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Forever Media Buys Wilmington FM Translator
July 31, 2019 at 1:53 PM (PT)
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RITMO BROADCASTING, LLC is selling W245CI/WILMINGTON, DE to FOREVER MEDIA's FM RADIO LICENSES, LLC for $275,000. The translator will change its primary staton from the seller's Tropical WJBR-HD3 (RITMO 96.9 & 106.7 FM)/WILMINGTON, ending its time brokerage agreement with WJBR owner BEASLEY, to the buyer's Gospel WFAI-A (FAITH 1510)/SALEM, NJ-WILMINGTON.
In other filings with the FCC, GRITTY (not the PHILADELPHIA FLYERS mascot) is selling low power FM WXGR-LP/DOVER, NH to SEACOAST COMMUNITY RADIO for $49,327 (fair market value of the equipment and hardware).
Applying for STAs were PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WGBN-A/MCKEESPORT, PA, non-directional nighttime operation due to storm damage) and N CONTENT MARKETING, LLC (WQAN/BEULAH, MI, two filings covering operation from two alternate sites at reduced power due to transmitter failure, filing following FCC notice of violation for operating from unauthorized site).
Filing for Silent STAs were MT. SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. COLLEGE DISTRICT (KSAK/WALNUT, CA, equipment failure); BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (WWLC/CROSS CITY, FL, newly acquired, moving to new site); and HUTTON BROADCASTING, LLC (KBAC/LAS VEGAS, NM-SANTA FE, reduced power due to damaged transmitter after power surge).
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC RADIO has requested an extension of its Silent STA for WRPA-A/PROVIDENCE due to economic reasons.
JET BROADCASTING has closed on the sale of W222AG/JOHNSON CITY, TN to BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. for $50,000.
And CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC. has closed on the sale of W246CO/LINCOLN, IL to 2820 COMMUNICATIONS INC. for $10,000. The primary station is listed as Religion WSPI (SPIRIT RADIO)/ELLSWORTH, IL.
Also, GREAT LAKES RADIO, INC. has closed on the sale of Country WFXD/MARQUETTE, MI, AC WKQS/NEGAUNEE, MI, Classic Rock WRUP/PALMER, MI, and translators Sports W260AG/ISHPEMING, MI-W286BC/MARQUETTE (FOX SPORTS MARQUETTE), Oldies W248BU (GTO)/ISHPEMING, and CHRISTMAS W291CJ/MARQUETTE (THE GIFT) to CHARLES (CHUCK) WILLIAMS' MEDIABREW COMMUNICATIONS for $2 million. BILL CATE of MEDIA SERVICES GROUP served as broker for the transaction.