Supporters of community radio station KDHX 88.1 FM will ask a judge on Monday to deny station leaders’ motion to complete a speedy sale of its broadcast license and instead allow 90 days for station supporters to submit a reorganization plan that would preserve KDHX’s place on the FM dial.

Station supporters have drawn up a budget and business plan for a relaunched incarnation of KDHX as an over-the-air radio station, forecasting an initial annual budget of just under $1 million, a few hundred thousands dollars less than it had been two years ago.

Supporters have raised $550,000 toward the effort, they said, with $450,000 coming in since April 1.

“The momentum is astonishing,” said Linda Martinez, a retired lawyer who has served as Missouri’s head of economic development, a deputy mayor

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