Gap Broadcasting Group
Gap Broadcasting Group was a group of companies that controlled 111 stations in 23 radio markets in northwestern and central southern United States in the 2000s. Managed by Oaktree Capital Management, the group acquired mainly stations from Clear Channel Communications in the mid-sized radio markets that Clear Channel was exiting;[1] the Gap station group was in turn acquired by Oaktree's Townsquare Media in August 2010.[2]
Operating companies
- Gap Broadcasting, which became Gap Central Broadcasting and was also known as Gap I, acquired stations in the south-central states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. It also owned Class A television station KJEF-CA at Jennings, Louisiana.
- GapWest Broadcasting, also known as Gap II, acquired stations in 13 markets in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming.
- A third operating company, Gap Broadcasting III or GAP East, was founded in 2009 to acquire stations east of the Mississippi River,[3] but ended up without any acquisitions.[1]
Stations
References
- ^ a b Stone, Art (2010-06-25). "GAP East goes "poof"". Stop. Look. Listen. FindAnISP.com. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Townsquare Media Acquires GAP Radio Broadcasting" (Press release). Greenwich, Connecticut: Townsquare Media. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ "Gap Broadcasting Expands with Gap East" (Press release). Dallas, Texas: Gap Broadcasting Group. 2009-06-03. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
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