▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁to ▁G ann ett , ▁A cker ley , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁an ▁advert ising ▁firm , ▁re located ▁to ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁purchased ▁Seattle - based ▁F oster ▁& ▁Kle iser ▁from ▁Met rom edia ▁Inc . ▁and ▁Ob ie ▁Out door ▁Ad vert ising ▁based ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁out door ▁advert ising ▁companies ▁formed ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁A cker ley ' s ▁new ▁company , ▁named ▁North west ▁Communic ations , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁initially , ▁and ▁renamed ▁A cker ley ▁Communic ations , ▁Inc . ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁From ▁there ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁would ▁begin ▁to ▁ac quire ▁broadcast ▁television ▁stations ▁and ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁After ▁mainly ▁transition ing ▁to ▁a ▁broadcast ▁media ▁company , ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁sold ▁to ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁$ 1 . 1   b ill ion . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁Super S on ics ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁A cker ley ▁purchased ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Super S on ics ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁from ▁original ▁owner ▁Sam ▁Schul man . ▁A cker ley ▁began ▁expl oring ▁new ▁options ▁for ▁an ▁ar ena . ▁He avy ▁re location ▁rum ors ▁began ▁to ▁circul ate , ▁amongst ▁them ▁a ▁potential