WRCR ends longtime programming during pending sale.
The station is being bought out by WABC-New York Radio’s parent company, Red Apple Media.The sudden closure of a decades-old AM radio station in Rockland County marks the end of an era during the pending sale of the once longtime community staple.

WRCR AM 1700 in Garnerville stopped broadcasting earlier this month. The station is being bought out by WABC-New York Radio’s parent company, Red Apple Media.

The Garnerville-based station traces back to the 1960s and survived several moves, frequency changes and the changing media landscape – but it’s beloved hyper-local programming, including a morning drive show, political broadcasts and nostalgic programs like its doo-wop show, kept many Rocklanders tuned in.

“We made Arbitron. I don’t think that’s ever been done for a local AM radio station,” says former morning show host Steve Possell. “That’s how many people were listening.

Arbitron, now Nielsen, tracks viewer and listenership in media.
Possell, who is blind, worked at the station for more than 50 years and retired in 2021 when he says older, tactile media he worked on could no longer be repaired and was swapped out for digital equipment.
When asked if he thinks the station’s closure is an end of an era, Possell quickly answered, “Yep. Radio itself is in trouble. It just doesn’t have the flair that it once had.”
News 12 reached out to WRCR’s longtime owner Alexander Medakovich for comment and a representative for Red Apple Media but did not receive a response.
Legal documents obtained by News 12 show Red Apple Media is purchasing the station for $600,000.

WABC is now broadcasting on AM 1700’s airwaves and is no longer broadcasting the station’s regular local programming.
The change has prompted a slew of reaction on social media, including a post from state Sen. Bill Weber about being “disappointed” after his own show was canceled.
As for Possell, he hopes the new owners will eventually bring back the content so many folks skipped modern media for when they tuned in.
“Keep it local,” he says, “because that’s what made WRCR.”
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Svenn Martinsen to Arctic Radio Club Facebook group (2025-05-27)

WRCR 1700/WABC ownership correxion.

I am obliged to correct one aspect of my earlier message.
Alexander and Red Apple signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (in January 2025 but its actual date was left blank!) in which Alexander agreed to sell WRCR to Red Apple. On 24th April, the agreement was amended confirming the agreement date as 24th April. The amendment listed a number of repairs that Alexander had to undertake conditional to the sale. On the same date, Alexander and Red Apple entered into a Local Programming and Marketing Agreement which sees Red Apple’s 77 WABC programming being heard on 1700 WRCR. This is what led to the change to WABC programming being heard in early May.
Yesterday, an Assignment of Authorisation was submitted to the FCC. Legally FCC must approve the assignment of a station’s licence from one licensee to another. Part of the Asset Purchase Agreement is that the licence be transferred to the buyer. Until this has been done, the station is still owned by Alexander Broadcasting.

I therefore correct my earlier message – WRCR has not yet been sold, so Red Apple Media have not yet “bought” WRCR. It is, for the time being, still owned by Alexander Broadcasting Inc.

Andrew Brade to WOR iog (2025-05-27)

After planning to take the station silent in March, Cumulus Media has agreed to sell Conservative Talk “Talk 1270” WHLD Niagara Falls/Buffalo NY to Buddy Shula’s Radio One Buffalo for $150,000. Shula currently owns Oldies “Big WECK” 1230 WECK Cheektowaga with three translators in the Buffalo market and Yacht Rock “Key 93.7” WKEY-FM Key West FL. An LMA will take effect on June 1.

Holy Family Communications sells its trio of 730 WACE Chicopee/Springfield, 1230 WNEB Worcester, and 970 WESO/101.1 W266DK Southbridge MA to Journey For Life Media for $150,000. The stations currently operate as part of the seller’s Catholic “Stations of the Cross” network.

Tómas Tate buys 1220 WSTL/93.7 W229AN Providence RI from Nelson Diaz’s Diaz Holdings for $450,000. WSTL currently serves as the parent of Spanish CHR “Mega 94.9” W235CN with the translator operating as Hip Hop “The Juice” fed bu Audacy’s 103.7 WVEI-HD2.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/300222/

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-05-09)

Station Sales of the Week.

Lakeland Media, a 50/50 partnership of John David Linder’s Linder Media LLC and Lynn Ketelsen’s Ketelsen Media LLC, will purchase Headwaters Media’s three stations in Atwater and Benson MN for $375,000. The deal for Classic Rock “94.1 The Loon” KKLN Atwater/Willmar, Classic Hits 93.5 KSCR-FM Benson, and Classic Country 1290 KBMO/103.5 K278CX Benson is structured with $200,000 going to seller John Jennings in a consulting agreement through January 2027. KKLN will join Lakeland Media’s other holdings in the Willmar market that includes Classic Country “Big Country 100.1” KOLV Olivia, Hot AC “Q102” 102.5 KQIC Willmar, Classic Hits “106.5 The Train” KLFN Sunburg, and News/Talk 1340 KWLM/96.3 K242CF Willmar and 101.1 K266CM Sunburg.

