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EMF Acquires Longtime Cincinnati & Lexington Affiliates

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 12:13 PM PST
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While Educational Media Foundation outright owns the large majority of the
stations carrying its K-Love programming, there will now be a few less
stations that merely affiliate with the network.

EMF will purchase 104.3 WNLT Delhi Hills/Cincinnati OH, 102.3 WKLN
Wilmington OH and 95.3 WVRB Wilmore/Lexington KY from Vernon R. Baldwin
Inc. for $7,107,000. WNLT and WVRB have been affiliated with EMFs K-Love
Christian AC network since January 1, 2001 and WKLN since June 2003.

Following the sale, Vernon R Baldwin Inc. will retain Southern Gospel 1560
WCNW Fairfield/Cincinnati and Conservative Talk/Sports 1450 The Ticket WMOH
Hamilton OH.



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John Beck Joins iHeartMedia As St. Louis Market President

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 07:25 AM PST
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Longtime Emmis St. Louis General Manager John Beck is joining iHeartMedias
cluster as Market President.

Beck joined 94.7 KSHE as General Manager in 1984 and stayed through
multiple acquisitions as Market President until Emmis sold their cluster to
Entercom and Hubbard in 2018. He is co-owner of Stone Canyon Media Groups
cluster in Flagstaff AZ and filed to purchase 101.5 K268CT Saint Peters MO
from Kaspar Broadcasting for $450,000 in February 2020, but the acquisition
never closed.

iHeartMedia St. Louis announced today that John Beck has been named Market
President, effective immediately. iHeartMedia St. Louis has a strong
cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands and
franchises — both broadcast and digital — encompassing more than seven
stations comprised of music, talk and news formats.

iHeartMedia has the leading consumer reach and influence across multiple
platforms and delivers more live programming than any other media company.
As Market President, Beck will work closely with the programming, business,
and sales teams and oversee all of the stations on-air and digital
programming as well as create new revenue opportunities. He will report to
Tony Coles, Division President for iHeartMedia Markets Group.

John is one of the most respected leaders in St. Louis, said Coles. His
track record of success, reputation for building a winning culture, and his
deep roots in both the media and advertising communities are only a few of
the many reasons we are thrilled to have John leading our team.

Beck is a media veteran with more than 30 years of radio industry
experience. He joins iHeartMedia St. Louis from Emmis Communications, where
he most recently served as the Senior Vice President, overseeing multiple
stations success including St. Louis heritage rock station, KSHE. He began
his career at WFFM in Pittsburgh and studied at The University of
Steubenville, Ohio, where he majored in Political Science and Psychology.

Beck is also an active voice in the broadcasting industry. He served as the
President of the Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) from 1999-2000 and
currently serves as its Legislative Affairs Committee Chairmen. Beck also
served on the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) board for six
years and sat on the NAB Executive Committee as the Radio Board First
Vice-Chair from 2012 through 2014. He is currently a Trustee on the NAB
Political Action Committee.

“I am thrilled to be working at iHeartMedia in the town I love,� said Beck.
“I look forward to working with the local staff and leadership, several of
whom I already know. iHeartMedia is an amazing company and I can’t wait to
tell the story and find ways to use our stations to build and promote this
awesome city and region that we call home.�

Throughout his esteemed decades-long career, Beck has also been honored
with an array of awards, including being named one of Americas Top 10 Radio
Managers by Radio Ink Magazine and receiving a Distinguished Broadcaster
Award presented by the Missouri Broadcasters Association in 2002, as well
as being named The Radio Wayne Market Manager of the Year by the Radio
Advertising Bureau (RAB). He was also inducted into the St. Louis Radio
Hall of Fame in 2017 and received the 2017 Chairmans award by the NABPAC
Lifetime Achievement Award by Heat-Up Cool-Down St. Louis.

In addition, Beck is also heavily involved in his community, working
closely with many non-profit businesses. Locally, until its reorganization
in January 2021, he served on the board of the St. Louis Regional Chamber,
The Leukemia Lymphoma Society, The American Red Cross, Heat-Up Cool Down
St. Louis, The Foundation Board of St. Louis Childrens Hospital, the Magic
House, Grace Hill, Character-Plus, the Downtown St. Louis Community
Improvement District and the March of Dimes.



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Mark Kaye To Depart WAPE's Morning Mess To Focus On WOKV Talk Show

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 07:14 AM PST
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After fourteen years leading The Big Ape Morning Mess on Cox Media Group
CHR 95.1 WAPE Jacksonville, Mark Kaye will exit the show on Friday,
February 19 to focus exclusively on his 10am-12pm show on News/Talk 104.5
WOKV-FM.

Kaye joined WAPE in 2007 and has been teamed with Meghan Lane since 2014.
Prior to Jacksonville, he hosted mornings at Hot 99.5 WIHT Washington DC
and B98.5 WBBO Ocean Acres NJ. He added the talk show on WOKV in 2017 and
expanded it to two hours in January 2019. Segments of the show air on
weekends on the Conservative NewsMaxTV network.

Mark Kaye, morning co-host of 95.1 WAPE’s The Big Ape Morning Mess
announced today that he will be transitioning over to WAPE’s sister news
station WOKV-FM to focus exclusively on his talk show, The Mark Kaye Show
beginning on Monday, February 22. His final day at WAPE will be on Friday,
February 19.

