Entercom Communications Corp. announced the acquisition of five radio stations in Wichita, Kansas and the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire an additional station in that market.
Entercom also announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a station in Greenville/Spartanburg, SC.
In Wichita the completed acquisition is for stations KEYN-FM, KWSJ-FM, KFH-AM, KNSS-AM and KQAM-AM from the Wichita Stations Trust, a trust formed for the benefit of a Capstar divestiture in that market, and announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire KDGS-FM in that market from Gary and Viola Violet.
Entercom also announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire WHYZ-AM in Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina from WHYZ Radio, L.P. Entercom currently owns seven other stations in that market.
Upon completion of recently announced acquisitions, Entercom will be the fourth largest radio broadcasting company in the United States and will own or operate 92 stations in 17 markets, including Boston, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Memphis, Buffalo, Norfolk, Greensboro, Rochester, Greenville/Spartanburg, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Wichita, Gainesville/Ocala and Longview/Kelso, Washington.