It’s the end of the week and still no word on the fate of KFUO-FM, the commercial classical station in St. Louis that might be sold by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. This even-handed editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said the synod’s board was expected to decide yesterday, but I don’t see any updates online. In a poll tallied up this week, a majority of Post-Dispatch readers opposed the sale of the station.
Northern Indiana Classical Stations For Sale
Radio Online reports that Classical WBNI 94.1 in Roanoke IN is on the auction block. It’s being offered for $2.5 million. The owner is Northeast Indiana Public Radio. The station itself is actually classified as a commercial station even though it is treated mostly like a public station. WBNI is a sister station to the NPR affiliate WBOI, which is NOT for sale, and WBNI’s classical programming is also carried on the non-commercial frequency 91.3 WCKZ in Orland. It’s all a little confusing. Both WBNI and WCKZ are for sale, as is … Continue Reading