Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation

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Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation is a radio and media company based in El Dorado, Arkansas. The company was founded by William C. Nolan, Jr. who currently serves as the company's President. Current Executive Vice President Edwin B. Alderson, Jr. along with El Dorado car dealer Russell Marks (now deceased) also assisted in starting the company in 1970 .

1 Properties owned and operated by Noalmark
- 1.1 Arkansas
- 1.2 New Mexico
2 Officers of Noalmark

[edit] Properties owned and operated by Noalmark

Noalmark owns and / or operates radio stations in two states, Arkansas & New Mexico. The Officers are William C. Nolan, Jr., President; Edwin B. Alderson, Jr., Executive Vice-President; Paul Starr, Vice President; and Anna M. Canterbury, Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

[edit] Arkansas

KIXB, KMRX, KAGL, KELD, KELD-FM, KMLK, which are all operated out of their studios in El Dorado, Arkansas. These properties are managed by B.A. "Sandy" Sanford.

KLAZ, KLEZ, KBHS, KBOK, KPZA, which are all operated out of their studios in [Hot Springs, Arkansas]. These properties have been managed by Brad Hutcheson since December 2006.

KVMA, and KVMZ, which are all operated out of their studios in Magnolia, Arkansas. These properties have been managed by Ken Sibley since Noalmark purchased these stations in 2005.

In May 2007, Noalmark Broadcasting entered into an agreement to purchase Clark County Broadcasting in Arkadelphia from Jay and Teresa Bunyard. This group of stations includes KYXK, KDEL, and KVRC.

Prior to the purchase of these stations, Noalmark received a construction permit in the FCC Auction 70 to build a new Class A FM radio station on the 93.5 mHz frequency.

In that same auction, Noalmark received a construction permit to build another Class A FM radio station on the 92.7 MHz frequency KIXCin Bearden, Arkansas. This radio station will serve the Camden, Hampton, and Fordyce communities.

Noalmark also publishes a weekly community newspaper, The South Arkansas Leader.

[edit] New Mexico

KIXN, KZOR, KYKK, KPER, KPZA-FM, KEJL, which are all operated in two Hobbs, New Mexico studios. These properties are managed by Paul J. Starr who is also Vice President of Noalmark. Assisting Starr management is Harry Harlan and Al Lobeck.

In January 2008, Noalmark took control of Heritage stations KBIM and KBIM-FM in Roswell New Mexico. KBIM is managed by Kevin Bonner.