April Rodriguez’s Heart Mountain Broadcasting has closed on its $250,000 purchase of Northeast Digital & Wireless’ White Park Broadcasting’s three stations in Cody WY.
With the sale closing, a pair of format changes have taken place.
Rock 101.1 KROW Cody has flipped to Christian AC “101.1 The One“, while Variety Hits “107.1 The Adventure” KWHO Lovell has moved to Classic Rock. Classic Country “103.3 The Range” KBEN-FM Crowley retains its previous format.
Rodriguez, who is a 1/3 partner in MGR Media’s Talk/Country 1260 KPOW Powell, told the Powell Tribune, “One of the reasons I really wanted to do this, is because so many times a rich lawyer buys radio stations and doesn’t serve the community. It’s better to have a local ownership when it comes to owning radio stations.” Her husband Sam is serving as Chief Engineer, while her daughter Alyssa becomes Program Director of the stations.