LMA Turns To Long-Planned Sale On Michigan's Upper Peninsula

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RANDY MICHAELS' RADIOACTIVE, LLC is selling Top 40 WUPZ (94.9 THE BAY)/CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP, MI; Classic Hits WUPT (100.3 THE POINT)/GWINN, MI; Classic Rock WUPF (EAGLE 107.3)/POWERS, MI; and Classic Country WUPG (MAVERICK 96)/REPUBLIC, MI and its booster WUPG-FM1/MARQUETTE, MI to CHRISTOPHER BERNIER's AMC PARTNERS ESCANABA, LLC (ARMADA MEDIA/RADIO RESULTS NETWORK) for $650,000. The buyer has been operating the stations under an LMA since APRIL 2016. The deal was originally announced in 2016.

In other filings with the FCC, HISPANIC FAMILY CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC. is selling K254BZ/FAIRBANKS, TX to MUSIC MASALA, INC. for $1.15 million. The station has a construction permit to move to HOUSTON, going from a directional to nondirectional pattern covering the southwest portion of the market. The primary station is listed as COX MEDIA GROUP Classic Rock KGLK (106.9 & 107.5)/LAKE JACKSON-HOUSTON, TX.

PORT BROADCASTING, LLC is selling Classic Country WCYR-A (102.9 THE COUNTRY ROAD)/VEAZIE, ME and W275CQ/BANGOR, ME to MAINEINVESTS, LLC for $100,000.

LATINO BROADCASTING, LLC is donating Regional Mexican WYSR-A (QUE PASA RADIO)/HIGH POINT, NC to IGLESIA CRISTO REYNA INC.

FITZGERALD AND HAWRAS, PARTNERSHIP is assigning W225BC/ENDICOTT, NY to EQUINOX BROADCASTING CORP. for $30,000. GEORGE HAWRAS is a partner in the seller and President/100% stockholder of the buyer, and the purchase price will be paid with a $6,000 deposit and $8,000 for engineering services to partner KEVIN FITZGERALD's NYX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. and $16,000 to FITZGERALD himself. The primary station is EQUINOX Top 40/Rhythmic WCDW-HD3 (HOT 92.9)/PORT DICKINSON, NY.

Applying for STAs were JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY (KGFX-A/PIERRE, SD, operation at variance due to lightning damage to day and night arrays) and HAMMETT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (WKTF-A/VIENNA, GA, reinstalled tower to get station on the air before license expiration).

Filing for Silent STAs were WAY MEDIA, INC. (WUEV/EVANSVILLE, IN, just acquired and installing new equipment); SOUTH VICTORIA HISPANIC EDUCATION FAMILY FOUNDATION (KGXG-LP/VICTORIA, TX, equipment foundation and limited funds for repair); and ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH (KXMJ-LP/MARYSVILLE, CA, financial hardship).

Requesting extensions of Silent STAs were QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (WQUN-A/HAMDEN, CT, financial considerations) and MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC. (WQKK/RENOVO, PA, "lack of reliable utilities/electricity at transmitter site").

SOUTHERN NEVADA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS has closed on the sale of Contemporary Christian KVKL (K-LOVE)/LAS VEGAS and KEKL (K-LOVE)/MESQUITE, NV to EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION for $597,000. The stations are affiliates of EMF's K-LOVE network.

And VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION has closed on the sale of AC WTCQ (98Q), News-Talk WVOP-A, and W287CR/VIDALIA, GA and Country WYUM (SWEET ONION COUNTRY 101.7)/MOUNT VERNON, GA to RADIOJONES, LLC for $715,000.

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