Brookings Radio Sold to Local Owners

Brookings Radio sold to local owners

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) – Radio stations in Brookings are expected to return to local ownership this summer, a move the new owner says will better serve a small community that relies heavily on local media. The five stations are being purchased by longtime manager Cami Powers, pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission. The sale [...]

Connoisseur to Sell 5 South Dakota Stations to Local Staff

Cami Powers. Credit: LinkedIn Connoisseur Media announced that it has agreed to sell five of its South Dakota stations to a group headed by a manager who has been with two of the stations for more than 30 years. The five stations will be purchased by Brookings Radio LLC, which is led by Cami Powers. She has been part of KBRK(AM/FM) since 1994. “The Brookings market did not fit into the long-term vision we set out for Connoisseur,” Jeff Warshaw, …

Connoisseur Media Sells Another Midwest Radio Group – NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting

Connoisseur Media is selling its radio stations in Brookings, S.D., to a group headed by the stations’ current market manager. The company announced March 25 that it’s selling the five-station group in Brookings to locally-owned Brookings Radio LLC, which is owned by Cami Powers, her husband Derrick Powers, and Chad Hogie. Cami Powers is the stations’ market manager and Hogie is the business manager. The stations include Adult Contemporary outle…

Another Small Market Asset Sale Seen By Connoisseur

Another group of former Alpha Media stations acquired by Connoisseur Media is being sold, in a transaction that sees Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP serve as Connoisseur's legal counsel. Upon FCC regulatory approval, two AM stations and three FMs in a South Dakota market will end up in the hands of a local operator.

Connoisseur Sells Brookings SD Cluster To Local Management

A pair of local market employees are part of the group who have agreed to acquire Connoisseur Media’s five stations in Brookings SD. Cami Powers, who has served as Market Manager for the stations since 2000, her husband Derrick Powers, and cluster Business Manager Chad Hogie will acquire Hot AC “B93.7” KBRK-FM Brookings, Country “K102” 102.3 KKQQ Volga, Classic Rock “107.1 The Hawk” KDBX Clear Lake, Classic Country “The Ranch 910” KJJQ Volga, an…

Connoisseur Selling SD Cluster To Employee Group

• Connoisseur Media announced that it has entered into an agreement to spin off its Brookings, SD radio stations to Brookings Radio, LLC, locally owned and operated by current Market Manager Cami Powers, her husband Derrick Powers, and Brookings Radio Business Manager Chad Hogie. Brookings Radio, LLC will acquire Full Service KBRK-AM & Hot AC KBRK-FM (B93.7), licensed to Brookings, SD, Classic Rock KDBX-FM (107.1 The Hawk) licensed to Clear Lake…