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Category: Station sales

Update: Civic Media Seeks Waiver for Illinois, Iowa Purchases

Posted on November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Madison-based Civic Media is seeking a waiver of FCC market caps to purchase of 13 radio stations in Illinois and Iowa from the Pritchard family.

Update: Twin Cities-Area AM Move Sought; FM Moves Approved

Posted on November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 by Jon Ellis

WDGY/740 (Hudson, Wis.-St. Paul) is seeking FCC approval to move to a different transmitter site and reduce power at the same time as it works to move several FM translator signals.

Coloff Sells Northeastern Iowa FM Station to Manager

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Thirty-five years after signing on KMCH/94.7 (Manchester), Coloff Media is selling the station to its longtime manager.

Riverfront Purchases Four Silent Connoisseur Stations in Iowa

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Riverfront Broadcasting is returning to Iowa with the purchase of four silent radio stations from Connoisseur Media.

Leighton Adds Another West-Central Minn. FM Station

Posted on October 14, 2026October 17, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Leighton Media is buying KMGK/107.1 (Glenwood) from Steven Nestor’s Branstock Communications.

Christensen Family Buys Another Southwestern Minnesota Station

Posted on October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The Christensen family is adding another southwestern Minnesota radio station with the purchase of KLQP/92.1 (Madison).

FCC Monitor: Community News Media Completes Rincon TV Purchases

Posted on October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Community News Media has completed its purchase of Rincon TV stations in Lincoln, Milwaukee, and other markets. There are also several Christian radio changes in Des Moines.

Leighton to Become Fully Employee-Owned Company

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Minnesota radio station owner Leighton Enterprises, which does business as Leighton Media, will become a fully employee-owned company under a stock redemption agreement that will see several top leaders sell their individual…

Civic Media Expands to Iowa with Purchase of NRG Stations (Updated)

Posted on September 18, 2026September 26, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A subsidiary of Madison-based Civic Media is poised to buy NRG Media’s four radio stations serving Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.

Former Owner Buys Connoisseur’s Radio Group in Austin-Albert Lea

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A former radio station owner in Austin-Albert Lea, Minn., is getting back into the business with the purchase of Connoisseur Media’s four stations in the market.

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