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Financing a radio networks acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most radio networks acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $1.0M. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance radio networks
$1.00M
Typical loan
range $1.00M–$1.00M
$1.11M
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$152,361
Cash to close
$111,111 down + fees
$12,940/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$178,572/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
48 days
Typical time to fund
1
Lenders competing
more = leverage
5%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active in radio networks
Ranked by funded radio networks acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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1+ funded radio networks deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- DE LA HUNT MEDIA INC. in Park Rapids, MN — $1.0M (2021) · purchase · Northwoods Bank of Minnesota
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 5% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $500K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 48 days
- Approved
- 7/14/2021
- First disbursed
- 8/31/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 10
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Radio Networks
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $111K
- Est. cash at closing
- $152K
- Monthly payment
- $5,846
- Annual debt service
- $70K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $88K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Northwoods Bank of Minnesota
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to radio networks businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a radio networks acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. CapBench is not a lender.
- $1.0M typical loan
- 1 lenders fund the industry
- 48 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.