ESPN Wilmington Gets FM Translator

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One way to get around the somewhat hampered AM signal is by adding an FM translator. That's what many stations are doing and that's what Sunrise Broadcasting's WMFD in Wilmington has done, adding 95.9 FM. 630AM Radio has been an ESPN affiliate for over 14 years. Sunrise Market Manager Brian Schimmel says, ?Ninety-two percent of the market listens to FM radio weekly, while roughly one-third of radio listeners visit the AM band. Expanding to FM will introduce the station to hundreds of thousands of new potential listeners?

The 95.9 frequency is owned by Sea-Comm Media of Boca Raton, Florida. WMFD-AM is now heard on 95.9FM through a re-transmission consent agreement between Sunrise Broadcasting and Sea-Comm Media.

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Curtis Purchases Wilmington FM Translator

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Another FM translator purchase for Don Curtis, this one is a construction permit for W235CG in Ogden (Wilmington), NC. Curtis will pay Starboard Media Foundation, a Wisconsin non-profit corporation $10K. Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive broker representing the buyer in this transaction.

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Beasley Brings In Dan Sultzbach as GM in Wilmington.

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On June 14th Beasley Wilmington GM Jane Bartsch passed away. She had held the GM position at WJBR-FM for four years. Sultzbach was the GSM since 2009 before being promoted to the GM position. Sulttzbach's career in Radio began as an intern for Wilmington?s WRDX-FM in 1996. He was offered a part-time position in the station?s Promotions Department in 1998 and a full time position a year later. In 2000, Dan joined Beasley Broadcast?s WPTP-FM in Philadelphia as The Point?s Assistant Promotions Director. In 2003, he moved to country-formatted, sister-station WXTU-FM, again serving as Assistant Promotions Director. In 2005, Dan was offered an opportunity to move up the ladder ? and back to his hometown - as Promotions Director of WJBR-FM. He became the station?s Interactive Sales Manager in 2007 and was elevated to General Sales Manager in 2009.

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