Seven Mountains Media
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Genre | |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Kristin Cantrell |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website | 7mountainsmedia |
Seven Mountains Media LLC, also doing business as Southern Belle LLC, is an American radio broadcasting and digital marketing company founded in 2014 by Kristin Cantrell and based in State College, Pennsylvania. It owns radio stations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky, the last of which operates under the brand CapCity Communications.
History
[edit]Cantrell's father, Kerby Confer, was also a prominent radio broadcaster; Confer had founded the Forever radio station groups (Forever Broadcasting, Forever Communications and Forever Media).[1]
In October 2011, it was announced that Forever Broadcasting would sell its three Kentucky stations to Southern Belle LLC for $700,000.[2] In November 2011, Aloha Station Trust LLC sold WKRD-FM for $175,000.[3][4]
On September 8, 2014, it was announced that Seven Mountains (a new company at the time) struck a deal with First Media Radio LLC to acquire four of its State College radio stations for $2.075 million.[5] One week later on September 15, Seven Mountains struck another deal to acquired three more radio stations from 2510 Licenses for $2.05 million.[6][7]
In November 2014, Seven Mountains acquired two Lewistown, Pennsylvania stations from Starview Media Inc. for $650,000.[8][9]
Following the complete acquisition of the Lewistown stations, in April 2015, Seven Mountains acquired WHUN-FM in Mount Union, Pennsylvania and WHUN in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania from Forever Media for $100,000.[10]
On August 12, 2015, Max Media sold its four Central Pennsylvania radio stations to Seven Mountains for $3.8 million.[11][12]
In October 2016, First Media Radio sell the rest of its west Central Pennsylvania radio cluster to Seven Mountains for $4.5 million.[13]
In January 2019, it was announced that Community Broadcasters would sell their seven stations in Corning–Elmira and Olean, New York to Seven Mountains for $3.9 million.[14][15]
On August 14, 2019, Seven Mountains announced that they would acquire two Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania stations from Connoisseur Media for $1.1 million.[16][17][18]
In December 2019, Davenport Broadcasting agreed to sell WKYL to CapCity for $250,000.[19]
In January 2020, Seven Mountains announced that they would acquire three full-power stations and twelve FM translators from companies controlled by George Hawras and Kevin Fitzgerald for $2 million.[20] In October, they also acquired WUDE-FM for $200,000.[21][22]
In February 2021, Seven Mountains announced that they would acquire 11 stations and five translators across the Southern Tier of New York State from Waypoint Media’s subsidiary Sound Communications for $1.8 million.[23] They would also trade four of their existing stations, and three stations and one translator from Sound to Family Life Ministries for WCIG and five translators in New York.
On October 12, 2022, it was announced that Seven Mountains would acquire 34 stations and 12 translators from Forever Media for $17.375 million.[24][1] Almost a month later on November 7, Seven Mountains announced that they acquired WCCR-FM and WWCH from Clarion County Broadcasting Corp. for an undisclosed amount.[25]
In September 2023, Seven Mountains acquired four Bowling Green, Kentucky stations from Forever Communications for $1.125 million.[26] The same day, they also acquired six Parkersburg, West Virginia stations from Burbach Broadcasting for $700,000.[27][28]
In April 2024, Seven Mountains announced that would acquire two station from Jim Lotus' Covenant Communications for $75,000.[29] This came 5 months after Lotus left his Seven Mountains' role as the chief operating officer (COO).
In May 2024, Seven Mountains sold WLGD to Times-Shamrock Communications for $300,000.[30]
In July 2024, it was announced that Seven Mountains Media would acquire WLIH from Good Christian Radio Broadcasting for $125,000.[31]
One month later in August, Seven Mountains announced that they had closed a deal to buy three more Bowling Green, Kentucky stations (WCLU, WLYE-FM, WLLI) from Royse Radio for $450,000.[32] Two months later in October 2024, Seven Mountains announced that the company and Commonwealth Broadcasting agreed to swap stations.[33] The station Seven Mountains swapped from Commonwealth are WKLX (under a local marketing agreement), WOVO, WPTQ and WWKU.
