Everett-Snohomish Broadcasting sells “Q Country 103.3” KMCQ Oak Harbor WA to Bustos Media for $1.2 million. The station will simulcast one of Bustos’ other two stations in the Seattle market: Regional Mexican “La Gran D 99.3” KDDS-FM Elma or “La Z 1210” KMIA Auburn-Federal Way.
Salem Media’s Caron Broadcasting sells Spanish Christian “Radio Luz 1360” WKAT North Miami and 102.3 W272DS Miami (formerly 101.3 W267BW Sebring) to Nelson Voltaire’s Radio Piment Bouk for $3.5 million. An LMA will commence between January 1 and January 21, 2018.
Catco Communications sells Classic Country 1360 WHNR Cypress Gardens FL to Ferris Waller Sr.’s Walco Enterprises for $100,000.
After filing in August to transfer 88.3 KTCN Acton CA to Stacy Fortner and Mike Forester’s Common Communications for no consideration, Santa Clarita Organization For Planning The Environment requested that transfer be dismissed and has instead filed to transfer the license to Deanna Esmaell and Alanna Berkson’s White Horse Fox Rescue for no consideration. The current owner must complete the divestiture in order to sign-on 107.9 KQRU-LP Santa Clarita CA.
Cascade Community Radio seeks to transfer 88.7 KTFH Lees Camp OR to Aaron Seltzer’s Rogue Radio for no consideration. Cascade seeks expedited authorization as it needs to divest the station before its CP for 101.5 KDOO-LP Portland expires on January 5, 2018.
Translator Sales
FCR Broadcasting sells Silent 95.1 W236BD Michigan City IN and 102.5 W273BM Benton Harbor MI to Gerard Media for $12,000 each. W236BD will rebroadcast Talk/Classic Hits 1420 WIMS Michigan City, while W273BM will relay 1060 WHFB Benton Harbor-St. Joseph.
Snake River Radio acquires 100.1 K261DB St. Anthony ID (CP to move to 99.5) from Riverbend Communications for $35,000. K261DB will rebroadcast Rich Broadcasting’s 1230 KRXK Rexburg.