Last Bastion Station Trust

The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC is a privately-owned trust company that temporarily owns 7 radio stations previously owned by Citadel Broadcasting. Citadel has absorbed ABC Radio as well as 22 radio stations (not including ESPN Radio and Radio Disney O&O affiliates) on June 12, 2007 from The Walt Disney Company, making Citadel Broadcasting the 3rd largest radio company in the United States. However, in order to comply with the FCC ownership limitations, Citadel sold off the following radio stations.

Stations

KARN-FM in Sheridan, AR was originally on the list, but was later swapped back to Citadel for KOKY. KARN and KPZK (AM), both in Little Rock, AR, remained with Citadel even though the FM stations with those call signs were initially transferred to the trust and KPZK-FM remains there.

Last Bastion swapped with Citadel once more in January 2008. KNEK-FM in Washington, LA was swapped with KRDJ in New Iberia, LA in the Lafayette, LA market.

Former Last Bastion stations

• WCLZ in North Yarmouth, Maine is one of the first stations to be re-sold in a few months, this time to Saga Communications; though all the stations will eventually be sold off in a year.

• WLUN (formerly WYLZ) Pinconning, MI was sold in March 2008 to the Great Lakes Loons Minor League baseball team.

• WCYI Lewiston, Maine was sold in March 2008 to Educational Media Foundation to become part of its Air 1 networks. Previously simulcasted modern rock WCYY and for a short time adult alternative WCLZ. After sale of WCLZ, WCYI ran an automated Blues format. The station has since become WARX.

• KKWD Bethany was re-absorbed into Citadel's portfolio on July 9, 2009 from the Last Bastion Trust, LLC, according to FCC documents, .

See also

• Aloha Station Trust, LLC

External links

• Federal Communications Commission Document (.doc file)