11-22-2008, 07:46 PM
Nice huh? and get ready to recieve your big 2% increase in pay, and tote around the worst equipment in the nation to keep the kids in Palm Beach County safe!!!!!!!!!!!This place is a mess
School district explores acquiring WXEL
By LAURA GREEN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Palm Beach County school district is exploring the idea of acquiring the local public broadcasting WXEL television and FM radio station.
The district is only in the initial phases of its research and is not yet negotiating with Barry University, which holds the license for the station, said District Spokesman Nat Harrington.
"We are in the due diligence process," Harrington said.
Barry has been trying to transfer the license for the station for more than four years.
In August, after a $5 million deal fell through with a New York buyer because the Federal Communications Commission would not approve a non-local entity, Barry University ran an ad soliciting other offers.
There has been plenty of interest in the station.
Representative from WPBT-TV Channel 2 and the Community Broadcast Foundation of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast Inc., a foundation is led by a dozen Palm Beach County residents, had already expressed interest when Barry ran its ad.
Florida Atlantic University sought the station several years ago.
Barry University spokesman Mike Laderman would not say whether the school district had submitted a proposal or name any other organizations that had.
"Once we get a point where we feel comfortable announcing the situation, we will do so," Laderman.
Laderman said money is not the primary driver in who will win WXEL's license.
"It's not about a public bidding war and receiving proposals for the highest dollar amount," he said. "That's not what we want to turn this into."
It is not out of the ordinary for a public school district to hold a public broadcasting license. The Miami-Dade School district licenses WLRN. School board meetings are broadcast over the radio, as well some educational programs.
The Palm Beach County school district already operates The Education Network (T.E.N), Comcast cable Channel 19, which reaches 465,000 subscribers throughout Palm Beach County. The network holds four Educational Broadcast Services channels, which transmit directly to school and administrative facilities.
Barry paid $3.75 million for the WXEL license and invested another $9 million in money, manpower and time, Laderman said.
School district explores acquiring WXEL
By LAURA GREEN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Palm Beach County school district is exploring the idea of acquiring the local public broadcasting WXEL television and FM radio station.
The district is only in the initial phases of its research and is not yet negotiating with Barry University, which holds the license for the station, said District Spokesman Nat Harrington.
"We are in the due diligence process," Harrington said.
Barry has been trying to transfer the license for the station for more than four years.
In August, after a $5 million deal fell through with a New York buyer because the Federal Communications Commission would not approve a non-local entity, Barry University ran an ad soliciting other offers.
There has been plenty of interest in the station.
Representative from WPBT-TV Channel 2 and the Community Broadcast Foundation of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast Inc., a foundation is led by a dozen Palm Beach County residents, had already expressed interest when Barry ran its ad.
Florida Atlantic University sought the station several years ago.
Barry University spokesman Mike Laderman would not say whether the school district had submitted a proposal or name any other organizations that had.
"Once we get a point where we feel comfortable announcing the situation, we will do so," Laderman.
Laderman said money is not the primary driver in who will win WXEL's license.
"It's not about a public bidding war and receiving proposals for the highest dollar amount," he said. "That's not what we want to turn this into."
It is not out of the ordinary for a public school district to hold a public broadcasting license. The Miami-Dade School district licenses WLRN. School board meetings are broadcast over the radio, as well some educational programs.
The Palm Beach County school district already operates The Education Network (T.E.N), Comcast cable Channel 19, which reaches 465,000 subscribers throughout Palm Beach County. The network holds four Educational Broadcast Services channels, which transmit directly to school and administrative facilities.
Barry paid $3.75 million for the WXEL license and invested another $9 million in money, manpower and time, Laderman said.