Lightner Communications has purchased four stations in Altoona PA from Sounds Good Media for $650,000.
Lightner will add Classic Rock “Q94” 94.3 WBXQ Patton, AC “Mix 94.7” WBRX Cresson, News/Talk 1240 WRTA/98.5 W253CJ Altoona, and “Classic Hits 96” 1370 WKMC Roaring Spring/96.1 W241CQ Altoona.
The stations will join Soft AC “Easy Favorites 96.9/100.7” 1340 WTRN/100.7 W264BZ Tyrone and 96.9 W245CZ Altoona and Variety Hits “107.1 Jack-FM” 1400 WYUP Loretto/107.1 W296ED Altoona in Lightner’s holdings.
The sale filing allocates the purchase price as $275,000 for the studio building and $100,000 for each station license, equipment and transmitter site. The stations being acquired are currently held by three commonly owned holding companies: Sounds Good Inc., Handsome Brothers Inc., and Sherlock Broadcasting Inc.