“I am so grateful to have had so many incredible opportunities at one
amazing company�, said Kaye. “Now, as I say goodbye to mornings on WAPE to
concentrate full-time on WOKV, I can honestly say that I have enjoyed every
single minute of the last 15 years.� Kaye joined WAPE for mornings in 2007,
and current co-host Meghan Lane partnered with Kaye in 2014. In 2015 he
rolled out “Kaye’s Kids� a program where he would buy technology and dream
gifts for local kids battling life-threatening illness. Kaye made the leap
to talk radio in December of 2017 creating The Mark Kaye Show on WOKV-FM.
The show was such a hit, he expanded it to two hours Monday through Friday
in January of 2019.

“Mark’s impactful presence was truly felt during his time on WAPE. We are
so looking forward to his continuing success on WOKV and bringing the same
energy that the Jacksonville community got to know and love into this next
chapter of his career,� said Vice President and General Manager at Cox
Media Group, Katie Reid.

Tim Clarke, VP, Audience Content said, “Mark is one of the most creative
and ambitious people I know and his continuous evolution as a media
personality is truly impressive. I truly believe that the “Mark Kaye Show�
represents the future of the spoken word format entertaining and
informative with an aesthetic that resonates and appeals to all
generations. This represents CMG’s continued investment in creating new and
innovative content to serve our audiences and communities.�

Meghan Lane will continue hosting the Big Ape Morning Mess, while the
search for a new co-host will be coming soon.




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Saga Gets EZ In Greenfield MA

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 05:30 AM PST
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Saga Communications launched Soft AC EZ 107.5 W298CA/WPVQ-HD2 Greenfield MA
on February 1.

The station launched with 10,000 songs commercial free creating a flanker
to co-owned AC 98.3 WHAI Greenfield. The translator had been part of the
Liberal Talk WHMP network with 1400 WHMP/101.5 W268CZ Northampton and 1240
WHMQ Greenfield.




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Station Sales Week Of 2/12

Posted: 12 Feb 2021 04:30 AM PST
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Ol Timey Broadcasting sells Red Dirt Country Red Dirt 106.1 1250 KRRD/106.1
K291CK Fayetteville AR to Larry Morton and Gregory Fesss KTV Media for
$300,000. The buyer owns a number of LPTV stations across Arkansas.

Stevie Jay Khachaturian is buying out his partners in SJ Broadcasting and
their four stations in Champaign IL. The deal will see Spencer Atkins TAG
Investments acquire Jon Khachaturians 33.33% stake for $1 and then Steve
Khachaturian will pay $450,000 for TAGs combined stake. SJ Broadcasting
owns Sports ESPN 93.5 WSJK Tuscola, Christian-FM 95.3 WJEK Rantoul, Hot AC
Q96.1 WQQB Rantoul, and Country US 105.9 WGKC Mahomet.

Great Eastern Radio converts its LMA of 107.1 WWFK Plattsburgh West NY from
Randy Michaels Radioactive LLC to a purchase for $75,000. Great Eastern
Radio began operating the station in June 2020 as Rock 107.1 Frank-FM.

Icon Broadcasting sells Country 99.3 The Bull WQDK Gatesville NC to Joe
Hartmann Jr.s JWH Broadcasting to $185,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement will
take effect on March 1.

Sierra Nevada Christian Music Association sells Christian CHR 101.3 The
Renegade KRNG Fallon/Reno NV to Juan Rodriguezs Biggest Little Radio for
$193,000. Rodriguez has operated KRNG via Time Brokerage Agreement since
January 2017.

New Mexico Highlands University donates Silent 91.1 KEDP Las Vegas NM to
the Board of Education of the City of Albuquerque. KEDP will become a
simulcast of 89.1 KANW Albuquerque.

Radio Bilingue acquires 88.3 KXJT Rio Grande City TX from Colonias Unidas
for the forgiveness of the $260,587 debt owed to Radio Bilingue for their
assistance in building and maintaining the station.
Translator Sales

School Board of Miami-Dade County purchases 101.9 W270AD West Palm Beach FL
from Educational Media Foundation for $456,000. The buyer will continue to
air the programming of their Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM Miami but will
change the originating signal from EMFd 90.7 WFLV-HD4 West Palm Beach to
iHeartMedias 105.5 WOLL-HD2 Hobe Sound.

David James Cavagnaro Jr. sells 94.1 K231BE Lubbock TX to Cathy Jewell Long
for $64,250. The translator will continue to air the programming of the
buyers Classic Country 107.3 KSSL-FM Post TX via Ramar Communications 107.7
KLZK-HD4 Idalou.

Mountain Community Translators sells 96.1 K241CP Englewood/Denver CO to
Amigo Multimedia for $60,000. The buyer has rebroadcast their Spanish Talk
Onda 1150 KNRV Englewood on K241CP since 2016.

Ondas de Vida sells 99.1 K256BS Palmdale CA to La Nueva Broadcasting for
$80,000. The translator will continue to rebroadcast Ondas de Vidas Spanish
Christian 89.1 KODV Barstow CA.

Vinco Media acquires 95.5 W238BY Crisfield MD from Kingdom Media Partners
for $25,000. The buyer will rebroadcast the HD2 of their 106.1 WBBX
Pocomoke City MD.