Prestige Communications
Prestige Communications was a broadcast radio station group in Macomb, Illinois. It operated six stations in west-central Illinois owned by the husband-wife team of Bruce T. Foster and Nancy L. Foster.
All six stations were sold to Virden Broadcasting Corp. effective November 30, 2015, at a purchase price of $725,000.
Station ownership[edit]
- Central Illinois Broadcasting Company — 74% Bruce Foster; 26% Nancy Foster shares voted by Bruce Foster[1]
- 102.7 WJEQ Macomb, Illinois — from bankrupt McDonough Broadcasting, Inc. on 14 June 1989[2]
- Colchester Radio, Inc. — 100% owned by Nancy Foster[1]
- 1510 WLRB Macomb, Illinois — from WPW Broadcasting on 6 January 2009[3]
- 100.1 WKAI Macomb, Illinois — from WPW Broadcasting on 6 January 2009[3]
- 104.1 WMQZ Colchester, Illinois — licensed as new on 9 June 1999[4]
- 104.7 WLMD Bushnell, Illinois — from WPW Broadcasting on 6 January 2009[3]
- Nancy L. Foster — as sole proprietor[1]
- 95.9 WNLF Macomb, Illinois — FCC construction permit granted by Auction #25, MX FM 51, in 1996;[5] licensed as new 16 March 2001[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Colchester Radio, Inc. (2009-02-04). "FCC Form 323: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (File No. BOS-20090209ADM)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment (FCC File No. BALH-19890202GF)". Federal Communications Commission. 1989-06-14. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ a b c Colchester Radio, Inc. (2009-01-06). "Consummation Notice (FCC File No. BALH-20080717ABN)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-19990309KA)". Federal Communications Commission. 1999-06-11. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Public Notice Comment (FCC File No. BPH-19961017MN)". Federal Communications Commission. 2000-08-14. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Application Search Details (FCC File No. BLH-20001108AAC)". Federal Communications Commission. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
External links[edit]
- Prestige Communications — official site
- "Local radio stations sold" — July 17, 2008, article by Bill Ford of the Macomb Journal