Radio One and Cox Media Group have filed their Houston deal with the FCC.
Radio One will pay $27.5 million for Country “93Q” 92.9 KKBQ Pasadena and Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK Lake Jackson/KHPT Conroe to add to their Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX Houston and Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ Houston.
The groups will place Gospel “Praise 92.1” KROI Seabrook and Classic Country “Country Legends 97.1” KTHT Cleveland in the Sugarland Station Trust divestiture trust overseen by Scott Knoblauch. The filing also notes that Radio One has entered into an agreement to sell KROI to a minority-owned broadcaster that is a new entrant to the Houston market and is actively engaged in discussions to sell KTHT.
Original Report 4/11: Radio One has announced it will acquire Cox Media Group’s stations in Houston TX.
Radio One, which already owns three stations in the market Gospel “Praise 92.1” KROI Seabrook, Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX Houston and Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ Houston, will add Cox’s four FM properties: Country “93Q” 92.9 KKBQ Pasadena, Classic Country “Country Legends 97.1” KTHT Cleveland, and Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK Lake Jackson/KHPT Conroe.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal will require divestitures of at least two stations as the combined cluster would currently hold seven FMs…
Today, Urban One Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK; UONE) announced it has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Cox Media Group (“CMG”) to purchase its Houston radio cluster. Under the terms of the agreement, Urban One will acquire 93Q Country KKBQ-FM, classic rock station The Eagle 106.9 & 107.5 KHPT-FM and KGLK-FM, and Country Legends 97.1 KTHT-FM.
“This acquisition is accretive and aligns with our long-term strategic goals by building our broadcast reach in Houston. Our current stations 97.9 ‘The Box’ and Majic 102.1 are market leaders, and combined with our new stations, allow us to strengthen our business footprint while offering the Houston community more diversified music and special event programming,” said Alfred Liggins, President and CEO, Urban One Inc.
In furtherance of the transaction, Urban One will divest stations to comply with FCC ownership regulations. The acquisition and disposition transactions are subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval and other customary closing conditions. CMG and Urban One Inc. will continue to operate their respective stations until the transactions close.
“The CMG Houston radio team includes incredible people committed to informing, entertaining and elevating the Houston community,” said Dan York, President & CEO for CMG. “CMG has invested in and grown the value of CMG’s Houston radio brands and, while it’s difficult to part ways with the valued team members in Houston, we know they will continue their success as part of Urban One. I want to sincerely thank each of them for their positive impact on their audiences, communities, clients and CMG.”
