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Fab 94.3 Winnipeg Goes On A Drive

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 09:38 AM PST
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Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has rebranded Classic Hits Fab 94.3 CHIQ-FM
Winnipeg has rebranded as 94.3 The Drive. The move corresponds with the
drop of 1960s tracks from the station to focus on hits of the 70s and 80s
with a greater Rock lean. CHIQ ranked 10th out of 16 stations with a 3.9
share in the Fall 2015 Numeris ratings. Kerri Salki and Trevor Gowen will
host mornings with Alix Michaels in middays and Kelly Parker in afternoons.
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One Less Regional Mexican In Dallas

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 08:13 AM PST
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The crowded Regional Mexican field in the Dallas market has one less
participant as Liberman Broadcastings La Z 98.3 KBOC Bridgeport TX flipped
to Spanish AC at some point in January. KBOC is now branding itself as Luna
98.3 with the format placing it in competition with Univisions Latino Mix
99.1/107.1 KDXX Denton/KESS Benbrook. KBOC registered a 0.9 share in the
Holiday 2015 Nielsen Audio PPM ratings as one of six stations focusing on
variants of what is considered Regional Mexican.
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Station Sales Week Of 2/5

Posted: 05 Feb 2016 07:31 AM PST
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Station Sales While Save KPLU attempts to raise the money to purchase the
station, The University of Washington has filed its application to purchase
88.5 KPLU Tacoma, its three simulcasts, and eight translators from Pacific
Lutheran University for $8 million following the sales announcement in
November. As part of the deal, all current employees will be terminated
prior to closing and the KPLU call letters are excluded. The other
facilities involved in the deal are 88.9 KPLK Sedro-Woodley, 89.3 KVIX Port
Angeles, 90.1 KPLI Olympia, 88.7 K204BI Bellingham, 90.1 K211AP Centralia,
90.3 K212AG Raymond, 92.1 K221FR West Seattle, 96.7 K244EV Arial, 100.9
K265DP Aberdeen, 104.7 K284BM Longview and 105.5 K288GG Mount Vernon.
Marianne Bartons Mid-Utah Radio will merge into husband Douglas Bartons
Sanpete County Broadcasting Company with Douglas owning 70% and Marianne
30% of the combined company. Mid-Utah will contribute Conservative Talk 980
KSVC Richfield, Country 97.7 The Wolf KWUT Elsinore, 96.3 K242BJ Rural
Garfield, 98.1 K251AQ Elsinore and 107.5 K298AW Beaver UT to the company,
while Sanpete owns Farm 650 KMTI Manti, Hot AC 93.7 Sky-FM KUTC Mount
Pleasant, Classic Hits Eagle 94.5 KLGL Salina and AC 100.5 KMXD Monroe.
Sportsrad Inc. sells Sports Radio 930 WSFZ Jackson MS to New South Radio
for $1. Eternity Media Group acquires Standards 1220 WABF Fairhope/Mobile
AL from Gulf Coast Broadcasting Company for $105,000. Noah Britts Tri-City
Radio purchases Sports 1140 The Game WNWF Destin FL from Andala Enterprises
for $175,000. Tri-City began operating WNWF via TBA in November 2015. Jadon
Broadcasting returns Southern Gospel 1290 KDMS and Country 98.7 KLBQ El
Dorado AR to El Dorado Broadcasting for forgiveness of debt and settlement
of legal issues between the companies. Colonial Media + Entertainment
acquires Silent 910 WAVL Apollo PA from Evangel Heights Assembly of God for
$50,000. Timber Ridge Ministries sells Southern Gospel 90.1 The Point WVRS
Gore VA to Point FM Ministries for $25,000. The buyer began operating the
station last November. Templo Apostles y Profetas Bethel sells Spanish
Christian 88.1 KZGC-FM Garden City KS to Radio Vida Kansas for $50,000. In
order to purchase 94.7 W234CH Girard OH to move to Latrobe PA, LHTC Media
is also acquiring Urban AC Star 94.7 1330 WGFT Campbell and Silent 1500
WASN Youngstown OH from Helen Bednarczyk for $325,000. Translator Sales The
translator buying frenzy for AM Revitalization continued with many deals
this week. Among the noticeable buyers were Alpha Media spending $370,625
for eight translators from four sellers, Berkshire Broadcasting acquired
two Milford PA translators for $215,000, and Saga paying $200,000 for three
including one in Milwaukee. The biggest translator deal comes in Columbus
OH where Percy Squires Sandblast LP is selling Urban AC/Gospel 95.9 The
Drum W240AX to Salem Media for $350,000. W240AX already rebroadcasts Salems
98.9 WTOH-HD4. Dennis Jackson is transferring his five translators to his
Sun Signals LLC. The translators are 92.1 W221CZ South Burlington VT, 102.5
W273BH Middlebury VT, 102.5 W273CN Danbury, 103.1 W276AV Stamford CT and
103.1 W276BV Greenwich CT.
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Southern Gospel Blessing Given To Tuscaloosa

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 02:10 PM PST
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TTI Inc. has launched Southern Gospel 96.1 The Blessing W241BT Tuscaloosa
AL. Originating on iHeartMedias 98.1 WTXT-HD2, the new station is utilizing
Salem Medias Singing News Radio network. W241BT operates with 250w/192m.
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