Veteran Jim Embrescia buys two stations around Jamestown, NY |
Veteran Jim Embrescia buys two stations around Jamestown, NY – 8/16/18
Veteran Jim Embrescia buys two stations around Jamestown, NY – 8/16/18 – but will donate one to “K-Love” owner EMF, because he’s already close to the ownership limit. The station he’s donating is talk WLKW, a class A licensed to Celeron. The station he’s keeping is hot AC “106.9 Kiss FM” WKZA, a B1 licensed to Lakewood. Seller is Cross Country Communications, a subsidiary of Hall Communications. It’s accepting $300,000 from Ohio-based Embrescia, plus “85% of the dollar value of the conveyed accounts receivable.” Kiss WKZA joins a Media One cluster comprised of adult contemporary “SE 93” WWSE/93.3. Rock “101.3 the Fox” WQFX. WJTN/1240 and its translator at 101.3, playing “Local news, talk and Lite Rock.” “Kissin’ Oldies” WKSN at 1340, which uses the True Oldies Channel. And “My Country 101.9” WHUG. Broker for the seller of WKZA and WLKW – Michael Bergner |