Public Radio Capital, "Broadening the reach of public media"

According to its own records, Big Brother, through "Public Radio Capital", has has spent more than $313 million to acquire commercial and college radio stations, bringing them into the government's National Propaganda Radio fold.

This information comes from http://www.publicradiocapital.org/clients/transactions.php

 "Broadening the reach of public media" indeed!

Printer Friendly Client Transaction size Primary Coverage (note a) 1 Public Television 19, Inc/KCPT (notes b,g) $1,650,000 1,317,900 Acquisition of KTBG-FM (Kansas City, Kansas) 2013 2 WAPS 322,398 WKTL-FM Operating Agreement (Youngstown, Ohio) 2013 3 University of Texas $6,000,000 1,554,653 Acquisition of KXBT (Austin, Texas) 2012 4 The Working Group (note e) $170,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Oakland, Calif.) 2012 5 Radio Bilingue (note e) $400,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Fresno, Calif.) 2012 6 WXEL Public Broadcasting (note e) $2,000,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2012 7 Delaware First Media (note e) $105,000 117,641 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Dover, Del.) 2012 8 Classical Public Radio Network $3,750,000 1,772,557 Acquisition of KUSF (San Francisco, Calif.) 2012 9 University of Missouri $40,000 117,198 Acquisition of WQUB (Quincy Ill.) 2012 10 University of Southern California $7,500,000 2,057,105 Acquisition of KXSC (Sunnyvale, Calif.) 2012 11 Colorado Public Radio $12,000,000 Refinancing (Denver, Colo.) 2012 12 Marfa Public Radio Corporation (note e) $175,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Marfa, Texas) 2011 13 University of Southern California $205,000 78,854 Acquisition of K212AA (Los Gatos, Calif.) 14 Ohio State University $2,000,000 Sale of WOSU-AM (Columbus, Ohio) 2011 15 Listeners Community Radio of Utah $225,000 106,617 Sale of KZCL-FM (Logan, Utah) 2011 16 Iowa Public Radio $1,750,000 421,783 Acquisition of KZHZ-FM (Patterson, Iowa) and KZHC-FM (Pleasantville, Iowa) 2011 17 The Wheeler School 491,747 WELH-FM Operating Agreement (Providence, R.I.) 2011 18 University of Alabama $1,100,000 891,671 Acquisition of WHIL-FM (Mobile, Ala.) 2011 19 Radio Bilingue (notes e,f) $650,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Denver, Colo.) 2011 20 Denver Educational Broadcasting Inc. (note e) $500,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Denver, Colo.) 2011 21 Northern Kentucky University $6,750,000 3,300,000 Acquisition of WPAY-FM & WPFB-FM/AM (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2011 22 Marfa Public Radio Corporation $300,000 141,272 Acquisition of KOCV-FM (Odessa, Texas) 2011 23 Essential Public Media (note b) $6,000,000 1,784,349 Acquisition of WDUQ-FM (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 2011 24 Essential Public Media (note e) $2,500,000 Financing (WDUQ-FM in Pittsburgh, Pa.) 2011 25 KOCE Foundation (note e) $4,527,305 Re-financing (KOCE-TV, in Huntington Beach, Calif.) 2010 26 WFCR Foundation (note e) $420,000 2,110,123 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Amherst, Mass.) 2010 27 University of Houston $9,932,000 4,018,325 Acquisition of KTRU-FM (Houston, Texas.) 