Beasley Broadcasting bought out CBS Radio in Charlotte about a year ago, and now is acquiring Boston based Greater Media. The FCC just approved the purchase nationally, but since Beasley is already at the cap on stations in Charlotte, they have to push the stations into a divestiture trust where someone else runs the stations while a buyer is sought. Clear Channel\/iHeart still owns stations in a divestiture trust called Aloha Stations since 2009, so the FCC isn’t really aggressive about divestiture.<\/p>\n
Bob and Sheri’s syndicated show is produced at WLNK-FM – it will be interesting to see who “owns” them now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beasley Broadcasting bought out CBS Radio in Charlotte about a year ago, and now is acquiring Boston based Greater Media. The FCC just approved the purchase nationally, but since Beasley is already at the cap on stations in Charlotte, they … Continue reading