IL Radio: Neuhoff To Acquire 3 Stations From Connoisseur

WIHN Studio

Neuhoff Communications has announced its intention to acquiree three radio from Connoisseur in Bloomington, IL.

The Bloomington stations atr Rock WIHN 96.7 FM, Variety Hits WBBE 97.9 Bob-FM, WBBE and Top40 WWHX 100.7 FM.   Bloominton will become Nueho'ffs four market with presence in Illinois.

Neuhoff CEO Beth Neuhoff sated, “We are so honored to welcome these terrific stations onto the Neuhoff team. Our tremendous respect for Connoisseur’s culture and dedication to great local radio, the stations’ great format niches and ratings success and our fondness for the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois community makes this cluster a perfect fit for the Neuhoff family of stations.”

Beth Neuhoff

Jeffrey Warshaw, CEO of Connoisseur, stated, “While it is difficult for us to part with our Bloomington-Normal, Illinois stations, we were convinced that Neuhoff Communication’s broadcast leadership and powerful brands in the region could move these stations to the next level. Neuhoff is the only logical owner for such great properties. We are therefore excited for the stations and the local Bloomington-Normal community that Neuhoff will soon be the steward of our proud investment.”

Neuhoff is also on the Board of Directors for Gray Television which is acquiring Schurz Communications and their radio clusters in Lafayette and South Bend, IN and Rapid City.