Stations Sold In Michigan, Tennessee, Texas

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KMB BROADCASTING, LLC is selling News-Talk WDBC-A and Country WYKX (KX COUNTRY 104.7)/ESCANABA, MI and the construction permit for W233CT/ESCANABA to AURORA MEDIA, LLC for $400,000 ($60,000 deposit, $240,000 cash, $100,000 promissory note) plus a time brokerage agreement before closing.

In other filings with the FCC, GARY and CLYDE DARNELL are selling their 75% of MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., licensee of Gospel WECO-A and Country WECO-F/WARTBURG, TN, to EDWARD ANDREW KNIGHT and JAMES KNIGHT for $600,000 plus 75% of the balance of two bank accounts in the company's bank accounts; each buyer is paying $300,000 ($50,000 cash, the rest in 84 monthly payments) plus 35% of the bank account balances.

NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P. is selling Adult Standards KEBE-A and K284CT/JACKSONVILLE, TX to EAST TEXAS RESULTS MEDIA, LLC for $126,000 plus an LMA before closing.

TOP O' TEXAS EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION is selling Religion KDNZ/PECOS, TX to ROUTE 66 MEDIA, LLC for $16,200.

IGLESIA CRISTIANA EBENEZER is swapping K222CD/SHERMAN, TX to HISPANIC FAMILY CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC. for K293CN/CLARKSVILLE, TX.

VIC MICHAEL's MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY TRANSLATORS, LLC is selling K271BN/ESTES PARK, CO to GREELEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION for $25,000.  The primary station is listed as the buyer's Regional Mexican KGRE-A (EL TIGRE)/GREELEY, CO.

TED W. AUSTIN, JR. is selling K222CJ/BIG SKY, MT to BOARD OF REGENTS - MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM for $20,000. The primary station is listed as noncommercial Variety KGLT/BOZEMAN, MT.

Applying for STAs were PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC. (WPFW/WASHINGTON, temporary antenna and power reduction to accommodate TV repack work on tower); NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC. (WTHN/SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, reduced power due to financial hardship); EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION (WGKV/PULASKI, NY, reduced power due to equipment failure); COMMON FREQUENCY, INC. (KHCF/MORGAN HILL, CA, interim site after losing lease); COVENANT NETWORK (WCKW-A/GARYVILLE, LA, reduced power due to malfunctioning integrated circuit card in transmitter); BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KANM/GRANTS, NM, reduced power from temporary site to return station to air after storm damage (see Silent STA filings below)); and PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIV OF PUERTO RICO SERVICE ASSN, INC. (W206AF/MAYAGUEZ, PR, temporary site due to "difficulties" with owner of permitted site).

Filing for Silent STAs were BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KANM/GRANTS, NM, ice damage followed by snowstorm) and RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC RADIO (WRPA-A/PROVIDENCE, economic reasons).

Requesting extensions of Silent STAs were EDGEWATER BROADCASTING, INC. (W214BV/PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, lost lease); FIRST ASSEMBLY KING'S CATHEDRAL & CHAPELS (KKON-A/KEALAKEKUA, HI, transmitter failure); and CUMULUS' RADIO LICENSE HOLDING CBC, LLC (K272DA/STATELINE, NV, lost site).

STEVEN E. DUFFY has closed on the redemption of his 20.593081% membership interests in WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BROADCASTING, LLC, licensee of Country KZZI (EAGLE 95.9)/BELLE FOURCHE-RAPID CITY, SD, transferring his shares to the other members for $240,000.  DUFFY has also closed on the sale of Hot AC KZLK (STAR 106.3) to NEW GENERATION BROADCASTING, LLC, owned by many of the same parties, for $497,775.  KZLK is programed by DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, associated with the buyer, under a time brokerage agreement.

FAMILY STATIONS, INC has closed on the sale of K227AH/RIVER PINES, CA to PUNJABI AMERICAN MEDIA, LLC for $40,000; the buyer is moving the translator to rebroadcast South Asian KIID-A/SACRAMENTO.

SAGA SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, LLC has closed on the purchase of Country WOGK (K-COUNTRY 93.7)/OCALA, FL and Classic Rock trimulcast WNDT/ALACHUA, FL, WNDD/SILVER SPRINGS, FL, and WNDN/CHIEFLAND, FL (WIND-FM) from OCALA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, LLC for $9.3 million.

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC. has closed on the sale of Religion KMDY and W209CH/QUINCY, IL to SOUND IN SPIRIT, INC. for $150,000.

POWERS BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC has closed on the sale of News-Talk WFEB-A and W265DV/SYLACAUGA, AL to LAKE BROADCASTING, INC. for $150,000.

EDGEWATER BROADCASTING, INC. has closed on the sale of W231CW/PELL CITY, AL to STOCKS BROADCASTING, INC. for $20,000.  The primary station is the buyer's AC WFHK-A (94.1 THE RIVER)/PELL CITY.

GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA BAY, INC. has closed on the sale of the construction permit for W270DU/TAMPA to NEAL ARDMAN's NIA BROADCASTING. INC. for $75,000.  The primary station is Regional Mexican WMGG-A (96.1 CALIENTE)/EAGLE LAKE-TAMPA.

BELL MEDIA BROADCASTING LLC has closed on the transfer of Sports WCBT-A (1230 THE TICKET)/ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC back to JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD. in lieu of foreclosure after defaulting on a promissory note.

HISPANIC FAMILY CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC. has closed on the transfer of Spanish Religion KRIQ-F/RICHTON, MS and KZYU-F/WELLTON, AZ to HISPANIC AMERICAN CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC. for no consideration.  Both buyer and seller are headed by MARIA C. GUEL.

CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION has closed on the sale of noncommercial Regional Mexican KCCF-F (LA CAMPESINA 88.3 FM)/PHOENIX to VCY AMERICA, INC. for $4.9 million.

POTOMAC RADIO, LLC has closed on the sale of Chinese WCRW-A/LEESBURG, VA and NEW WORLD RADIO, INC. has closed on the sale of Brokered Ethnic WUST-A/WASHINGTON, DC to BRIAN and PATRICIA LANE and DANNY RAY MARSDEN's POTOMAC RADIO GROUP, INC. for a collective $1.5 million ($750,000 for each station).

And INGSTAD RADIO WASHINGTON, LLC has closed on the transfer of K269HF/YAKIMA, WA to STEPHENS MEDIA GROUP's SMG YAKIMA, LLC as part of the previously closed sale of the translator's primary station, Sports KBBO-A (1390 THE FAN)/YAKIMA, for no additional consideration.  KBBO was part of a group sale for $10.725 million.

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