Republic Broadcasting Corp

Company

Republic Broadcasting was formed in 1983 by two former executives of Taft Broadcasting to purchase radio stations.

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Sector

Communications

Position

Realized

Transaction

Northwood participated in the buyout of the initial stations and invested in a subsequent round to finance the purchase of additional stations. In 1986, Republic was sold to Jacor Communications for cash and stock, which Northwood subsequently sold in 1987. Jacor merged with Clear Channel Communications (now iHeart Media) in 1999.  clearchanneloutdoor.com