New York City public television operator WNET, which owns “Thirteen” WNET Newark NJ and WLIW 21 Garden City NY as well as operating the NJTV PBS network in New Jersey, is expanding into radio with the acquisition of 88.3 WPPB Southampton NY for $944,834. WPPB serves as the NPR affiliate for eastern Long Island including the Hamptons. WNET will begin operating WPPB via Public Service Operating Agreement ahead of closing, but no start date was included in the filing.

Brazos TV Inc. will acquire 99.7 KETE Sulphur Bluff TX from North Texas Radio Group for $122,500 and the CP for 100.5 Annona TX. Brazos will be credited $8,000 from the deal for the value of the CP and $4,550 as a donation. A Time Brokerage Agreement took effect on October 10, with KETE flipping to Three Angels Broadcasting Network Christian Preaching programming.

Somerset Educational Broadcasting Foundation acquires Christian Classic Hits “Touch-FM 89.1” WKCX Crittenden KY from Spyrex Communications for $275,000.

Logic Educational Network will receive 1280 WDSP De Funiak Springs FL from Stephen Riggs and Max Howell’s Sportsmaxxx Inc. in exchange for owed FCC regulatory fees and a 1kW AM transmitter. Included in the deal is an LMA set to begin on December 1, but the owners have also filed to take the station off the air until closing. Logic is in the process of also acquiring 1470 WNWF Evergreen AL.

Sale Dismissals

A 2011 license transfer of 104.3 K282AW Eagle River AK from Morris Communications to Alaska Educational Radio Systems was dismissed as the buyer never responded to an FCC inquiry last month to determine a new originating station for the station to replace 90.1 KWMD Sterling AK, whose license was deleted in 2014.