12 is RaR February 27, 1987 RADIO BUSINESS

TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTIONS AT A GLANCE

Pyramid Buys WRXR Transactions So Far In 1987: $156,419,640

For $15 . Million This Week's Action: $37,046,000

WRXRICHICAGO, IL KDOL & KTPI /LANCASTER- KBND & KLRR /BEND- WADO / price undisclosed PRICE: $15 million PALMDALE- MOJAVE, CA REDMOND, OR WRXR /Chicago $15 million BUYER: Pyramid Broadcasting, Inc., PRICE: $2.5 million PRICE: $965,000 WPET & WKSI /Greensboro, NC $5.6 million WRGIINaples, President Rich Balsbaugh. The com- BUYER: HPW Communications, Inc., BUYER: Denco Broadcasting Corp., FL $3.3 million pany also owns WXKS -AM & FM /Bos- controlled by Melvin Winters, Ed- President Gerald Dennon, of Seattle. ?COOL & KTPI/Lancaster- Palmdale- Mojave, CA $2.5 million ton, WPGR & WSNIIPhiladelphia, ward Hawkins, and Bert Pucci. Win- Dennon is President of Montcalm KTXF /Brownsville, TX $2.35 million WPIT -AM & and WPXY- KSEL -AM & FM FMIBuffalo, ters is a veteran California station Corporation, a radio brokerage firm. /Lubbock, TX $1.3 million AM FM NY. WBEE & /Rochester. owner, Hawkins is a Los Angeles TV SELLER: Douglas Kahle and Edwin /Chicago $1 million KBND & KLRR ter, NY. syndication executive, and Pucci is Tornberg, who also own WBRI & Bend- Redmond, OR $965,000 WESR -AM FM SELLER: Flint Chicago Associates, the former publisher of Los Angeles WXIR /Indianapolis, IN; WFIA & & /Onley- Onancock, VA $735.000 owned by Arthur & Katherine Sha- magazine. WXLNILouisville, KY; and WABGI WMPP /Chicago Heights, IL $600.000 WTPS deck. SELLER: Chambers Broadcasting, , DC. Kahle also owns /Muncy, PA $498.000 TX DIAL POSITION: 95.5 MHz controlled by George and Bonnie KFIAISacramento, CA. KPREIParis, $361,000 POWER: 6 kw at 1170 feet WRTP /Chapel Hill, NC $312,000 Chambers and Robert Adelman. It DIAL POSITION: 1 1 10 kHz: 107.5 KALM MO FORMAT: Classic Rock also owns KGBR/Gold Beach, OR and MHz /Thayer. and KAMSIMammoth Spring, AR $310,000 WHOH BROKER: Gary Stevens of Wertheim KTCE /Austin, TX. POWER: 25 kw: 100 kw at 985 feet /Cadiz, OH $290,000 WJNRIIron Schroder & Co. DIAL POSITION: 1340 kHz; 103.1 FORMAT: News'Talk: AC Mountain, MI $275.000 MHz BROKER: Montcalm Corp. WCEA /Newburyport, MA $250,000 WBLG /Smith's Grove, KY $225,000 POWER: 1 kw: 860 watts at 577 feet KFMO /Flat River, MO $182.000 WADO /NEW YORK FORMAT: AC WESR -AM & FM /ONLEY- KWCJIWillow Springs, MO $163,000 PRICE: Undisclosed BROKER: Elliot Evers and Greg Mer- ONANCOCK, VA KUKUIWillow Springs, MO 150.000 BUYER: Radio WADO, Inc., a new rill of Chapman Associates. PRICE: $735,000 WBCM /Bay City, MI $125.000 company formed by Louis Wolfson, KTXF /BROWNSVILLE, TX KYOTIGreat Falls, MT $125,000 Mark Blank, and Herb Levin. BUYER: Eastern Shore Radio, Inc., PRICE: $2.35 million WFBL /Syracuse, NY $125,000 SELLER: Command Broadcast Asso- owned by Benjamin Ferguson, Glor- BUYER: Tate Communications, Inc., ia Jennings, and Charles F. Russell. KFLJIWalsenburg, CO $80,000 ciates, headed by Nelson G. La- owned by Harvey Tate. former GM of KLRKIVandalia, MO $75.000 vergne. They also own WJJCISaIem, NJ and of WJYO /Orlando, FL. WNNN NJ. KOSCIMarshfield, MO $75,000 DIAL POSITION: 1280 kHz /Canton, SELLER: Valley Radio Company, SELLER: Accomack -Northhampton WTLO /Ithica, NY $75,000 