Redskins Owner Set to Buy Last Classical Station - washingtonpost.com

WGMS-FM, a commercial station in Washington, D.C., that is the city's sole classical outlet, could change hands and switch to a sports-talk format, reports the Washington Post. Dan DeVany, g.m. of public WETA-FM, would not speculate as to whether his station would return to a classical format if the sale of WGMS goes through. (Current article about WETA's switch to all-news, 2005.)

RadioSutton: Promoting the Competition?

John Sutton raises some questions about fears of competition from satellite radio: "If local programming is the future of public radio, especially the local content inserted in Morning Edition, then why is satellite radio considered serious competition? It shouldn't be, unless the talk about local programming being the future is more bravado than reality." Meanwhile, execs at Sirius Satellite Radio say they see value in a potential merger with XM Satellite Radio, their sole rival, reports the Washington Post.