KOSS PURCHASE COMPLETE; FIRM NOW OWNS TRIO OF AREA RADIO STATIONS.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer A Kentucky-based company announced on Wednesday the completion of its acquisition of KOSS-FM, formerly KAVC-FM. The acquisition brings Regent Communications' Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley holdings to three stations: KOSS-FM, KAVC-AM and KTPI-FM. ``These three stations allow us the opportunity to better serve our listening audience and our advertising customers,'' said William L. Stakelin, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Regent. ``We are very optimistic about our exciting future in the Antelope Valley.'' Regent acquired Lancaster-based KOSS-FM from a subsidiary of Salem Communications Salem Communications (NASDAQ: SALM) is a media company specializing in religious and conservative talk radio which operates in the United States, with 99 U.S. commercial radio stations (pending acquisitions) that are primarily concentrated in the nation's biggest markets, Corp. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Before becoming KOSS KOSS Keep Our Schools Strong (Fort Mill, SC) KOSS Kaspersky Open Space Security , KAVC-FM carried a religious programming format. The religious programming was shifted to KAVC-AM, while KAVC-FM was renamed KOSS-FM and converted to an adult contemporary format. Regent acquired country music station KTPI-FM in June from Park Lane of Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif. Regent Communications was founded in November 1996 to acquire and operate radio stations in small to mid-size markets. Regent Communications owns 34 radio stations in 11 markets in Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, California and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . In September, Jacor Communications, the nation's third-largest broadcasting system, announced it was acquiring KAVL-FM and KAVS-FM as part of a three-station, $4 million deal. Jacor owns 214 radio stations in 59 markets. Regent is not affiliated with Jacor. However, Regent's chairman and chief executive officer Terry S. Jacobs was one of Jacor's founders. |
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