Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., based in

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, is an owner/operator of radio stations in the United States. , the company owns 57 stations under the Beasley Media Group name.

History

The company was founded in 1961 by George G. Beasley. On February 11, 2000 the group completed its

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. On October 2, 2014, CBS Radio announced that it would trade 14 radio stations located in Tampa, Florida, Charlotte, North Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for 5 stations located in Miami and Philadelphia.CBS And Beasley Swap Philadelphia/Miami For Charlotte/Tampa
from Radio Insight (October 2, 2014) The swap was completed on December 1, 2014. On January 15, 2015, Beasley reorganized its radio stations, previously held by various subsidiaries, into Beasley Media Group; the Beasley Broadcast Group name was retained for the parent company. On July 19, 2016, Beasley announced that it would acquire

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for $240 million. The FCC approved the sale on October 6, and the sale closed on November 1. The deal gave Beasley additional stations in the Philadelphia and Boston markets and expanded the company into Detroit and three New Jersey markets. On February 2, 2017, Beasley announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in the Greenville-

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, market to Curtis Media Group for $11 million to reduce the company's debt; one of the stations,

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, was concurrently divested to Inner Banks Media to comply with FCC ownership limits. The sale was completed on May 1, 2017. On November 1, 2017, as part of the

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- CBS Radio merger, Beasley announced that it would sell AC-formatted station

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to Entercom, in exchange for all sports-formatted station

WBZ-FM WBZ-FM (98.5 FM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, WBZ-FM is the Boston affiliate for Fox Sports Radio; t ...

, also in Boston. The sale was completed on December 20, 2017. On July 19, 2018, Entercom announced that it would sell

WXTU WXTU (92.5 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, the station broadcasts a country music format. Its studios and offices are located at 1 Bala Plaza on East City Avenu ...

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back to Beasley Broadcast Group for $38 million (in order to comply with DOJ revenue limits), as part of its purchase of market-leading

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also in Philadelphia. The deal was completed on September 28. On November 14, 2019, Beasley Broadcast Group announced the acquisition of the

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, from Immortals Gaming Club. The purchase marked the company's third esports venture. On August 22, 2021, Beasley became owners of a

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organization called AXLE-R8. Four players were selected from a gauntlet where teams would compete in an open qualifier to eventually try and win a 1-year contract from Beasley.

Stations by state

*Arizona: * KCYE 107.9FM Coyote Country (Country) * KOAS 105.7FM Máxima (Bilingual AC) *Florida: * WBCN 770AM ESPN SW Florida (Sports Radio) * WJBR 1010AM Podcast Radio (All-Podcast) *

WJPT WJPT (106.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fort Myers, Florida. It airs a soft adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. WJPT is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., and ...

106.3FM Sunny (Soft AC) *

WLLD WLLD (94.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Lakeland, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, it broadcasts a rhythmic CHR format. WLLD's studios and offices are located in St. Petersburg, and ...

94.1FM Wild (Rhythmic CHR) *

WPBB WPBB (98.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Holmes Beach, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay media market. It is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, and airs a classic rock radio format, branded as "98.7 The S ...

98.7FM The Shark (Classic Rock) *

WQYK-FM WQYK-FM (99.5 MHz, "99.5 QYK") is a commercial country music radio station in Tampa, Florida. It is under ownership of Beasley Broadcast Group. Its studios are in St. Petersburg (city of license) while its transmitter is east of Palm River-Cl ...

99.5FM QYK (Country) *

WRBQ-FM WRBQ-FM (104.7 MHz, "Q105") is a commercial radio station licensed to Tampa, Florida, airing a classic hits radio format. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, its studios are on Executive Center Drive North, near Gandy Boulevard in St. Pete ...

104.7FM Q105 (Classic Hits) * WRXK-FM 96.1FM 96 K-Rock (Mainstream Rock) * WWCN 99.3FM Playa (Spanish Tropical Music) * WXKB 103.9FM B (Top-40) *

WYUU WYUU (92.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting from Safety Harbor, Florida, and serving the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida area. The station airs a Latin pop format branded as "Maxima FM". Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, its studios are in St ...

92.5FM Máxima (Latin Pop) *Georgia: *

WCHZ-FM WCHZ-FM (93.1 Hertz, MHz, "Hot 95.5/93.1") is a commercial radio, commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop radio format, format. It is city of license, licensed to Warrenton, Georgia, and serves Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area, ...

93.1FM Hot (Classic Hip Hop) *

WDRR WDRR (93.9 FM), also known as "93.9 Bob FM", is a classic hits radio station located in Augusta, Georgia. The station is licensed to the town of Martinez, Georgia by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and broadcasts with an effective ...

93.9FM Bob FM (Classic Hits) * WGAC 580AM Newstalk (News Radio) *

WGAC-FM WGAC-FM (95.1 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station located in Augusta, Georgia. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the town of Harlem, Georgia, Harlem and broadcast on with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5. ...

95.1FM Newstalk (FM Simulcast of 580AM) *Massachusetts: *

WBOS WBOS (92.9 MHz, "Bloomberg 92.9") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Brookline, Massachusetts, and serving Greater Boston. WBOS is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, with studios and offices in Waltham. WBOS airs a financial news rad ...

92.9FM Bloomberg Boston (Financial Talk) * WBTJ 96.9FM Hot (Rhythmic Hot AC) *

98.5FM The Sports Hub (Sports Radio) *

WKLB-FM WKLB-FM (102.5 Hertz, MHz, "Country 102.5") is a country music, country radio station licensed to Waltham, Massachusetts, and serving Greater Boston. WKLB's studios are located in Waltham. The transmitter is located in Needham, Massachusetts, ...

