Four Corners Radio: Hutton Broadcasting To Acquire 9 Stations

News about the sale of nine Four Corners radio stations to Hutton Broadcasting took some in the industry by surprise last week. However, American General Media employees who work for the local stations and will now become a part of Hutton are feeling positive about the change, reports The Durango Herald in Durango CO..

📻Hutton is acquiring these local stations: 

• Farmington: KISZ KISS Country, KENN News Talk, KRWN Rock and KPRT Pirate Radio. 
• Durango: KKDG Contemporary Hit Radio, KDGO Durango News/Talk and KPTE The Point. 
• Cortez: KRTZ Adult Contemporary and KVFC News and Talk

"This is an exciting day for us," said Hutton Broadcasting owner and CEO Scott Hutton. "We continue to grow our footprint in New Mexico and now are dipping our toes into Colorado. I focus myself and my executive team on looking forward by prioritizing the future of our employees, our advertisers, and our communities." Details of the purchase were not disclosed in a news release from Hutton announcing the sale.

Account executive and on-air personality for American General Media Jessica Benson said she looks forward to working with the Santa Fe-based company.

Scott Hutton

“While the sale of our radio cluster in the Four Corners is relatively fresh news to all of us, we are excited about the possibilities that come with the purchase of our 9-station cluster, to Hutton Broadcasting,” she said in an email to The Herald. Details of the purchase were not disclosed in a news release from Hutton announcing the sale.

Kelly Turner, operations manager for the nine-station radio cluster, said having the company based out of Santa Fe will help the stations appeal more to local audiences. Turner has been working on the nine-station radio block for over 30 years and has experienced ownership changes four times.

In the past, he has experienced major changes to radio content and programming under new companies, but he is confident the radio cluster’s programming is where it needs to be. “I don't think really most people saw it coming at the ground level. But at the same time, we in the radio industry say for the right price, any property is for sale,” he said.