Coloff Media welcomes Achen Becker Media as the new owner of KCHA AM & FM, Charles City, and KCZE-FM, New Hampton.
Achen Becker Media is a new local media company owned by Yoni Becker and Hannah Achen, who live on an acreage outside New Hampton.
Hannah farms in the area with her father, and Yoni has worked in radio for over 20 years, most recently in the Waterloo & Cedar Rapids areas.
Coloff Media has owned the heritage full service radio stations since 2007, purchasing them from Clear Channel Communications through an arrangement that included Three Eagles Communications. “We have been very proud to be stewards of these fine local radio stations for the past 19 years,” said Jim Coloff, President of Coloff Media. “I am so happy that the radio, audio stream and video channels that now serve the Charles City and New Hampton areas will be the hands of very talented, local radio professionals who live and work in the community.”
Becker has kept all the current, long-time staff in place and plans to add more local team members to keep the stations focused on providing the best local news, weather, sports and Ag News for the NE Iowa are the stations serve.
Becker and Achen were recently interviewed on KCHA Radio and talk about their plans for their family ownership of the radio stations. You can hear that interview here:
https://kchanews.com/2026/04/20/welcome-hannah-achen-and-yoni-becker-meet-the-new-owners-of-kcha-and-95-1-the-bull/