Be Informed!—Public Documents Library

Public documents available for download from the SaveWCAL website include:

SaveWCAL's PRESENTATION AT THE ST. PAUL HRA PUBLIC HEARING
(RE. MPR'S REQUEST FOR PUBLIC FINANCING OF ITS PURCHASE OF WCAL)
Dec. 8, 2004

SaveWCAL's RESPONSE TO REGENT COMMITTEE'S REPORT
Nov. 17, 2004

INITIAL FCC STAFF-LEVEL RULING RE. THE PENDING WCAL/KMSE LICENSE TRANSFER FROM ST. OLAF TO MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
Nov. 15, 2004

RESPONSE OF ST. OLAF BOARD OF REGENTS' COMMITTEE TO SaveWCAL PROPOSAL
Oct. 29, 2004

CITY OF SAINT PAUL HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Oct. 27, 2004

Note: MPR is attempting to use the City of St. Paul's credit rating to purchase WCAL/KMSE. The lead underwriter for the bonds is Piper Jaffray. Note that of the seven Piper Jaffray board members, three are members of the MPR Board of Trustees (Addison Piper, Michael Francis, and Frank Sims) and two are members of the St. Olaf Board of Regents. (Addison Piper and Kristine Johnson). The report indicates MPR's plan to pay back the loans through capital campaign funds. Saint Paul HRA commissioners are members of the Saint Paul City Council.

CPB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SaveWCAL'S LETTER OF COMPLAINT, ASSIGNMENT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL
Oct. 25, 2004

SaveWCAL'S REPLY TO JOINT OPPOSITION TO PETITION TO DENY
Oct. 20, 2004

LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Oct. 19, 2004

ST. OLAF COLLEGE AND MPR'S JOINT OPPOSITION TO SAVEWCAL'S PETITION TO DENY
Oct. 14, 2004

PETITION TO DENY FILED WITH THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Oct. 4, 2004

  • Petition to Deny [PDF, 1091 kb]
  • Petition to Deny Exhibits [PDF, 2768 kb]
  • Supporting Document: Petition to Deny, Exhibit 7 - April 25, 2001 Audit Report of MPR, conducted by the Deputy Inspector General of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. [PDF, 128kb]
  • Supporting Document: McNabb Declaration, Exhibit 5 - August 19, 2004 Interview of William Kling, President of Minnesota Public Radio by Gary Eichten host of Midday, KNOW-FM [PDF, 168kb]

PROPOSAL TO THE ST. OLAF BOARD OF REGENTS
Oct. 4, 2004

  • Cover letter [Word, 26kb] [PDF, 43kb]
  • SaveWCAL Proposal for an Alternative to the Sale of Classical 89.3 WCAL [Word, 30kb] [PDF, 67kb]
  • Comparison of Sale of WCAL to MPR Versus SaveWCAL Proposal [PDF, 8kb]
  • Attachment 1: Updated FY2005 Cost-Benefit Analysis for WCAL  [Word, 20kb] [PDF, 765b]
  • Attachment 2: The Value of WCAL to St. Olaf College: A Cost-Benefit Analysis (2001) [PDF, 46kb]
  • Attachment 3: Two Perspectives on How WCAL Benefits St. Olaf College [Word, 26kb] [PDF, 77kb]
  • Attachment 4: Excerpts of Letters From WCAL Listeners and St. Olaf Alumni [Word, 40kb] [PDF, 95kb]
  • Attachment 5: A copy of the SaveWCAL's Petition as of 4 p.m. on Friday, October 1.

POSTCARD RESPONSE FROM ST. OLAF COLLEGE
Sep. 9 , 2004

  • Note: The above postcard was sent as the official St. Olaf response to numerous people, including alumni, who contacted the college with their many concerns regarding the pending sale of WCAL.
  • Postcard [link]

WCAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Aug. 27, 2004

  • Important note: The schedules referred to in the above Purchase Agreement have not been filed with the FCC or made part of WCAL's public file per federal law. See our Letter of Complaint to the CPB [PDF, 348 KB] of October 19 for details.
  • Document [PDF, 1.8MB]
LETTER TO PRESIDENT THOMFORDE
Aug. 25, 2004
  • Letter


    EMAIL FROM PRESIDENT THOMFORDE TO ST. OLAF ALUMNI ANNOUNCING THE SALE OF WCAL.
    Aug. 11, 2004

  • Email
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