2010 28 Vermont Public Radio $435,000 46,515 Acquisition of WVXR-FM (Randolph, Vt.) 2010 29 University of South Florida $1,275,000 793,757 Acquisition of WSMR-FM (Sarasota, Fla.) 2010 30 Ohio State University (note d) $4,871,000 917,373 Acquisition of WWCD-FM (Columbus, Ohio) 2010 31 American Public Media Group $4,050,000 1,801,694 Acquisition of WXEL-FM (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2010 32 Long Island University $850,000 133,413 Sale of WLIU-FM (Southampton, New York.) 2010 33 Colorado Public Radio $8,300,000 Re-financing (KVOD-FM, prev. KFDN, in Denver, Colo.) 2010 34 eTown (note e) $2,300,000 Financing through Public Radio Fund (Boulder, Colo.) 2010 35 WGBH Educational Foundation $14,000,000 4,006,875 Acquisition of WCRB-FM (Boston, Mass.) 2009 36 North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. $18,000,000 5,901,402 Acquisition of KVTT-FM (Dallas, Texas) 2009 37 North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. (note f) $17,500,000 Financing (KVTT-FM in Dallas, Texas) 2009 38 Cincinnati Public Radio 336,390 WMUB-FM Operating Agreement (Oxford, Ohio) 2009 39 University of Southern California $1,200,000 220,327 Acquisition of KXTY-FM (Morro Bay, Calif.) 2009 40 Lakeshore Public Media $1,050,000 129,720 Acquisition of WWLO-FM (Lowell, Ind.) 2008 41 Wasatch Public Media (note e) $2,818,000 Financing (KCPW-FM in Salt Lake City, Utah) 2008 42 Capital Public Radio $4,700,000 947,302 Acquisition of KUOP-FM (Stockton, Calif.) 2008 43 New Hampshire Public Radio $6,000,000 Financing for new building, studios and equipment (New Hampshire) 2008 44 California Lutheran University $1,440,000 538,165 Acquisition of KIST-AM (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 2008 45 Wasatch Public Media $2,400,000 830,361 Acquisition of KCPW-FM (Salt Lake City, Utah) 2008 46 American Public Media $1,000,000 141,432 Acquisition of KBXO-FM (Coachella, Calif.) 2008 47 Colorado Public Radio $8,200,000 Financing (KFDN-FM in Denver, Colo.) 2008 48 Colorado Public Radio $8,200,000 2,548,279 Acquisition of KFDN-FM (Denver, Colo.) 2008 49 North Texas Music Foundation $500,000 Sale of a CP in Stephenville, Texas 2007 50 American Public Media Group $20,000,000 4,302,125 Acquisition of WMCU-FM (Miami, Fla.) and a translator (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2007 51 Santa Fe Community College 30,000 Swap of KSFR-FM for KSFQ-FM in Santa Fe, N.Mex. (owned by Educational Media Foundation) 2007 52 University of Pennsylvania $4,335,000 1,247,380 Acquisition of WZXM-FM and a translator (Middletown, Pa. & Harrisburg, Pa.) 2007 53 University of Pennsylvania $1,250,000 Sale of WXPH-FM (Harrisburg, Pa.) 2007 54 Northeast Indiana Public Radio $1,750,000 454,177 Acquisition of WCKZ-FM (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 2006 55 Jacksonhole Community Radio $18,000 17,159 Acquisition of KURT-FM (CP) (Jackson, Wyo.) 2006 56 Capital Community Broadcasting $676,400 30,000 Acquisition of KFMG-FM and KSRJ-FM (Juneau, Alaska) 2006 57 University of Massachusetts $725,000 Sale of WSMU-FM (N. Dartmouth, Mass.) 2006 58 Vermont Public Radio $147,000 26,617 Acquisition of a CP (Brighton, Vt.) 2006 59 Cincinnati Public Radio $411,000 Sale of WVXA-FM (Rogers City, Mich.) 2006 60 Cincinnati Public Radio $200,000 Sale of WVXH-FM (Harrison, Mich.) 2006 61 Cincinnati Public Radio $380,000 Sale of WVXM-FM (Manistee, Mich.) 2006 62 Puget Sound Public Radio $500,000 202,222 Acquisition of KVSN-AM (Olympia, Wash.) 2006 63 Puget Sound Public Radio $6,000,000 Financing (KXOT-FM in Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.) 2006 64 Puget Sound Public Radio Operating agreement with PRC for KXOT in Wash. 2006 65 Oklahoma State University $130,000 50,700 Acquisition of two translators (Bixby & Okmulgee, Okla.) 2005 66 Radio Bilingue $50,000 39,412 Acquisition of KVFR-FM (CP) (Laytonville, Calif.) 