UPDATE — Oct. 27, 2026: Eight CCB Media staffers are expected to leave when Salt Air Media’s pending acquisition of three Cape Cod FM stations reaches its planned Nov. 30 handoff, according to reports from RAMP and Jockline Daily. The FCC has not yet approved the license assignments, and the transaction has not closed.
RAMP reports that all three current full-time morning personalities will not be offered positions: Jon Reilly, operations manager and programming director for WQRC, WKPE and WOCN and morning host on Cape Country 104; Kristina Carlyle, morning host on 99.9 The Q and afternoon host on Cape Country 104; and John Willis, morning host on Ocean 104.7 and midday host on Cape Country 104.
General Manager Brian Barth, Digital Director James Bone and digital team member Pete Schmeck are also expected to leave Nov. 30. The reported part-time departures are Ocean 104.7 midday host Cheryl Parks and Ocean 104.7 weekend host Megan Ward. Salt Air’s original announcement said the buyer planned to retain CCB’s sales and back-office staff and add sales personnel.
The departures would remove the stations’ current programming leadership and several local voices. Salt Air has not publicly detailed replacement hosts, future live-and-local hours or a staffing plan for CapeCod.com. The effect on local news, emergency coverage and community programming therefore remains unresolved.
Salt Air has also announced plans for a nonprofit classical service on a WQRC HD channel. That could restore a classical-radio option on Cape Cod, but the company has not announced a launch date or staffing model.
CAPE COD, Mass. — Salt Air Media has reached an agreement to acquire three Cape Cod FM stations and the CapeCod.com digital operation from CCB Media, expanding its local audio and digital footprint in the market.
The transaction covers WQRC-FM 99.9 in Barnstable, WKPE-FM 103.9 in South Yarmouth and WOCN-FM 104.7 in Orleans. Salt Air says it expects to assume control around November 30, subject to the required regulatory process.
The properties would join Salt Air’s existing Cape Cod radio holdings and create a broader local-media operation spanning broadcast, streaming, digital advertising and community-focused content.
Terms had not been publicly disclosed as of September 28. Because the station transfer remains subject to Federal Communications Commission approval, RNN is treating the deal as announced but not yet closed.
Sources: RAMP staffing report, Oct. 25, 2026; Salt Air acquisition announcement reported by Radio Online, Sept. 28, 2026; and WKPE-FM public notice of the pending FCC assignment application, Sept. 29, 2026.
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