The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC
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The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC
is a privately owned trust company
that temporarily owns 6 radio stations previously owned by Citadel Broadcasting
. Citadel absorbed ABC Radio as well as 22 radio stations (not including ESPN Radio
and Radio Disney
O&O
affiliates) on June 12, 2007 from The Walt Disney Company
, making Citadel Broadcasting the 3rd largest radio company in the United States
. However, in order to comply with the FCC
ownership limitations, Citadel sold off the following radio stations.
and KPZK (AM)
, both in Little Rock, AR, remained with Citadel even though the FM stations with those call 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.
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
is a privately owned trust company
Trust company
A trust company is a corporation, especially a commercial bank, organized to perform the fiduciary of trusts and agencies. It is normally owned by one of three types of structures: an independent partnership, a bank, or a law firm, each of which specializes in being a trustee of various kinds of...
that temporarily owns 6 radio stations previously owned by Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
. Citadel absorbed ABC Radio as well as 22 radio stations (not including ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
and Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
O&O
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
affiliates) on June 12, 2007 from The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
, making Citadel Broadcasting the 3rd largest radio company in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. However, in order to comply with the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
ownership limitations, Citadel sold off the following radio stations.
Stations
KARN-FM in Sheridan, AR was originally on the list, but was later swapped back to Citadel for KOKY. KARNKARN (AM)
KARN is a commercial sports and talk radio station at 920 AM in Little Rock, Arkansas, owned and operated by Cumulus Media. Originally known as KARK-AM and later locally owned by Ted Snider, the station has long been the flagship station of the Arkansas Radio Network.KARN AM 920 was formerly a...
and KPZK (AM)
KIPR
KIPR is a commercial radio station located in Little Rock, Arkansas, broadcasting to the Pine Bluff, Brinkley, North Little Rock, Gould, Fordyce, Dumas and surrounding areas in Arkansas. KIPR airs a mainstream urban format, which was launched in 1988...
, both in Little Rock, AR, remained with Citadel even though the FM stations with those call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
s were initially transferred to the trust and KPZK-FM remains there.
Last Bastion swapped with Citadel once more in January 2008. KNEK-FM
KNEK-FM
KNEK-FM is a radio station playing an Urban AC format in the Lafayette area. It broadcasts under ownership of Cumulus Media....
in Washington, LA was swapped with KRDJ in New Iberia, LA in the Lafayette, LA market.
Former Last Bastion stations
- WCLZWCLZWCLZ is a radio station licensed to North Yarmouth, Maine with studios located in Portland. Since 2001 WCLZ has been broadcasting an Adult Alternative format. It operates on FM frequency 98.9 and is under ownership of Saga Communications.- History :...
in North Yarmouth, MaineNorth Yarmouth, MaineNorth Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,565 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
is one of the first stations to be re-sold in a few months, this time to Saga CommunicationsSaga CommunicationsSaga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...
; though all the stations will eventually be sold off in a year.
- WLUNWLUNWLUN 100.9 FM is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format in Pinconning, Michigan, USA, owned by the Great Lakes Loons, under the licensee name of Michigan Radio Communications....
(formerly WYLZ) Pinconning, MI was sold in March 2008 to the Great Lakes LoonsGreat Lakes LoonsThe Great Lakes Loons, based in Midland, Michigan, is a Low Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team plays in the Midwest League and their home park is Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007.-History:...
minor league baseball team.
- WMGLWMGLWMGL is a radio station that plays an urban adult contemporary in the Charleston, South Carolina area. It is under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting.-History:WMGL played smooth jazz at one time...
in Ravenel, South CarolinaRavenel, South CarolinaRavenel is a town in Charleston County and Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2000 census. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S...
(Charleston market) was moved out of the trust after WNKTWNKTWNKT is a Sports Talk radio station licensed to Eastover, South Carolina and serves the Columbia, South Carolina market. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 107.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40 kW...
moved from the Charleston market in to the nearby Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaColumbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
market.
- WCYI LewistonLewiston, MaineLewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
, MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
was sold in March 2008 to Educational Media FoundationEducational Media FoundationEducational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
to become part of its Air 1Air 1Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
networks. Previously simulcasted modern rockModern rockModern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
WCYYWCYYWCYY is a commercial radio station located in Portland, Maine. It broadcasts to the Portland, Maine area on 94.3 FM and formerly on 93.9 FM from Lewiston, Maine. Its target audience are people from ages 18–44. The station airs a modern rock music format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media....
and for a short time adult alternativeAdult album alternativeAdult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
WCLZWCLZWCLZ is a radio station licensed to North Yarmouth, Maine with studios located in Portland. Since 2001 WCLZ has been broadcasting an Adult Alternative format. It operates on FM frequency 98.9 and is under ownership of Saga Communications.- History :...
. After sale of WCLZ, WCYI ran an automated BluesBluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
format. The station has since become WARX.
- KKWDKKWDKKWD, known as "WILD 104.9", is a Rhythmic Top 40 radio station serving the Oklahoma City area. The Cumulus Media outlet broadcasts at 104.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 6 kW and is licensed to Bethany, Oklahoma....
Bethany was re-absorbed into Citadel's portfolio on July 9, 2009 from the Last Bastion Trust, LLC, according to FCC documents, .
External links
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