Fresno Radio: One Putt To Acquire Wilks' Stations

On Putt Broadcasting has agreed to acquire stations from Wilks Broadcasting in Fresno for an undisclosed amount.

One Putt's John Ostlund and Chris Pacheco will add Wilks’ three FMs to their existing four stations in the Fresno market.

Stations involved are:

• Classic Rock KJFX 95.7 FM The Fox 
• Alternative “New Rock 104.1” KFRR 104.1 FM News Rock 104-1 
• Sports KJZN 105.5 FM The Game 

One Putt's current cluster includes:

• AC “99.3 Jewel-FM” KJWL 99.3 Fm Jewel-FM
• Sports “790 The Deuce” KFPT 790 AM The Duece
• Sports “ESPN 940” KFIG 940 AM ESPN
• Oldies 1430 KYNO 1430 AM 

The deal includes an LMA for each station.

One Putt partner John Ostlund said, “Classic Rock 95.7 and New Rock 104.1 are legendary brands and highly rated radio stations. 105.5 FM is pure opportunity that we intend to have serious fun with.”

Partner Chris Pacheco added, “After securing the broadcast rights for Fresno State Athletics and moving ESPN to 50,000-watt 940 AM, buying Wilks was among our highest priorities. These additional FM’s will allow us to serve the Valley like never before.” Wilks CEO Jeff Wilks commented, “I’ve known Chris and John for many years and feel confident in their ability to build on the tradition of community service these great radio stations have.”