NextMedia Group
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NextMedia Group is an out-of-home media company headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado
. NextMedia owns and operates 33 AM and FM stations (NextMedia Radio), 5,700 outdoor advertising display across several regions and markets (NextMedia Outdoor), as well as an interactive division (NextMedia 360).
The Company failed to offer shares to investors in 2003, and stopped reporting its quarterly financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission during the third quarter of 2003, at which time it reported a long term debt obligation of some 300 million dollars; 200 million dollars of long term debt was refinanced in 2006. Co Founder of the Company, Carl Hirsch, left in 2007 to become a founding partner of GoodRadio LLC based in West Palm Beach, FL . NextMedia Group is now owned by several private equity firms.
NextMedia Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 21, 2009, which transfers 95% of equity in the company to second-lien holders.
On May 27th, 2010 NextMedia emerged from Chapter 11 Bankrucy protection.
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Greenwood Village, Colorado
The city of Greenwood Village is a prominent suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States...
. NextMedia owns and operates 33 AM and FM stations (NextMedia Radio), 5,700 outdoor advertising display across several regions and markets (NextMedia Outdoor), as well as an interactive division (NextMedia 360).
The Company failed to offer shares to investors in 2003, and stopped reporting its quarterly financial reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission during the third quarter of 2003, at which time it reported a long term debt obligation of some 300 million dollars; 200 million dollars of long term debt was refinanced in 2006. Co Founder of the Company, Carl Hirsch, left in 2007 to become a founding partner of GoodRadio LLC based in West Palm Beach, FL . NextMedia Group is now owned by several private equity firms.
NextMedia Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 21, 2009, which transfers 95% of equity in the company to second-lien holders.
On May 27th, 2010 NextMedia emerged from Chapter 11 Bankrucy protection.
Radio stations
Stations are listed by state and market below. Station self-designated titles are denoted in quotations where applicable followed by actual cities of license and format in parentheses followed by frequency and effective radiated power. For AM stations, both daytime and nighttime power are listed.California
San Jose- KBAYKBAYKBAY is a radio station licensed to Gilroy, California, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Its current format is Soft Rock It is owned by NextMedia Group along with sister station, "Mix-106.5" KEZR-FM...
(San Jose, Adult Contemporary) - 94.5 MHz, 44 kW - KEZRKEZRKEZR is a radio station licensed to San Jose, California and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. They program a Hot Adult Contemporary format as "Mix 106.5" and are owned by NextMedia Group....
(San Jose, Hot Adult Contemporary) - 106.5 MHz, 42 kW
Illinois
Aurora- WERV "95.9 The River" (Aurora, Classic Hits) - 95.9 MHz, 3 kW
Joliet
- WCCQWCCQWCCQ is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Crest Hill, Illinois, USA, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by NM Licensing LLC and features programming from Jones Radio Network. In April 2011, it became one of the two Chicago-area stations to...
(Crest Hill, Country) - 98.3 MHz, 3 kW - WJOLWJOLWJOL 1340 AM is a radio station broadcasting a news talk / sports format. Licensed to Joliet, Illinois, USA, the station is currently owned by NextMedia Group....
(Joliet, News/Talk/Sports) - 1340 kHz, 1/1 kW - WSSR "Star 96.7" (Joliet, Adult Contemporary) - 96.7 MHz, 3.5 kW
- WRXQWRXQWRXQ is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Coal City, Illinois, USA, it serves Will Grundy County, Illinois, and Kankakee County, Illinois counties as well as Southwest Suburban Chicago. The station is currently owned by NM Licensing LLC and features programming from...
(Coal City, Classic Rock) - 100.7 MHz, 2.45 kW
Waukegan
- WKRSWKRSWKRS is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format. Licensed to Waukegan, Illinois, USA, the station is currently owned by NextMedia Group through its licensee NM Licensing LLC, and features programing from Citadel Media, Dial Global, and Westwood One.WKRS carries many popular...
(Waukegan, News/Talk) - 1220 kHz, 1/0.09 kW - WXLCWXLCWXLC is an FM radio station that operates on the 102.3 frequency, based in Waukegan, Illinois. The format includes hits from the 1980s through today. WXLC broadcast throughout Lake County, Illinois....
(Waukegan, Hot AC) - 102.3 MHz, 3 kW
Michigan
Saginaw- WCEN 94.5 the Moose www.945themoose.com (Hemlock, Country) - 94.5 MHz, 100 kW
- WGERWGERWGER is a radio station licensed to Saginaw, Michigan broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.WGER can be heard in the Tri-Cities, as their niche market. However, WGER is shared on the same frequency by CHKS-FM "K106.3" in Sarnia, Ontario...
Magic 106.3 www.magic1063.com (Saginaw, Hot Adult Contemporary)- 106.3 MHz, 4 kW - WSGWWSGW (AM)WSGW is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format. Licensed to Saginaw, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1950. WSGW also has a sister station, WSGW-FM 100.5, which also has a news-talk format. The two stations identify themselves separately on air. WSGW-AM is branded as NewsRadio...
NewsRadio 790 WSGW www.wsgw.com (Saginaw, News/Talk)- 790 kHz, 5/1 kW - WSGW-FM Talk and Sports 100.5 www.fmtalk1005.com (Carrollton, News, Talk, Fox Sports)100.5 MHz, 3 kW
- WTLZWTLZWTLZ is a radio station licensed to Saginaw, Michigan broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format.WTLZ retains a strong signal south of Saginaw toward Flint, but moving eastward toward the Lapeer County area, WSAQ 107.1 "Q Country" signal tends to overpower WTLZ as they are both on the same...
