Salem Communications Purchases Nebraska Radio Station

Camarillo-based Salem Communications Corp., a multimedia firm focused on Christian-themed content, has announced that will acquire KHLP (1420 AM) in Omaha, NE, from the Journal Broadcasting Group for $900,000. Salem expects to operate the station, once acquired, in its news talk format. In other news the company announced that it has completed an exchange of radio stations in Chicago, Houston and Dallas, as part of a previously announced exchange with Univision Communications Inc. The completed transaction involves the exchange by Salem of radio station WPPN (106.7 FM), serving Chicago, for the following three radio stations from Univision: WIND (560 AM) Chicago, KKHT (110.7 FM), serving Houston, and KNIT (1480 AM), Dallas.