102.5FM Country (Country) *

WRCA WRCA (1330 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Watertown, Massachusetts, and serving the Greater Boston area. The license is held by the Beasley Media Group, LLC, part of the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. WRCA airs the classic r ...

/ W291CZ 1330AM / 106.1FM Rock (Classic Rock) *

WROR-FM WROR-FM (105.7 FM) – branded as ''105.7 WROR'' – is a commercial classic hits radio station licensed to Framingham, Massachusetts. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the station serves Greater Boston and much of surrounding New Englan ...

105.7FM WROR (Classic Hits) *Michigan: * WCSX 94.7FM WCSX (Classic Rock) * WDMK 105.9FM Kiss-FM (Urban AC) * WMGC-FM 105.1FM The Bounce (Classic Hip Hop) *

WRIF WRIF (101.1 FM) is a commercial active rock radio station licensed in Detroit, Michigan and serving Metro Detroit as well as Windsor and Southwestern Ontario. The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group. WRIF is a grandfathered ...

101.1FM 101WRIF (Active Rock) *Nevada: * KKLZ 96.3FM KKLZ (Classic Hits) * KVGS 102.7FM VGS (Hot AC) *

KXTE KXTE (107.5 FM broadcasting, FM, X107-5) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station licensed to Pahrump, Nevada, and serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts an alternative rock forma ...

107.5FM X (Alternative Rock) *New Jersey: * WCTC / W228DY 1450AM / 93.5FM Fox Sports NJ (Sports Radio) *

WDHA-FM WDHA-FM (105.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station City of license, licensed to Dover, New Jersey, and serving the Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County area of North Jersey. WDHA is owned and operated by Beasley Broadcast Group and airs a ma ...

105.5FM WDHA (Mainstream Rock) * WJRZ-FM 100.1FM WJRZ (Classic Hits) * WMGQ 98.3FM Magic (Adult Contemporary) * WMTR 1250AM Classic Oldies (Oldies) * WPEN 97.5FM The Fanatic (Sports Radio) * WRAT 95.9FM The Rat (Mainstream Rock) *

WTMR WTMR (800 AM) is a radio station broadcasting brokered programming, mainly religious programming. Licensed to Camden, New Jersey, United States, it serves the Philadelphia area. WTMR is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee ...

800AM WTMR-AM (Brokered And Religious Programming) *North Carolina: *

WAZZ WAZZ (1490 AM, "My Kiss Radio 93.5") is a Contemporary hit radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Fayetteville. History WFLB signed on the air on ...

93.5FM My Kiss Radio (Contemporary Hit Radio) *

WBAV-FM WBAV-FM (101.9 MHz, ''"V 101.9"'') is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Charlotte metropolitan area (Metrolina). Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, WBAV's studios and offices are on South Boulevard in Charlotte's South End. I ...

101.9FM V (Urban AC) *

WFLB WFLB (96.5 FM broadcasting, FM, "96.5 Jack FM") is an adult hits radio station located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Beasley Broadcasting Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. The WFLB studios are located east of dow ...

96.5FM Jack FM (Adult Hits) *

WKML WKML (95.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lumberton, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group, LLC., through licensee Beasle ...

95.7FM The Big (Country) * WKQC 104.7FM K (Adult Contemporary) * WNKS 95.1 Kiss-FM (Contemporary Hits) * WPEG 97.9FM Power 98 (Mainstream Urban) * WSOC-FM 103.7FM Country (Country) *

WUKS WUKS (107.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop format. Licensed to St. Pauls, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Fayetteville area. The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group, th ...

107.7FM The Bounce (Classic Hip Hop) *

WZFX WZFX (99.1 FM) is an mainstream urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Whiteville, North Carolina and located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. WZFX broadcasts under the branding "Foxy 99." WZFX is owned and operated by Beasley ...

99.1FM Foxy 99 (Mainstream Urban) *Pennsylvania: *

WBEN-FM WBEN-FM (95.7 MHz, "95.7 BEN FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts an adult hits radio format. The studios and offices are in Bala Cynwyd an ...

95.7FM Ben FM (Adult Hits) *

WMGK WMGK (102.9 FM, "102-9 MGK") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts a classic rock radio format. The broadcast tower used by the station ...

102.9FM MGK (Classic Rock) *

WMMR WMMR (93.3 FM, "93-3 WMMR") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC and broadcasts an active rock radio format. ...

93.3FM WMMR (Active Rock) * WTEL 610AM Philadelphia's BIN (Black Oriented News) *

WWDB WWDB (860 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with its studios and offices in the "555 Building" on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts ...

860AM Talk (Brokered Programming) *

92.5FM XTU (Country) *South Carolina: *

WGUS-FM WGUS-FM 102.7 is a soft adult contemporary radio station licensed to New Ellenton, South Carolina, but is part of the Augusta, Georgia radio market. The station is licensed by the FCC to broadcast on 102.7 FM with an ERP of 4.3 kW. Its stu ...

102.9FM Sunny (Soft AC) * WHHD 98.3FM HD (Top-40) *

WKXC-FM WKXC-FM (99.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Aiken, South Carolina, and serving the Augusta metropolitan area. The station carries a country music radio format and is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group. The radio studios ...

99.5FM Kicks 99 (Country)

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* {{authority control Radio broadcasting companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 1961 Beasley Broadcast Group radio stations Companies listed on the Nasdaq 1961 establishments in North Carolina Companies based in Naples, Florida 2000 initial public offerings