Erron Vela and Stefan Carpenter’s Santa Ynez Valley Media Inc. is acquiring Country “105.9 Krazy Country” KRAZ Santa Ynez/Santa Barbara CA from Knight Broadcasting for $300,000. Carpenter previously served as Program Director and morning host at KRAZ from 2005 to 2015 and returned to the station as afternoon host in October 2022. In between he hosted afternoons at Cumulus’ “93.7 Kiss Country” KSKS Fresno. Knight retains AC “Mix 96.7” KSYV Solvang/Santa Maria.
Dockins Broadcast Group agrees to purchase Christian Country “Positive Country 104.1” KCGK Lutesville MO from Gary Brothers’ Pure Word Broadcasting for $150,000.
Palmer Johnson Inc. donates “Fox Sports 1190” WJPJ Humboldt TN to Grace Broadcasting Services. Grace owns four stations in the Jackson TN market including WJPJ’s translator 99.9 W260BA Humboldt.
Slingshot Broadcasting Corporation donates Christian AC “88.7 The Sound” WBWV Beckley WV to New River Christian Ministries for no consideration.
KXNM Community Foundations donates 88.7 KXNM Encino NM to the Albuquerque Board of Education. KXNM already simulcasts Public 89.1 KANW Albuquerque.
Galaxy Cat swaps its CP for 89.9 Livermore CA to the University of Southern California for 90.3 K212AA Los Gatos/San Jose.
Translator Sales
Stephen Gradick’s WKNG LLC purchases 101.9 W270AS Carrollton GA from Radio Training Network for $50,000. A contingent application has been filed to relocate W270AS to Villa Rica GA where it will rebroadcast the buyer’s “King Country” 1060 WKNG Tallapoosa.
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