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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/15/2015 1:50 PM, Nan and Sandy
Sanders wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:7.0.1.0.2.20150215124921.10770ae0@pobox.com"
type="cite"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462</a>
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"WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter building are on
the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would happen to those."<br>
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I wonder if they will auction off equipment in the transmitter
building? If so I want Dibs on a couple of vacuum variables in their
parts storeroom. <span class="moz-smiley-s3"><span> ;-) </span></span><br>
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Richard<br>
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id="stcpDiv"><br>
<p>Cumulus Media has put the land under its four-tower array for
WMAL(AM), Washington, on the block.</p>
<p>The 75-acre tract in Bethesda, Md., is in a residential area
and could be worth “hundreds of millions,” according to a
representative of the real estate broker quoted by the <u><a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1632:washington-radio-station-acreage-up-for-sale&Itemid=766">Montgomery
County Sentinel</a></u>.</p>
<p>Cumulus Media took over the 90-year-old station in 2011 when it
purchased Citadel Broadcasting for $2.2 billion. In addition to
the AM signal, Cumulus also simulcasts WMAL’s programming on the
former WVRX(FM), Woodbridge, Va., on 105.9 MHz; The directional
Class B WMAL(FM) is licensed for hybrid HD Radio broadcasting,
according to the FCC database.</p>
<p>The AM signal is 10 kW day/5 kW night, according to the FCC’s
database; the station is also licensed to deliver a hybrid HD
Radio signal.</p>
<p>WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter building are
on the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would happen to
those. </p>
<p><u><a target="_blank"
href="https://www.cbremarketplace.com/listings/18773/Internal%20Documents/WMAL%20Investment%20Summary.pdf">Broker
CBRE Group</a></u> hasn’t listed a price for the land. CBRE
describes the tract as an “extremely rare in-fill development
opportunity” in the listing because the tract sits near the
Capital Beltway and 1-270. </p>
<p>The site, which is zoned residential, is surrounded by homes
with an average value of $666,105 to $731,109, respectively.</p>
<p>CBRE is accepting developer offers for the WMAL site until
March 12. </p>
<p>In another case of the tower site of a heritage AM being put up
for sale as real estate prices exceed the value of the station,
Cumulus Media accepted a $125 million offer last year for the
tower site of KABC(AM), Los Angeles and hopes to finalize that
deal this year.</p>
- See more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dof">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dof</a>
those vacuum variables in their parts room. <br>
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<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"
id="stcpDiv"><br>
<p>Cumulus Media has put the land under its four-tower array for
WMAL(AM), Washington, on the block.</p>
<p>The 75-acre tract in Bethesda, Md., is in a residential area
and could be worth “hundreds of millions,” according to a
representative of the real estate broker quoted by the <u><a
target="_blank"
href="http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1632:washington-radio-station-acreage-up-for-sale&Itemid=766">Montgomery
County Sentinel</a></u>.</p>
<p>Cumulus Media took over the 90-year-old station in 2011 when it
purchased Citadel Broadcasting for $2.2 billion. In addition to
the AM signal, Cumulus also simulcasts WMAL’s programming on the
former WVRX(FM), Woodbridge, Va., on 105.9 MHz; The directional
Class B WMAL(FM) is licensed for hybrid HD Radio broadcasting,
according to the FCC database.</p>
<p>The AM signal is 10 kW day/5 kW night, according to the FCC’s
database; the station is also licensed to deliver a hybrid HD
Radio signal.</p>
<p>WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter building are
on the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would happen to
those. </p>
<p><u><a target="_blank"
href="https://www.cbremarketplace.com/listings/18773/Internal%20Documents/WMAL%20Investment%20Summary.pdf">Broker
CBRE Group</a></u> hasn’t listed a price for the land. CBRE
describes the tract as an “extremely rare in-fill development
opportunity” in the listing because the tract sits near the
Capital Beltway and 1-270. </p>
<p>The site, which is zoned residential, is surrounded by homes
with an average value of $666,105 to $731,109, respectively.</p>
<p>CBRE is accepting developer offers for the WMAL site until
March 12. </p>
<p>In another case of the tower site of a heritage AM being put up
for sale as real estate prices exceed the value of the station,
Cumulus Media accepted a $125 million offer last year for the
tower site of KABC(AM), Los Angeles and hopes to finalize that
deal this year.</p>
- See more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf</a></div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"
id="stcpDiv">WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter
building are on the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would
happen to those. - See more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf</a></div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"
id="stcpDiv">WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter
building are on the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would
happen to those. - See more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf</a></div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"
id="stcpDiv">WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter
building are on the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would
happen to those. - See more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf</a></div>
<div style="position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;"
id="stcpDiv">WMAL’s towers, satellite dishes and a transmitter
building are on the site to be sold. It’s not yet clear what would
happen to those. - See more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf">http://www.radioworld.com/article/wmal-tower-site-up-for-sale/274462#sthash.QFyNaKn1.dpuf</a></div>
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