In Northern Nevada, the city of Reno is bordered by the municipality of Sparks. Here, a low-powered television station is trading hands. The buyer is none other than the licensee behind the NewsNet digital multicast network that is busily acquiring its own stations, building an array of O&O properties nationwide.
The Four Corners Region has long relied on broadcast signals from two Colorado cities and Farmington, N. Mex., and among the radio stations in these cities are nine properties. Pending FCC approval, they'll be former stations owned by American General Media.
In October 2020, an option to purchase an AM/FM combo and an FM translator in the Midland, Michigan market was struck by long-time broadcasters Mike Chires and Norm McKee. On Monday, paperwork was submitted for FCC regulatory approval that, at long last, would bring the properties to their Black Diamond Broadcasting.
It serves Coastal Oregon between Coos Bay and Florence with a Class C3 facility licensed to Reedsport. Today, it is known as a home of rock 'n' roll. Will that be changing? It's possible, as Bicoastal Media is agreeing to sell them. Why? It's buying another FM and it has a tower on a ridge due west of central Coos Bay.
Near Creech Air Force Base, due north of Las Vegas on U.S. 95, listeners to a noncommercial FM on March 21 experienced a programming change. On that date, Las Vegas Public Radio completed the initial conversion of what was KQQY-FM to KJPT, at 90.1 MHz. Now, paperwork has been submitted with the FCC that seeks its approval of the station's sale.