American Public Media Group, the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio, in its ongoing quest to become the Clear Channel of so-called non-profit broadcasting, is branching out to Miami.
According to MPR's website, they're plunking down $20 million for WMCU, a Christian FM station which will (pending FCC approval) be converted to a classical format. Two commercial stations, according to MPR's site, have tried and failed in the Miami market.
APMG/MPR tried to get into the Washington, D.C. area with the purchase of another Christian station, but the owners of WGTS turned them down after supporters protested. Which is kind of what happened when MPR bought WCAL from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and turned it into The Current.
Besides holding a near-monopoly on public radio stations in Minnesota, APMG/MPR also owns stations in Los Angeles, Sun Valley, Idaho, Houghton, Michigan, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Decorah, Iowa.
Yet for a few weeks every year, MPR personnel come hat in hand soliciting for funds to keep this marvelous and necessary enterprise on the air. Look, if they can afford to buy stations and build multi-million-dollar broadcasting facilities, what do they need your money for?
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You might be interested to know that an organization representing the WCAL 89.3 donors (SaveWCAL) is still fighting the sale and having some success at preserving the intent of the donors. More information is available at http://SaveWCAL.net
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