Sold: Upstate New York Cluster, Michigan FMs

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COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS, LLC  is selling Sports WSLB-A and News-Talk WQTK/OGDENSBURG, NY and Country WLFK (95.3 THE WOLF)/GOUVERNEUR, NY to BRUICE W. SERMONIS II's SCORE ADVERTISING, LLC for $350,000 ($100,000 cash, $250,000 in a promissory note).

In other filings with the FCC, DAVID L. SMITH is selling Classic Rock WCHY (THE BEAR)/CHEBOYGAN, MI to VICTORIA A. BISHOP's MICHIGAN BROADCASTERS LLC for $75,000 ($1,000 down, $74,000 in a promissory note). SMITH recently acquired WCHY in a swap with BLACK DIAMOND BROADCAST HOLDINGS, LLC for Country WWSS (STRAITS COUNTRY 95.3)/TUSCARORA TOWNSHIP, MI.

MITTEN MEDIA, LLC  is selling Classic Hits WMTE-F (EAGLE 101.5)/MANISTEE, MI to BRYAN and JOYCE HOLLENBAUGH's 45 NORTH MEDIA INC. for $38,000 (including $18,000 in already-paid LMA fees). The buyer has been operating the station under an LMA since NOVEMBER 2018.

REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., licensee of KBOZ-A, KBOZ-F, KOBB-A, and KOBB-F/BOZEMAN, MT and KOZB/LIVINGSTON, MT, has been placed into receivership with attorney RICHARD J. SAMSON appointed receiver after REIER defaulted on promissory notes of $1,281,656.38 and $324,312.09. Attorney MATTHEW H. MCCORMICK is assisting as attorney for the senior secured lender. REIER President and 100% stockholder WILLIAM R. REIER passed away on SEPTEMBER 2nd.

Applying for STAs were FRASER VALLEY COMMUNITY MEDIA, INC. (KFFR/WINTER PARK, CO, reduced power due to antenna system damage); TOWNSQUARE MEDIA LARAMIE LICENSE, LLC (KOWB-A/LARAMIE, WY, reduced power after transmitter flooded due to water pipe burst); and COVENANT NETWORK (WIHM-A/TAYLORVILLE, IL, reduced daytime power due to transmitter problems).

Filing for Silent STAs were NIA BROADCASTING, INC. (WSYL-A/SYLVANIA, GA, issue with program source); TEMPLO DE DIOS INC 1 (K268BQ/MEXIA, TX, technical failure); and CSN INTERNATIONAL (W244DF/LOGANSPORT, IN, equipment failure).

FITZGERALD AND HAWRAS, PARTNERSHIP has requested an extension of its Silent STA for W300DH/CORNING, NY as it moves to a new site.

Debtor-in-possession D.W.S., INC., licensee of News-Talk WDWS-A, AC WHMS-F (LITE ROCK 97.5), and W230CW/CHAMPAIGN, IL and Classic Hits WKIO/ARCOLA, IL, has closed on the sale of the stations to CHAMPAIGN MULTIMEDIA GROUP, LLC, headed by Chairman LARRY J. PERROTTO and President/CEO MARK J. PERROTTO, along with the NEWS-GAZETTE (CHAMPAIGN, IL), FORD COUNTY RECORD, RANTOUL PRESS, PIATT COUNTY JOURNAL-REPUBLICAN, MAHOMET CITIZEN, and THE INDEPENDENT NEWS, for $4.5 million. D.W.S. and parent THE NEWS-GAZETTE, INC. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on AUGUST 30th.

IDAHO COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK has closed on the sale of noncommercial Spanish Variety KBWE/BURLEY, ID to TU VOZ, INC. for $15,000.

ANZA CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE has closed on the transfer of low power FM KOYT-LP/ANZA, CA to ANZA COMMUNITY BROADCASTING for no cash consideration.

And NORTH VALLEY CALVARY CHAPEL has closed on the transfer of low power FM KCYC-LP/YUBA CITY, CA to THE POINT for no consideration.

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