Public radio station KCPW is about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. What that means for the station’s format is unclear.
A sign on the offices of KCPW announces a need for donations to keep the radio station on the air, in Salt Lake City, Saturday, June 28, 2014.is soon to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
from media brokerage firm Patrick Communications, the minimum bid for KCPW-FM 88.3 is $350,000, and bids must be submitted by Oct. 4, next Wednesday. If more than one qualified bid is submitted, an auction is scheduled for Oct. 9.Station management could not be reached for comment. “I feel fortunate that I was part of the heyday, when the station was building,” said Diane Maggipinto, a former on-air reporter/host there. “It was a really wonderful opportunity to be part of a radio station with a very focused emphasis on city issues and city newsmakers. ... It was a great, great team. Kind of scrappy in those early days.”came through when then-Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker blocked the city council’s plan to loan the station as default loomed.
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