After surrendering the licenses of 650 KPRP Honolulu and 940 KKNE Waipahu HI in December, SummitMedia requested the licenses be reactivated and now we know why as the company is donating both to Saul Levine’s Advanced Public Radio. In addition to his commercial licenses in Los Angeles and Monterey CA, Levine’s Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters owns 105.7 K289BE Kawaihae HI and Advanced Public Radio holds CPs for new non-commercial signals on 90.1 Holualoa and 88.3 Kahului HI.
Samuel M Stemm is selling his 83% stake of Metroplex Communications’ 1570 WBGZ Alton IL and translators 94.3 W232CR and 107.1 W296DR Alton to Nick Darr and Sheila Darr for $300,000. Nick Darr will increase his stake from 3% to 48%, while Sheila Darr will take a 35% stake.
El Sembrador Ministries acquires “La Nueva” 1100 KAFY Bakersfield CA from Boris Treyzon’s AOTS Holdings Inc. for $450,000. Not included in the deal is co-owned Silent translator 92.3 K222DH Delano. The “La Nueva” programming will continue on La Nueva Broadcasting’s 102.1 K271DD Bakersfield and K271DF Conner allegedly fed via Hispanic Target Media’s 100.9 KHMU Buttonwillow.
Association For Community Education sells its Construction Permit for 90.5 Windsor MO to Our Lady’s Peace Prayer Center for $8250.
Translator Sales
Jim White’s Ohana del Sol is purchasing a second Chicago translator with the acquisition of Edgewater Broadcasting’s 96.7 W244BQ Park Ridge for $315,000. W244BQ operates from the Aon Center in downtown Chicago with 90 watts horizontal/350m and has a CP to upgrade to 99 watts rebroadcasting an HD subchannel of EMF’s 97.9 WCKL. Ohana del Sol also owns 99.1 W256CL Park Forest, which holds a CP to relocate to the Willis Tower with 250w/449m.
