Civic Media Broadens Local Radio Presence in Iowa and Illinois

Civic Media, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, has reached agreements with Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation and Titan Broadcasting, LLC, in Burlington, Iowa and Galesburg Broadcasting Company in Galesburg, IL to acquire the local signals. The sales are pending approval by the Federal Communications Commission.

The stations involved in the sale include News Radio 99.3/1490 KBUR, 93.5 KKMI, Big Country 103.1, Fox Sports 104.5/1360 KBKB-AM, Hot 97.3, KQ92, The New Mix 107.3 KGRS, 101.7 The Bull, WGIL 93.7 FM/1400 AM, FM 95 WAAG, 92.7 The Laser, 105.3 KFM and Classic Hits Z106.1.

“These stations have earned an important place in their communities through relationships they have built with listeners, local businesses, and community organizations. We recognize the value of those local connections and look forward to building on that foundation as we expand our presence into these markets,” said Sage Weil, CEO and founder of Civic Media.

“Listeners can continue to look to these stations for familiar programming, and advertisers can continue to look to these stations to provide opportunities to partner in their growth,” Weil continued.

“We are excited about these stations in Southeast Iowa and West Central Illinois joining our growing portfolio of hometown radio. We believe radio plays a crucial role in our local communities and we look forward to supporting the teams at Titan Broadcasting, Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation, and Galesburg Broadcasting Company in fulfilling that role,” Weil concluded.

KALIL & CO., INC. is the exclusive broker for this transaction.

About Civic Media

Civic Media is a public benefit corporation dedicated to providing quality broadcast and digital hometown radio focusing on local, regional, and state issues, covering the stories that are most relevant to the markets we serve. We believe radio plays a crucial role in the practice of democracy in our local communities, so we aim to provide programming that advances the understanding and engagement of its principles within our audience.