POWER: 5 kw principals Diane and Mitch Levy. Broadcasting Co., KFTS /Fort Scott, KS price undisclosed FORMAT: Spanish owned by Vernon DIAL POSITION: 100.3 MHz Baker, who also owns WKGM /Smith- WZVNILowell, IN price undisclosed POWER: 100 kw at 500 feet field, VA and WBZI & WLGY /Xenia, FORMAT: Country OH. WPET & BROKER: Lester Kamen of Kamen & DIAL POSITION: 1330 kHz: 103.3 Company. WKSIIGREENSBORO, NC MHz WRTPICHAPEL HILL, NC WCEA/NEWBURYPORT, MA PRICE: POWER: 5 kw: 50 kw feet $5.6 million KSEL -AM & FMI at 320 PRICE: $312000 PRICE: $250.000 BUYER: WCCB -TV, Inc., a FORMAT: AC division of LUBBOCK, TX BUYER: Carolina Christian Com- BUYER: Ted Larsen Broadcasting,,, Bahakel Communications, which is PRICE: $1 .3 million munications, Inc., President Richard Inc., owned by Ted Larsen, news- owned by Cy N. Bahakel. The corn - WMPP /CHICAGO HEIGHTS, BUYER: Bakcor Broadcasting, Inc., St. John. caster at WBZ /Boston; Dan Friel Jr., pany also owns WDOD -AM & FM/ IL President George Bakke; also owns SELLER: Leathers Enterprises, Inc., a former GM of KDKAIPittsburgh and Chattanooga; WXLY /Charleston, PRICE: $600,000 KMND & KNFM /Midland, TX. owned by Lodson Leathers. former Sales Manager of WBZ; and SC; KILO / Springs; WWOD BUYER: Premiere Broadcasting, SELLER: Harris Enterprises, owned DIAL POSITION: 1530 kHz Stephen Howard, local businessman. & WKZZILynchburg, VA; KXEL & Inc., principals Zirl Smith, and Benar- by the John P. Harris family, which POWER: 10 -kw daytimer SELLER: WCEA, Inc., owned by Al- KOKZ /Waterloo, IA; WLBJ-AM & dine Washington. also owns WACO & KHOO /Waco, FORMAT: Religious vin Goldstein, William Walsh, Mo- FM /Bowling Green, KY; WABGI SELLER: Jana Broadcasting Co., TX; KTOP & KDVV/Topeka, KS; hammed Chaudry, and Thomas Mor- Greenwood. MS; and WKIN & WZXYI principal Michael Benages. KBUR & KGRS /Burlington, IA; KIULI KALMITHAYER, MO and anian. Kingsport, TN. DIAL POSITION: 1470 kHz Garden City, KS; WJOL & WLLI /Joli- KAMSIMAMMOTH SPRING, DIAL POSITION: 1 450 kHz SELLER: Robins Communications, POWER: 1 kw et, IL; and KWKRILeoti, KS. AR POWER: 1 kw days 250 watts nights Inc., a division of A.H. Robins Co. FORMAT: Gospel DIAL POSITION: 950 kHz: 93.7 MHz PRICE: $310.000 FORMAT: AC DIAL POSITION: 950 kHz: 98.7 MHz POWER: 5 kw days /500 watts nights: BUYER: K.A.M.S., Inc., by POWER: 500 -watt daytimer owned 100 kw at 740 feet WTPSIMUNCY, PA Shawn Neathery. WBLGISMITH'S GROVE, KY 100 kw at 814 feet FORMAT: AC PRICE: $498.000 SELLER: Ozark Radio Network, Inc., PRICE: $225.000 FORMAT: Religious: CHR BUYER: Pro Marketing, Inc., owned by Robert Neathery Sr. BUYER: Hilltopper Broadcasting, WBEEICHICAGO owned by Victor Marshall and Joseph Kalie. DIAL POSITION: 1290 kHz: 95.1 Inc., owned by J. Barry Williams, PRICE: $1 million SELLER: JKR Broadcasting, Inc., MHz Henry Dickenson, and Wesley Stra- BUYER: Mariner Broadcasters. Inc . der. owned by John A. Kennedy. POWER: 1 -kw daytimer; 75 kw at 90 President Charles R. Sherrell. WRGI /NAPLES, FL DIAL POSITION: 103.9 MHz feet SELLER: Faye S. Anderson PRICE: SELLER: Heritage Communications, $3.3 million POWER: 3 kw at 209 feet FORMAT: Country DIAL POSITION: 107.1 MHz Inc. BUYER: All Communications, Inc., FORMAT: CHR POWER: 3 kw at 300 feet owned by Allan and Cynthia Rob- DIAL POSITION: 1570 kHz FORMAT: AC