In August 2025, Seven Mountains sold WQBG to Family Life Ministries for $400,000.[34]
Radio stations
[edit]| AM Station | FM Station |
|---|
| Market | State | Station[35] | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | Kentucky | WBVR 1340[A] | Country |
| WWKU 1450[B] | Active rock | ||
| W240CP 95.9 | Classic hip hop | ||
| WOVO 96.7 | Country | ||
| WKLX 100.7[a] | Classic hits | ||
| WPTQ 105.3 | Classic rock | ||
| WBVR-FM 106.3 | Country | ||
| WUHU 107.1 | Hot adult contemporary | ||
| Elmira–Corning | New York | WMAJ 1230[C] | Adult contemporary |
| WENI 1450[D] | Classic country | ||
| WNDA 1490[E] | Classic hits | ||
| WNGZ 1490[F] | |||
| WOGA 92.3 | |||
| WNBT-FM 104.5 | Country | ||
| WENI-FM 92.7 | Classic rock | ||
| WMTT-FM 94.7 | |||
| WCBF 96.1 | Country | ||
| WPHD 98.7 | Classic hits | ||
| WNBT-FM 104.5 | Country | ||
| WNKI 106.1 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| Hornell | WZHD 97.1 | Classic rock | |
| WKPQ 105.3 | Country | ||
| Olean | WOEN 1360[G] | Classic rock | |
| WOLY 1450[H] | Classic hits | ||
| WPIG 95.7 | Country | ||
| WQRS 98.3 | Classic rock | ||
| WMXO 101.5 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| Youngstown | Ohio | WUZZ 1200[I] | Classic hits |
| WKST 1280[J] | Classic country | ||
| WYLE 95.1 | |||
| Altoona | Pennsylvania | WFBG 1290[K] | Contemporary hit radio |
| WTNA 1430[L] | Classic hits | ||
| WFGY 98.1 | Country | ||
| WALY 100.1 | Adult contemporary | ||
| WQWY 103.9 | Classic hits | ||
| WRKY-FM 104.9 | Classic rock | ||
| WDBF-FM 106.3 | Country | ||
| Bloomsburg | WHLM 930[M] | Classic rock | |
| WBWX 1280[N] | |||
| WCFT-FM 106.5 | Country | ||
| Clarion | WWCH 1300[O] | Classic country | |
| WCCR-FM 92.7 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WKFT 101.3 | Classic country | ||
| Clearfield–DuBois | WCPA 900[P] | Classic hits | |
| WPQP 93.1 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WQQP 95.9 | |||
| WMKX 105.5 | Modern/classic rock | ||
| Franklin–Meadville | WTIV 1230[Q] | Classic hits | |
| WFRA 1450[R] | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WMGW 1490[S] | |||
| WRQI 94.3 | Classic rock | ||
| WHMJ 99.3 | Classic hits | ||
| WGYY 100.3 | Country | ||
| Indiana-Johnstown | WGGI 990[T] | ||
| WNTJ 1490[U] | Classic hits | ||
| WJHT 92.1 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WFGI-FM 95.5 | Country | ||
| WKYE 96.5 | Adult contemporary | ||
| WRKW 99.1 | Classic rock | ||
| WOWQ 101.7 | Classic hits | ||
| Lebanon | WLBR 1270[V] | Full-service radio–classic hits | |
| WFVY 100.1 | Country | ||
| Lewistown | WLUI 670[W] | Oldies | |
| WHUN 1150[X] | Classic hits | ||
| WJUN 1220[Y] | Classic rock | ||
| WIBF 92.5 | Country | ||
| WMRF-FM 95.7 | Hot adult contemporary | ||
| WNNA 106.1 | Classic hits | ||
| Mansfield–Wellsboro | WLIH 107.1 | N/a | |
| Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton | WARM 590[Z] | Classic hits | |
| Selinsgrove–Lewisburg | WHNA 92.3 | ||
| WRBG 98.3 | Country | ||
| State College | WLGJ 1260[AA] | Classic country | |
| WBHV 1390[AB] | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WLEJ 1450[AC] | Classic country | ||
| WZWW 93.7 | Hot adult contemporary | ||
| WBUS 99.5 | Classic rock | ||
| WFGE 101.1 | Country | ||
| WOWY 103.1 | Classic hits | ||
| Stroudsburg | WPCO 840[AD] | ||
| WSBG 93.5 | Hot adult contemporary | ||
| WVPO 96.7 | Country | ||
| Williamsport | WLYC 1050[AE] | Classic rock | |
| WEJS 1600[AF] | Classic country | ||
| Parkersburg | West Virginia | WLYQ 1050[AG] | |
| WPKB 1230[AH] | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| WGGE 95.1 | Country | ||
| WXIL 99.1 | Classic hits | ||
| WHBR-FM 103.1 | Active rock | ||
| WRZZ 106.1 | Classic rock |
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Genre | Radio broadcasting |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Kristin Cantrell |
| Headquarters | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |
| Website | capcityradio |
CapCity stations
[edit]| Market | State | Station[35] | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort–Lexington | Kentucky | WKYW 1490[AI] | Classic rock |
| WVKY 101.7 | Country | ||
| WKYL 102.1 | Classic hits | ||
| WFRT-FM 103.7 |
Notes
[edit]Translator notes
[edit]- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W233CZ, on 94.5 MHz in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W274CD, on 102.7 MHz in Plum Springs, Kentucky.
- ↑ Utilizes 2 FM translators, W294BU, on 106.7 MHz in Corning, New York and W295BY on 106.9 MHz in Elmira, New York.
