Radio Disney Group

Radio Disney Group, LLC

Company type	Limited liability company
Industry	Radio broadcasting
Founded	July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)
Founder	ABC Radio Networks
Defunct	2015 (2015)
Fate	Sold off most stations and ceased operations
Headquarters	New York City, New York , United States
Area served	United States
Parent	Disney–ABC Television Group

Radio Disney Group, LLC functioned as a limited liability company that held ownership of the majority of Radio Disney stations throughout the United States. It operated as part of the Disney–ABC Television Group and maintained its main office in New York City, New York.

History

Established on July 30, 2003, by ABC Radio Networks, a former division of The Walt Disney Company, Radio Disney Group was responsible for managing the network’s owned-and-operated radio outlets. When ABC Radio Networks was acquired by Citadel Broadcasting in 2007, the Radio Disney stations were deliberately excluded from this transaction.

Starting in 2010, Radio Disney Group initiated the process of selling off stations located outside the top 25 radio markets. Numerous stations either ceased operations or switched formats. On August 13, 2014, Radio Disney revealed intentions to divest nearly all of its stations—most of which were under Radio Disney Group’s ownership—with the exception of KDIS, to concentrate efforts on digital platforms such as XM Satellite Radio and streaming services like TuneIn. Although the initial plan was to terminate broadcasts by September 26, 2014, these stations continued airing Radio Disney programming until their eventual sale. The last transaction closed on December 18, 2015, with the sale of WSDZ to Salem Media Group.

Former owned and operated stations

Callsign	Frequency	City of license	Broadcast area	Comments
WQUA	102.1	Citronelle, Alabama	Mobile metropolitan area	Sold in 2005; currently operates as a non-commercial station under Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
KMIK	1580	Phoenix, Arizona	Greater Phoenix	Transferred ownership in 2015; presently held by Gabriella Broadcasting Licensee.
KDIS-FM	99.5	Little Rock, Arkansas	Little Rock, Arkansas	Sold in 2013; now owned by Salem Media Group.
KIID	1470	Sacramento, California	Sacramento metropolitan area	Ownership moved to Radio Disney Sacramento LLC in 2007; sold to Punjabi American Media in 2015.
KDDZ	1690	Arvada, Colorado	Denver metropolitan area	Acquired by Salem Media Group in 2015.
WDZK	1550	Bloomfield, Connecticut	Greater Hartford	Sold in 2010; currently under Blount Communications.
WBWL	600	Jacksonville, Florida	Jacksonville metropolitan area	Ownership transferred in 2010; now part of Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.
WMYM	990	Miami, Florida	Miami metropolitan area	Sold in 2014; currently owned by Actualidad Radio Group.
WDYZ	990	Orlando, Florida	Greater Orlando	Sold to Pennsylvania Media Associates (a Salem Media Group subsidiary) in 2014.
WWMI	1380	St. Petersburg, Florida	Tampa Bay Area	Acquired by Salem Media Group in 2015.
WGFY	1480	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Metropolitan Area	Transferred ownership in 2015; now operated by Charlotte Advent Media Corporation.
WMKI	1260	Boston, Massachusetts	Greater Boston Area	Sold to Salem Media Group with completion on September 3, 2015.
WMNE	1600	Riviera Beach, Florida	Miami metropolitan area	Ownership changed hands in 2010; currently owned by Travis Media.
WSDZ	1260	Belleville, Illinois	[[Greater St. Louis	Sold to Salem Media Group in 2015.
WRDZ-FM	98.3	Plainfield, Indiana	Indianapolis metropolitan area	Sold in 2015; presently owned by iHeartMedia.
KQAM	1480	Wichita, Kansas	Wichita metropolitan area	Ownership transferred in 2009; now held by Steckline Communications.
WDRD	680	Newburg, Kentucky	Louisville metropolitan area	Sold in 2010; currently owned by UB Louisville LLC.
WBYU	1450	New Orleans, Louisiana	New Orleans metropolitan area	Ceased operations on October 3, 2012.
KPHN	1190	Kansas City, Missouri	Kansas City metropolitan area	Sold in 2014; now owned by Catholic Radio Network.
KALY	1240	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM	Albuquerque metropolitan area	Ownership changed in 2010; currently operated by KD Radio Inc.
WDDY	1460	Albany, New York	Capital District Metropolitan Area (New York)	See also Radio Disney Cumulus Media Networks (previously known as ABC Radio Networks and Citadel Media) Disney–ABC Television Group External links Radio Disney Medianet