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August 13, 2013
Price For EMF-Merlin WWIQ/Philadelphia Deal: $20.25 Million
EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION is paying $20.25 million to MERLIN MEDIA for Talk WWIQ (IQ 106.9)/CAMDEN-PHILADELPHIA, according to the contract attached to paperwork filed with the FCC. MERLIN paid $22.5 million for the station in DECEMBER 2011. In … more »
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January 25, 2013
Family Stations Sells FM In Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo
HAROLD CAMPING's FAMILY STATIONS INC. is selling Religion KHFR/SANTA MARIA, CA and FM translator K209CE/SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA to CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY for $475,000. The buyer owns noncommercial NPR affiliates KCLU-F/THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA … more »
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January 11, 2013
WFME Drops Religion For WPLJ Simulcast; Resurfaces With WRXP Calls ... But What Format?
It looks like a format change is certainly in the works at WFME (94.7)/NEW YORK. The once FAMILY-owned Religious station, recently sold to CUMULUS MEDIA, signed off the air earlier TODAY and is now simulcasting Hot AC sister WPLJ. The call letters WRXP … more »
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October 15, 2012
WRXP Sale Filed With FCC, Texas Translator Sold
MONDAY's update to the FCC database showed little new action, with the formal filing of the previously-announced sale of MERLIN MEDIA's Alternative WRXP (NEW ROCK 101.9)/NEW YORK to CBS RADIO for $75 million (in two transactions for tax purposes, one … more »
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September 24, 2012
Family Stations Buys WPEN-A/Philadelphia
The end of the world having been put on hold for now, HAROLD CAMPING's FAMILY STATIONS, INC. is back in an acquisition mode, returning to the PHILADELPHIA market with the purchase of WPEN-A from GREATER MEDIA's GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC. for $8.5 … more »
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August 27, 2012
Centennial Sells Virginia FM Simulcast
CENTENNIAL LICENSING, LLC is selling Active Rock simulcast WZZU/LYNCHBURG, VA and WZZI/BEDFORD, VA (THE PLANET) to TODD P. ROBINSON's WVJT, LLC for $523,000. In other filings with the FCC, TIM MARTZ' RADIO POWER INC. is selling FM translator W250BN/WEST … more »
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May 14, 2012
Venture Moves WLFM Calls To Cleveland
With VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC's deal with MERLIN MEDIA to flip Smooth Jazz WLFM-LP/CHICAGO to Alternative and change of the low-power TV station's calls to WKQX-LP (Q87.7), VENTURE has retained the WLFM-LP calls and has planted them on its former … more »
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May 7, 2012
Alternative Radio Returns To Chicago
MERLIN MEDIA has launched Q87.7 sooner than the previously publicized MONDAY, MAY 7th date. With the familiar call letters WKQX (Q87.7)/CHICAGO began its rebirth as an Alternative outlet last night (5/6) at 7p. WKQX-LP is a low-power TV station … more »
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February 22, 2012
Report: Eric Seidel Interim PD At WEMP
TALK FRONTIER's RANDALL BLOOMQUIST has reported on Twitter that former CLEAR CHANNEL Talk WGST-A/ATLANTA Station Manager ERIC SEIDEL is serving as Interim PD at MERLIN MEDIA News WEMP (FM NEWS 101.9)/NEW YORK. SEIDEL has been serving as a consultant with … more »
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February 21, 2012
South Carolina Duo, Virginia AM, Nevada AM Sold
THOMAS B. DANIELS's 98.9, INC. is selling Classic Hits WWIK (98.9 FUN FM)/MCCLELLANVILLE-CHARLESTON, SC to KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC. for $1.1 million. DANIELS is also selling Gospel WJNI (GOSPEL 106.3)/LADSON-CHARLESTON, SC to KIRKMAN for … more »