Re: Maine Public Radio expanding

["Andy Soule" <doctorradio@yahoo.com>]

How can Cumulus donate a radio station that it does not yet own itself?
Shame on MPR for believing it.

The master plan is falling apart for these folks.  Lets hope some better
operators can salvage something out of the rubble, as the big bad cloud from
Milwaukee dissipates.

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Andy Soule
Efax# 801-457-2555 - www.geocities.com/doctorradio
-----Original Message-----
From: David W. Harris <dwh@totalnetnh.net>
To: Roderick O'Connor <rjoc@webtv.net>
Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2000 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Maine Public Radio expanding


>Rod O'Connor asked:
>
>> Does Maine Public Radio still have plans for WHQO 107.9 Skowhegan?
>>
>It hasn't been mentioned lately in the program guide.  I had to go back
>to the July 1999 issue of Airplay to find this from the pen of Charles
>Beck, MPBC's Director of Radio Services:
>
>"Some of you saw the newspaper article regarding the donation of WHQO-FM
>in Skowhegan to Maine Public Broadcasting by Cumulus Corporation, which
>had exceeded the limit of stations allowed to be owned by one company
>with their recent purchase of several commercial properties in Maine.
>Thank you Cumulus.  If you are a loyal reader of this column, you know
>we have been working on improving our reception in both western and
>midcoast areas of the state, and this gift will certainly help us!
>Having said that, we are still a ways away from realizing this gift
>on-air; we have several legal hurdles to pass, and operational and
>physical decisions and modifications to make as well.  We are
>tremendously excited about this, and will keep you posted!  Thank you
>Cumulus.  Did I already say that?"
>
>Yes, but loyal readers have seen no mention of WHQO in Mr. Beck's column
>since then.
>
>Mr. O'Connor wrote further:
>
>> I did send  an e-mail asking the same to their management, but so far
>> nothing heard..
>>
>I have had occasion over the years to communicate programming concerns
>to MPR management and have been impressed with the responses I
>received.  I didn't always like the answers, but my concerns were
>addressed.  MPR has a far, far better audience response track record
>than NHPR.


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