"But the proposed deal, announced in June, appears to have come as a surprise to the School Board, which now says in a state court lawsuit filed Wednesday in Miami that the proposed acquisition is not authorized under the Media Group's management contract that has been in force since 2022. Moreover, the money earmarked to pay for WFLM belongs to WLRN, not the Media Group, the lawsuit asserts."
"The suit is the latest School Board effort to stop the acquisition by the Media Group, formerly known as Friends of WLRN. The money to buy WFLM, according to people familiar with the station's operations, would be better used to upgrade facilities and buttress editorial resources after Congress defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In July, the board sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Media Group and filed an objection with the Federal Communications Commission, whose approval of the deal is required."
WLRN-FM launched a critical fundraising drive after losing more than $3 million in federal and state funding. South Florida Public Media Group entered a purchase agreement to buy WFLM-FM, a commercial hip-hop and R&B station in West Palm Beach for a reported $6.45 million, intending to convert it to public radio and expand news coverage into northern Palm Beach County. The Miami-Dade County School Board filed a state court lawsuit asserting the acquisition is not authorized under the Media Group's 2022 management contract and that the purchase funds belong to WLRN. The board sent a cease-and-desist, objected to the FCC, and argued the money would better serve station upgrades and editorial resources after Congress defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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