JF in the News: JFMN Expands to Nine Radio Stations in West Virginia
The John Fredericks Media Network, which lays claim to be the largest independently owned and operated news-talk-sports network in America, has expanded its operations in West Virginia. Fredericks radio company, Disruptor Radio, LLC has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) with LHTC-Radio Division to acquire its nine stations in West Virginia, which include:
• WGYE 102.7 FM / 95.3 FM – Morgantown WV, Mannington WV
• WMMN AM 920 / 95.7 FM – Fairmont WV, North Central WV, Wheeling WV
• WHTI 105.7 FM – Clarksburg WV
• WZST 100.9 FM – Morgantown WV
• WBKE AM 1490 / 98.3 FM – Morgantown WV, Fairmont WV, Grafton WV
• WRLF 94.3 FM – Morgantown WV, North Central WV, Fairmont WV
Disruptor Radio will take over operational control of the above stations effective today (1/6) through a License Management Agreement (LMA) with LHTC-Radio division until the sale formally closes. Both the LMA and APA have been filed with the FCC and is a matter of public record. The URL is WVTheTorch.com and a radio APP is available. The addition of the West Virginia radio cluster gives Fredericks’ company a total of 22 signals from West Virginia to Georgia.
The new West Virginia stations will air the JFRN lineup of populist proprietary hosts and sports. The full lineup can be found at WVTheTorch.com.