POWER: 1 kw erts, who recently purchased WSYB WHOH /CADIZ, OH FORMAT: Jazz & WRUTIRutland, VT. KUKUIWILLOW SPRINGS, PRICE: $290,000 KFMOIFLAT RIVER, MO SELLER: Arkelian Broadcasting Co., KPRE /PARIS, TX MO BUYER: Blair Broadcasting, Inc., PRICE: $182,000 President Arthur Arkelian. Also owns PRICE: $361.000 PRICE: $150.000 owned by Donald Devoriss, who also BUYER: Greater Broadcast- WLLOIWilliston, FL and WLVU -AM & Boesen, BUYER: Ray and Marcia Eller, who al- BUYER: 101 Communications, Inc.. owns WEIR/Weirton, WV. ing, Ltd., President Randall FM Dunedin, FL. also KMMJ Island, /Holiday- so own KBUS /Paris, TX. owned by Bret Neathery. SELLER: Cadiz Broadcasting, Inc., who owns /Grand DIAL POSITION: MHz & MO. 93.5 SELLER: Sudduth Media, Inc., Presi- SELLER: Ozark Radio Network, own- President Randy O'Grady. NE and KDKD-AM FM /Clinton, POWER: 3 kw at feet 300 dent Gene Sudduth. ed by Robert Neathery Sr. DIAL POSITION: 106.3 MHz SELLER: Simon Broadcasting Co., FORMAT: CHR President Ann Simon. DIAL POSITION: 1 250 kHz DIAL POSITION: 1330 kHz POWER: 2.55 kw at 300 feet BROKER: Randy Jeffery of Chapman DIAL POSITION: 1240 kHz POWER: 500 -watt daytimer POWER: 1 -kw daytimer FORMAT: AC

Associates. 1 kw FORMAT: Country FORMAT: Country POWER: FORMAT: AC

WJNR /IRON MOUNTAIN, MI KWCJ /WILLOW SPRINGS, GETTING AHEAD WON'T SET YOU BACK. PRICE: $275.000 MO BUYER: Wheeler Broadcasting of PRICE: $163,000 , Inc., principal Ray Whee- BUYER: 101 Comnmu:',cations, Inc.. ler, who also owns KWNO/Winona, owned by Bret Neathery. MN and WTCH & WOWNIShawano, SELLER: Woodridge Enterprises, MUSICMINDER WI. Inc., President Rick Jesse. SELLER: J & R Electronics, Inc. The Remarkable, Affordable Play list System DIAL POSITION: 100.1 Mhz DIAL POSITION: 101.5 MHz Call 800 --+1- 09(11) or 800-33+ -3030 in California POWER: 3 kw at 437 feet POWER: 47 kw at feet 620 FORMAT: AC FORMAT: AC