South Florida Public Media Group, the public media management company for WLRN — South Florida’s flagship NPR station — is expanding into Palm Beach and Martin counties with the acquisition of “The Flame” 104.7, a full-powered FM radio station licensed to serve the region.

Upon closing, SFPMG plans to convert the current commercial FCC license for 104.7FM to a non-commercial license, which will offer public radio programming including NPR. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The move marks a significant milestone in SFPMG’s mission to ensure that high-quality journalism and trusted NPR programming are accessible to all South Floridians. Once approved by the Federal Communications Commission, this acquisition will bring vital news and information to an audience of more than 800,000 re

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