MANCHESTER, Iowa — Coloff Media has agreed to sell full-service Mix 94.7 KMCH to longtime station manager Sarah Meyer for $1.3 million, creating a new locally based, one-station owner if the Federal Communications Commission approves the deal.
The FCC listed the assignment application as accepted for filing on October 19. Coloff Media LLC is the current licensee, and Meyer Media Group LLC is the proposed assignee. The transaction remains pending; KMCH says it expects FCC approval in December 2026.
Meyer joined KMCH in 2005 as an account executive and has managed the station since 2015. The station describes itself as the only radio station in Delaware County and serves Manchester and surrounding areas with music, news, weather and sports.
What changes for listeners and staff?
KMCH says no day-to-day operational changes are planned. Meyer intends to restore the Saturday morning “Coaches Corner” and Friday “All-Request Show.” No employee reductions have been announced. Those plans are company statements, not conditions imposed by the FCC.
The potential community benefit is continuity under a Manchester resident with two decades at the station. One material question remains unanswered: the public announcement does not disclose how the $1.3 million purchase will be financed. Until more is known, the effect of acquisition costs on staffing, equipment investment and local programming cannot be assessed.
For RNN’s Ownership Watch, Meyer Media would move from zero to one full-power station, while Coloff Media would move from 11 to 10 if the sale closes. No translator is included. The ownership database should remain unchanged until consummation is filed.
Sources: FCC broadcast-applications public notice; KMCH’s October 19 announcement. The $1.3 million price and seller’s post-closing station count were reported from the FCC-filed asset purchase agreement by NorthPine.
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