Arkansas County Broadcasters, Inc., operating under the East Arkansas Broadcasters (EAB) company umbrella, has purchased the Stuttgart Daily Leader from GateHouse Media.
The Stuttgart Daily Leader, which was publishing twice a week before GateHouse announced it would be shut down Sept. 6, was founded in 1885 and was profitable until a few years ago.
Arkansas County Broadcasters Inc. operates six radio stations in the area: Oldies KWAK 1240AM 1240/102.7 FM), KWAK 105.5 FM The Duck, Country KDEW 97.3 FM, KVLO (101.7 Jack FM), Country KXFE 106.9 FM) and KOTN 102.5 FM.
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| Bobby Caldell |
“Our company is excited to purchase the Stuttgart Daily Leader. We feel like adding the Daily Leader to our group of 6 radio stations in South Central Arkansas will be a great outlet to help us continue to provide great local news and information to the area. We will be making plans over the next several weeks to bring the paper back in some fashion as soon as possible.”
Bobby Caldwell, Owner and President of EAB also added, “We are committed to strong local news, information and community involvement in all of our markets.We have operated this group of local radio stations for Stuttgart and the surrounding region since 1986 and look forward to continuing to provide the area with entertainment, news, information and great advertising outlets for many years to come. The purchase of the Stuttgart Daily Leader further solidifies this commitment.”
East Arkansas Broadcasters is a family-owned media company that has grown to be the largest radio group in the state.EAB operates 51 radio signals in markets that include Jonesboro, Wynne, Stuttgart, Dumas, Walnut Ridge, Pocahontas, Morrilton, Russellville and Clarksville. In addition to their radio stations, EAB also operates the EAB Ag Network and the EAB Sports Network, which is the official radio partner of Arkansas State University and Arkansas Tech University.
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