Educational Media Foundation will acquire “Oldies 106.9” WZZI Bedford/Roanoke VA from Todd Robinson’s WVJT WLLC for $118,750. The deal with include a Network Affiliation Agreement that will take effect on or before March 15. WVJT LLC sold WZZI simulcaster 103.9 WHTU Big Island/Lynchburg VA to Gary Burns’ KSM Holdings LLC last month for $325,000.
Cristofer Shank’s Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting will acquire Classic Hits 96.7 KBBE and 1540 KNGL/98.9 K255DK McPherson KS from Davies Broadcasting for $650,000. The stations will join the buyer’s holdings that include CHR 94.7 KSKU Sterling, Classic Hits “HK FM” 95.9 KWHK Hutchinson, Classic Rock “Kansas Rocks 100.3” KNZS Arlington, and “Kicks Country 106.1” KXKU Lyons in Central Kansas.
Dean Miller Broadcasting sells Variety Hits “105.5 Tam-FM” WMVR-FM Sidney OH Michelle Stallard’s Fender Broadcasting for $250,000. Stallard currently serves as Assistant General Manager and Traffic and Billing Manager for the station.
Grant Merrill and Ben Buckland’s Southwest Media Group – Dumas acquires Highway 64 Radio’s Oldies 800 KDDD and Classic Country “Big Country 95.3” KDDD-FM Dumas TX for $300,000. The deal will see the buyers pay Highway 64 Radio $3759, while the remaining $296,241 will go towards debt owed by sellers Carianne Carstater and Chris Lash from the 2019 purchase of the stations for $292,000.
Buckland, Merrill and JD Ford’s Remember Radio acquires “Big Country” 1430 KALV Alva OK from William Wachter’s Blue Sky Media for $30,000. The buyer will also purchase MM&K of Alva’s 99.5 K258GZ Alva for $100.
Mark and Mary Lefler will increase their stake in Cornerstone Broadcasting’s Talk/Oldies 1390 WYXI/94.5 W233CI Athens TN from 50% to 100% as they purchase Robert Max Ketchersid Sr.’s shares for $100,000.
Growing Christian Foundation acquires 90.5 KGIO Astoria OR from Centro Familiar Cristiano for $80,000.
McCormick Broadcasting sells 99.1 KRUP Dillingham AK to Strait Media for $10,000. The buyer owns Full Service 98.3 KEDI Bethel AK.