Comments on: Donors’ group demands AG act to void deal that created MPR’s The Current

By: downriver

downriver — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:22:43 +0000

I don't know if it's a comment on some reader's intelligence, their reading comprehension, their failure in logic, or some combination of the three when they focus on the merits of Current, rather than on the merits of the actions by which the station was created.

As heinrichvs, nihilix, and the article's author point out, the issue lies in the "how," as the court ruling pointed out.

In simple terms, the money that was diverted was given with the "trust" that it was for the existing station and format. That trust was betrayed, as the judge has noted.

The relative merits of the Current are simply irrelevant.

By: nihilix

nihilix — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:41:31 +0000

That's the problem with the Minnesota Public Radio empire - on the one hand you love it, on the other you go WTF?

Yes, there's a bigger group of people who would like a decent rock/alternative station than wanted a grassroots, kicka$$ classical station. Not gonna argue that.

But Heinreichvs nails it - built on stolen land. The sale of the station was a load of crock, the FCC of George Megacorporations Are Us Bush stood idly by - and the establishment liberal Mike Hatch got bought out by the reasoning of the establishment liberals of MPR.

This is the same MPR that sunk the low-power FM licenses, that kept the real radio that would have been in town (three new stations) which, frankly, probably would have been like the Current with lower advertising budgets.

YES the Current is better than corporate radio, but there's a big stinky turd that you can't deny and that's the way the Mega Public Radio nailed the station in the first place.

By: heinrichvs

heinrichvs — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:18:07 +0000

Jeez, got their radio station stolen and now dare to complain. What whiners!
WCAL was a truly dj-powered radio station that played far more avant gard music than the Current does and 1000 times more than KSJN. No computer selected music and their was very very little repetition. In a way, it was the most punk major radio station in the state.
Even though the Current has a great deal of its lineup selected by a computer and has increased repetition recently it is still a good station….it just happens to be built out of stolen property.

By: redheadwglasses

redheadwglasses — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:34:27 +0000

My lord what a bunch of whiners. 10 people care about WCAL. Many more thank the powers that be that gave us The Current. I listen to all kinds of music (my presets include everything from 88.5 to 107.9, with everything in between), but The Current is my station of choice. It's about time we had something other than the repetitious and overplayed fare given to us by 92.5, 93.7, etc.

GO CURRENT GO!

By: downriver

downriver — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I don’t know if it’s a comment on some reader’s intelligence, their reading comprehension, their failure in logic, or some combination of the three when they focus on the merits of Current, rather than on the merits of the actions by which the station was created.

As heinrichvs, nihilix, and the article’s author point out, the issue lies in the “how,” as the court ruling pointed out.

In simple terms, the money that was diverted was given with the “trust” that it was for the existing station and format. That trust was betrayed, as the judge has noted.

The relative merits of the Current are simply irrelevant.

By: nihilix

nihilix — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

That’s the problem with the Minnesota Public Radio empire – on the one hand you love it, on the other you go WTF?

Yes, there’s a bigger group of people who would like a decent rock/alternative station than wanted a grassroots, kicka$$ classical station. Not gonna argue that.

But Heinreichvs nails it – built on stolen land. The sale of the station was a load of crock, the FCC of George Megacorporations Are Us Bush stood idly by – and the establishment liberal Mike Hatch got bought out by the reasoning of the establishment liberals of MPR.

This is the same MPR that sunk the low-power FM licenses, that kept the real radio that would have been in town (three new stations) which, frankly, probably would have been like the Current with lower advertising budgets.

YES the Current is better than corporate radio, but there’s a big stinky turd that you can’t deny and that’s the way the Mega Public Radio nailed the station in the first place.

By: heinrichvs

heinrichvs — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

By: redheadwglasses

redheadwglasses — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

My lord what a bunch of whiners. 10 people care about WCAL. Many more thank the powers that be that gave us The Current. I listen to all kinds of music (my presets include everything from 88.5 to 107.9, with everything in between), but The Current is my station of choice. It’s about time we had something other than the repetitious and overplayed fare given to us by 92.5, 93.7, etc.

GO CURRENT GO!