Deal Brings Classical Back To Miami FM Dial

Who's Buying What

MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO's parent AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP continues its expansion into new markets, buying noncommercial Contemporary Christian WMCU (89.7 SPIRIT FM)/MIAMI and translator W270AD/WEST PALM BEACH from TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. for $20 million. The station is flipping to Classical TODAY under an affiliation agreement.

In other deals filed with the FCC, COVENANT NETWORK is selling FM translator W272BU/CHAPIN, IL to MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. for $5,000, while MONTY C. STRATTON is transferring FM translator K244DU/ST. GEORGE, UT to PATRICIA J. YOUNG for no consideration.

And CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP., INC. is selling W273BL/AKRON and W291BV/SOLON, OH to EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION for $5,082.77; the AKRON translator will rebroadcast EMF's AIR ONE programming from KHRI/HOLLISTER, CA via W215BS/HINCKLEY, OH, while the SOLON translator will carry the AIR ONE programming of WCVJ/JEFFERSON, OH.

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