Matt Dubiel’s Aurora Naperville Radio will purchase Shopping/Sports 1280 WBIG/105.5 W288EA Aurora IL from William Pollack’s Auril Broadcasting for $50,000. The deal does not include the station’s 20 acre studio and tower property as that is being sold to an unknown housing developer. A time brokerage agreement took effect on January 1. Dubiel also owns 1530 WCKG Elmhurst/102.3 W272DQ Chicago.
Julie Ziegler and Lester Elton’s EZ Radio LLC will purchase 970 WYSE/102.9 W275CP Canton and 97.5 W248CM Waynesville NC from Saga Communications for $10,000 and the assumption of all leases associated with the stations. Ziegler is the Executor of the Estate of Robert Wilkins Jr and its Christian “Wilkins Radio Network“, which is already heard in the Asheville market on their 1230 WSKY Asheville. Saga will retain the WYSE call letters due to their similarity to Sports 1310 WISE Asheville, which it currently simulcasts.
Dan Reaves is selling 35% of News Talk West of Tennessee LLC and its Conservative Talk 96.5 WBFG Parkers Crossroads/Jackson TN with Stephanie Friedrich acquiring 30% for $150,000 and Gina Langley 5% for $50,000.
Augusta Radio Fellowship purchases AC “Sunny 103.5” WZSN and Adult R&B “Magic 102.7” 1090 WCZZ/102.7 W274CC Greenwood SC from Broomfield Broadcasting and the real estate associated from John Broomfield for $800,000.
Mildred Jean Leyendecker sells 102.5 KELT Encinal TX to David Delgado and Cristobal Rodrigues’ Saint Cristobal LLC for $1.
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Nelly Broadcasting Idaho purchases 94.5 K233BJ McCall ID from the Idaho Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist’s Barefoot Media Ministries for $25,000. K233BJ will be utilized to rebroadcast they buyer’s Classic Hits “96.9 KORT-FM” 1230 KORT/96.9 K245CH Grangeville.
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