After a successful partnership with Citadel Communications in the 1990s (later renamed Citadel Broadcasting ), Endeavour Capital and Larry Wilson have teamed up again to establish Alpha Broadcasting in Portland, Oregon. Through its six radio broadcasting stations and a syndication network, Alpha Broadcasting (Alpha) serves a broad range of listeners and advertisers in the Northwest region. Alpha was formed in 2009 by Larry Wilson, former CEO of Citadel Broadcasting and Endeavour Capital, former investor in Citadel Broadcasting, to provide high-quality and locally-relevant programming to select markets throughout the western US. Alpha’s broadcast stations include KINK-FM, KBFF-FM, KUPL-FM, KXTG-AM, KXL-FM and KUFO-AM.
Alpha made its first acquisition in August 2009 when it acquired Portland, Oregon-based Rose City Radio from Paul Allen’s investment firm, Vulcan Inc. With the Rose City Radio acquisition, Alpha gained two Portland radio stations, KXTG-FM and KXL-AM, along with the Radio Northwest Network, a statewide syndication network. In September 2009, Alpha completed its second major acquisition by acquiring CBS Radio&rsquos;s Portland operations including the four stations KINK-FM, KUFO-FM, KUPL-FM and KCMD-AM. Since Alpha’s formation, Larry has recruited a number of former Citadel managers with the goal of strengthening and growing the Portland cluster and creating a platform for growth into other mid-sized markets in the West.
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