- The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC
The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC is a privately-owned
trust company that temporarily owns 7 radio stations previously owned byCitadel Broadcasting . Citadel has absorbed severalABC Radio stations onJune 12 ,2007 , making Citadel Broadcasting the 3rd largest radio company in theUnited States . However, in order to comply with the FCC ownership limitations, Citadel sold off the following radio stations.tations
*KBZU Albuquerque, NM
*KINB Kingfisher, OK
*KOKY Sherwood, AR
*KPZK-FM Cabot, AR
*KRDJ New Iberia, LA
*KVLO Humnoke, AR
*WMGL Ravanel, SC
KARN-FM in Sheridan, AR was originally on the list, but was later swapped back to Citadel for KOKY. KARN (AM) and KPZK (AM), both in Little Rock, AR, remained with Citadel even though the FM stations with thosecall sign s were initially transferred to the trust and KPZK-FM remains there.Last Bastion swapped with Citadel once more in January 2008.
KNEK-FM in Washington, LA was swapped with KRDJ in New Iberia, LA in the Lafayette, LA market.Former Last Bastion stations
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WCLZ inNorth Yarmouth, Maine is one of the first stations to be re-sold in a few months, this time toSaga Communications ; though all the stations will eventually be sold off in a year. [ [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid46391.aspx WCLZ Bought By Saga Communications] "The Phoenix"]*
WLUN (formerly WYLZ) Pinconning, MI was sold in March 2008 to theGreat Lakes Loons minor league baseball team. [ [http://www.michiguide.com/archives/2008/03/espn_1009fm_to_launch_in_bay_c.html ESPN 100.9-FM to launch in Bay City/Midland] [http://www.michiguide.com 'MichiGuide.com']March 24 ,2008 ]*WCYI Lewiston,
Maine was sold in March 2008 toEducational Media Foundation to become part of itsAir 1 networks [ [http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/023910.html Blues station WCYI to be sold] -Portland Press Herald (retrievedMarch 17 ,2008 )] . Previously simulcastedmodern rock WCYY and for a short timeadult alternative WCLZ . After sale of WCLZ, WCYI ran an automatedBlues format. The station has since becomeWARX .*
KKWD Bethany, Oklahoma , was returned toCitadel Broadcasting onJune 19 ,2008 ; due to the fact thatArbitron has expanded Oklahoma City's market definition for Citadel Broadcasting, allowing it to own 5 FM stations in that said area. [ [http://www.radio-info.com/news/index.php?date=2008-06-19 Radio-Info News for June 19, 2008] - [http://www.radio-info.com Radio-Info.com] ]ee also
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Aloha Station Trust, LLC References
External links
* [http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2007/db0404/FCC-07-41A1.doc Federal Communications Commission Document] (.doc file)
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