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Bigger is now better in broadcast - by Sarah Barry James/SNL Kagan

There is no telling just how much bigger Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. may get. On the heels of two smaller acquisitions in late February, the broadcaster on April 11 announced an agreement to buy Fisher Communications Inc. in a merger ...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor May 03, 2013 ago

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Announcing the purchase of Stations KQWB(FM), KPFX(FM) KVOX(FM), KPFX(FM), KBMW-AM and KQWB-AM Serving Fargo, North Dakota

As recently announced, The Jim Ingstad Broadcasting Group has entered into an agreement to purchase Radio Stations KQWB(FM), KPFX(FM) KVOX(FM), KPFX(FM), KBMW-AM and KQWB-AM, serving the Fargo, North Dakota market from L&L Broadcasti...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor May 03, 2013 ago

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Announcing the Sale of Radio Stations KDAY(FM), Ontario, CA and KDEY(FM), Redondo Beach, CA

Media Venture Partners and Jorgenson Broadcast Brokerage, Inc are pleased to announce the sale of Radio Stations KDAY(FM) and KDEY(FM) from Magic Broadcasting, LLC to RBC Communications, Inc. KDAY(FM) is licensed to Redondo Beach and ope...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor April 11, 2013 ago

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MVP's Elliot Evers and Bill Fanning featured in Radio Ink's "Where are the Radio Deals?"

The NAB show in Las Vegas has ended. Attendance was up, AM radio got some love, and all those sharp-looking Crystal awards are making their way back to radio stations scattered all over the U.S. Time will tell if any hands were shaken on...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor April 11, 2013 ago

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Announcing the Purchase of KSRO (AM), KFGY (FM), KVRV (FM), KHTH (FM), and KMHX (FM), Santa Rosa, CA

Sonoma Media Group, LLC has acquired a five station cluster in the Santa Rosa, CA area from Maverick Media of Santa Rosa. The stations are KSRO(AM), KFGY(FM), KVRV(FM), KHTH(FM), and KMHX(FM), Sonoma Media Group, LLC was recently form...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor April 11, 2013 ago

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Press Release announcing the Sale of TelJet Longhaul, LLC

Media Venture Partners is pleased to announce the sale of substantially all of the assets of TelJect Longhaul, LLC to Tech Valley Communications (TVC), a portfolio company of Riverside Partners. The transaction is expected to close withi...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor April 04, 2013 ago

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Press Release Announcing the Closing of the Sale of WLWC-TV, Providence, RI

Media Venture Partners is pleased to announce the closing of the sale of Television Station WLWC-TV from Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to OTA Broadcasting.  WLWC-TV is a full-power facility, operating  on UHF Channel 22. It ...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor April 02, 2013 ago

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MVP is country's #1 ranked radio broker in 2012

By Volker Moerbitz The 2012 brokered broadcast deal volume, excluding investment bank-only advised deals, grew by 8% to $542 million from $500 million in 2011. On the downside, there were seven fewer brokers registering deals in 2012 th...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor March 06, 2013 ago

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Announcing the Sale of WFTI (FM) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL and and KFTL-CD San Francisco, CA

Family Stations, Inc. has completed the sale of Radio Station WFTI (FM) to Radio Training Network.  WFTI (FM) is a Class A FM facility operating on 91.7 mhz. It serves the Tampa – St. Petersburg – Clearwater, FL radio metro.  ...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor February 25, 2013 ago

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Elliot Evers chairing panel at SNL Kagan Media & Finance Summit

MVP Managing Director, Elliot Evers, will be chairing a panel at the upcoming SNL Kagan Media & Finance Summit, taking place at the Harvard Club in New York City on June 6.  The panel is entitled "Forward into Reverse - the...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor February 12, 2013 ago

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Here is a representation of the more than 50 deals the MVP Team closed in 2012

Big and small, we've closed them all. About Media Venture Partners Providing strategic counsel and financial services, mergers and acquisitions advisory services, private equity/debt raises, valuations and appraisals, Media Venture...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brad Reid February 12, 2013 ago

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EasyStreet Online Services and Infinity Internet Merge, Receive Strategic Investment from Seaport Capital

BEAVERTON, OR and VANCOUVER, WA – EasyStreet® Online Services and Infinity Internet, leading providers of data center, cloud computing and managed services in the Portland, OR market, announced today that they have merged and will oper...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor January 22, 2013 ago

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Press Release Announcing the Purchase of Station WYCN-LP, serving the Boston, MA DMA

OTA Broadcasting, LLC has signed an agreement with New Hampshire One Media to purchase the television station WYCN-LP.  The Station is a Class-A facility, licensed to Nashua, NH and serves the Boston, MA television DMA.  &nbs...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor January 15, 2013 ago

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Press Release Announcing the Closing of the Purchase and Sale of WFME (FM) New York, NY

Family Stations, Inc. has completed the sale of radio station, WFME (FM), to Cumulus Media.  WFME (FM) is a Class B FM facility operating on 94.7 MHz that serves the New York, NY radio metro. Media Venture Partners, LLC represented ...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor January 09, 2013 ago

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MVP advises PeakColo on Equity Raise

PeakColo is a premier Infrastructure-as-a-Service (“IaaS”) provider offering public, private, hybrid, disaster recovery (“DR”), and custom cloud solutions.  The Company delivers enterprise-class services out of its Denver, Seattle, ...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor January 08, 2013 ago

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Press Release announcing purchase of Radio Station WPEN-AM, Philadelphia, PA

Family Stations, Inc. today completed its acquisition of Greater Media Philadelphia’s station WPEN-AM, licensed to Philadelphia, PA. WPEN-AM is a Class B station that transmits on 950 kHz with daytime power of 43,000 watts and nighttim...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor January 02, 2013 ago

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Press Release Announcing the Close of the Sale of Stations, KMGL FM, KRXO FM, KOMA FM and

San Francisco, CA – November 13, 2012   Re:      Announcing the Close of the Sale of Stations, KMGL FM, KRXO FM, KOMA FM and KOKC AM, Oklahoma City, OK   Renda Broadcasting Corporation has c...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor December 10, 2012 ago

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Press Release - American Tower Acquires Communications Site at the John Hancock Center

Media Venture Partners represented the seller in this transaction:American Tower Acquires Communications Site at the John Hancock Center, Benefitting Broadcasters and Wireless Service Providers in the Greater-Chicago Area BOST...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor December 06, 2012 ago

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Press release announcing sale of Radio Stations KCKS-FM and KEWE-AM, Chico, CA

Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC and Coloma Hamilton City, LLC today announced that they have reached an agreement to sell KCKS-FM and KEWE-AM to Tom Huth for a purchase price of $525,000.    KCKS-FM is a Class A FM facility ope...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor December 04, 2012 ago

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Press Release announcing completion of the acquisition of New England Radio Stations from Nassau Broadcasting

WBIN Media Company and its parent company, Carlisle Capital Corporation, have closed on the previously-announced acquisition of various New England radio stations owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, LP.   Carlisle Capit...

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Continue reading | Posted by Brian Pryor December 04, 2012 ago

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