closed a $400,000 deal<\/a> to sell tropical \u201cMega 910\u201d WLAT to Relevant Radio in March. He will still own the currently-silent WKND (1480) in the market.<\/p>\nNevada \u2013 William Lynett and Kevin Fitzgerald\u2019s WRL has filed a $21,684 deal to buy regional Mexican KPKK (101.1) from Sky Media. The men hold interests in three other stations in the region, including \u201cAce Country\u201d KACE\/KRZQ (98.3\/105.9) and talk KMZQ (670).<\/p>\n
California \u2013 Richard Dalton\u2019s Audio Sanctuary has filed a $15,000 deal to buy adult alternative \u201cJive Radio\u201d KVYA, Cedarville, CA (91.5) from Openskyradio. Dalton already owns KNTC, Tonopah, NV (101.3) Once the sale closes, Openskyradio will own three stations in California, Oregon and Mississippi.<\/p>\n
TRANSLATOR SALES<\/p>\n
Detroit \u2013 Birach Broadcasting has filed a $450,000 deal to buy the Detroit, MI-licensed translator W228CJ at 93.5 FM from Beasley Media Group. Sima Birach plans to simulcast ethnic WNZK (690) on the signal. He also owns regional Mexican \u201cLa Explosiva 1090\u201d WCAR and oldies WPON (1460) in the Detroit metro. The translator has been airing the regional Mexican \u201cLa Tricolor\u201d format since last October via an HD channel of classic hip-hop \u201c105.1 The Bounce\u201d WMGC. Once the sale closes, in addition to WMGC Beasley will still own rock WRIF (101.1), classic rock WCSX (94.7), and adult R&B \u201c105.9 Kiss FM\u201d WDMK in the market.<\/p>\n
New York \u2013 Loam Media has filed a $425,000 deal to buy the New York, NY-licensed translator W300EI at 107.9 FM from Michael Celenza. Loam Media is a partnership of Tom Evans, Allen Sill, and George Grant. It currently owns religious WFME (1560) in the market as well as its translator, the New York-licensed W292FV at 106.3 FM. Broker: Harold Bauesmer<\/p>\n
CLOSINGS<\/p>\n
Topeka, KS \u2013 MSC Radio Group has closed a $1.95 million deal to buy adult hits \u201c98.5 Jack FM\u201d KSAJ, \u201cThe Big 94.5 Country\u201d WIBW-FM, \u201cMy Country 106.9\u201d KTPK, and news-talk WIBW (580) from Jeff Warshaw\u2019s Connoisseur Media. The deal also includes the Topeka, KS-licensed translator K285GL at 104.9 FM that simulcasts WIBW-AM. MSC Radio Group is a partnership among President and majority owner Justin Fluke, as well as Jake Spalding, Wade Gerstner, and Seth Tollefson. The company currently owns six radio stations in Kansas and Nebraska along with regional MSC News and MSC Sports platforms, and five live online sports streaming channels. Broker: Greg Guy, Tideline Partners<\/p>\n
California \u2013 Marco Mazzoli and Stefania Pittaluga\u2019s Anco Media Group has closed a $1.4 million deal to buy five stations in the Victor Valley region from Heftel Broadcasting. The stations include dance \u201cHits 98.1\u201d KRXV, Yermo, CA (98.1); \u201cHighway Country\u201d KIXW-FM, Lenwood, CA (107.3); dance \u201cRevolution 99.7\u201d KHYZ, Mountain Pass, CA; hot AC KHWY, Essex, CA (98.9); and \u201cHighway Country\u201d KIXF, Baker, CA (101.5). The deal marks a West Coast leap for Anco Media Group, which currently owns two dance stations in South Florida \u2014 \u201cRevolution 93.5\u201d WBGF in the West Palm Beach market and \u201cRevolution 93.5\u201d WZFL, Islamorada, FL. Richard Heftel \u2014 a longtime Hispanic radio broadcaster \u2014 still owns the \u201cPure Rock\u201d simulcast of KHDR, Baker, CA (94.9) and rock KNAC, Lenwood, CA (96.9).<\/p>\n
Atlanta \u2013 James Hawkins and Warren Hawkins\u2019 Warhawk Media has closed a $567,356 deal to buy classic hits WJBB (1300) from Batten Communications. The deal also includes the Winder, GA-licensed translator W296CX at 107.1 FM. Once the sale closes, Jeffrey Batten will still own talk WJRB (95.1) and classic hits WJUL (1230) in Northern Georgia.<\/p>\n
