[BC] James Brown and radio

[Steve Newman]

For a short period I believe James Gabbert (of KIOI fame) owned it. No?

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, AL  36467


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Mishkind" <barry at oldradio.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] James Brown and radio


> Bob,
>
> Here is what I have:
>
>        1/1/57:   Purchased by WDIA Inc. - Sonderling Broadcasting.
>      3/25/80:   Purchased by Viacom International Inc.
>      2/26/85:   Purchased by Adams Communications Corp.
>        5/2/88:   Purchased by Ragan Henry Commmunications. ($13 mil, with 
> FM).
>                  :   Purchased by Clear Channel Communications
>
> KDIA seems to have been sold to NEWSystems Group.
>
> Did the "DIA" have a special meaning???
>
> barry
>
> At 02:33 PM 12/26/2006, Bob Tarsio wrote
>>Gary:
>>
>>Viacom Radio owned WDIA and KDIA in the 80s. I think we may have sold them
>>to Ragan Henry. WDIA was co owned with WRVR - in Memphis, not to be 
>>confused
>>with WRVR in New York. Sonderling owned the old WRVR in New York which
>>Viacom bought along with WDIA, its FM in Memphis and KDIA Oakland, CA. 
>>WRVR
>>New York of course was flipped to WKHK and then eventually to what it is
>
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