American Public Media Group

American public radio organization

American Public Media Group

Abbreviation| APMG
Formation| September 1987; 37 years ago (1987-09)
Type| Non-profit

Tax ID no.

| 36-3503764
Headquarters| St. Paul, Minnesota

Key people

| Jean Taylor (President and CEO)
Bradbury H. Anderson (Chairman)
Subsidiaries| Minnesota Public Radio
American Public Media
Southern California Public Radio
Website| americanpublicmediagroup.org

Formerly called

| Minnesota Communications Group

American Public Media Group (APMG), formerly the Minnesota Communications Group, is the non-profit parent organization of Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media, and Southern California Public Radio.[1] Jean Taylor is APMG's President and CEO.[2]

## History

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### Minnesota Communications Group

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In the second quarter 1998, Minnesota Communications Group and Greenspring Company approved the sale of Greenspring's catalog sales business, Rivertown Trading, to Dayton Hudson for $120 million. $90 million of the sale price would go into MPR's endowment fund, which then totaled only $19 million. Greenspring President Bill Kling and two other top executives received $7.3 million of proceeds via a "value participation unit" plan. Rivertown Trading started with a Prairie Home Companion–inspired "Powder milk Biscuit" poster order form in 1981.[3]

### American Public Media Group

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American Public Media Group sold Greenspring Media Group, a for-profit publishing company, to Hour Media LLC in July 2013 as Greenspring was losing money.[citation needed] On August 27, 2014, APMG launched its podcasting network, Infinite Guest, with 12 shows, three existing APM programs, a MPR Classical program, two independent podcasts and six new ones.[4] It is now called APM Podcasts

APMG began a series of radio station acquisition in Florida that ended up being its Classical South Florida (CSF) station group costing $30 million which was mostly paid for using bonds. APMG purchased WKCP in 2007 from Trinity International Foundation for $20 million. From Barry University in 2011, APMG purchased WPBI-FM in West Palm Beach for $4 million. With in a year, Way Media sold WNPS-FM in Fort Myers to APMG for $4.3 million. The subsidiary was losing $1 million per year. Educational Media Foundation offered $21.7 million in May 2015 for the stations. A large number of CSF's board directors resigned at APMG's acceptance of the offer before consulting the CSF board and that other purchaser could have been found for the stations. The sale closed in July 2015 leaving APMG with $8 million in bond debt over the sale price.[5] The classical music on CSF was moved online to YourClassical.org the week of July 14, 2015, with CSF ceasing broadcasting. Educational Media Foundation's Christian programming began broadcasting while awaiting FCC approval.[6]

## Subsidiaries

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The American Public Media Group operates several sub-organizations, including:

* Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), a public radio network in Minnesota[5]
* American Public Media (APM), program producer and distributor[5]
* Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), a public radio network in Southern California[5]
* Public Radio Market, an Amazon.com affiliate

## Finances

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American Public Media Group receives substantial financial support from the Lumina Foundation to provide coverage of education-related issues that are of interest to the Lumina Foundation and its frequent partner in education policy initiatives, the Gates Foundation.[7] Critics have suggested that this funding may lead to biased coverage and have noted the Lumina Foundation's connections to the private student loan company Sallie Mae.[8][9][10] Lumina-funding of the American Public Media Group is not always disclosed in education press coverage or in coverage of white papers, articles, or editorials by other Lumina or Gates Foundation grantees, such as the New America Foundation.[11]

In 2004, the combined revenue of APMG and MPR was US$84.9 million, making it the largest non-profit in Minnesota's arts and culture sector.

## References

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1. ^ "American Public Media Group".
2. ^ "Staff Officers". American Public Media Group.
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-06-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Lapin, Andrew (August 27, 2014), New podcast network from APM includes six new shows, Current, retrieved 2016-06-02
5. ^ a b c d Mook, Ben (July 8, 2015). "American Public Media Group aims to sell Fla. classical network to religious broadcaster". Current. American University School of Communication. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
6. ^ Mook, Ben (July 14, 2015). "Classical goes off the air in South Florida this week as APMG announces sale". Current. American University School of Communication. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
7. ^ http://www.luminafoundation.org/luminagrants/american_public_media_grant_9082/ [dead link]
8. ^ Jennifer Ruark, "To Shape the National Conversation, Gates and Lumina Support Journalism," The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14, 2013
9. ^ Ben Grose, Strategic Philanthropy Comes to Higher Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14, 2013
10. ^ Molly-Hensley Clancy & Katie J.M. Baker, How A Private Foundation With Student Loan Ties Became A Force In Higher Education, BuzzFeed, May 22, 2014
11. ^ Jennifer Ruark, "In the Foundation 'Echo Chamber'", The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14, 2013

