WCRB / WGBH Sale

[Doug Drown]

Any hint as to what will happen to Nassau's W-BACH classical network in 
Maine?   The loss of that would be a big blow to a lot of us living up 
Nawth.   -Doug




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Fybush" <scott@fybush.com>
To: "Gary's Ice Cream" <gary@garysicecream.com>
Cc: "Boston radio e-mail list" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: WCRB / WGBH Sale


> Gary's Ice Cream wrote:
>> Will WGBH have to operate WCRB as a non-commercial station?  Or can they 
>> use
>> it to make money for the foundation?
>
> Will they have to? No. But they're going to, for much the same reason
> that WNYC plans to operate its version of WQXR non-commercially. If
> you're funding the station purchase with a capital campaign, it's a
> selling point for donors to offer 24-hour commercial-free classical music.
>
> I am not a tax expert, nor an attorney of any stripe, so I can't speak
> with authority to the tax/legal aspects of a nonprofit organization
> operating a commercial radio station. I know it can be done - commercial
> classical WFMT in Chicago is owned by Chicago's public TV station, WTTW
> - but I suspect it creates some complex administrative and regulatory
> hurdles keeping everything straight.
>
> And, honestly, given what's now allowed in underwriting announcements,
> and given the weak ad market, it's hard for me to imagine that they'd
> take in that much more in commercial ad revenue than they'll get anyway
> in underwriting. It's not as though the current WCRB sponsors will have
> a lot of other places to go to reach that audience.
>
> s
>


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