SaveWCAL: Alerts & Developments |
News About the Sale of WCAL |
JAN. 23, 2005—News about KBEM [ link to stories about KBEM ] - - - - - - - - JAN. 4, 2005—SaveWCAL Expanded Counterpoint to St. Olaf Regent Commentary in Star Tribune [ link to Jan. 4 alert ] - - - - - - - - DEC. 23, 2004—St. Paul HRA declines to take up MPR's request to review decision on conduit financing for WCAL. [ link to Dec. 23 alert ] - - - - - - - - DEC. 21, 2004—MPR lobbies for another HRA vote on conduit financing; SaveWCAL responds. [ link to Dec. 21 alert ] - - - - - - - - DEC. 13, 2004—SaveWCAL updates its supporters on the Dec. 9 FCC forum on media consolidation. [ link to Dec. 13 alert ] - - - - - - - - DEC. 9, 2004—SaveWCAL updates its supporters on the City of Saint Paul's refusal to provide public redevelopment financing for MPR's purchase of WCAL. [ link to Dec. 9 alert ] [ link to SaveWCAL's presentation and legal analysis to the St. Paul HRA ] - - - - - - - - DEC. 7, 2004—SaveWCAL is encouraging its supporters to be involved in a St. Paul HRA hearing regarding proposed public financing to MPR for the purchase of WCAL. [ link to Dec. 7 alert ]- - - - - - - - DEC. 2, 2004—An update about our continuing efforts as they pertain to the St. Olaf Christmas Festival, the upcoming FCC hearing, the St. Paul HRA, and more. [ link to Dec. 2 alert ] |
NEW—FEB.
1,
2005—"By and large, public radio people are nice folks and … are
respectful of the ground people have staked out, but MPR is an exception,"
says the Andy Marlow, manager of the University of MN's Radio K. - - - - - - - - JAN. 24, 2005—New MPR station 89.3 The Current launches today at 9 am on former Classical 89.3 WCAL frequency [ link to MPR site ] - - - - - - - - JAN.
2,
2005—SaveWCAL responds to Regent Johnson with commentary in the Star Tribune - - - - - - - - DEC. 28, 2004—St. Olaf College Regent Mark Johnson's response to concerns about the sale of Classical 89.3 WCAL. - - - - - - - - DEC. 17, 2004—MPR's
plans to replace classical music on WCAL with "adult album alternative"
programming similar to what is found on two commercial Twin Cities
stations. - - - - - - - - DEC. 14, 2004—St. Olaf College explains what they are spending the WCAL proceeds on - but still does not explain why selling an 82-year key asset of the college should be an acceptable fund-raising mechanism [ link to St. Olaf College news site ] - - - - - - - - DEC. 10, 2004—FCC Testimony by SaveWCAL volunteers [ link to list of FCC Testimony by SaveWCAL volunteers ]
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Save WCAL
P.O. Box 13028
Minneapolis, MN 55414
savewcal@hotmail.com
SaveWCAL
Board of Directors
Ruth Sylte '82, President
Clarance Smith, Secretary
Skip Chapin '68, Treasurer
Ben Henry-Moreland '07
Janna Holm '07
David Keyes
Kristofer Layon '93
David Molvik '70
Carl Schroeder '05
Government Grants
Michael McNabb, General Counsel
Faxless Payday Loans
Links to Organizations and Programs Involved or Affected by the Sale of WCAL
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