ATLANTA — Heartland Signal has completed its $450,000 purchase of WMLB 1690 AM from John Fredericks’ Disruptor Radio LLC, according to a notification of consummation accepted by the Federal Communications Commission on November 10.
The underlying FCC assignment application, file 0000301984, was filed August 13. The transaction was first reported at $450,000 in transaction coverage based on the sale documents.
Heartland began operating the Avondale Estates-licensed station under a time-brokerage agreement on September 1, when WMLB shifted from conservative talk to a progressive talk lineup built around programming from WCPT 820 in Chicago. The consummation moves the license itself to Heartland Signal LLC; the September operating change alone did not transfer ownership.
Heartland Signal describes itself as a digital newsroom backed by a growing talk-radio network, with WCPT as its broadcast anchor. WMLB gives the organization an owned full-power signal in the Atlanta market and converts the earlier operating arrangement into formal license control.
Ownership count
The closing adds one full-power AM license to Heartland Signal and removes one from Disruptor Radio. No FM translator, booster or separately licensed secondary facility is included in the WMLB transaction.
A precise companywide station total still requires reconciliation of Heartland’s legal-licensee records because its public network references include stations and operating relationships that should not automatically be treated as commonly owned. The verified change in this transaction is one full-power station.