Changing Hands
By BIA Financial Networks -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/8/2002
Combos
KRQX(AM) and KYCX-FM Mexia, Texas
Price: $121,000
Buyer: MJ Communications Inc. (Susan M. Cholopisa, president/director); no other broadcast interests
Seller: Groveton Broadcasting Group Inc. (Susan Cholopisa, station manager)
Facilities: KRQX(AM): 1590 kHz, 500 W day/128 W night; KYCX-FM: 104.9 MHz, 2 kW, ant. 351 ft.
Format: KRQX(AM): Country; KYCX-FM: Country
FMs
WRVX-FM Eufaula, Ala.
Price: $425,000
Buyer: Small Town Radio Inc. (Don Boyd, president); owns six other stations, none in this market
Seller: Renegade Broadcasting (Clyde Earnest, president)
Facilities: 97.9 MHz, 3 kW, ant. 328 ft.
Format: Country
WSKT-FM Spencer, Ind.
Price: $321,100
Buyer: Mid-America Radio Group (David Keister, president); owns 13 other stations, none in this market
Seller: The Original Company Inc. (Mark Lange, president)
Facilities: 92.7 MHz, 1kW, ant. 479 ft
Format: Country
KMRL-FM Buras, La.
Price: $25,000
Buyer: White Dove Fellowship Church (Michael P. Mille, president); no other broadcast interests
Seller: Deep Delta Radio Inc. (headed by Rev. Max Latham)
Facilities: 91.9 MHz, 3kW, ant 164 ft.
Format: Inspirational/Gospel
AMs
KIVA(AM) Albuquerque, N.M.
Price: $500,000
Buyer: Aragon Broadcasting Co. LLC (John J. Aragon, member); no other broadcast interests
Seller: Simmons Media Group Inc. (Craig Hanson, president)
Facilities: 1600 kHz, 10 kW day/128 W night
Format: News/Talk
WIBQ(AM) Sarasota (Sarasota-Bradenton), Fla.
Price: $450,000
Buyer: Nova Broadcasting Co.; no other broadcast interests
Seller: Alliance Broadcasting Group Inc. (Joseph F. Newman, president/director)
Facilities: 1220 kHz, 1 kW day/41 W night
Format: News/Talk
WNCC(AM) Barnesboro and WRDD(AM) Ebensburg (Johnstown), Pa.
Price: $320,000
Buyer: Cambria Radiowerks Inc. (Michael McKendree, president); no other broadcast interests
Seller: Vernal Enterprises (Larry L. Schrengocost, president)
Facilities: WNCC(AM): 950 kHz, 500 W; WRDD(AM): 1580 kHz, 1 kW day/4 W night
Format: WNCC(AM): Oldies; WRDD(AM): Oldies
WROX(AM) Clarksdale, Miss.
Price: $246,000
Buyer: Jason Konarz; owns one other station, not in this market
Seller: Delta Radio Inc. (MS) (Larry G. Fuss, president)
Facilities: 1450 kHz, 1 kW
Format: R&B
WGAM(AM) Greenfield, Mass.
Price: $150,000
Buyer: P&M Radio LLC (Phillip G. Drumheller, president); no other stations broadcast interests
Seller: Edward Skutnik
Facilities: 1520 kHz, 10 kW
Format: Easy
WBIB(AM) Centreville, Ala.
Price: $146,397
Buyer: Bibb Broadcasting Corp. (Dennis W. Littleton, president); no other broadcast interests
Seller: Sides-Robinson Broadcasting Inc. (John H. Sides, president)
Facilities: 1110 kHz, 1 kW day
Format: Country
WPJX(AM) Zion (Chicago), Ill.
Price: $70,000
Buyer: Multicultura Broadcasting of Chicago (Edward K. Rim, president); no other broadcast interests
Seller: ABC Radio Inc. (John Hare, president)
Facilities: 1500 kHz, 250 W day
Format: Dark
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