The longtime AM and FM stations in Centerville, Iowa, will have separate owners after a sale of one of the stations is complete.
The deal filed with the FCC on Dec. 9 calls for Edwin Brand’s Honey Creek Broadcasting LLC to sell KCOG/1400 and its FM translator, K280GY/103.9, to Iowa Media Network LLC for $100,000.
Honey Creek Broadcasting will retain ownership of KMGO/98.7 (Centerville). The company previously sold KEDB/105.3 (Chariton), now KIHC-FM, to a Catholic broadcaster.
Iowa Media Network is owned by Austin “AJ” Anderson and Russell Ocker. The company offers video streaming, including a local morning show and live coverage of sports and events in several communities, as well as weekly newspapers. It does not have any other broadcast interests.
The deal includes an agreement for Brand to provide up to six months of training, consultation, and/or engineering support.
KCOG transmits with 420 Watts day and 840 Watts night, while K280GY transmits with 250 Watts. The stations carried a Classic Hits format at last report.
KCOG and KMGO provide the only strong commercial radio signals to Centerville besides WHO/1040 (Des Moines). The area of south-central Iowa also receives fringe coverage from some Ottumwa and Kirksville FM stations.