The Miller Media Group based in Taylorville, which owns 8 radio stations, 3 on-line platforms and a digital division, today announced the pending sale of all its assets to Hart Media Group, LLC, owned by Matt Hart of Rochester, Illinois.

M-M-G’s Miller Communications division has owned the 6 Taylorville radio stations, and its on-line daily newspaper taylorvilledailynews.com, since 1992.  M-M-G’s Kaskaskia Broadcasting division has owned the 2 Clinton radio stations, and its on-line daily newspaper dewittdailynews.com, since 2008.  Also included in the sale is M-M-G’s digital division.

In making the announcement, M-M-G president Randal J. Miller said while he’s been blessed to serve both markets for the majority of his 43-year ownership career, he’s excited about Hart’s company continuing the legacy of local radio. Hart will retain Miller for a year during the transition.

Hart is a Taylorville native and was a former part-time announcer on WTIM in Taylorville in the 1990’s.  Hart stated that the Miller Media Group has done an amazing job of serving local communities in Central Illinois for decades.  He added Hart Media Group is excited to have the opportunity to continue to connect people, and to serving these local communities with local media.

Terms of the deal were not announced.  The deal is subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission with the new ownership expected to take over this summer.