Connoisseur to Sell Bakersfield Stations to Frequency
Connoisseur Media
Connoisseur Media has reached an agreement to sell its Bakersfield, CA cluster to Frequency Broadcasting, a locally owned company operated by Kaitlyn and Danny Hill. Under the deal, Frequency will acquire KLLY-FM, KKBB-FM, and KNZR-AM & FM. The transaction is subject to FCC approval and is expected to close early next year. The move follows Connoisseur’s acquisition of several markets from Alpha Media in September.
“Bakersfield was a market that did not fit into the long-term plans we have for Connoisseur,” said Founder and CEO Jeff Warshaw. “We looked for a local operator that we felt could devote the time and energy that Bakersfield deserves. We are confident that we have found that in Frequency and the Hill family operation.”
Frequency Broadcasting already owns two stations in the market: Outlaw Country 95.9 FM/1140 AM and Rewind 98.1 FM/93.5 FM. “We have been working with the folks at Connoisseur for a while before their merger closed in September,” said Kait Hill. “We are excited to be acquiring these stations to serve the Bakersfield community, which is where we live and our hometown,” added Danny Hill.
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP represented Connoisseur Media in the transaction, while Frequency Broadcasting was represented by Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.