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American Public Media Group

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American public radio organization

American Public Media Group (APMG), formerly the Minnesota Communications Group, is the non-profit parent organization of Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media, and Southern California Public Radio. Jean Taylor is APMG's President and CEO.2 It was founded by William Hugh Kling.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersSaint Paul, United States1
  • Websitewww.americanpublicmediagroup.org
  • Legal formNon-Profit Corporation3
  • LEI5493003L2U0SVNXUIT303
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address480 Cedar Str, 55101 Saint Paul, United States3
  • Registered withOffice of the Minnesota Secretary of State Business & Lien system, 1A-6603

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American Public Media Group (APMG), formerly the Minnesota Communications Group, is the non-profit parent organization of Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media, and Southern California Public Radio. Jean Taylor is APMG's President and CEO.2

Corporate structure

American Public Media Group sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • American Public Media Group Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
    • American Public Media Subsidiary · Saint Paul, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by William Hugh Kling.1

Minnesota Communications Group

In the second quarter 1998, Minnesota Communications Group and Greenspring Company approved the sale of Greenspring's catalog sales business, Rivertown Trading, to Dayton Hudson for $120 million. $90 million of the sale price would go into MPR's endowment fund, which then totaled only $19 million. Greenspring President Bill Kling and two other top executives received $7.3 million of proceeds via a "value participation unit" plan. Rivertown Trading started with a Prairie Home Companion–inspired "Powder milk Biscuit" poster order form in 1981.

American Public Media Group

American Public Media Group sold Greenspring Media Group, a for-profit publishing company, to Hour Media LLC in July 2013 as Greenspring was losing money. On August 27, 2014, APMG launched its podcasting network, Infinite Guest, with 12 shows, three existing APM programs, a MPR Classical program, two independent podcasts and six new ones. It is now called APM Podcasts

APMG began a series of radio station acquisition in Florida that ended up being its Classical South Florida (CSF) station group costing $30 million which was mostly paid for using bonds. APMG purchased WKCP in 2007 from Trinity International Foundation for $20 million. From Barry University in 2011, APMG purchased WPBI-FM in West Palm Beach for $4 million. With in a year, Way Media sold WNPS-FM in Fort Myers to APMG for $4.3 million. The subsidiary was losing $1 million per year. Educational Media Foundation offered $21.7 million in May 2015 for the stations. A large number of CSF's board directors resigned at APMG's acceptance of the offer before consulting the CSF board and that other purchaser could have been found for the stations. The sale closed in July 2015 leaving APMG with $8 million in bond debt over the sale price. The classical music on CSF was moved online to YourClassical.org the week of July 14, 2015, with CSF ceasing broadcasting. Educational Media Foundation's Christian programming began broadcasting while awaiting FCC approval.

In July 2025, APMG announced it will layoff 5% to 8% of staff due to a $6 million budget deficit.

From Wikipedia’s article on American Public Media Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led American Public Media Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

The American Public Media Group operates several sub-organizations, including:

Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), a public radio network in Minnesota

American Public Media (APM), program producer and distributor

Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), a public radio network in Southern California

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Public Radio Market, an Amazon.com affiliate

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • American Public Media

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Timeline

  1. Feb 18, 1987Founded American Public Media Group is founded3

Sources

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