[BC] WFMT owner

[Jay Braswell]

>From the depths of foggy brain, I seem to recall that WFMT's owner was 
Zenith (yep...that Zenith).



>   Individual owner (possibly the founder and his family) started to sell 
> WFMT to another station.
>
>   (Must have been WGN from your post.)
>
>   (NO certain knowledge of WHY owner was selling station - possibly wished 
> to retire.)
>
>   WFMT listeners got totally out of joint and formed a "Committee to Save 
> WFMT".
>
>   Listeners were afraid that "they" would lose "their station" and its 
> programing.
>
>   Seller was not happy about the committee's interference  - just wanted 
> to get his money.
>
>   Buyer was facing a public relation disaster.
>
>   IIRC Buyer closed sale and then donated the station to a public group 
> which was to continue operate WFMT as it had been.