LMA Turns To Sale At Austin's 'The Horn' Combo

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BOB COLE's GENUINE AUSTIN RADIO is turning its LMA of AUSTIN Sports combo KTXX-F/BEE CAVE-AUSTIN and KLGO-A (THE HORN)/ELGIN-AUSTIN into an outright purchase, buying the combo from TOTAL AUSTIN SPORTS RADIO, LLC for $3.2 million. The deal was brokered for the seller by DEFcom ADVISORS, LLC.

In other filings with the FCC, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION is donating Silent KDRI/GRANTS, NM and Contemporary Christian KGGA (AIR 1)/GALLUP, NM to THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

RADIO 74 INTERNATIONALE is selling W251CG/AVON PARK, FL to the Board of Trustees of the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA for $52,500. The buyer plans to move the translator to rebroadcast Sports WRUF-A (ESPN GAINESVILLE 95.3/GAINESVILLE, FL, which presently rebroadcasts on W237EJ.

E-STRING WIRELESS, LTD is selling K241CC/ROCHESTER, MN to SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC for $25,000. The buyer plans to move the translator to rebroadcast Sports KRNT-A (ESPN DES MOINES)/DES MOINES, IA.

SYLVIA KO is selling W259CM/MINIER, IL to SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC for $23,000. The buyer plans to move the translator to rebroadcast News-Talk WTAX-A/SPRINGFIELD, IL, which presently is heard on W298AP/SPRINGFIELD.

PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC., which took noncommercial KUSP/SANTA CRUZ silent after much drama, is transferring the license to Chapter 7 trustee JOHN W. RICHARDSON. The licensee filed for bankruptcy on AUGUST 12th.

VINIKOOR FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC. has requested a Silent STA for KAUC/WEST CLARKSON, WA as a transition for a format change.

IDAHO CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, INC. has filed for a Silent STA for K233BJ/MCCALL, ID due to transmitter failure.

SYNERGY LAKESHORE LICENSES, LLC has asked for a Silent STA for WLDN/LUDINGTON, MI while its antenna is retuned and installed; the station was taken off the air after its antenna was used to put Hot AC WKLA-F on the air.

MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. has applied for a Silent STA for W269CV/CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI while it moves the station to DULUTH to rebroadcast News-Talk KDAL-A.

GOFORTH MEDIA, INC. has requested a Silent STA for W295BB/FAIRHOPE, AL while it looks for a new site.

COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC. has closed on the transfer of K263AT/CRETE, NE (now K245CC/OVERLAND PARK, KS) to sister company BOTT BROADCASTING CO. for no consideration; the transaction brings the translator under common ownership with the entity that owns its primary station, Religion KCCV-A/OVERLAND PARK, KS-KANSAS CITY, MO.

MISSOURI RIVER CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC. has closed on the sale of K240EI/ST. ROBERT, MO (now K296HA/WASHINGTON, MO) to COMPUTRAFFIC, INC.for $36,000. The buyer is moving the translator to rebroadcast Sports KRAP-A/WASHINGTON, MO.

STARBOARD MEDIA FOUNDATION, INC. has closed on the sale of K293CH/WATERLOO, IA to COLOFF MEDIA, LLC for $20,000. The buyer plans to move the translator to rebroadcast Sports KCNZ-A (1650 THE FAN)/CEDAR FALLS, IA.

COVENANT NETWORK has closed on the sale of K273CG/LA BELLE, MO (now W255CY/QUINCY, IL) to QUINCY NEWSPAPERS' WGEM LICENSE, LLC for $25,000. The buyer is moving the translator to rebroadcast Sports WGEM-A (ESPN 1440)/QUINCY, IL.

And CAMERON CRAVEY has closed on the sale of K236CA/TACOMA, WA (now K248DD/PORTLAND, OR) to CRAWFORD's KPHP RADIO, INC. for $27,500. The buyer is moving the translator to rebroadcast Religion KKPZ-A (1330 AM THE TRUTH)/PORTLAND.

Also, BRYAN FOWLER and MIKE PARCHMAN's M P MEDIA LLC has taken Southern Gospel WVRY/WAVERLY, TN dark while it prepares a format change to a secular format this month.  The station has also changed its calls to WVWF. PARCHMAN recently closed on the purchase of the station from CANAAN COMMUNICATIONS INC. for $900,000. A Silent STA has yet to appear in the FCC database.

In a closing yet to appear in the FCC database, SARANAC LAKE RADIO, LLC has closed on the sale of W293BL/SARANAC LAKE, NY to SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC for $45,000.  JASON JAMES of PATRICK COMMUNICATIONS served as exclusive broker for the deal.

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