Contact: Seehafer Broadcasting Acquires Mark Seehafer President/General WCUB-AM and WLTU-FM Manager 920-682-0351 Manitowoc/Two Rivers Radio Stations Under Common Ownership

(October 21, 2015 -- Manitowoc, Wis.) – After decades as rivals, four radio stations in the Manitowoc-Two Rivers broadcast market will now be under the ownership of one company. The Federal Communication Commission has approved the sale of WCUB-AM and WLTU-FM from Cub Radio, Inc. of Manitowoc to Seehafer Broadcasting Corporation of Manitowoc, owner of WOMT-AM and WQTC-FM. The transaction will become official on November 1.

The stations have a long history as competitors in the Lakeshore area. WOMT (1240-AM) began operating in 1926 and will celebrate its 90 th year of broadcasting in 2016. WCUB (980-AM) first hit the air in 1952. WLTU (92.1-FM) went on the air in 1966 followed by WQTC (102.3-FM) in 1977.

Seehafer Broadcasting now owns all six stations licensed to Manitowoc County. In August, the company acquired Two Rivers station WEMP (98.9-FM), which began operations last December. In 2009, it purchased WLKN (98.1-FM) in Cleveland.

For the last 40 years, the local radio market has been under the leadership of two broadcast legends in Don Seehafer and Lee Davis; both are members of the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Seehafer purchased WOMT in 1970 and WQTC in 1982. Davis became part-owner of WCUB/WLTU in 1975 and became the sole owner in 1988.

While their stations were rivals on the air, the two have enjoyed a close personal friendship for years that Davis says began on his first day in town. “We competed with each other, but our friendship has always come first. I’m very happy to see the stations staying under local ownership with people I know and trust to do what is best for our Lakeshore listeners,” says Davis.

“Lee and I both value the power and importance of local radio,” adds Seehafer. “These stations are part of the fabric of the community and our listeners will be well-served by the combination of the area’s leading stations under one strong company with such close ties to the area.”

Mark Seehafer is now president and general manager of Seehafer Broadcasting. “The Lakeshore has a long history of community-oriented local radio and we plan to strengthen that relationship with listeners,” he said. “We have experienced people who have many decades of local broadcast experience and community involvement. The stations have loyal listeners who have helped build the success of local radio in Manitowoc County and we are committed to carrying on the legacy these stations have developed over many years of service to the Lakeshore.”

Seehafer Broadcasting also own four stations in central Wisconsin; WFHR (1320-AM) and WLJY (105.5-FM) in Wisconsin Rapids, and WDLB (1450-AM) and WOSQ (92.3-FM) in Marshfield.

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