Citadel Communications: Michigan radio

Michigan station count: 25

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Notes/History:

3/2008: Announced that WYLZ FM 100.9 Pinconning has been sold out of the Last Bastion Trust to the Great Lakes Loons baseball team for $325,000. The sale was approved and closed in May 2008.

3/2006: WYLZ FM 100.9 Pinconning to be placed into trust as that station has been indentified by Citadel as one of 11 it will be selling across the country to maintain ownership caps with the pending acquisition of the ABC/Disney stations.

2/2006: $2.7 billion deal reached between ABC/Disney and Citadel that results in 22 stations nationwide becoming part of Citadel Communications. In Michigan, Citadel will gain control of WJR-AM 760, WDRQ-FM 93.1, and WDVD-FM 96.3 Detroit pending FCC approval and closing.

9/28/2005: FCC approves acquisition of WLCS 98.3, WVIB 100.1, WCXT 105.3, and WODJ 1490

6/2005: FCC approval and closing still pending on acquisition of WEFG, WLCS, WVIB, WCXT, and WUBR

6/2005: FCC approves acquistion of constrcution permit for WODJ-FM 92.5 Newaygo from Noordyk Broadcasting

1/11/2005: WCXT-FM 105.3 Hart is sold by Waters Broadcasting to Citadel Broadcasting for $4,100,000 pending FCC approval and closing. WCXT has been granted a construction permit granted to change city of license from Hart to Coopersville, move transmitter from Oceana County to Muskegon County, and change from Class C2 (28,000 watts @ 659 ft) to Class B (50,000 watts @ 479 ft).
11/2004: Construction permit for FM 92.5 Newaygo sold by Noordyk Broadcasting to Citadel Broadcasting pending FCC approval. The $3.8 million deal also involves WEFG-FM 97.5, WLCS-FM 98.3, WSHN-FM 100.1, and WUBR-AM 1490, all in the Muskegon area. Noordyk is keeping WSHN-AM 1550.

8/30/2000: Application filed for purchase of WTRX-AM 1330 Flint from David Lee Communications

4/27/2000: Announced that WGER-FM 106.3, WTCF-FM 100.5, and WSGW-AM 790 are being sold to Wilks Broadcasting in order to meet FCC station ownership level requirements in the Tri-Cities.

4/6/2000: FCC approves transfer of 4 Grand Rapids area stations from Michigan Media (WLAV-FM, WKLQ-FM, WODJ-FM, WBBL-AM)

2/24/2000: FCC approves transfer of WFBE to Citadel from Rainbow Radio (Liggett)

2/17/2000: FCC approves sale of 8 stations from Liggett Broadcasting to Citadel Broadcasting (WJIM-AM/FM, WFMK-FM, and WITL-FM Lansing, WVFN and WMMQ E. Lansing, WHNN Bay City, and WTCF Carrollton.

1/24/2000: Announced that Citadel Communications will be acquiring Bloomington Broadcasting, which owns Michigan Media in Michigan. The total deal is worth $176 million and involves 4 Grand Rapids stations: WBBL 1340, WKLQ 94.5, WLAV 96.9, and WODJ 107.3.

12/6/1999: Announced that Citadel Communications will be acquiring 9 of Liggett Broadcast's stations for $120.5 million. 2 of the 8 stations that would be co-owned in the Tri-Cities will need to be sold off to meet FCC requirements.

12/22/1998: FCC approves sale of 62nd Street Broadcasting stations in the Tri-Cities to Citadel.