WLIE -- Sold, Again

[Sam Handwich]

Posted at R&R:

NEW YORK

WLIE-AM/Islip (Nassau-Suffolk)
PRICE: Undisclosed
TERMS: Terms unavailable
BUYER: Principle Broadcasting Network, headed by President/CEO Otto Miller. Phone: 203-515-8950. It owns two other stations. This represents its entry into this market.
SELLER: Long Island Multi-Media, LLC, headed by Managing Member Stuart Henry. Phone: 631-243-5400
FREQUENCY: 540 kHz
POWER: 4kw day/175 watts night
FORMAT: News/Talk
COMMENT: Long Island Multi-Media's WLIE-AM/Islip, NY to Principle Broadcasting Network for an undisclosed price. The buyer began providing programming to the station through a LMA effective 01/01/07.

 

[MarcB]

BUYER: Principle Broadcasting Network, headed by President/CEO Otto Miller.

That's just uncanny. Otto isn't that common of a name and yet, Otto Miller is the name of a deceased relative of mine.

 

[BJSteigner]

I wonder what the new owners of the station will do with it?

 

[Lando Griffin]

I believe he's a religous broadcaster....

 

[mkdanz]

Posted at R&R:

The buyer began providing programming to the station through a LMA effective 01/01/07.

Not quite sure what this means, since programming is still being provided by Business Talk Radio. I imagine though, that the content will change very soon.

 

[JoeyBagODonuts]

Info on his purchase of 2 stations in Quincy, MA last year, and what he planned on doing with them at the time:

http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/1539