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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