Update 2/5:B.C. Radio will pay $3.3 million for Sinclair Communications’ three stations and one translator in Santa Rosa.
Original Report 2/3: Sinclair Communications is selling its Santa Rosa CA cluster to Ravi Potharlanka’s B.C. Radio LLC for an undisclosed amount.
Potharlanka is a newcomer to radio most recently serving as President/CFO of television group LocusPoint Networks from 2011-2019. LocusPoint acquired television signals for the purpose of divesting in the FCC’s DTV spectrum auction or to other broadcasters looking to improve signals following.
The stations included in the deal are: AAA “95.9 The Krush” KRSH Healdsburg, Spanish AC “Exitos 98.7” KXTS Geyserville, Alternative “The 101” 100.9 KSXY Forestville, and Spanish CHR “Latino 95.5” K238AF Santa Rosa/KXTS-HD2. The LMA of Variety Hits “96.7 Bob-FM” KNOB Healdsburg from JYH Broadcasting will also be transferred.
Unrelated to the primarily television group Sinclair Media that owns radio properties in Seattle, Sinclair Communications will continue to operate its clusters in Norfolk VA and Austin TX, the latter of which operates under the Waterloo Media name.
