| Radio Disney Group, LLC | |
| Type: | Limited liability company |
| Industry: | Radio broadcasting |
| Founder: | ABC Radio Networks |
| Location City: | New York City, New York |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Area Served: | Nationwide |
| Owner: | The Walt Disney Company |
| Parent: | ABC, Inc.[1] |
| Homepage: | none |
Radio Disney Group, LLC[2] was a limited liability company that owned most of the Radio Disney radio stations operating in each U.S. state. Radio Disney Group was owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group[3] [4] and the headquarters were located in New York City, New York.
The company was founded on July 30, 2003[2] by the ABC Radio Networks, a former subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
In the sale of the ABC Radio Networks to Citadel Broadcasting (in 2007), the Radio Disney Network and their owned-and-operated radio stations are not included.[5]
In 2010, Radio Disney Group was started to sell their stations located outside of the 25 largest radio markets. The majority of the stations have gone silent, while others changed their format or maintained their regular format. On August 13, 2014, it was announced that Radio Disney will be selling off all of their stations (the majority owned by Radio Disney Group) except KDIS (owned on or before September 26, 2014) to focus on the digital XM radio and livestream radio (such as on TuneIn).[6] [7] [8] While the stations were originally slated to sign off on September 26, the stations remained on the air and continued to carry Radio Disney programming until they were sold.[9] The sale of the last station (WSDZ,[10] to Salem Media Group)[11] was completed on December 18, 2015.[10]
| Callsign[12] | Frequency | City of license | Broadcast area | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WQUA1 | 102.1 | Sold in 2005;[13] non-commercial station owned by the Family Worship Center Church, Inc. | |||
| KMIK1 | 1580 | Sold in 2015; station owned by Gabriella Broadcasting Licensee. | |||
| KDIS-FM1 | 99.5 | Sold in 2013;[14] [15] station owned by the Salem Media Group. | |||
| KIID1 | 1470 | In 2007, the station was transferred to Radio Disney Sacramento, LLC, another subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company related to Radio Disney. Was later sold in 2015 to Punjabi American Media.[16] | |||
| KDDZ1 | 1690 | Sold in 2015 to Salem Media Group. | |||
| WDZK1 | 1550 | Sold in 2010; station owned by Blount Communications. | |||
| WBWL1 | 600 | Sold in 2010;[17] station owned by the Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation. | |||
| WMYM1 | 990 | Sold in 2014; station owned by Actualidad Radio Group.[18] [19] | |||
| WDYZ1 | 990 | Sold in 2014 to the Pennsylvania Media Associates, Inc. (subsidiary of the Salem Media Group).[20] [21] The sale was consummated on March 27, 2015.[22] | |||
| WWMI1 | 1380 | Sold in 2015 to Salem Media Group. | |||
| WGFY1 | 1480 | Sold in 2015. Owned by Charlotte Advent Media Corporation. | |||
| WMKI1 | 1260 | Sold in 2015; station owned by Salem Media Group. The sale was consummated on September 3, 2015. | |||
| WMNE1 | 1600 | Sold in 2010; station owned by Travis Media. | |||
| WSDZ1 | 1260 | Sold to Salem Media Group in 2015. | |||
| WRDZ-FM1 | 98.3 | Sold in 2015; station owned by iHeartMedia. | |||
| KQAM1 | 1480 | Sold in 2009;[23] station owned by Steckline Communications. | |||
| WDRD1 2 | 680 | Sold in 2010;[24] station owned by UB Louisville, LLC. | |||
| WBYU1 | 1450 | Station was shut down on October 3, 2012.[25] | |||
| KPHN1 | 1190 | Sold in 2014,[26] station owned by the Catholic Radio Network. | |||
| KALY1 | 1240 | Sold in 2010;[27] station currently owned by KD Radio, Inc. | |||
| WDDY1 | 1460 | Sold in 2013; station owned by Pax et Bonum, Inc. | |||
| WFDF1 | 910 | Sold in 2014;[28] station owned by The Word Network.[29] | |||
| WWMK1 | 1260 | Sold in 2014; station is owned by St. Peters The Rock.[30] | |||
| WFRO2 | 900 | Station was shut down on June 23, 2004.[31] | |||
| KDZR1 | 1640 | Sold in 2015 to Salem Media Group. | |||
| WWJZ1 | 640 | Sold to Starboard Media Foundation. | |||
| KMUS1 | 1380 | Sold in 2011;[32] spanish-language station owned by Radio Las Americas, LLC. | |||
| KKSL3 | 1290 | The license was cancelled on February 23, 2006.[33] Under the Disney ownership, the station was operated by Crawford Broadcasting under Local marketing agreement.[34] [35] | |||
| WDDZ1 | 550 | Sold in 2010;[36] station currently owned by Starboard Broadcasting. | |||
| WWCS1 | 540 | Station owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation but operated by Radio Disney Group under Time brokerage agreement;[37] the agreement expired on December 31, 2010 and Disney flipped the Radio Disney affiliation to WEAE.[38] [39] | |||
| KMKI1 | 620 | Sold in 2015; station owned by the Salem Media Group, now broadcasting a Business News/Talk format. | |||
| KMIC1 | 1590 | Sold in 2014;[40] station owned by DAIJ Media, LLC | |||
| KRDY1 | 1160 | Sold in 2013; station owned by the Salem Media Group. | |||
| KWDZ1 | 910 | Sold in 2015; station owned by iHeartMedia. | |||
| WHKT1 | 1650 | Sold in 2010; station owned by the Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation. | |||
| WRJR3 | 1010 | Sold in 2010; station owned by the Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation. Under the Disney ownership, Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting operated the station under Local marketing agreement.[41] | |||
| WDZY1 | 1290 | Sold in 2013;[42] station owned by the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation. | |||
| WKSH1 | 1640 | Sold in 2014;[43] station owned by Starboard Broadcasting. |
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