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Category: Station sales

Weekly Log: Madison Morning Show Change, Wausau Met Changing Jobs

Posted on May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A Madison radio station has its fourth morning host in just over two years. Elsewhere, a Wausau meteorologist is leaving his on-air role.

Milwaukee Black Media Trust to Run Radio Stations, Newspaper

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Civic Media has announced the formation of the Milwaukee Black Media Trust, which will ultimately run two radio stations and a newspaper.

Weekly Log: Nexstar/Tegna Combination On Hold

Posted on April 24, 2026April 23, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The Nexstar-Tegna deal is paused after a federal judge issued an order put the combination of the companies on hold until the legal challenge of the sale is completed.

Local Broadcaster Buys Silent Omaha AM Station

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Jon Ellis

About two months after it took KXSP/590 (Omaha) off the air, SummitMedia has reached an agreement to sell the station to locally-owned Walnut Media.

Twin Cities PBS Takes Over Operations of Southern Minn. Station

Posted on April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Following a major loss of federal funding, southern Minnesota’s only PBS station has transferred control to Twin Cities Public Television.

Update: Connoisseur Requests Waiver to Buy Lincoln Competitor

Posted on April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Connoisseur Media is seeking a waiver of ownership rules to buy NRG Media’s competing radio group in Lincoln.

Rincon Selling TV Stations to Community News Media

Posted on March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Community News Media is buying Rincon Broadcasting, which owns several stations in the Upper Midwest, just a month after Rincon closed on a deal to buy several of the stations from CNM.

Connoisseur Media Sells Another Midwest Radio Group (Updated)

Posted on March 25, 2026March 31, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Connoisseur Media is selling its radio stations in Brookings, S.D., to a group headed by the stations’ current market manager.

Nexstar-Tegna Approved: New Owner for KARE, New Duopolies in Iowa

Posted on March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has approved a sale that forms new top-four duopolies in Des Moines and the Quad Cities and puts Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE 11 under Nexstar ownership.

Midwest Seeks Waivers to Buy NRG Stations in North-Central Wis.

Posted on March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Midwest Communications is seeking waivers of ownership caps to buy ten radio stations in Wisconsin from NRG Media, telling the FCC that it plans to change some formats.

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