A significant Christian radio merger is in the works as Refuge Media Group donates its stations to the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.
Category: Station sales
Local Owner Buying Two UP Radio Stations
Great Lakes Radio’s two remaining stations in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are being sold to a local owner.
Prairie Winds Adds More Stations in NE South Dakota/Western Minn.
Prairie Winds Broadcasting is buying a group of radio stations in northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota from Armada Media-Watertown, reuniting them with former Armada stations that Prairie Winds now owns in…
Update: Wis. Broadcaster Reaches Deal to Buy North Shore Station
A Wisconsin-based broadcaster has reached a deal to buy WVVE/95.3 (Grand Marais).
Father, Son Tell FCC Janesville Groups Will be Operated Separately
The CEO of the Big Radio group along the Wisconsin-Illinois border is seeking FCC approval to buy his group’s main competitor, but says the stations will be operated separately from the group he currently manages.
Silent North Dakota FM Station Sold
An Alabama man is buying a silent FM station northwest of Bismarck. KLTQ/97.9 (Beulah) faces a statutory deadline of August 16, 2019, to return to the air.
Lincoln ABC-TV Affiliate Sold
Standard Media Group is buying ABC affiliates KLKN/8 (Lincoln) and WLNE/6 (New Bedford-Providence, RI) from Citadel Communications for $83 million.
Marquette’s Great Lakes Radio Sold
Charles Williams’ MediaBrew Communications Marquette is buying Todd Stuart Noordyk’s Great Lakes Radio’s group in Marquette for $2 million.
My Bridge Radio Adds Station near Omaha
The Christian “My Bridge Radio” network is getting closer to Omaha with the purchase of KZLW/90.1 (Gretna) from Calvary Chapel Omaha/Maranatha Fellowship.
Sale Would Have One Company Run All Four Major Networks in St. Joseph, MO
Fall 2019 Note: This sale was not completed. The FCC dismissed the application to transfer KQTV’s license in October 2019, and the station remains owned by Heartland Media. Of note just outside…