Metro Radio Inc. sells Hot AC 105.5 WINC-FM Berryville VA to Darrin Jones’ Euclid Avenue Properties for $250,000. A report on former sister station 1400 WZFC (formerly WINC) Winchester states that Jones, who owns two local funeral homes, was brought to the deal by WZFC owner Todd Bartley and that additional acquisitions are forthcoming.
Family Life Ministries will purchase CHR “94 Rock” WLVY Elmira NY from Gordon Ichikawa’s Tower Broadcasting for $450,000 and 106.5 W293CE Bath NY. The $450,000 will be allocated as $280,000 in cash and $170,000 as a charitable donation to Family Life. The deal gives Family Life its third signal in the area, but strongest in Elmira for its network also heard on 97.7 WCIG Big Flats and 104.9 WCIM Montour Falls. Tower will still own two AMs, one FM and four translators in the Elmira/Corning market and now an AM, FM and two translators in Bath.
Patricia Feijo’s DCO Holdings has sold Talk 540 KYAH Delta UT to James Feijo’s KYAH LLC for $100 and the cancellation of debt owed. Ahead of the deal, KYAH has gone silent “resolving an ownership issue prompted by the death of a DOC Holding, LLC member”.
Radio Cumbre Broadcasting sells Spanish Tropical “Radio Cumbre” 1450 WCUM/103.3 W277DP Bridgeport CT to Trignition Media for $348,000. The deal will see $250,000 distributed to Cumbre’s secured creditors, $40,000 from the sale and $24,000 for a consultancy agreement to Migdalia Colon or her heirs paid $1000 per month for 24 months and a similar $24,000 non-compete agreement to Pablo Colon III. David Webster’s Trignition Media owns the “Viva Radio” simulcast on 840 WRYM New Britian/1240 WWCO Waterbury.
Vic Michael’s Michael Radio Company sells 1630 KVAM Fox Farm/94.7 K234EH Cheyenne WY to Hi-Line Radio Fellowship for $40,000 in a deal that excludes the station’s land, tower and building. KVAM has aired Hi-Line’s “Your Network of Praise” programming since July 2021.
Translator Sales
Educational Media Foundation purchases 98.3 W252DI Concord NC from 2B Productions for $172,000. The translator will air EMF’s “Air 1” network along with 100.3 W262BM Charlotte via iHeartMedia’s 96.1 WHQC-HD2 Shelby.
Paul Anderson’s Idaho Wireless Corporation acquires 103.7 K279CH Pocatello ID from Radio By Grace for the forgiveness of back rent owed for the tower lease of 95.7 K239BR Pocatello. K279CH will rebroadcast Country 93.9 KZBQ Pocatello.
University of Utah donates 107.5 K298BE Pocatello to the Idaho State Board of Education. K298BE will switch from rebroadcasting “NPR Utah” 90.1 KUER-FM Salt Lake City to “Boise State Public Radio” via 91.1 KBSS Sun Valley.
El Sembrador Ministries purchases 97.3 K247BL Tularcitos & Carmel CA from Monterey County Broadcasters for $10,000. The translator will rebroadcast the buyer’s 880 KKMC Gonzales/Salinas.
Nikkos Consulting LLC purchases 92.7 W224DH Hilton Head Island SC from Southern Media Investments for $1. W224DH will continue to rebroadcast Bill Shanks’ “Sports Superstations” via 1400 WSEG Savannah GA.
Columbus Institute For Contemporary Journalism transfers 92.7 W252AY Columbus OH to The Neighborhood Network for no consideration. The translator rebroadcasts the acquirer’s 92.7 WCRS-LP Columbus.
Friends of WMHR-Ithaca donates 101.7 W269AW Ithaca NY to Mars Hill Broadcasting. The translator rebroadcasts Mars Hill’s Christian 102.9 WMHR Syracuse.
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