Wanna Buy A Radio Station?

Dan Gibson | August 5, 2008 2:30 am
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Clear Channel’s buyout by the private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital means that the company needs to get on the task of unloading a number of its stations, thanks to some FCC rules about ownership and the like. If you live in one of 37 markets, one or more of your radio stations might improve in the near future. (OK, probably not, but it’s nice to dream.) The list of stations that can be yours below the cut.

Albuquerque, NM – KTEG, KABQ Augusta, GA – WIBL Austin, TX – KFMK Bakersfield, CA – KDFO Battle Creek, MI – WBFN-AM Bismarck/Minot, ND – KRRZ-AM Charleston, SC – WALC Cleveland – WAKS Columbus, GA – WBFA, WSHE-AM Dayton, OH – WDKF, WDSJ Eau Claire, WI – WISM Florida Keys, FL – WKEY, WKEZ Fort Pierce Area, FL – WCZR, WSYR, WOLL, WQOL Frederick, MD – WFMD-AM, WFRE Fresno, CA – KFSO Grand Rapids, MI – WMAX Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT – WURH Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY – WBKS, WIRO-AM, WZZW-AM Jacksonville, FL – WROO Lancaster, CA – KAVL-AM, KTPI Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS – WHER Lexington-Fayette, KY – WMKJ Lima, OH – WBUK Little Rock, AR – KHKN Louisville, KY – WKRD Macon, GA – WEBL Nassau, NY – WALK-AM, WALK-FM New Orleans – KYRK Orlando – WJRR Panama City, FL – WPBH Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, NH – WGIP-AM Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA – WZBL, WSNZ, WSNV Salisbury-Ocean City, MD-DE – WDKZ, WLBW San Jose – KSJO, KCNL, KUFX Sussex, NJ – WHCY, WTOC-AM Syracuse, NY – WWDG Waco, TX – KBRQ

I’m thinking of scraping some cash together and picking up Augusta’s WIBL–“The Bull”–which features classic country hits and some of your favorites from today. Also, it’s hard to not see the appeal of New Orleans’ Acitve Rock powerhouse KYRK, which is giving away first four row tickets to Kid Rock all this week. Email me if you have some extra money lying around and are interested in a drive time spot on my new station.

Clear Channel Puts 55 Stations Up For Sale [FMQB]