Connoisseur Spins Off Four Stations
• The sale is now closed — Connoisseur Media has officially sold Country KLQL-FM and Classic Hits KQAD-AM/Luverne, MN to Christensen Broadcasting LUV, LLC, and Country KJAM-FM and Classic Hits KJAM-AM/Madison, SD to Christensen Broadcast Group, Inc.
Christensen Broadcasting LUV LLC, is a Minnesota-based limited liability company headed by Collin Christensen that broadcasts on eight stations in Minnesota. Christensen Broadcast Group is a South Dakota-based corporation headed by Wallace Christensen.
> KLQL-FM operates at 101.1 MHz, with 100 kW at 532′ HAAT. KQAD-AM operates at 800 kHz, with 0.5 kW day and 0.80 kW night.
> KJAM-FM operates at 103.1 MHz, with 33 kW at 305′ HAAT. KJAM-AM operates at 1390 kHz, with 0.5 kW day and 0.062 kW night.
The seller, Connoisseur Media, LLC, is a Westport, CT-based company headed by Jeff Warshaw that operates 216 stations across 47 markets. KALIL & CO., INC. was the exclusive broker for this transaction.
