Wilks Broadcasting
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Wilks Broadcasting Group, LLC is a media company based in Alpharetta, Georgia
, United States, and is owning 21 radio station
s in 6 mid-size markets. Jeff Wilks is the CEO of this company.
On December 20, 2008; Wilks Broadcasting recently purchased CBS Radio
's Denver, Colorado
radio cluster for $19.5 million in CBS Corporation
's effort to divest mid-market stations.
Alpharetta, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...
, United States, and is owning 21 radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s in 6 mid-size markets. Jeff Wilks is the CEO of this company.
On December 20, 2008; Wilks Broadcasting recently purchased CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
's Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
radio cluster for $19.5 million in CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation is an American media conglomerate focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, billboards and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The President and CEO of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, is CBS's...
's effort to divest mid-market stations.