The Archie Dale led Louisville Black Media will purchase Gospel 1240 WLLV/101.9 W270CR and R&B Oldies 1350 WLOU/104.7 W284AD Louisville KY from David Smith’s New Albany Broadcasting Company for $700,000. The seller will retain Oldies 1570 WLRS New Albany IN/92.5 W223DK Louisville, two other AMs in Kentucky, and an LPTV. An LMA took effect on April 15.
Made famous in the Clint Eastwood movie “Play Misty For Me’, KRML Radio LLC sells Full Service AAA 1410 KRML Carmel/94.7 K234DH Monterey CA to Rhonda Howard-Vachon and Guy Craig Vachon’s El Avance LLC for $64,000 with $10,000 in cash and $54,000 worth of advertising credits spread out as $1500 per month for 36 months.
Sierra Broadcasting Company sells its cluster in Susanville CA to the Christopher Lee Montgomery led Rocking M Media Corporation for $550,000. Rocking M, which is not connected to the previous ownership group of the same name in Kansas, will receive News/Talk 1240 KSUE Susanville, Country 93.3 KJDX Susanville and translators 92.7 K224DZ Quincy, 93.3 K229BW Chester, and 104.1 K281BT Portola CA which all rebroadcast KJDX. Christopher Montgomery hosts mornings on both stations.
After joining River Radio Ministries Christian AC “The River” network in November 2024, Soaring Eagle Promotions is selling its 88.5 WKEN Kenton, 88.9 WHEI Tiffin, 88.9 WSOH Zanesfield OH, 90.1 WJEE Bolivar, 90.7 WVMC-FM Mansfield and translators 88.9 W204CU Findlay, 91.1 W216AH Ashland, and 102.7 W274AN Jefferson OH to River Radio Ministries for the assumption of $90,000 in debt.
Jeff Batten’s Barrow Radio Broadcasting sells Classic Rock 1300 WJBB/107.1 W296CX Winder GA to James and Warren Hawkins’ WarHawk Media for $567,356. The principals of WarHawk Media own 1230 WJUL/97.7 W249DB Hiawassee and 95.1 WJRB Young Harris GA.
Vincent Clark’s Fire Media acquires 1220 WENC Whiteville NC from Godwin Communications for $35,000. An LMA took effect in July 2025.
Elkhorn Media Group’s KJDY LLC purchases Country “98.7 The Ranch” KUBQ Lostine OR from Alexandra Communications for $110,000 to add to its holdings in northeastern Oregon.
