Mapleton Sells Visalia FM

Who's Buying What

MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS is selling Regional Mexican KBLO (RADIO LOBO, simulcasting with KLOQ)/CORCORAN-VISALIA, CA to ABEL DE LUNA's MOON HOLDINGS, INC. for $2.2 million. The buyer's sister company LUNA COMMUNICATONS owns Regional Mexican KMQA (LA MAQUINA MUSICAL)/EAST PORTERVILLE-VISALIA in the market. 

More Deals: Colorado Receivership, Prices Revealed For NRG Deals

In other FCC applications, WILLIAM ARNOLD has been appointed receiver for bankrupt TRACK 1 MEDIA OF STERLING, LLC's Country KNNG and Oldies KSTC-A/STERLING, CO, KNEC/YUMA, CO, translator K276/SIDNEY, NE, and a new FM in ECKLEY, CO. ARNOLD BROADCASTING won the appointment in a court order dated AUGUST 29.

The price for MAGNUM RADIO GROUP's previously announced deal to buy Country WNFM and AC-Sports WRDB-A (STAR 1400)/REEDSBURG, WI and AC WBDL (B 102) and translator W290AL/BARABOO, WI from NRG MEDIA is revealed as $1.1 million in the contract filed with the FCC. And NRG's previously announced purchase of TRIAD BROADCASTING CO.'s five station LINCOLN, NE cluster -- Country KFGE (FROGGY 98), Hot AC KBBK (B-107.3), Classic Hits KLNC (LINC FM 105.3), Talk KLIN-A, and nearby AC KWBE-A/BEATRICE -- also has a price assigned to it, $17.5 million.

RADIO ASSIST MINISTRY, INC. is selling FM translator W291BA/BALTIMORE to HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MARLTON, INC. for $150,000. The translator will rebroadcast COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE noncommercial Christian AC WGTS/TAKOMA PARK-WASHINGTON.

And FAMILY STATIONS, INC. is swapping translator W213AM/NEWBURGH, NY to REDEEMER BROADCASTING, INC. for W282AD/EAST WINDHAM, NY.

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