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Station Sales Week Of 9/30

Chisolm Trail Communications sells Silent 1400 KEBE/104.7 K284CT Jacksonville and 1580 KTLU/103.9 K280CL Rusk TX to Dick Witkovski’s North Texas Radio Group for $125,000 minus the $11,000 owed to the buyer by previous owner Paul Coates. The deal includes the tower site for KEBE. The stations ceased broadcasting in July ahead of a pending deal. […] […]

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Audacy To Launch Radio Libre 790 Miami

And now the reasons behind the consolidation of all of Audacy’s Sports programming in South Florida has become known. Audacy Sports “790 The Ticket” WAXY South Miami will flip to Spanish Conservative Talk “Radio Libre” on Monday, October 3. The new brand will utilize programming from Americano Media, which will move from SiriusXM (channel 153) […] […]

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Jane Clauss Joins WLS’ Steve Cochran Show

Cumulus Media Conservative Talk 890 WLS Chicago has announced the addition of Jane Clauss as a contributor to Steve Cochran’s morning show. Clauss has worked in both radio and television in Chicago previously hosting afternoons on “97.9 The Loop” WLUP from 2005 to 2008 and co-hosting mornings from 2010-12, and stints at “i101” WIQI and […] […]

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Hurricane Ian Storm Surge Causes Overnight Rescue From Fort Myers Broadcasting / Sun Broadcasting Studios

The building housing the stations owned by Fort Myers Broadcasting Company and Sun Broadcasting sustained what we are told was “catastrophic damage” from the landfall of Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, September 28. The stations all went off the air after losing generator power around 5pm on Wednesday as the building was inundated from flooding caused […] […]

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iHeartMedia Oklahoma Area President Jon Phillips Departs For CEO Position

After ten years running their Tulsa and then also Oklahoma City clusters, Jon Phillips has departed as Area President for iHeartMedia Oklahoma to join Youth Scoreboards as CEO. Phillips, who played football at the University of Oklahoma, will be reunited with his former coach Barry Switzer in his new position as the company was founded […] […]

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Acquisition Group Purchases Adams Radio Group

An investment group that includes many executives from other companies held by Stephen Adams are purchasing Adams Radio Group for $12.6 million. The Charles C. Fritz led Adams Radio Acquisition Co. LLC will acquire the company’s fifteen stations in Tallahassee FL, Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana, and Las Cruces NM. The ownership group includes a […] […]