2005 67 Cincinnati Public Radio $15,000,000 Financing (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2005 68 Cincinnati Public Radio $15,000,000 2,293,533 Acquisition of 7 Xavier University Stations (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2005 (note c) 69 WMHT Educational Communications $1,500,000 225,424 Acquisition of WBKK-FM (Amsterdam, N.Y.) 2005 70 Oklahoma State University $4,000,000 366,025 PRC Acquisition of KGND on Behalf of OSU (Tulsa, Okla.) 2004/2005 71 Oklahoma State University $7,000,000 626,001 Financing (Oklahoma City & Tulsa, Okla.) 2004/2005 72 University of Iowa $450,000 56,312 Acquisition/Financing - KIIC-FM (Lamoni, Iowa) 2004 73 San Diego State University $1,100,000 100,601 Acquisition of KQVO FM (Calexico, Calif.) 2004 74 Boulder Community Broadcast Associates $4,100,000 2,710,616 Acquisition of KJME-AM (Denver, Colo.) 2004 75 Radio for Milwaukee 1,294,279 WYMS-FM Operating Agreement (Milwaukee, Wisc.) 2004 76 GBH Telecommunications $3,927,000 94,866 Represented in the FCC Auction (Brewster, Mass.) 2004 77 Joy Public Broadcasting $1,200,000 300,009 Sale of WJTM-FM (Frederick, Md.) 2004 78 High Plains Public Radio $1,200,000 239,829 Acquisition KAEZ-FM Station (Amarillo, Texas) 2004 79 Nevada Public Radio $250,000 111,132 Acquisition of KZBS-FM (CP) (St. George, Utah) 2004 80 KBPS Foundation $5,500,000 1,902,001 Acquisition of KBPS-FM (Portland, Ore.) 2003 81 Northeast Public Radio /WAMC $500,000 618,461 Acquisition of WAMC-AM (Albany, N.Y.) 2003 82 Bates Technical College $5,000,000 2,181,922 PRC Acquisition of KBTC-FM from Bates (Tacoma, Wash.) 2003/2005 83 Chicago Public Radio 763,058 WLUW-FM Operating Agreement (Chicago, Ill.) 2003 84 KQED Inc. $3,000,000 451,131 Acquisition of KQEI-FM (Sacramento, Calif.) 2003 85 Park City Community Wireless $2,400,000 2,085,744 Financing (Salt Lake City, Utah.) 2003 86 Nashville Public Radio $3,000,000 1,029,856 Acquisition of WQDQ-AM (Nashville, Tenn.) 2002 87 Chicago Public Radio $550,000 100,054 Acquisition of WBEW-FM (Chesterton, Ind.) 2002 88 Nashville Public Radio $5,690,000 Financing (Nashville, Tenn.) 2001/2002 89 Johns Hopkins University $5,000,000 1,679,312 Sale of WYPR-FM (Baltimore, Md.) 2001/2002 90 WGBH Educational Foundation $1,500,000 40,758 Merger of WCAI/WNAN with WGBH (Cape Islands, Mass.) 2001 91 Colorado Public Radio $4,200,000 2,394,709 Acquisition of KCFR-AM (Denver, Colo.) 2001 92 Colorado Public Radio $6,300,000 Financing (Denver, Colo.) 2001/2002 Transaction Total $313,677,705 67,962,623 (a) The column represents the public media service area expanded or preserved by each transaction. Population coverage within the 60dBu (1.0mV/m ) FCC contour. The 60dBu coverage area is considered to be the primary coverage area for a non-commercial FM station and is the contour that is protected from interference by the FCC. Population predictions based upon V-Soft Communications - Probe 3 with Longley-Rice propagation model for the FMs (at 9.1m receiver height above ground) and FCC contour daytime coverage for the AMs. 2000 Census Data for sales before 2004; 2004 Census estimates for sales between 2003 and 2007; 2007 US Census estimated for sales between 2008 and 2010; and 2010 US Census estimates for sales in 2011 on. (b) Transaction purchase agreement signed but not yet closed. (c) Including: WVXU-FM/ Cincinnati, Ohio; WVXC-FM/ Chillicothe, Ohio; WVXR-FM/Richmond, Ind.; WVXH-FM/Harrison, Mich.; WVXW-FM/West Union, Ohio; WVXA-FM/Rogers City, Mich.; WVXM-FM/Manistee, Mich. (d) Transaction size based on net present value of cash flows associated with the purchase price and sellers note, discounted at 3%. (e) Transaction amount reflects total amount committed. (f) Loan paid in full. (g) Transaction total amount includes $550,000 in non-cash consideration. Primary coverage represents potential coverage of the proposed upgraded signal for KTBG-FM.

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