Hot 107 www.hotwtlz.com (Saginaw, Urban AC)107.1 MHz, 4.9 kW
North Carolina
New Bern- WANGWANGWANG is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format to the Havelock, North Carolina, USA area. The station is owned by NextMedia Group and licensed to NM Licensing LLC. WANG is limited to daytime operation only....
(Havelock, Standards) - 1330 kHz, 1/ kW
Jacksonville
- WQSLWQSLWQSL is an urban adult contemporary radio station licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina. The station airs The Touch format from ABC Radio Networks and the Steve Harvey morning show.-History:...
(Jacksonville, Urban Adult Contemporary) - 92.3 MHz, 22.5 kW (WQSL and WQZL currently simulcast) - WQZLWQZLWQZL is a radio station licensed to serve Belhaven, North Carolina, USA, simulcasting the rock music format of WXQR-FM.-History:WKJA-FM signed on June 1, 1981....
(Belhaven, Urban Adult Contemporary) - 101.1 MHz, 31 kW (WQSL and WQZL currently simulcast) - WXQRWXQRWXQR-FM 105.5 is eastern North Carolina's oldest rock radio station. Originally based in Jacksonville, North Carolina, the station is now headquartered in New Bern. Having been broadcasting for over 40 years, "The Rock" is the "original rock station" for the Carolina Coast...
(Jacksonville, Classic Rock) - 105.5 MHz, 19 kW
Kinston
- WRNSWRNS (AM)WRNS is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Nm Licensing LLC and simulcasts WRNS-FM ....
(Kinston, Country) - 960 kHz, 5/1 kW (WRNS and WRNS-FM currently simulcast) - WRNS-FMWRNS-FMWRNS-FM is an FM radio station located in Kinston, North Carolina in the United States.Its format is a mixture of mainstream and classic country....
(Kinston, Country) - 95.1 MHz, 100 kW (WRNS and WRNS-FM currently simulcast)
Washington
- WEROWEROWERO is a contemporary hit radio music formatted radio station for Eastern North Carolina operated out of Washington, North Carolina, USA, targeting the Greenville, North Carolina and Eastern North Carolina areas...
(Washington, Contemporary Hit Radio) - 93.3 MHz, 100 kW
Ohio
Canton- WHBC-AM News/Talk 1480 WHBC www.whbc.com (Canton, News/Talk) - 1480 kHz, 15/5 kW
- WHBC-FMWHBC-FMWHBC-FM is a commercial FM radio station in Canton, Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 94.1 MHz with a Hot AC format. The station was established in 1948 as the sister station to WHBC , and it has been commonly owned with the AM station ever since....
Mix 94.1 www.mix941.com (Canton, Hot Adult Contemporary) - 94.1 MHz, 45 kW
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach- WKZQ-FMWKZQ-FMWAVF is a commercial radio station located in Hanahan, South Carolina, broadcasting to the Charleston area on 101.7 FM. WAVF airs an adult hits music format branded as "Chuck FM." The WAVF call sign had been on the 96.1 FM frequency in Charleston since 1985.-WAVF history:WAVF signed on March 11,...
(Hanahan, Rock) - 96.1 MHz, 100 kW - WMYBWMYBWMYB is a Hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It serves the Florence and Myrtle Beach areas. The NextMedia outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 92.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 94 kW...
(Myrtle Beach, Adult Contemporary) - 92.1 MHz, 94 kW - WRNN-AM (Myrtle Beach, Sports) - 1450 kHz, 1/1 kW
- WRNN-FMWRNN-FMWRNN-FM is a News/Talk radio station licensed to Socastee, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The NextMedia outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 99.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 21.5 kW...
(Socastee, News/Talk) - 99.5 MHz, 21.5 kW - WYAVWYAVWYAV is a Classic rock radio station licensed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The NextMedia outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100 kW...
(Myrtle Beach, Classic Rock) - 104.1 kHz, 100 kW
Texas
Sherman/Denison- KMKTKMKTKMKT is an FM radio station in Bells, Texas playing a country format. This station operates on frequency 93.1 MHz and is under ownership of NextMedia Group.-History:...
(Bells, Country) - 93.1 MHz, 6.8 kW - KLAKKLAKKLAK is a radio station mainly serving the "Texoma" region . It has an Adult Contemporary format with some "oldies"/"retro" content. Transmitter location: 33° 28' 30.00" N Latitude at 96° 26' 45.00" W Longitude....
(Durant, Adult Contemporary) - 97.5 MHz, 27 kW (Construction Permit will move station to Tom Bean, TX and increase power to 32 kW) - KMAD-FMKMAD-FMKMAD-FM is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock music format. Licensed to Whitesboro, Texas, USA. The station is currently owned by Nm Licensing LLC Debtor in Possession....
(Whitesboro, Classic Rock) - 102.5 MHz, 18 kW
Wisconsin
Kenosha- WIILWIILWIIL is a radio station in Kenosha, Wisconsin that plays Active Rock music and serves Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee Counties in Wisconsin, and northern suburbs of Chicago. The call letters stand for Wisconsin and Illinois, as Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, the station's transmitter location, is...
(Kenosha, Mainstream Rock) - 95.1 MHz, 50 kW - WLIPWLIPWLIP is a radio station located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. serving the Chicago-Milwaukee metropolitan region along the west shore of Lake Michigan with 250 watts effective radiated power, and also streams worldwide at www.wlip.com...
(Kenosha, Oldies) - 1050 kHz, 0.25/0.25 kW