Changing Hands
By Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/15/2001
Combos
WWNS(AM), WMCD(FM) Statesboro, WSYL(AM) & WZBX(FM) Sylvania, Ga.
Price: $3.2 million (includes three-year non-compete agreement)
Buyer: Communications Capital Managers LLC, (Michael Oesterle, manager); owns three other stations, none in this market
Seller: Radio Statesboro Inc. (Nate Hirsch, president)
Facilities: WWNS: 1240 kHz, 710 W; WMCD: 100.1 MHz, 50 kW, ant. 295 ft.; WSYL: 1490 kHz, 1 kW; WZBX: 106.5, 6 kW, ant. 328 ft.
Format: WWNS: news, talk, sports; WMCD: hot AC; WSYL: country; WZBX: country
Broker: Satterfield & Perry
KCHK(AM) & KCHK-FM New Prague (Minneapolis-St. Paul), Minn.
Price: $900,000
Buyer: James Ingstad; owns one other station, none in this market
Seller: Kingsley Murphy Jr.
Facilities: KCHK: 350 kHz, 500 W day, 70 W night; KCHK-FM: 95.5 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 328 ft.
Format: KCHK: country; KCHK-FM: oldies
FMs
WKKJ(FM) Chillicothe, Ohio
Price: $17.5 million
Buyer: Clear Channel Communications, (Randy Michaels, chairman/CEO); owns 1,211 other stations, none in this market
Seller: Secret Communications (Frank E. Wood, president)
Facilities: 93.3 MHz, 20 kW, ant. 532 ft.
Format: Country
KBTU(FM) Carmel, KHIP(FM) Felton, KPIG(FM) Freedom, KMBY-FM Gonzales and KCDU(FM) Hollister, Calif.
Price: $10.25 million
Buyer: Mapleton Communications, (Michael Menerey, president); owns 13 other stations, none in this market.
Seller: New Wave Broadcasting LP (Charlie Cohn, president)
Facilities: KBTU: 101.7 MHz, 2 kW, ant. 529 ft.; KHIP: 93.7, 28 W ant. 1,230 ft.; KPIG: 107.5 MHz, 5 kW, ant. 338 ft.; KMBY-FM: 104.3 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 509 ft.; KCDU: 93.5 MHz, 110 W, ant. 2,297 ft.
Format: KBTU: CHR rhythmic; KHIP: alternative; KPIG: AAA rock Americana; KMBY-FM: new rock; KCDUFM: hot AC
Broker: Elliot B. Evers, Media Venture Partners, and Frank Higney, Kalil and Co. Inc.
WDLC(AM) and WTSX(FM) Port Jervis (Newburgh-Middletown), N.Y.
Price: $3 million
Buyer: Clear Channel Communications, (Randy Michaels, chairman/CEO); owns 1,210 other stations, including WELV(AM) and WFKP(FM) Newburgh-Middletown
Seller: Port Jervis Broadcasting Co, (Rick Musselman, general manager)
Facilities: WDLC: 1490 kHz, 1 kW; WTSX: 96.7, 890 W, ant. 610 ft.
Format: WDLC: adult standard; WTSX: oldies
WHTR(FM) Scotia (Albany-Schenectady-Troy), N.Y.
Price: $2.4 million
Buyer: Galaxy Communications, (Ed Levine, chairman/CEO); owns 14 other stations, including WABY(AM) and WKLI(FM) Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Seller: Vox Media Corp., (Jeff Shapiro, owner)
Facilities: 93.7 MHz, 1 kW, ant. 735 ft.
Format: Oldies
KAEH(FM) Beaumont (Riverside-San Bernardino), Calif.
Price: $1.7 million
Buyer: Moon Broadcasting Corp. (Abel De Luna, president); no other broadcast interests
Seller: RGB Communications Inc. (Barbara Brindisi, president).
Facilities: 100.9 MHz, 2 kW, ant. 479 ft.
Format: Mexican
Broker: Andrew P. McClure, Exline Co.
KOCY(FM) Hoxie and KJBR(FM) Marked Tree (Jonesboro), Ark.
Price: $1.3 million
Buyer: Educational Media Foundation (Richard Jenkins, president); owns 46 other stations, none in this market
Seller: Pollack Broadcasting Co. (William H. Pollack, president)
Facilities: KOCY: 105.3 MHz, 25 kW, ant. 328 ft.; KJBR: 93.7 MHz, 6 kW, ant. 279 ft.
Format: KOCY: country; KJBR: country
KSYV(FM) Solvang (Santa Maria-Lompoc), Calif.
Price: $655,000
Buyer: Knight Broadcasting Inc. (Sandra Knight, president/director); owns one other station, not in this market
Seller: Pacific Coast Broadcasting (William O. Reelfs, president)
Facilities: 96.7 MHz, 6 kW, ant. -52 ft.
Format: Adult contemporary
WGRI(FM) Flint, Mich.
Price: $450,000
Buyer: Educational Media Foundation (Richard Jenkins, president); owns 48 other stations, none in this market
Seller: Gospel Radio International Inc (John Yinger)
Facilities: 88.9 MHz, 150 W, ant. 361 ft.
Format: Gospel
KROK(FM) De Ridder, La.
Price: $400,000
Buyer: Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Dean Pearce, president); owns four other stations, none in this market
Seller: Stannard Broadcasting Co. (Doug Stannard, owner/GM)
Facilities: 92.1 MHz, 12 kW, ant. 469 ft.
Format: AAA
AMs
KRLV(AM) Las Vegas
Price: $2 million
Buyer: Continental Radio Broadcasting LLC (David F. Peschau, president); no other broadcast interests
Seller: Fred Weinberg
Facilities: 1340 kHz, 1 kW
Format: News, talk, sports
KTOB(AM) Petaluma (Santa Rosa), Calif.
Price: $1.28 million
Buyer: Moon Broadcasting Corp. (Abel De Luna, president); owns nine other stations, including KRRS(AM) Santa Rosa
Seller: Petaluma Broadcasting Corp. (Dave Devoto, president)
Facilities: 1490 kHz, 1 kW
Format: Spanish
Broker: Andrew P. McClure, Exline Co.
KGUY(AM) Milwaukie (Portland), Ore.
Price: $750,000
Buyer: William Sizemore; owns one other station, including KKGT(AM) Portland
Seller: Eads Broadcasting Corp. (Richard C. Eads, vice president)
Facilities: 1010 kHz, 5 kW
Format: News, talk, sports


















