WMVY Sold to WBUR

WBUR is buying WMVY's frequency to reach Cape Cod, the Islands and the South Coast.

WBUR announced this morning that is is buying the signal 92.7 FM in Tisbury, which is the current home of WMVY, the Island's radio station. WBUR is an NPR station, 90.9FM, transmitting from Boston University. The changeover is expected to take place early next year, pending FCC approval, stated the WBUR press release. "The mission of the Friends of mvyradio in the next 60 days will be to raise enough pledges from listeners and fans of the nearly 30-year-old independent radio station to sustain mvyradio’s programming and staff and find a solution to continue its broadcasting operations," stated the release. “We hope our devoted listeners, and the residents and businesses of Martha’s Vineyard will respond and help us continue the ground-…

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