NRG Media Closes on Sale of Omaha Stations

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Usher Media has completed its acquisition of five radio stations serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs market from NRG Media, finalizing a transaction first announced in February. The deal includes KOIL-AM (1290) in Omaha, KOPW-FM (106.9) in Plattsmouth, KOZN-AM (1620) and KZOT-AM (1180) in Bellevue, Nebraska, and KQKQ-FM (98.5) in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Seller NRG Media, led by CEO Mary Quass, is an Iowa-based broadcaster that has operated a regional portfolio of radio stations across Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin for more than two decades.

The buyer, Nebraska-based Usher Media, is headed by Alan Usher. When the transaction was announced earlier this year, Usher said the acquisition reflected his company's commitment to local broadcasting and the Omaha market.

The stations included in the sale are KOIL-AM, operating with 5 kW day and night; KOZN-AM, operating with 10 kW daytime and 1 kW nighttime power; KZOT-AM, operating with 25 kW days and 1 kW nights; KOPW-FM, operating with 25 kW at 328 feet HAAT; and KQKQ-FM, operating with 100 kW at 1,102 feet HAAT.

Kalil & Co., Inc. served as the exclusive broker for the transaction.

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