MPR Marches On
What to make of this? Is my new favorite station (KLBB 1440 AM) owned really owned by MPR?
Was checking the program schedule for KLBB, 1400AM, when I stumbled upon this site. Seems that KLBB and MPR are associated. 45 E. 7th Street being the street address of MPR in downtown St. Paul. Also the url savvy.mpr.org is sort of a giveaway.
Did a little more searching and it turns out KLBB is owned by MPR through Greenspring.
Not that there is anything wrong with that - there isn't. But now I have another reason to feel guilty about not contributing to MPR. I do contribute to KFAI 90.3, and WCAL 98.3, and sometimes KBEM 88.5, the Jazz station, but not the biggie - MPR 91.1/99.5 in the TC. Guess I feel they have enough money. They don't need my nickels. If Bill Kling misses my donation to MPR, perhaps he can have Greenspring contribute the $120 (that's only $10 a month). If the contribution comes in during pledge week, he might get lucky and get a mug, or take advantage of a matching grant.
Was checking the program schedule for KLBB, 1400AM, when I stumbled upon this site. Seems that KLBB and MPR are associated. 45 E. 7th Street being the street address of MPR in downtown St. Paul. Also the url savvy.mpr.org is sort of a giveaway.
Did a little more searching and it turns out KLBB is owned by MPR through Greenspring.
Greenspring is a taxable for-profit company that engages in communications activities that support the mission and goals of American Public Media Group (APMG), but are more properly pursued by a taxable entity. It does so through the ownership of two operating subsidiaries: Minnesota Monthly Publications and The KLBB Company.Specifically,
The KLBB Company (KLBB)
The KLBB Company is a taxable for-profit company that engages in the operation of KLBB 1400/1470 AM in the Twin Cities on a commercial basis with an American Standards format, under license from MPR.
The KLBB Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenspring.
Not that there is anything wrong with that - there isn't. But now I have another reason to feel guilty about not contributing to MPR. I do contribute to KFAI 90.3, and WCAL 98.3, and sometimes KBEM 88.5, the Jazz station, but not the biggie - MPR 91.1/99.5 in the TC. Guess I feel they have enough money. They don't need my nickels. If Bill Kling misses my donation to MPR, perhaps he can have Greenspring contribute the $120 (that's only $10 a month). If the contribution comes in during pledge week, he might get lucky and get a mug, or take advantage of a matching grant.
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