Civic Media Continues Expansion with Illinois, Iowa Purchases – NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting

Civic Media Expands With Acquisitions in Iowa and Illinois

Wisconsin-based Civic Media Inc. plans to acquire 13 radio stations and several translators in southeast Iowa and west central Illinois from the Pritchard family.

Kalil & Co.-Brokered Deal Expands Civic Media’s Stable

It is a transaction that sees Tucson-based Kalil & Co. serve as the exclusive broker, and it will give the Sage Weil-led Civic Media a bigger group of radio stations — and an expanded presence in the Midwest that goes beyond Wisconsin.

KBUR is among 13 radio stations in southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois that are preparing to join Civic Media, a Wisconsin-based radio company

KBUR is among 13 radio stations in southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois that are preparing to join Civic Media, a Wisconsin-based radio company. Civic Media has reached agreements to acquire stations owned by Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation, Titan Broadcasting and Galesburg Broadcasting Company. The sales still require approval from the Federal Communications Commission. Civic Media says listeners can expect familiar programming to contin…

Civic Media Bulks Up In IA & IL

• Civic Media, Inc. has reached an agreement with Pritchard Broadcasting Corp., Titan Broadcasting, LLC, and Galesburg Broadcasting Company to acquire their Iowa and Illinois radio assets, with an application for the sale to be filed with the FCC. Pritchard Broadcasting Corp., Titan Broadcasting, LLC, and Galesburg Broadcasting Company represent a legacy of locally focused...

Civic Media Continues Expansion with Illinois, Iowa Purchases – NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting

Madison-based Civic Media is continuing its Midwestern expansion with the purchase of 13 radio stations in Illinois and Iowa from the Pritchard family. Broker Kalil & Co. announced Oct. 13 that Civic Media is buying stations in the Galesburg, Illinois, and Burlington, Iowa, markets from Pritchard Broadcasting Corp., Titan Broadcasting LLC, and Galesburg Broadcasting Company. The sale follows the August death of John T. Pritchard, who held 100% o…

Civic Media Buys Three Sellers’ Stations In One Swoop

Civic Media is on a roll. The Wisconsin-based public benefit corporation is at the center of the acquisition of a large slate of Iowa and Illinois stations from three separate sellers, its second Iowa move in less than a month, pending FCC approval of the sale.