## External links

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* American Public Media Group
* Pretty Good Goods Catalog
* Public Radio Market

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American Public Media Group

American Public Media|

| Productions|

* APM Reports
* BBC World Service
* Brains On!
* Classical 24
* Composers Datebook
* The Daily
* Marketplace
* Marketplace Morning Report
* Marketplace Tech
* Performance Today
* Pipedreams
* The Splendid Table
* SymphonyCast
* Smash Boom Best

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Personalities|

* Madeleine Baran
* Michael Barone
* Fred Child
* Emily Hanford
* Lynne Rossetto Kasper
* Francis Lam
* Bill McGlaughlin
* Kai Ryssdal

Minnesota Public Radio|

| News|

* K280EB Albert Lea
* KNCM Appleton
* KNSE Austin
* KNBJ Bemidji
* K270AQ Blue Earth
* KBPN Brainerd
* KLNI Decorah, IA
* K242BW Decorah, IA
* WSCN Duluth/Superior
* WIRC Ely
* W267BV Ely
* W256BC Eveleth
* KCCD Fargo/Moorhead
* KNWF Fergus Falls
* K286AU Glencoe
* WLSN Grand Marais
* KGRP Grand Rapids
* K297AD Grand Rapids
* WINH Hinckley
* W226AY Hinckley
* WGGL-FM Houghton, MI
* W224AO Houghton, MI
* KITF International Falls
* KXLC La Crosse/La Crescent
* KNGA Mankato/St. Peter/New Ulm
* KNOW-FM Minneapolis/St. Paul
* K276EW Olivia
* K280EC Owatonna
* K231AT Pine City
* KRFI Redwood Falls
* K216FZ Redwood Falls
* KZSE Rochester
* KNSR St. Cloud/Collegeville
* KAUR Sioux Falls, SD
* KNTN Thief River Falls/Grand Forks
* WIRN Virginia/Hibbing
* KRXW Warroad/Roseau
* K246BG Windom
* K270AB Winona
* W297AW Winona
* KNSW Worthington/Marshall

|

Classical|

* K224DM Albert Lea
* K215BL Alexandria
* KRSU Appleton
* K277AD Austin
* KCRB-FM Bemidji
* K222BA Blue Earth
* KBPR Brainerd
* K238AX Brookings, SD
* KLCD Decorah, IA
* W215CG Duluth
* WSCD-FM Duluth-Superior
* K211FR Ely
* W267BV Ely
* KCCM-FM Fargo/Moorhead
* KCMF Fergus Falls
* WMLS Grand Marais
* K281AB Grand Rapids
* K206EF Granite Falls
* WGRH Hinckley
* WGGL-FM Houghton, MI
* W224AO Houghton, MI
* K249BK International Falls
* K201BW La Crosse/La Crescent
* KGAC Mankato/St. Peter/New Ulm
* K220JP Minneapolis
* KSJN Minneapolis/St. Paul
* K280ET Olivia
* K289AE Owatonna
* KLSE Rochester
* W215AI Roseau
* KSJR-FM St. Cloud/Collegeville
* K295BD St. James
* KRSD Sioux Falls, SD
* K276EV Sleepy Eye
* KQMN Thief River Falls/Grand Forks
* WIRR Virginia/Hibbing
* K264AR Warroad
* W297AW Winona
* KRSW Worthington/Marshall

The Current|

* K280EF Austin
* Duluth KZIO (Two Harbors)
* W248AS Hinckley
* K237EX Mankato
* K286AW Mankato
* KCMP Minneapolis/St. Paul (Northfield)
* K237ET New Ulm
* KPCC Pasadena, CA
* KMSE Rochester
* K228XN St. Peter

Southern California Public Radio|

* KJAI Ojai
* KPCC Pasadena
* KUOR Redlands
* KVLA Coachella

Other Assets|

* Public Insight Network
* Public Radio Market
* APM Podcasts
* YourClassical

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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