Elliott Morgan’s Mud Radio LLC acquires Christian Preaching “The Light” 1490 WFAD Middlebury VT from Christian Ministries Inc. for $3000 after an LMA took effect last November. The buyer also owns Americana “Mud Radio” 101.5 WMUD-FM Brandon/Rutland VT.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/294807/station-sales-week-of-2-14-2/

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-02-14)

Stephen King’s Zone Corporation has found a buyer for the remainder of his Bangor ME stations that went silent at the start of the year.
J Hanson’s Mix Maine Media will purchase 620 WZON Bangor, 103.1 WZLO Dover-Foxcroft, and 98.3 W252CT Bangor from King for $125,000. $75,000 of the purchase price will be a promissory note of a donation to the Heart of Maine United Way. Hanson will also pay for half of the cost of the removal of the two towers at Zone’s studios in Bangor, one of which was used by WZON and the other by W252CT.

Mix Maine Media entered the Bangor market in November 2024 with a five-year LMA of Port Broadcasting’s two AMs and three translators. At the time they flipped 1340 WBAN Veazie/94.1 W231CH Bangor/95.1 W236DP Bald Mountain to a simulcast of their AC “107.9 The Mix” WFMX Skowhegan/Augusta and 1230 WGUY Veazie/96.1 W241CP Bangor to a simulcast of Classic Country “True Country 93.5” WCTB Fairfield. The company also owns Sports “1160 The Score” WSKW Skowhegan.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/294229/

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-02-04)

Neal Ardman’s NIA Broadcasting has agreed to acquire Christian “The Lighthouse” 1190 WWIO/94.3 W232DA St. Mary’s GA from Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting Corp. for $30,000. Located right across the Florida state line near Jacksonville, the deal will create a duopoly with Ardman’s Radio Kings Bay’s Country “K-Bay” 106.3 WKBX Kingsland GA. WWIO has changed call letters to WPAA ahead of the sale. The seller retains its 89.3 WECC-FM Folkston, which WWIO currently simulcasts.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/293065/

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-01-24)

Station Sales Week 1/17
John and Joey Krieger’s Krieger Media Company will acquire Classic Country 860 KWPC/95.1 K236CF and Rock “93.1 The Buzz” KMCS Muscatine for $250,000. The Kriegers previously owned multiple car dealerships in the Muscatine area until selling them in 2022.
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Joseph and Sydney Sugg’s King & Co. Radio will purchase 49% of King-Sullivan Radio Inc. from the Deanna J. Sullivan Living Trust for $160,000. The company owns 92.1 KHPQ Clinton and 1110 KGFL/94.7 K234BV Clinton and 97.3 K247CQ Guy AR. Sid King will continue to own 51% of the company. The Suggs’ Red River Radio Inc. owns 101.9 KSUG in nearby Heber Springs.
[….]
Susan Loch’s Trinity Broadcast Associates is donating Christian/Conservative Talk 1180 WFYL King of Prussia/Philadelphia PA to non-profit Lighthouse Support. The donee is run by Daniel and Margaret Huber, who also own a network of Christian television stations “Lighthouse TV” including WBPH Bethlehem/Philadelphia and WLYH Red Lion/Harrisburg along with a number of LPTVs.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/291970/station-sales-week-of-1-17-2/

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-01-17)

Libby Parris’ Radio Broadcast Communications sells 970 WAMD Aberdeen MD to Christy Andrulonis’ Sweet Tea Radio for $5000. Parris retains 1460 WKHZ Easton MD. Sweet Tea also owns Silent 1330 WHGM Havre de Grace/100.5 W263CQ Chesapeake City MD.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/289940/station-sales-week-of-12-20/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=radioinsight_daily_
2024_12_20&utm_term=2024-12-20

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2024-12-20)

Station sales of week 12/6:
The previously announced sale of Lyman and Zoe Bowling’s Sterling Broadcasting LLC News/Talk 1230 WBBZ and Country “104.7 The Bull” KQSN Ponca City OK to Bill Coleman & Darrel Dye’s Team Radio Marketing Group has been filed with the FCC revealing a $450,000 purchase price.

After Siga Broadcasting agreed to sell Spanish Christian “La Nuestra” 990 KAML/95.3 K237GJ Kenedy-Karnes City TX to Lee De Los Santos’ San Antonio Worship Center for $400,000 in May, the deal has been withdrawn and refiled to choose Karnes City Worship Center with a $455,000 purchase price. De Los Santos has been operating KAML via LMA since April 2020.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/288609/station-sales-week-of-12-6-word-fm-to-expand-to-lancaster/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=radioinsight_daily_2024
_12_06&utm_term=2024-12-06

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2024-12-06)

John and Anita Fredericks’ Disruptor Radio LLC is acquiring LHTC Media’s six stations and three translators in Morgantown and Fairmont WV for $650,000.
The acquisition expands the deal originally agreed to in January where Fredericks began operating three of the station and three of the translators as Conservative Talk “The Torch“. A new LMA has taken effect giving the company operations of the entire cluster until closing.
The stations involved in the deal are: Classic Rock “94 Rock” 94.3 WRLF Fairmont, Oldies “Buzz 98.3” 1490 WBKE Fairmont/98.3 W252EF Morgantown, Variety Hits “100.9 Jack-FM” WZST Westover, and the aforementioned “Torch” on 920 WMMN Fairmont/95.7 W239CM Morgantown, 102.7 WGYE Mannington/Fairmont/103.9 W280FF Morgantown, and 105.7 WHTI Salem/Clarksburg.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/287899/john-fredericks-acquires-morgantown-wv-cluster/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=radioinsight_daily_2024_11_26&utm_term=2024-11-26

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2024-11-26)