Lee Airwaves is purchasing Talk 1450 WCJU Columbia MS from Thomas McDaniel and Country “98.3 Nash Icon” WJDR Prentiss and Classic Hits 104.9 WCJU-FM Prentiss MS from McDaniel’s Sunbelt Broadcasting for $650,000.
JVC Media sells Talk 900 WSWN Belle Glade FL to James Leger’s Sugar Broadcasting for $125,000. The buyer began operating WSWN via LMA on December 5 and flipped the station back to its previous Gospel “Sugar 900” identity that it had until JVC acquired it in 2014.
Promise Radio Group is transferring Christian AC “99.7 The Way” KETE Sulphur Bluff TX back to Richard Witkovski’s North Texas Radio Group for forgiveness of its $185,940 promissory note.
Reed Richins’ Double-R Communications purchases News/Talk 1230 KATO Safford, “Kat Kountry 94.5” KXKQ Safford, and Hot AC “Sunny 102.3” KWRQ Clifton AZ from McMurray Communications for $2.85 million.
Virtues Communications Network sells Silent 94.3 KZZV Hanapepe HI to the Larry Fuss led Kauai Broadcast Partners for $180,000. Fuss is the CEO of Delta Radio Network in Mississippi and South Seas Broadcasting that owns stations in American Samoa. The group includes partners that own stakes in 71 stations among different groups across the country, former WLYF Miami Program Director Rob Sidney, Tesh Media VP of Entertainment & Executive Producer Scotty Meyers, sales rep Greg Tacher, and Taylor Swift groper David Mueller.
Radio Training Network acquires Christian AC “88.9 the Reach” WMSL Athens GA from Prince Educational Media for $600,000.
Wrangell Radio Group sells Public News/Talk/AAA 101.7 KSTK Wrangell AK and its translators 91.9 K220CV Wrangell, 96.9 K245AT Coffman Cove, and 107.1 K296FN North Wrangell Island to Coastalaska Inc. for $10.
Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship transfers 104.5 KVOY Wynnewood OK to Real Community Radio for $1.
Translator Changes
Saranac Lake Radio sells 105.9 W290AT Plattsburgh NY to Vox AM/FM for $20,000. Vox will use the translator to rebroadcast Sports “960 The Zone” WEAV Burlington VT.
Chelan Christian Broadcasting donates 90.9 K215AD Chelan WA to Moody Bible Institute.