27-05-2016 02:25 via alaskapublic.org

Seattle’s KPLU meets $7M fundraising goal, avoiding sale

Image courtesy of KPLU.A public radio station based in Seattle and serving the Puget Sound Region announced Thursday it has raised enough money to stay on air.
In November, Pacific Lutheran University announced it would sell the licence for KPLU 88.5 FM to another public radio station in the area owned by the University of Washington. But as the station’s General Manager Joey Cohn told listeners, donations from 24,103 individuals and businesses raised enough money to buy the
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