Update: Cedar Rapids Radio Station Sale Filed with FCC

Posted on by Jon Ellis

The sale of a Cedar Rapids AM station and its FM translator, first announced earlier this year, has now been filed with the FCC.

Ecker Broadcasting Co. is buying KMRY/1450 and K226DO/93.1 from Sellers Broadcasting for $700,000. Jim Ecker’s Metro Sports Report, Inc. began operating KMRY/1450 and K226DO/93.1 under a local marketing agreement in February, according to documents posted on KMRY’s website.

Ecker told The Gazette in May that KMRY will continue to run its ’70s and ’80s Classic Hits format during the day, but will add more sports programming in the evening.

Rick Sellers has owned KMRY since 1998. The station has evolved from Nostalgia to its present format over the years.

KMRY operates as a standalone station in competition with the locally-owned KZIA group, iHeartMedia, Townsquare Media, and NRG Media.

This article was first posted on May 26 and was updated Sept. 3.