NRG’s Omaha Group Sold To Usher Media

Usher Completes Its NRG Omaha Deal

As RBR+TVBR first reported on February 2, NRG Media is exiting the Omaha-Council Bluffs market, ending some 21 years of operations following the merger of Norman Waitt Jr.’s Waitt Radio with Mary Quass’ NewRadio Group. Now, slightly more than five months later, the $2.15 million sale of the stations is complete, putting three AMs and two FMs in the hands of Usher Media. With Kalil & Co. serving as the exclusive broker in the transaction, the com…

NRG’s Omaha Group Sold To Usher Media

• The sale of News-Talk KOIL-AM/Omaha, NE; Rhythmic KOPW-FM/Plattsmouth, NE; Sports-Talk KOZN-AM & Yacht Rock KZOT-AM/Bellevue, NE; and Hot AC KQKQ-FM/Council Bluffs, IA from NRG Media, LLC to Usher Media, LLC has now closed. NRG Media LLC, is an Iowa-based company headed by Mary Quass and has operated a regional portfolio of radio stations across Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin for more than 20 years. Quass said, “We have had a wonderfu…