACILITIES: 850 kHz, 5 kW
FORMAT: Country/Blue Grass
BROKER: Kalil and Co. Inc.
KFJZ(AM) Fort Worth (Dallas-Ft. Worth),
Texas
PRICE: $2.5 million
BUYER: BMP Radio LP (Thomas H. Castro,
president/CEO); owns 25 other stations, including KJON(AM) and KXEB(AM)
Dallas-Ft. Worth
SELLER: Garden City Broadcasting Inc.
(Joe Vasquez, general manager)
FACILITIES: 870 kHz, 500 W
FORMAT: Mexican
WLBJ(AM) New Albany (Louisville),
Ind.
PRICE: $1 million
BUYER: New Albany Broadcasting Co. Inc.
(Peter C.L. Boyce, president); owns no other stations
SELLER: Mortenson Broadcasting Co. Inc.
(Jack Mortenson, president)
FORMAT: Religion
BROKER: John Pierce of John Pierce and
Co.
KZBN(AM) Santa Barbara, Calif.
PRICE: $750,000
BUYER: Santa Barbara Broadcasting Inc.
(Dennis M. Weibling, president); owns no other stations
SELLER: Rotijefco Inc. (George R.
Newhart, president)
FACILITIES: 1290 kHz, 500 W day/122 W
night
FORMAT: Adult Standard
KDXE(AM) North Little Rock (Little Rock),
Ark.
PRICE: $350,000
BUYER: Front Row Radio LLC (Dan Dykema,
manager); owns no other stations
SELLER: AM1380 LLC (Arlen Horn, vice
president)
FACILITIES: 1380 kHz, 5 kW day/3 kW
night
FORMAT: Sports
WZOT(AM) Rockmart, Ga.
PRICE: $150,000
BUYER: Woman's World Broadcasting
Inc. (Suzanne Stone, president/treasurer); owns one other station, WTSH(FM)
Rockmart
SELLER: Triple J's Broadcasting LLC
(Gregory J. Kamishlian)
FACILITIES: 1220 kHz, 500 W day/103 W
night
FORMAT: Gospel
WFPA(AM) Fort Payne, Ala.
PRICE: $115,000
BUYER: New Mind Broadcasting LLC (John
H. Beebe, manager); owns four other stations, none in this market
SELLER: DeKalb County Community Radio
Inc. (Gerald E. Dilts, president)
FACILITIES: 1400 kHz, 1 kW
FORMAT: Oldies/Classic Rock
WWON(AM) Waynesboro, Tenn.
PRICE: $92,000
BUYER: New Mind Broadcasting LLC (John
H. Beebe, manager); owns four other stations, none in this market
SELLER: Wayne County Community Radio
(Gerald E. Dilts, managing member/GM)
FACILITIES: 930 kHz, 470 W day/91 W
night
FORMAT: Oldies/Full Service
KRUD(AM)(CP) Honolulu
PRICE: $60,000
BUYER: Hochman Hawaii Publishing Inc.
(George Hochman, president); owns four other stations, including KORL(AM)
Honolulu
SELLER: Flinn Broadcasting Corp.
(George S. Flinn Jr., president/treasurer)
FACILITIES: 1130 kHz, 10 kW day/5 kW
night
FORMAT: CP–NOA
WIRD(AM) Lake Placid (Burlington-Plattsburgh),
N.Y.
PRICE: Undisclosed
BUYER: Radio Lake Placid Inc. (Edward
S. Morgan, president); owns two other stations, including WLPW(FM) and WRGR(FM)
Burlington, Vt.–Plattsburgh, N.Y.
SELLER: Nardiello Broadcasting Inc.
(Timothy F. Nardiello, president/secretary)
FACILITIES: 920 kHz, 5 kW day/87 W
night
FORMAT: Sports
COMMENT: Reorganization;
multiple-ownership rule now allows owner to transfer WIRD(FM) back to Radio
Lake Placid Inc.
Information Provided By: BIA Financial
Networks' Media Access Pro. Chantilly, Va.,
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