- ↑ Utilizes 2 FM translators, W275DD, on 102.9 MHz in Elmira, New York and W277DG, on 103.3 MHz in Corning, New York.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W226CG, on 93.1 MHz in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes 2 FM translators, W226BA, on 93.1 MHz in Elmira, New York and W228DN, on 93.5 MHz in Corning, New York.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W242CT, on 96.3 MHz in Olean, New York.
- ↑ Utilizes 2 FM translators, W288EK, on 105.5 MHz and W296DB on 107.1 MHz in Olean, New York.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W250CW, on 97.9 MHz in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W248DJ, on 97.5 MHz in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W283DI, on 104.5 MHz in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W259DG, on 99.7 MHz in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes 3 FM translators, W282CO, on 104.3 MHz in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, W288CF, on 105.5 MHz in Danville, Pennsylvania, and W296CD, on 107.1 in Jonestown, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W242CY, on 96.3 MHz in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W231DR, on 94.1 MHz in Clarion, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes 2 FM translators, W253CU, on 98.5 MHz in Clearfield, Pennsylvania and W269EC, on 101.7 MHz in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W287DC, on 105.3 MHz in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W251CL, on 98.1 MHz in Franklin, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W264DK, on 100.7 MHz in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W278CR, on 103.5 MHz in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W283CX, on 104.5 MHz in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W259DM, on 99.7 MHz in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W225CK, on 92.9 MHz in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W249DD, on 97.7 MHz in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W298CR, on 107.5 MHZ in Mexico, Pennsylvania
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W269CF, on 101.7 MHz in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W282CV, on 104.3 MHz in State College, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W227DV, on 93.3 MHz in State College, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W279DK, on 103.7 in State College, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W276DG, on 103.1 MHz in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes 3 FM translators, W224AI, on 92.7 MHz in Loyalsock, Pennsylvania, W272ED, on 102.3 MHz in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and W298DJ, on 107.5 MHz in Muncy, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W281CO, on 104.1 MHz in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W234DC, on 94.7 MHz in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W278CQ, on 103.5 MHz in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
- ↑ Utilizes an FM translator, W228CL, on 93.5 FM in Frankfort, Kentucky.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Venta, Lance (October 12, 2022). "Seven Mountains Media To Acquire 34 Stations From Forever Media". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Forever doesn't have to look far for Southern Belle". Radio & Television Business Report. October 26, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 9, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Clear Channel says Aloha to Kentucky stick". Radio & Television Business Report. November 10, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania quartet changing hands". Radio & Television Business Report. September 8, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Cantrell strikes again in State College PA". Radio & Television Business Report. September 15, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (September 15, 2014). "Seven Mountains Acquires Two Groups In State College". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Cantrell adds in Pennsylvania". Radio & Television Business Report. November 24, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Color on mid-Pennsylvania FM buy". Radio & Television Business Report. December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Deal Digest for the week of April 23, 2015". InsideRadio. April 23, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Clayton, Cindy (August 12, 2015). "Virginia Beach-based Max Media selling Pennsylvania radio stations". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Deal Digest for the week of November 12, 2015". InsideRadio. November 15, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (October 7, 2016). "Station Sales Week Of 10/7". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Seven Mountains Media Expands Into New York State". InsideRadio. January 9, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Seven Mountains Closes $3.9M Purchase Of 7 NY State Stations". InsideRadio. April 1, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (August 15, 2019). "Update: What Connoisseur Earned From Poconos Sale". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Connoisseur Media Enters Agreement With Seven Mountains Media" (Press release). Connoisseur Media. August 14, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (November 1, 2019). "Seven Mountains Completes Stroudsburg Dea". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (December 13, 2019). "Station Sales Week Of 12/13". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Deal Digest – January 9, 2020". InsideRadio. January 9, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (October 26, 2020). "Seven Mountains Scoops Up Another Twin Tiers FM". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Deal Digest: Colonial Radio Downsizes In Two States". InsideRadio. October 29, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (February 8, 2021). "More Details On Seven Mountains, Sound Communications & Family Life Ministries Deal". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Seven Mountains Media acquiring local stations". Altoona Mirror. October 14, 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (November 7, 2022). "Seven Mountains Media Acquires Western PA Duo". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (September 15, 2023). "Seven Mountains Media Acquires Bowling Green KY Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (September 15, 2023). "Kerby Confer Buys Out Partners In Parkersburg WV Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Seven Mountains Media's Parkersburg, WV Cluster Gets A Makeover". InsideRadio. June 27, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "After Leaving Seven Mountains Media, Ex-COO Jim Loftus is Selling Stations To His Former Bosses". InsideRadio. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (May 26, 2024). "Times-Shamrock Expands In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (August 6, 2024). "A Good Christian Deal For Kristin Cantrell". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Deal Digest - August 8, 2024". InsideRadio. August 8, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (October 4, 2024). "Commonwealth Broadcasting And Seven Mountains Media To Swap Kentucky Stations". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (August 11, 2025). "A Religious Convert To Come For A Central Pa. 'Bigfoot' Lair". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
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