Blount Masscom will add the former Smooth Jazz 106.3 WEIB Northampton/Springfield MA from Carol Moore Cutting’s Cutting Edge Broadcasting for $190,000. WEIB, which went silent in April for financial reasons, will join Blount’s Christian Preaching “Life Changing Radio” network across New England.
Berkshire Broadcasting donates 850 WAXB Ridgefield CT to Bud Williamson’s Hudson Valley Public Radio. WAXB recently resumed operations after going silent in December 2024 following transmitter issues.
Bill Wolfenbarger is increasing his 50% stake in Ellensburg Radio Broadcasting’s Classic Country 1240 KXLE and Country 95.3 KXLE-FM Ellensburg WA buying out Gregory Smith and David Hartman’s 25% stakes each for a combined $325,000. Wolfenbarger also owns Jodesha Broadcasting with its three stations and five translators in and around Aberdeen WA.
Other Sales This Week
- Armada Media is reacquiring the Marinette WI/Menominee MI cluster that it sold to Radio Plus Bay Cities LLC in 2013 for $1.5 million.
- Marco Mazzoli and Stefania Pittaluga’s ANCO Media Group is acquiring Dance “Vibe 99.7” KHYZ Mountain Pass CA/Las Vegas and four other stations from Richard Heftel’s Heftel Broadcasting Company for $1.4 million.
- Encouragement Media Group buys the Spanish Christian “Ondas de Vida” network of three stations and nine translators in California, Nevada, and Utah for $1,050,000.
- Kent Casson’s Casson Media buys Silent 93.7 WJBC-FM Pontiac IL from Cumulus Media for $90,000.
- Chris Nicholas is buying Hit Radio Media’s 99.9 WHCH Custer and 102.7 WMOM Pentwater MI from Jim Chesley, Steve Leach, and Jeff Lobdell for $47,558.88.
Translator Sales
iHeartMedia will acquire 92.7 W224CK Vestavia Hills/Birmingham AL from Avondale Metal Works for $140,000. W224CK carries iHeart’s “Black Information Network” via 102.5 WDXB-HD2 Pelham.
Todd Robinson’s KZLZ LLC buys Silent 102.3 K272GD South Fresno CA from Gary Cocola for $50,000. While the deal continues to list Bendita Eucaristia Radio’s 1550 KXEX Fresno as parent signal, the deal includes a rebroadcast agreement allowing Robinson to specify a new parent on February 1, 2026 ahead of closing.
Roger Wright’s Prospect Communications sells 100.7 W264AD Columbia (with application to move to Franklin) to D&H Media for $65,000. W264AD will rebroadcast the buyer’s Full Service Country 950 WAKM Franklin.
Prospect also sells 100.5 W263AE Lewisburg TN (with pending application to move to Columbia TN) to Greg Combs’ Providential Broadcasting for $50,000. W263AE will rebroadcast the buyer’s Christian 1460 WXRQ Mount Pleasant.
James Price’s Little Dog Media Group will purchase 106.1 W291AL Fort Pierce FL from Central Educational Broadcasting for $50,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement is included allowing it to begin rebroadcasting the buyer’s Talk 1590 WPSL Port St. Lucie.
Gaspar Christian’s AF Group donates 106.1 K291DA San Antonio TX to Martin Guevara’s Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna San Antonio for no consideration. K291DA will rebroadcasting the acquirer’s 91.5 KUVG Knippa TX.
K-Love Inc. acquires 101.7 K269GF El Paso (with CP to move to 95.1) from One Ministries for $60,000. An original deal in 2021 would have seen K-Love acquire it ad 88.1 K201HW El Paso for $95,000 that never closed. K269GF has run the “Air 1” network via 89.5 KKLY-HD2 El Paso.
