The Davidson Media Group (DMG) is a

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-based broadcaster specializing in multi-cultural, community focused formats. The company runs stations in a number of markets in 10 states and also specializes in selling large blocks of time on some of its stations to brokers who broadcast

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and/or

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programs. Despite the minority-focus of DMG's market, the company itself is not

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and is controlled through two

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s, CapStreet II LP and Citigroup Venture Capital. Felix Perez was at one time DMG's

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and

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; by January 2012, Perez had been named as the

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for Univision Radio. On February 13, 2009, SS Broadcasting Holdings (SSH) announced that it was purchasing Davidson Media Group for $1,000 cash and assumption of debt. This transaction placed SSH in control of 43 stations previously licensed to DMG.

Organization

The structure of the Group was quite complicated and prone to change as properties are acquired and divested. For instance, an example from 2005 shows that Davidson Media Group has among subsidiaries Davidson Media Holding Corp. and Davidson Media Holding Sub Corp., which together own Davidson Media Carolinas Stations LLC, which in turn owns Davidson Media Station WOLI Licensee LLC, the former license holder of WOLI-FM of

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Stations

, Davidson Media operated over 40 stations in 17 states. *

WCVG WCVG (1320 AM, "The Voice") is a commercial radio station licensed to Covington, Kentucky, and serving the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It is owned by Reign Enterprises, Inc. and airs a brokered programming radio format. Hosts buy time on WCV ...

/1320 AM: Covington, Kentucky; acquired July 16, 2006 for $1.9 million and converted to a Spanish language station.

Former stations

KCZZ KCZZ (1480 AM) is a Regional Mexican radio station licensed to Mission, Kansas and serving the Kansas City market. The station is owned by Edward Reyes, through licensee Reyes Media Group, Inc. History Prior to its current format, the station w ...

/1480:

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(Kansas City market) (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) *

KDTD KDTD (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Mexican Regional music format. Licensed to Kansas City, Kansas, United States, the station is currently owned by Edward Reyes, through licensee Reyes Media Group, Inc. History Establishment as W ...

/1340:

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(sold to TBLC Media in 2015) *WAKX/102.7:

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(sold to

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in 2007; now

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) *

WFMO WFMO (860 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Gospel format. Licensed to Fairmont, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation. History Jim Cla ...

/860: Fairmont (sold to Truth Broadcasting Corporation in 2015) *

WNTS WNTS (1590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Beech Grove, Indiana, and serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Classic Regional Mexican radio format and is owned by Marvin Kosofosky's Continental Broadcast Group ...

/1590: Beech Grove (Indianapolis market; sold to Continental Broadcast Group, L.L.C. in 2015) *WOLT/103.3:

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(sold to Earth Radio Broadcasting in 2014; now WRTH) *

WSTS WSTS (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a southern gospel format. Licensed to Fairmont, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Stuart Epperson, Jr., through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation. History Jim ...

/100.9: Fairmont (sold to Truth Broadcasting Corporation in 2015) * WTOB/1380:

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(sold to TLBC Media in 2015) *WTUV-FM/105.7: Eminence (Louisville market; sold to UB Louisville in 2014; now

WHBE-FM WHBE-FM (105.7 MHz, "ESPN Louisville") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Eminence, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Louisville, Kentucky and Frankfort, Kentucky areas. The station is owned by UB Louisvi ...

) * WTUV/620:

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(sold to W & B Broadcasting Co., Inc. in 2014) *

WWBG WWBG (1470 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The station, launched in 1999, is currently owned by Richard Miller's Twin City Broadcasting Co LLC. WWBG broadcasts a classic hits music f ...

/1470:

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(sold to TBLC Media in 2015) * WSGH/1040: Lewisville (Greensboro market) (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) *

WRJD WRJD (1410 AM) is a radio station based in Durham, North Carolina, which currently broadcasts a Spanish Christian format. It was a heritage radio station that went by WSRC for over half a century. History The station signed on the air as WSRC ...

/1410:

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(sold to TBLC Media in 2015) *

WTIK WTIK (1310 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Triangle area. The station is currently owned by Stuart Epperson, through licensee Truth Broadca ...

/1310: Durham (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) * WNOW/1030: Mint Hill (Charlotte market) (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) * WOLI/910:

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"The Source 105.7FM/910AM" (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) *

WTOX WTOX is a Spanish music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Glen Allen, Virginia Glen Allen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,187 as of the 2020 Census, up from 14,774 ...

/1480: Glen Allen (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) * WVNZ/1320:

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"Selecta 1320" (sold to TBLC Media in 2015) * WREJ/990:

"Newstalk 990" (sold to Radio Richmond in 2016) * WONA/1540: Richmond "Rejoice 1540" (donated to Delmarva Educational Association in 2016) *

WEMG WEMG (1310 AM, "Mega 105.7") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Camden, New Jersey. The station is owned by Mega-Philadelphia LLC and airs a Spanish Hits format. History The station was originally owned by the City of Camde ...

/1310: Camden (Philadelphia market) "Mega 1310" (sold to M.S. Acquisitions & Holdings, LLC in 2016)

References

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External links

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WXCT WXCT (1370 AM, "Alt 98-7") is a commercial radio station in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The station is owned by Bahakel Communications along with WDEF-FM, WDOD-FM, and WUUQ. WXCT has an adult album alternative radio format. The studios are located ...

, WACM, WSPR, and

WKKB WKKB (100.3 FM, "Latina 100.3") is a radio station in Middletown, Rhode Island, United States. The station airs a Tropical format, which consists of such musical styles as salsa and merengue and some reggaeton. Its transmitter is located in Mid ...

were bought by Red Wolf Broadcasting Mass media companies established in 2004 Mass media companies based in New York City Defunct radio broadcasting companies of the United States Spanish-language radio in the United States