Randal Miller’s is selling his Miller Media Group to Matt Hart’s Hart Media Group LLC for an undisclosed amount.
Included in the deal are two stations in Clinton IL and six brands in Taylorville IL. The stations are Soft Oldies 95.9 WEZC Clinton and Farm News 1520 WHOW/92.3 W222BG Clinton and 106.5 W293DJ Normal in Clinton and News/Talk “The Big 870” WTIM Assumption and translators 96.1 W241CF Taylorville, 107.5 W298CD Shelbyville, and 107.9 W300EH Pana and Country 94.3 WMKR Pana, Classic Hits “Groovy 97.3” WRAN Taylorville, Oldies “Cruisin 98.3” WSVZ Tower Hill, Country “New Country 104.1” W281BO Taylorville/WMKR-HD2, and Oldies “96.5 The Chill” W243DN Taylorville/WMKR-HD3 in Taylorville.
The deal marks the end of Miller’s 43-year run ownership run in Illinois. Miller commented that he’s been blessed to serve both markets for the majority of his 43-year ownership career, he’s excited about Hart’s company continuing the legacy of local radio. He will serve as a consultant to Hart for one year after closing.
Hart, who has served as Executive Director for the Illinois Trucking Association since 2011. He worked at WTIM in the 1990s. Hart said, “Miller Media Group has done an amazing job of serving local communities in Central Illinois for decades. Hart Media Group is excited to have the opportunity to continue to connect people, and to serving these local communities with local media.”






















Good Luck Randy, and to Matt. (I knew Randy when….)