Minneapolis-St. Paul \u2013 Heartland Signal has closed a $250,000 deal to buy news-talk KTNF (950) from JR Broadcasting. With the closing, Heartland Signal still owns ethnic WSBC (1240) and talk WCPT (820) in the Chicago market. JR Broadcasting doesn\u2019t own any other stations.<\/p>\n
Detroit & Grand Rapids, MI \u2013 Tyrone and Portia Bynum\u2019s Ghettothropic has closed a $170,000 deal to buy WPRR (1680) in the Grand Rapids, MI market from Goodrich Radio. The deal also includes the Grand Rapids, MI-licensed translator W273DD at 102.5 FM. Ghettothropic has operated the station under a local marketing agreement since July 2020, and $120,000 in LMA fees applied to the purchase price. In a related deal in the Detroit market, Robert Goodrich appointed Tyrone and Portia Bynum to the board for noncommercial WPRR-FM (90.1). Each will have a 33% stake in WPRR-FM, which they have also operated since 2020. Goodrich will now hold the remaining third.<\/p>\n
Spokane, WA \u2013 Gregory Obata and Keith Shipman\u2019s Horizon Broadcasting has closed a $155,000 deal to buy KSBN (1230) from the Second Amendment Foundation. The station has launched a news-talk format. Horizon Broadcasting owns four stations and KSBN becomes its first in the Spokane market. Obata has been the General Manager of Horizon\u2019s Bend, OR stations since 2022<\/a>, and he will hold a 10% stake in the Spokane operations. The filing says the purchase price will be paid with $5,000 cash and a $150,000 advertising credit that the Second Amendment Foundation can use during a three year period following closing. Horizon Broadcast Group doesn\u2019t own any stations in Spokane, but it already operates KPKL (107.1) under an LMA with owner Spokane Broadcasting Company \u2014 and it includes an option to purchase the station. The closing leaves the Second Amendment Foundation with the currently-silent KBNP (1410) in the Portland, OR market.<\/p>\nElmira-Corning, NY \u2013 Tom Hoyt\u2019s Pure Radio has closed a $126,600 deal to buy classic hits \u201cV-98.3\u201d WVIN, Bath, NY from Tower Broadcasting. The deal includes a $120,6000 promissory note to be paid over a 10-year period. Pure Radio owns \u201cCJ Country\u201d WCJW, Warsaw, NY (1140) and its six associated FM translators. That format has now been placed on WVIN as well. The station sale follows the death of Tower Broadcasting owner Gordon Ichikawa in December 2023. Tower Broadcasting still owns country WABH (1380) in the area.<\/p>\n
Burlington-Plattsburgh, VT-NY \u2013 Myers Mermel and Caroline McLain have closed a $2,000 deal to buy WIRY (1340) from David Favro\u2019s Hometown Communications. The station has been off the air since March 2025, and the seller filed initial paperwork in September to cancel the license but never followed through with the plan. Mermel and McLain already own an interest in classic hits WCVT (101.7) in the market.<\/p>\n
Kentucky \u2013 Somerset Educational Broadcasting Foundation has closed a $100 deal to buy religious WIMV, Owingsville, KY (89.3) from Corban Broadcasting. Somerset already owns religious \u201cKing Of Kings Radio\u201d WPTJ (90.7) in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATION SALES Seattle-Tacoma \u2013 Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin has filed a $750,000 deal to buy Spanish religious…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":697570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,7056,216,3],"class_list":["post-697569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-free","tag-music","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}